We’re so used to hearing about different diets and food restrictions that many of us start considering them the normal. However, dieting and diet culture are closely connected to eating disorders and more and more people are trying to change their relationship with food. In an attempt to help, these intuitive eating experts are sharing their thoughts on Instagram and it can be useful to anyone who wants to have a healthier relationship with food.
@no.food.rules
This Instagram page is run by Coleen Christensen and it’s the place where she shares thoughts about intuitive eating and having a healthy relationship with food and your body.
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Hands up 🙌🏻 if you’ve ever thought that food freedom & intuitive eating made it seem like it was all about “unhealthy” foods all the time! . If you said yes, you’re not alone. It’s a common misconception that drives me bonkers! 🤦♀️Sure you might want those previously deemed “bad” foods more often in the beginning, but over time you start to understand what makes your body feel GOOD. And, my guess? 🙅♀️It’s not oreos 24/7. Sure some days I still want Oreos over strawberries though 🤷♀️ totes normal . Don’t believe me? I hear it over and over again in my membership, The SociEATy, where I teach food freedom. This is what one girlfriend said👇: . “Wanted to give you encouragement if you’re feeling like you can’t stop eating or not craving fruits and veggies. 🥕You’ll get there I promise! Trust the process! This was my lunch today. I used to not want veggies at all. 🙅♀️Now I’ve been craving veggies at meals and even snacks. Also, I listened to my body and didn’t finish the chips because I was too full. I know they’ll be in the pantry if I want more later.” . Like, how good is that?! 😍That is why I love those ladies- so much positivity, encouragement, support and guidance! Plus, obvi I’m in there, too!🙋♀️ . Enrollment for The SociEATy is currently closed, but be sure to hop on the waitlist (link in bio) because a little birdie 🐥told me it’s opening for a flash enrollment in August for someone’s birthday🥳. (Hint: her name starts with a C- and ends in -Olleen.) https://bit.ly/sociEATywaitlist
A post shared by Colleen Christensen, RD (@no.food.rules) on Jul 27, 2020 at 12:42pm PDT
@encouragingdietitian
Christyna Johnson runs this Instagram account that’s weight inclusive and supports intuitive eating. Her content will make you question everything you thought you knew about food and eating.
@dietitiananna
Anna Sweeney is here to help you get a better body image and deal with eating disorders. Her account questions the popular diet culture and offers an alternate approach to intuitive eating. Having her on your feed will slowly teach you to think differently and stay healthier in the long run.
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I cannot tell you the number of humans that I have spoken to who feel one way about the act of restriction and another way about binging. Other ways this might show up… In glorifying “perfect“ eating, in suggesting that our bodies are not trustworthy, that our bodies must be managed, and that there is one way to do this eating, living, practicing selfcare, but not leaning towards self indulgent thing. What an ENORMOUS lie. I have deep distain for the reverence of one eating disorder behavior and the shame associated with another. Binge eating disorder is a restrictive eating disorder. Binge eating and binge eating disorder can affect humans who live in small bodies and in large bodies. Binge eating is not unique to one age group, one ethnicity, one gender, one socioeconomic class, or one racial group. Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder. And its inclusion in the DSM has made the incidence of breast cancer lower than the incidence of eating disorders. This is not about self control. This is not about self control. This is not about self control. This is not about self control. Restricting in an effort to minimize the effect of a binge only leads to further binging. I think it’s very important to recognize the mechanisms that support our utilization of food as a means of navigating the planet. For many of my clients, food has been THE way to cope in times where other skills were unavailable. And perhaps, in this moment, you are finding this method of interacting with food to be calming, soothing, supportive. Brilliant. This is not shameful, this is resourceful. Let’s stop idealizing one eating disorder behavior in lieu of another. Suffering is suffering.
A post shared by Anna Sweeney MS, RDN, CEDRD-S (@dietitiananna) on Jun 15, 2020 at 5:03am PDT
