#anti diet culture

[fandomsandfeminism]

Hey, if you're wanting to make some changes to how you eat, remember- it's much easier, healthier, and more sustainable to ADD foods that make you feel good than it is to REMOVE foods.

If you feel like you don't drink enough non-sugary fluids, it makes more sense to try drinking more tea and sparkling water than it does to just avoid soda. You gotta add in the good (and remember, that the only value food has is how it makes YOU feel. Food is morally nuetral and should be enjoyed.)

Try:

Adding a handful of easy produce to lunch and dinner- baby carrots or cherry tomatoes, something 0 prep. And yes, you are allowed to dip it in dressing! (The fats can make it easier for your body to absorb the vitamins in the veggies)

Adding a cheese stick or yogurt to breakfast. The protein is good and can help you wake up faster.

Adding some roasted nuts to your afternoon snack. (ADD, not replace.) That variety and little protein boost will do you good!

Have a glass of tea, sparkling water, or juice each time you have food. Let's be honest- you aren't hydrated enough. Go buy yourself some Kool Aide mix if that'll make you drink more water! Really!

If you struggle with binge eating sugary foods and it makes you feel yuck when the sugar crash comes- eat 1 or 2 pieces of chocolate with lunch and dinner. Every day. Really. Make it not a big deal. Make it not special. Make it something you can expect, instead of crave. Let yourself enjoy it without guilt.

Remember- food is a gift. It should bring you joy, not stress. Trust your body. Enjoy the cookie. Drink something tasty.

#food #food is a gift #anti diet culture

[eriklehnsherrific]

in case you need to hear this

workout because its good for your heart, lungs, releases endorphins, and you want to get stronger. not because it’ll make you skinny or make your body look a certain way.

wear sunscreen every day in order to protect yourself from easily preventable and deadly skin cancer, not with the goal of preventing aging (there is nothing wrong with aging or wrinkles; it is a natural part of life and reflection of the life you live).

eat more vegetables because you need the fiber to make you more regular, they help lower your risk of eye and digestive problems, and they help in nutrient re-uptake. not because eating only carbs is “bad” for you. you need a combination of carbs, fruit/veg, protein, fiber, fat, etc for a full balanced diet. 

cut out dairy from your diet if it makes you shit your brains out every single time without fail, not because it will “make you fat”.

drink more water because, despite how annoying it is to be told “just drink water”, it does actually make you feel better if you’re anxious or your head hurts or you don’t have any energy. not because it’ll “flush out your immune system uwu” or it will make your skin clear.

drink green tea because its delicious, not because it’s a “natural detox”. ( “detoxes” aren’t real. your kidneys detoxify your blood for you)

not everything “natural” is automatically healthy for you. not everything “unnatural” is automatically unhealthy/dangerous

cutting out whole food groups and labeling them as “bad for you” in any form is restrictive. if you aren’t allergic to gluten, you don’t need to cut gluten from your diet in order to be healthy. if you were not specifically instructed by a doctor to go keto in order to aid treatment for a disease (such as cancer or epilepsy), you do not and should not go keto. 

do “healthy” things because you deserve to live a long, healthy life. yes, you. your weight doesn’t matter and it has never mattered. you deserve to keep yourself safe. 

#anti diet #anti diet culture #mental health #body neutrality #self care #self love #also note: this is not me saying that being physically healthy/without issue is the only thing a person needs to have value. #people who aren't healthy have value #disabled people have value #everyone has value regardless of their appearance/weight #thats the point #thoughts on diet culture while i am a bit high #listen to me im right

[cheeseburgersinparadise]

just a reminder that diet culture is rly gonna ramp up in the new year so please don’t let it make you think you’re not good enough or worthy or can’t be happy or aren’t attractive until you lose x amount of weight because actually. you can and you are and you will right now. body size means literally nothing when talking about happiness or ability to achieve goals or feel fulfilled in life. literally nothing. eat what you want and live your damn life how you please. tell anyone who says otherwise to eat shit.

#thanks #anti diet culture #tw weight loss #tw diet talk #tw diet culture

[sillymcrandom]

reminder that being normal about fat people also includes being normal about people that are different than what YOU deem as “acceptable”. unhealthy/disabled fat people, superfat and infinifat people, etc

#fat liberation #fat activism #fat acceptance #cripplepunk #anti diet culture #anti diet #anti fatphobia #anti weight loss culture

[fatliberation]

"But I'm dieting, is fat liberation still for me?" Yes... And...

by @drrachelmiller

If you're pursuing intentional weight loss, fat liberation is still for you. If you're pursuing weight loss and are in a fat body, that is so understandable. It's not easy being fat in this world and wanting to move away from oppression makes sense. Here's a gentle reminder that sustainable weight loss isn't possible for the vast majority of people, dieting is a life and time sucking venture, and distancing oneself from oppression is not going to change the oppressive systems.

If you're pursuing intentional weight loss and you're not in a fat body, fat liberation is still for you. And wanting to avoid being in a marginalized and oppressed group is understandable. And dieting is a time and energy thief. And trying to avoid oppression is not going to change oppressive systems. And spending time restricting and trying to prevent weight gain will never set you free. And every time you talk about your diet, share about your desire for weight loss, etc., you are harming your fat friends.

No matter what size body you're in, if you are dieting, you are engaging in anti-fat behaviors and demonstrating anti-fat bias. It's understandable and also we need to call it what it is. You're not bad and you are also causing harm. You make sense and you are also contributing to the oppression of fat people. Both. And.

