Food rules can often become rigid over time, not allowing for flexibility, nuance, or space to thrive. Today, I want to explore one of my old food rules, and how I have challenged it.

“Who will I be and how will I cope if I walk away from the very practices that have provided me with emotional comfort?”

Did you overdo it this weekend? Do you feel gross? Guilty? Shame? Panic?
Restricting your nutrition today is not the answer...

I spent years trapped in a binge/purge/restriction cycle, and would berate myself when I fell victim to the behaviour, completely consumed with the belief that I was weak, gross, failing, and a failure. I believed if I could white-knuckle my way through life, I should not ever binge/purge again, if only I tried hard enough. Ultimately, I did have to stop this behaviour in order to recover, but first, I had to understand WHY it kept happening.

Your body is NOT the problem.

Today I am tired, frustrated, disappointed, and frankly, disgusted by the words of someone who COULD use their platform to influence positive change. Instead, this individual continuously and repeatedly uses their platform to fat shame, judge, and spew harmful rhetoric. 

When we find ourselves in social situations, especially around the holidays, more often than not the conversation can turn to diet talk. In the simplest terms, diet noise is when you are subjected to other people’s triggering talk about what they are or aren’t eating and why. 

Experts estimate that the mind thinks between 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts a day. That's an average of 2500 – 3,300 thoughts per hour - that’s incredible! 

Can we stop using BMI as a measure of overall wellness - the body mass index fails on multiple fronts as an appropriate and accurate tool.