When I was eleven years old, I went on my first diet. I don’t even remember what it was exactly, but I do remember feeling the need to cut back on my eating. The discovery of a seven-day diet plan had opened my eyes to society’s standards of beauty and body size, and my prepubescent …
What is Intuitive Eating?
Intuitive eating is somewhat of a hot topic in the health and wellness community these days. There is growing trend of non-diet dietitians, health coaches, and individuals promoting its message in a fight against the diet and weight loss industry. My Story I was first introduced to intuitive eating 8 years ago. I had attended …
The Idol of Thinness
It’s interesting to look back to through history and realize that thinness was not a standard of beauty until the last one hundred years or so. Prior to that, larger bodies were associated with better health, fertility, and higher social status. With the creation of the body mass index as a way to estimate one’s …
The Dangers of Yo-Yo Dieting
If people knew what dieting did to their bodies, I don’t think any of us would have ever started. Did you know that every time you lose weight and gain it back, you end up with more body fat? (Gasp) Here is how it works: You decide to go on a crash diet and lose …