Can you still pursue intuitive eating and want to lose weight? Explore why intuitive eating weight loss, gain, or maintenance happens.
Where does it come from when I feel like I hate my body? Find the strategies to work on self love and ditch dieting in this article.
People who are larger are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, body image issues and eating disorders.
Can you still pursue intuitive eating and want to lose weight? Explore why intuitive eating weight loss, gain, or maintenance happens.
Psychotherapist and yoga instructor Sarah Harry joins us to discuss how to handle fatphobia in the family, the most important step in her journey to body peace, how diet culture drives eating disorders, weight stigma in the fashion industry, the complications of weight-loss surgery, the role of yoga
mental restriction occurs when you physically allow yourself access to food but experience mental anxiety around it.
I see you. No shame. We all do it. Coping mechanisms are basically necessary for navigating this world which tries to beat so many of us down in an attempt to maintain the current power structure.
it's hard to decide what should you do when you're not hungry but want something to eat. Easy tips to break boredom and make food decisions.
Privilege disclosure: I am aware of and acknowledge my privilege as a white, cisgender, heterosexual, thin, and able-bodied person. What are weight bias and stigma? Weight-based discrimination is just what it sounds like. It is discriminating against people based on their body size, usually large body size. Other terms used to describe it include fatphobia …
Fatphobia is weight centered biases that exists on many levels. Take the Am I fatphobic quiz to see if you have hidden weight bias.
Do you find you have an intense fear of gaining weight? This article dives into some of the reasons behind weiht gain fear and what to do.
Fatphobia is weight centered biases that exists on many levels. Take the Am I fatphobic quiz to see if you have hidden weight bias.
Mechanical eating is the phase of eating disorder recovery where structured meals and snacks are necessary.
Intuitive eating before and after transformations are all about mindset work, honoring your bodies wisdom about food and trusting yourself.
So as you can see, “polite” bigotry is just bigotry. It's manipulative. It's aggressive. And it hurts people. Speak up against polite fatphobia!
Filmmaker Lindsey Averill talks about Fattitude The Movie. A documentary that takes a hard look at how the media portrays fat bodies.
To achieve that we use an individualised approach incorporating the principles of Intuitive Eating and Mindfulness alongside Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to
Ever wonder how to respond to those very unpleasant and unsolicited weight related comments? Here is your step by step guide!
learn how to stop body checking by identifying ways you might be looking for body flaws and how to use other coping tools.
As a Registered Dietitian and Exercise Physiologist, I made a commitment to evidence-based practice. After studying nutrition and exercise physiology for the past 5 years and reviewing research I have come to the conclusion that weight is not an accurate determinate of health. I believe focusing on weight is unnecessary, disadvantageous, and harmful to individuals and our society as a whole. The following are five reasons I take a weight-neutral approach to wellness coaching. Our Bodies are Designed to Maintain a Set Weight Our bodies have a set point for our weight (everyone's is different! gasp!) and our body works
“‘You three get two scoops of ice cream.’ She then looked at me and said, ‘You’ll get a kiddie scoop.’”
Those moments looking in the mirror thinking to myself, I feel fat... I wish I could have found more compassion. Here's how I eventually did.
After eating intuitively for almost 1 year, I am sharing 8 important lessons I learned after I quit dieting and recovered from my disordered eating.
What does thin privilege have to do with you and your world? A lot, actually. Here’s what you need to know.
All my life people have told me to lose weight or else. At 74, I'm fat, healthy and done apologizing
I first encountered the phrase “intuitive eating” on Instagram, and my first assumption was that it was another list of dieting rules wrapped in a pre
"I am all about people of size being unapologetically fat."
Health wins are not all about the scale. Learn to recognize Non-scale victories that honor your relationship with food instead.
Becoming binge free can be a long journey. Breaking rules of food restriction is the only way to truly break up with binging.
Diet advice is all about restriction and willpower. It tells you to “just say no” to all the foods you love and enjoy - no wonder so many people are trapped in a cycle or restriction and binging! If you’re wondering how to make peace with food and become a more intuitive eater, it starts with giving
Learn about the link between racism and fat phobia and why speaking up against racism needs to be a part of speaking up against body shaming and dieting.
If you want to enjoy movement, try finding and exercise you get excited about without the goal of pursuing weight loss.
Ditch the diet for good! Lets talk about the systems of oppression that keep us invested in diet culture and hating our bodies.
Ditch the diet for good! Lets talk about the systems of oppression that keep us invested in diet culture and hating our bodies.
Stop Humoring Body Image Bullies! Whether it's your great aunt Sally or the itty bitty shitty committee in your own head- messages that threaten how you feel about your body suck. Subscribe and
Fatphobia, or weight stigma as it is often referred to, impacts us all, but impacts people in larger bodies the most. We are a culture that equates *fat* with ill health, and often describes fat people as lazy, unintelligent, or sloppy. This diet culture that we live in creates a fear of fat and blatant discrimination for people of size. My story is about someone who could be you, or any one of your friends, or your patients if you are in the health field. This is a true story, although names and details have been changed. This story is
BMI is a health screening tool that is outdated and a poor predictor of health. Learn why BMI is bullshit and what to use instead.
Do you ever wonder why after every weight loss attempt you just can't keep the weight off? Registered Dietitian Katherine explains why
