My 16 Fave Blog Posts of 2017
Before the year is out I wanted to round up my favorite body positive, HAES, anti-diet and fat positive blog posts from 2017. I hope they inspire you to keep moving forward on your own intuitive eating journey and give you ideas to keep moving forward for next year!
What Happened When I Threw Out The Scale by My M.U.D. Life
In case you haven't thrown your scale out yet, hopefully, this will help you to see how wonderful life can be after you finally give it up.
You can follow her and her husband on Instagram @thewanderingwanamakers.
"Healthy" Words I Wish We Would All Stop Using by Plate Half Full
Many words are used every day to try to influence what we eat and can influence how we feel about it. Many of these are simply "buzz" words used in an attempt to sell items to consumers under the guise of making your life just peachy-keen. See why using some of these words is misleading and can be harmful to us or others.
You can follow Kelsey on Twitter @PlatehalffullRD.
To The Bone by fitting-it-all-in
I am a huge fan of the fitting-it-all-in blog, and I promise that several of her posts from this year will show up on this list. This post tackles the infamous film "To The Bone" that released on Netflix earlier this year. The film is about a young woman with anorexia nervosa and her struggle to find recovery. It was and still is, a very controversial film, and I think that fitting-it-all-in addresses it very well from the perspective of one who is in recovery from an eating disorder.
You can follow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @fittingitallin.
Health is NOT A Virtue by Dr. Ann Becker-Schutte
Healthism is fast becoming a socially sanctioned stigma. It is the idea that healthy people are somehow more trust-worthy, just, and moral compared to non-healthy individuals. It is a bias that affects many people not only through their everyday lives but also when they seek medical treatment. Dr. Becker-Schutte offers her opinion in this thoughtful piece.
Why "Only Eat When You're Hungry" Is Terrible Advice by Darya Rose
While honoring your fullness is an important part of intuitive eating, it is important to respect that eating fulfills multiple functions in our lives versus just sating hunger. We eat to celebrate, we eat to mourn, we eat for the taste of foods, and we eat to try new things. This article gives us great examples of the multiple functions that eating fulfills in our lives along with the great reminder to not get caught up in the details.
You can follow Darya on Twitter and Facebook @summertomato
How to Say No and Set Boundaries by NutritionStripped
A huge part of intuitive eating is learning to care for yourself again. And saying "no" is a huge part of self-care one that many of us need to practice. Learning that we don't have to constantly be doing something, or stressed to the max to be "worthy" of society is a difficult milestone for any of us to conquer. This article is a great first step to learning how to set your own boundaries.
You can follow McKel on Facebook @NutritionStripped.
How I am Dealing with Body Changes by Dixya
Intuitive eating will lead to body changes. And as we get older and go through life, our body changes. When we have kids, experience a loss, or have a major shift in our life, our body changes. After living the majority of our lives being told that we need to look a certain way, and having our body change by gaining weight, becoming softer, or not having a six pack constantly, we may struggle to deal with these issues. I have been dealing with it myself, and this article is a great way to remind yourself that you aren't alone and that body changes are completely normal, and how to love yourself along the way.
You can follow Dixya on Instagram @foodpleasureandhealth.
8 Reminders About Your Body Image, Buring Calories, and True Health by fitting-it-all-in
I told you fitting-it-all-in would pop up again! I love this list because some days you just have to remind yourself that you don't have to lose weight or restrict your calories. If you are recovering from an eating disorder, or a diet mentality this is especially helpful.
You can follow Clare on Facebook @fittingitallinblog
Dear Eating Disorder Dietitian, What IS my healthy weight? by Tiffany Haug
I LOVE this post because I can attest that people will ask this of almost every single dietitian that they meet. People get very hung up on their BMI, and what they "should" weigh for their height, etc. and your actual "healthy" weight is so much more than a number. Tiffany has an amazing answer for this super common question, and it also offers new and amazing ways to expand your view of "healthy" beyond just a number.
You can follow Tiffany on Instagram and Facebook @freedomwithnutrition
"Fat Girls Are Easy": Why Your Myths About Us Matter by Margitte
This blog post dives into the harmful myths often believed and perpetuated by people of authority (judges, doctors, therapists) about fat people (particularly fat women). Not only does it discuss how these myths are harmful, but also how we can start to fight them, which is by believing fat people.
You can follow Margitte on Facebook @thegoodandplenty.
I worked for Weight Watchers and was a horrible employee because I felt good about my body by Kimberly Weiss
I loved Kimberly's straightforward open attitude about her experience working in the weight-loss industry. I have been there myself, so I definitely appreciate another person's experiences in it. She talks about the frustration of feeling good where she was at, and yet still being told she had to lose weight, to fit an arbitrary number, to be considered "successful" and to maintain her job. It shows the importance of listening to your body and learning to break away from harmful behaviors.
