Diet culture is a societal system of beliefs, messages, and promoted behaviors that place supreme value on a person’s weight and appearance, rather than a complete picture of health and well-being.

’Food is fuel’ (alone) is an oversimplification, to say the least! It’s a concept that minimizes the reality of the various roles food plays in our lives, and ultimately leads to guilt, shame, and disappointment around food. (Not a fun place to be.) Here’s a better approach…

Healing your relationship with food & body is a journey, well worth taking… Get started by defining where you are and where you’d like to be. 📍

Practicing self-care is about identifying needs and figuring out how to get them met on a consistent basis. In order to meet your body’s nutrition needs (versus mask them with caffeine) in the morning, aim for a good source of protein, heart-healthy fat, and fiber-rich carbohydrates. This can help you feel energized, satisfied, and ready to take on the day! 💪

Can you relate to any of the following behaviors:

• Eating "off limits" food(s) in secret. 🤫

• Feeling shame or regret around food choices, followed by a need to “compensate.” 😔

• Feeling out of control with food. 😝

Move away from the diet mentality – extreme performance and punishment. Move into an intention of self-care – built on curiosity, knowledge, understanding, intentionality, gentleness, and grace!

I invite you to reject the common concept of despising your body and forcing it to “change back” and INSTEAD choose to respect, honor, and consistently care for it throughout the changes. This cultivates health and well-being.

Is it ever acceptable to step on the scale as an intuitive eater?

Are you desiring healthy change but running on autopilot? We’ve all experienced seasons of going through the motions. When you are ready for transformation, an intentional shift is necessary!

Maybe you’re familiar with language like, “food coma” or “binge eating,” but perhaps you’ve never really considered your behavior around food on a deeper level.

“…And why is it not intuitive to me?” You may have heard intuitive eating described as simply “eating whatever you feel like, whenever you feel like it.” But that’s a far cry from the true definition! Let’s unpack it.

“Respect Your Body.” We’ve all heard of “self-respect,” but how does one respect their body?

A crucial piece of one’s Intuitive Eating journey is self-reflection — seeking to understand why your relationship with food & body became complicated to begin with.

I grew up probably a lot like you did, someway or another affected by the not-so-subtle diet culture we live in.