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January 5, 2022

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DEEP THOUGHTS ON SUNDAY THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WI

DEEP THOUGHTS ON SUNDAY THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH COVID. it’s like a commercial break 😜

A dear friend Of mine Neveen Radwan wrote this up, and I had to share. This takes NOTHING away from any family facing cancer. It’s just an interesting and relatable comparison.

I speak to families daily about these issues and struggles and it’s absolutely horrific.

“Today, a parent on an eating disorder group mentioned the amazing work St. Jude’a does for cancer patients. They provide free life-saving cancer treatment for children, and even house their families for free during care. They realize the toll it takes on families to see their child fighting for their lives, and want them to ONLY focus on getting them well. It is life altering.

In contrast, hundreds of thousands of families in the US have no insurance coverage for eating disorder treatment. If by some miracle they do, they must still pay obscene amounts in deductibles, accommodations, “uncovered services”, and the list goes on….these illnesses are not acutely treated like other diseases, and the treatment will likely last many, many years.

According to a quick Google search: about 1800 children die of cancer each year; and about 2800 children die of anorexia ALONE each year. NOT INCLUDING any other eating disorder. (Statistically, a patient dies every 52 minutes of an eating disorder).

We do not have nearly enough childhood cancer research and funding. And yet, eating disorders, are not only underfunded - they are stigmatized and swept under the rug and kids are left to die due to lack of medical care.

No months of ribbons, awareness and tshirts. No free treatment or hospitals. No GoFundMe drives. 💔

When we know better, we do better.”

What do you all think of the body positivity trend

What do you all think of the body positivity trend?

I use to think it was so great.

Love your body!

Gosh, if it were that easy there would be no body image issues!

Here is the truth….. you don’t have to love your body.

There I said it!

I don’t love how my fingers look but I don’t spend time trying to change them and hurting them in the process.

No. I may acknowledge “dang my knuckles are kinda big” and I move on using my hands.

I have hands. I don’t love the way they look. But they do an amazing job holding things. Feeling things. Touching things. They are just hands.

This is what I believe in for our bodies.

Acknowledgment AND neutrality.

We have a body. We may not like how it looks but we gotta respect it for what it does and treat it with respect.

You don’t wait until you love your body to be kind to it.

Start today.

You have a body. This is a fact and it’s neutral. You don’t have to love it.

I have hands and when they get dry I put lotion on them. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Let’s aim for body neutrality.

How does that land?

Senior year is flying by! So many “senior night

Senior year is flying by! So many “senior nights” happening in sports teams. Excitement with a dose of true sadness. It is a tough season with so many emotions and all are valid. ❤️

It’s been a while since I did an introduction. M

It’s been a while since I did an introduction. My name is Laura and I’m in recovery from diet culture. I was trained as a registered dietitian in the early 90’s and was fully unaware that the majority of my education and training was so fat phobic with a side order of weight stigma. I’m so blessed that I found the world of anti-diet and have made a full pivot! I created The No Weigh Way community as a place on social media that’s free from diet culture ❤️

#thenoweighway is growing so fast! Just fed past

#thenoweighway is growing so fast! Just fed past day, we have welcomed 65 new people from ALL over. So many people are looking for a safe space on the internet to not only escape diet culture BUT be supported by a community of loving and open humans who add just done being told by society what they “should” look like to be accepted and healthy. Nope. Body weight does not determine your health status OR worth. Join us. 💙

The days are long, and the years are fast 🥲. To

The days are long, and the years are fast 🥲. Tonight my baby has her #seniornight for high school gymnastics. Make it happen, baby girl ❤️💙

REJECT THE DIET MENTALITY ‼️ Yes, I said it.

REJECT THE DIET MENTALITY ‼️
Yes, I said it.
No more diets.
Like at all. 😀
Let’s spend today addressing some fears you may have. Because this IS scary stuff for so many ... and I get that and honor that.

FEAR: I am never going to STOP eating if I am not on a diet.
REALITY: Believe it or not, dieting USUALLY is a trigger for more eating. If you restrict your body (and mind) of proper food, your body freaks out because it thinks you are going to starve it (this is a biological thing here) and then it becomes HARD to stop eating.
Once your body trusts that you are not going to starve it, the strong need to overeat will decrease.
This will not happen overnight 😜
FEAR: I have NO clue how to even eat if I’m not following some plan/diet/ lifestyle.
REALITY: When you throw away diet rules and thoughts you will be able to, and only then, to listen to YOUR OWN (not some prescribed diet) inner cues. These cues will guide your eating.
Think back to when you learned how to drive. Or if you have taught a kid to drive (terrifying 😳), you are so so hyper aware of all the things you have to remember. It’s very stressful and not natural / easy. But, as time goes by you find that driving on the highway and being so Intuitive with how to drive and you are almost subconsciously paying attention to everything around you.... that’s what it feels like after you learn to trust your bodies cues.
FEAR: If I have no rules, I will eat non stop.
REALITY: For possibly the first time, you are going to rely on YOUR OWN cues for hunger and satiety. We are going to remove the outside factors (the latest diet/cleanse/lifestyle, the new plan your neighbor swears by and even your mother making snarky comments. bye-bye to it all.
YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR BODY AND YOUR CHOICES.
Food choices have no morality. You are not a better person bc you eat or don’t eat a certain way.
You are going to learn how to actually listen to what your BODY desires. And I promise, your body does not run only on chocolate. It may like how chocolate makes you feel but if you only ate chocolate... you would not like it as much AND you would not feel good

Sometimes you need to take a step back and change

Sometimes you need to take a step back and change your perspective. I find lately more people have become so judge-mental. Right now, so many are struggling. So many are lonely. Disconnected. If you don’t see eye to eye with someone… maybe NOW is the time to change your perspective. The world needs more kindness. More love. More forgiveness.

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