You can follow Kimberly on Twitter @KimberlyWeiss.
Mindful Eating (...don't water it down to "just eat slow without distractions") by yeah...Immaeatthat
Humans love rules. We love compartmentalizing everything, and in many ways, it benefits our worldview and helps us to get things done. But with mindful eating, getting caught up in the rules can take you away from your goal, and back towards destructive behaviors. This article helps to explain that mindful eating can mean different things to different people (and can even change over time) and that this is perfectly ok!
You can follow Kylie on Facebook and Instagram @immaeatthat.
"Overweight" does not equal unhealthy by Love What You Eat
This short, but sweet article gives an amazing example of why weight and BMI really fail at measuring health. It also gives a great example as to why weight loss really fixes...nothing.
You can follow Zoe on Facebook @lovewhatyoueatdietitian.
Don't Yuck My Yum; My Eating Disorder Story by Fat Girl Flow
Many people and health care practitioners assume that people with eating disorders are all dreadfully skinny looking. When the reality is that eating disorders can come in all sizes and colors (just like people). This article shows how difficult it can be for people of size to get help with eating disorders due to the constant societal shaming for their size and then praising for any lost weight, or anything viewed as an attempt to lose weight (such as not eating).
You can follow Corissa on Twitter @fatgirlfreedom.
What Nutrition Experts Wished You Knew About Dieting by Paige Smathers
There is so much research to back up the FACT that diets do not work. But many people are either unaware that there is legit research on this, or they choose to believe the diets when they tell them that they failed the diet, instead of believing that diets always fail. This article really helps to clear up some of the hows, and whys diets do not work.
You can follow Paige on Facebook and Instagram @paigesmathersrd
The Struggle With Intuitive Eating by The Feminist Dietitian
This is my top blog post of 2017. Intuitive eating is coming into the spotlight more and more as we start to collectively turn away from dieting and back to trusting our bodies. But the transition is hard and can be filled with its own issues. My article discusses some of the problems that I have encountered in my own journey back to myself.
You can follow me on Facebook and Instagram @thefeministdietitian.
What was your favorite blog post? Make sure to comment below to let me know!
What Happened When I Threw Out The Scale by My M.U.D. Life
In case you haven't thrown your scale out yet, hopefully, this will help you to see how wonderful life can be after you finally give it up.
You can follow her and her husband on Instagram @thewanderingwanamakers.
"Healthy" Words I Wish We Would All Stop Using by Plate Half Full
Many words are used every day to try to influence what we eat and can influence how we feel about it. Many of these are simply "buzz" words used in an attempt to sell items to consumers under the guise of making your life just peachy-keen. See why using some of these words is misleading and can be harmful to us or others.
You can follow Kelsey on Twitter @PlatehalffullRD.
To The Bone by fitting-it-all-in
I am a huge fan of the fitting-it-all-in blog, and I promise that several of her posts from this year will show up on this list. This post tackles the infamous film "To The Bone" that released on Netflix earlier this year. The film is about a young woman with anorexia nervosa and her struggle to find recovery. It was and still is, a very controversial film, and I think that fitting-it-all-in addresses it very well from the perspective of one who is in recovery from an eating disorder.
You can follow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @fittingitallin.
Health is NOT A Virtue by Dr. Ann Becker-Schutte
Healthism is fast becoming a socially sanctioned stigma. It is the idea that healthy people are somehow more trust-worthy, just, and moral compared to non-healthy individuals. It is a bias that affects many people not only through their everyday lives but also when they seek medical treatment. Dr. Becker-Schutte offers her opinion in this thoughtful piece.
Why "Only Eat When You're Hungry" Is Terrible Advice by Darya Rose
While honoring your fullness is an important part of intuitive eating, it is important to respect that eating fulfills multiple functions in our lives versus just sating hunger. We eat to celebrate, we eat to mourn, we eat for the taste of foods, and we eat to try new things. This article gives us great examples of the multiple functions that eating fulfills in our lives along with the great reminder to not get caught up in the details.
You can follow Darya on Twitter and Facebook @summertomato
How to Say No and Set Boundaries by NutritionStripped
A huge part of intuitive eating is learning to care for yourself again. And saying "no" is a huge part of self-care one that many of us need to practice. Learning that we don't have to constantly be doing something, or stressed to the max to be "worthy" of society is a difficult milestone for any of us to conquer. This article is a great first step to learning how to set your own boundaries.
