“Comprehensive reviews of the scientific evidence find mixed, weak, and sometimes contradictory evidence for intentional weight loss. We suggest that a different solution to the “obesity problem” is needed – a solution that acknowledges both the multifaceted nature of health and the complex interaction between person and situation that characterizes the connection between weight and health.”
Read More“Sustained weight loss of greater than 5% of body weight is rare. Even when people adhere to strict, high-volume exercise, weight loss varies. Both in naturalistic, longitudinal samples and in randomized controlled trials, various weight-loss efforts and strategies lead to long-term weight gain.”
Read More“Randomized controlled clinical trials indicate that a HAES approach is associated with statistically and clinically relevant improvements in physiological measures (e.g., blood pressure, blood lipids), health behaviors (e.g., eating and activity habits, dietary quality), and psychosocial outcomes (such as self-esteem and body image).”
Read MoreStudies on intuitive eating show that intuitive eating promotes positive improvements in eating habits, body image, improved self-esteem, and an overall better quality of life.
Read MoreGoing from body hate to body acceptance is tough. It can seem nearly impossible. So where do we start if these concepts feel so far out off reach and accepting our body feels so far away? Start by practicing body gratitude.
Read MoreIf you do any type of quick search of the term “sports nutrition”, you’ll probably find: someone talking about cutting macros, protein powder, and gym selfies with said protein powder in hand while talking about cutting macros. When I think of sports nutrition, I think of something totally different… I think of rejuvenation. I think of recovery.
Read MoreThis is my recovery journey. It wasn’t fun, it wasn’t easy, but it was one-hundred percent worth it. There were days when I just wanted to quit and there were days when I actually did. But the difference between recovering and not is making the conscious decision to listen to your true, authentic self or to your eating disorder, and this decision means everything.
Read MoreOne of the toughest parts of recovery is the process of changing those strong automatic eating disorder thoughts…those thoughts that can keep us stuck and that make eating disorder recovery so hard. How can you change these thoughts that feel almost unchangeable? Is it even possible?
Read MoreResources on Thin Privilege and Fat Acceptance: What is thin privilege? Do you have it? Why is it important to educate yourself about it?
Read MoreSo this may seem like a strange challenge right off the bat. How do hobbies help us become more self-compassionate? Well, let's think about this for a minute. When do you feel really good being you? When do you feel really free and happy? When do you feel genuinely good about yourself? The answer is....when you are doing what you love!
Read MoreGuilt, mistakes, shame, the past...these things are H-E-A-V-Y! If you lug all these things around you get to your destination a lot slower, that is if you can even make it as you have to carry this heavy load. You also enjoy the journey a lot less with the heavy load. A big way to show ourselves more self compassion is to forgive ourselves and to let go.
Read MoreWhen I think about how I was able to bring more self-compassion into my life, one thing really sticks out- how I treated others. Now, I have always been a compassionate person and loved very deeply. However, I am not taking about simply loving and feeling compassion.
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