You can follow McKel on Facebook @NutritionStripped.
How I am Dealing with Body Changes by Dixya
Intuitive eating will lead to body changes. And as we get older and go through life, our body changes. When we have kids, experience a loss, or have a major shift in our life, our body changes. After living the majority of our lives being told that we need to look a certain way, and having our body change by gaining weight, becoming softer, or not having a six pack constantly, we may struggle to deal with these issues. I have been dealing with it myself, and this article is a great way to remind yourself that you aren't alone and that body changes are completely normal, and how to love yourself along the way.
You can follow Dixya on Instagram @foodpleasureandhealth.
8 Reminders About Your Body Image, Buring Calories, and True Health by fitting-it-all-in
I told you fitting-it-all-in would pop up again! I love this list because some days you just have to remind yourself that you don't have to lose weight or restrict your calories. If you are recovering from an eating disorder, or a diet mentality this is especially helpful.
You can follow Clare on Facebook @fittingitallinblog
Dear Eating Disorder Dietitian, What IS my healthy weight? by Tiffany Haug
I LOVE this post because I can attest that people will ask this of almost every single dietitian that they meet. People get very hung up on their BMI, and what they "should" weigh for their height, etc. and your actual "healthy" weight is so much more than a number. Tiffany has an amazing answer for this super common question, and it also offers new and amazing ways to expand your view of "healthy" beyond just a number.
You can follow Tiffany on Instagram and Facebook @freedomwithnutrition
"Fat Girls Are Easy": Why Your Myths About Us Matter by Margitte
This blog post dives into the harmful myths often believed and perpetuated by people of authority (judges, doctors, therapists) about fat people (particularly fat women). Not only does it discuss how these myths are harmful, but also how we can start to fight them, which is by believing fat people.
You can follow Margitte on Facebook @thegoodandplenty.
I worked for Weight Watchers and was a horrible employee because I felt good about my body by Kimberly Weiss
I loved Kimberly's straightforward open attitude about her experience working in the weight-loss industry. I have been there myself, so I definitely appreciate another person's experiences in it. She talks about the frustration of feeling good where she was at, and yet still being told she had to lose weight, to fit an arbitrary number, to be considered "successful" and to maintain her job. It shows the importance of listening to your body and learning to break away from harmful behaviors.
You can follow Kimberly on Twitter @KimberlyWeiss.
Mindful Eating (...don't water it down to "just eat slow without distractions") by yeah...Immaeatthat
Humans love rules. We love compartmentalizing everything, and in many ways, it benefits our worldview and helps us to get things done. But with mindful eating, getting caught up in the rules can take you away from your goal, and back towards destructive behaviors. This article helps to explain that mindful eating can mean different things to different people (and can even change over time) and that this is perfectly ok!
You can follow Kylie on Facebook and Instagram @immaeatthat.
"Overweight" does not equal unhealthy by Love What You Eat
This short, but sweet article gives an amazing example of why weight and BMI really fail at measuring health. It also gives a great example as to why weight loss really fixes...nothing.
You can follow Zoe on Facebook @lovewhatyoueatdietitian.
Don't Yuck My Yum; My Eating Disorder Story by Fat Girl Flow
Many people and health care practitioners assume that people with eating disorders are all dreadfully skinny looking. When the reality is that eating disorders can come in all sizes and colors (just like people). This article shows how difficult it can be for people of size to get help with eating disorders due to the constant societal shaming for their size and then praising for any lost weight, or anything viewed as an attempt to lose weight (such as not eating).
You can follow Corissa on Twitter @fatgirlfreedom.
What Nutrition Experts Wished You Knew About Dieting by Paige Smathers
There is so much research to back up the FACT that diets do not work. But many people are either unaware that there is legit research on this, or they choose to believe the diets when they tell them that they failed the diet, instead of believing that diets always fail. This article really helps to clear up some of the hows, and whys diets do not work.
You can follow Paige on Facebook and Instagram @paigesmathersrd
The Struggle With Intuitive Eating by The Feminist Dietitian
This is my top blog post of 2017. Intuitive eating is coming into the spotlight more and more as we start to collectively turn away from dieting and back to trusting our bodies. But the transition is hard and can be filled with its own issues. My article discusses some of the problems that I have encountered in my own journey back to myself.
You can follow me on Facebook and Instagram @thefeministdietitian.
What was your favorite blog post? Make sure to comment below to let me know!
Wow! I am going to bookmark this post, since I see several posts that you’ve previewed that seem fascinating. This is quite a nice roundup of eating and health related posts. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I hope you enjoy them!
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