If you are dieting, you need fat liberation. You may not even be aware of how much you need it because you are being sold the lie that thinness is what will set you free. It won't. It was never going to. Fat liberation is what will set you free. With fat liberation there's no reason to diet. With fat liberation all of the time and energy and money that you've given to the pursuit of weight loss becomes yours again.

If you are dieting and believe in fat liberation for everyone else, I invite you to include yourself. Even if it's not feeling available to you right now. Consider the possibility that you get to be included. Because you are and you do. You need fat liberation and fat liberation needs you.

If you are dieting, fat liberation is still for you. And let's acknowledge that you are engaging in behaviors that contribute to the oppression of fat people. And that dieting isn't liberatory. And that anti-fat bias and the oppression of fat people is what leads you to dieting. You're impacted by it and you're contributing to it. It's complicated and nuanced. And fat liberation still includes you.

#fat liberation #fat activism #fat acceptance #anti-diet #anti diet #anti diet culture #anti fat bias

[fem-lit]

What, first, is food? Certainly, within the context of the intimate family, food is love, and memory, and language. But in the public realm, food is status and honor.

Food is the primal symbol of social worth. Whom a society values, it feeds well. The piled plate, the choicest cut, say: We think you’re worth this much of the tribe’s resources. Samoan women, who are held in high esteem, exaggerate how much they eat on feast days. Publicly apportioning food is about determining power relations, and sharing it is about cementing social equality: When men break bread together, or toast the queen, or slaughter for one another the fatted calf, they’ve become equals and then allies. The word companion comes from the Latin for “with” and “bread”—those who break bread together.

But under the beauty myth, now that all women’s eating is a public issue, our portions testify to and reinforce our sense of social inferiority. If women cannot eat the same food as men, we cannot experience equal status in the community. As long as women are asked to bring a self-denying mentality to the communal table, it will never be round, men and women seated together; but the same traditional hierarchical dais, with a folding table for women at the foot.

— Naomi Wolf (1990) The Beauty Myth

#anti diet culture #naomi wolf #the beauty myth #radblr #radfem #radical feminism #radfem safe #radical feminist safe #!!!

[uncanny-tranny]

It actually does bother me that eating is treated like spending money - that you have an allotted allowance in the form of calories that you are supposed to budget.

"How are you spending your calories?" I'm spending them on experiences. I'm spending them on time with my community, my people, those who matter to me. I'm spending them on satiating a human need. I'm spending them on the feeling of being alive and not just living.

If there is one experience that I don't want to "pay" for, it's the basic human right of comfort, security, community, and care.

#anti diet culture #fatphobia #fatphobia tw #disordered eating tw #ed tw #(just in case) #ask to tag #if i had to choose between miserable counting and recounting and reallocating calories and... eating then i'm choosing the latter #there are absolutely health conditions which warrent the *need* to count and stay in a range #but that is entirely different than the societal pressure to be within the idea of a 'right' calorie/nutrient count #if you have a health condition which is affected by food/drink then do what you must to balance your wellness and health and happiness #there is absolutely nothing wrong with that #again that is very different than society coming in and telling you what it thinks you 'should' do about yourself #i know this sounds corny but like #does it not drive you insane to obsess over numbers if you don't have to? #does it drive you insane that you're often treated like you can't or shouldn't be permitted to just live? to ENJOY living?

[bodypositiviteaandcakes]

No more calling delicious food “sinful” because is calorie dense or has lots of sugar or cream or whatever. “Sinful” associates a moral value with food when it doesn’t have one.

Instead, try “hedonistic”. It’s divine, decadent, excessive and pleasure seeking and we love that! Put on a satin robe or dressing gown, reach for the chocolate cake, and revel in hedonism, for we are only on earth for such a short time in the scheme of things!

#body positivity #tw food mention #anti diet culture #hedonism #but like in a good way

[desultory-suggestions]

Hey!!! Hey you!!! Eat that snack you want but aren’t allowing yourself to enjoy!!! You deserve good food and tasty things!!!

#reminder #ed recovery #mental health #suggestions #self love #anxiety #depression #food #fear foods #anti diet #anti diet culture #diet culture drop out #healing #food positivity

[fandomsandfeminism]

As we move towards the summer months, this is a healthy reminder that:

BMI is misapplied at best and pseudoscience at worst.

That genetics have far more affect on body type than any other factor.

That a "healthy weight" varies wildly from person to person.

That your body's actual healthy weight shouldn't require constant dieting to maintain.

That some studies have shown that being slightly "overweight" based on BMI actually makes you more resilient against injury and illness.

That unless your weight is actually directly causing you mobility issues or pain, it isn't a problem.

That movement and food should be a source of joy, not self discipline and stress.

That everyone looks better in clothes that fit properly.

That being hydrated and well fed is far more important to your health than you realize.

That fed is best.

That chiseled abs are only really visible if you are dehydrated.

That feeling the sun on your skin and bird song can heal the parts of you that years of dieting and weight watching and self criticism has injured.

That you have no obligation to be sexy or beautiful.

That you should never say things about your own body that you wouldn't say about a friend's or a partner's.

That it is not a moral imperative to be healthy or mobile or skinny.

That the people who judge you for your weight are fighting their own demons.

That People are absolutely terrible at guessing a person's weight. How you dress and carry yourself has far more impact on perception.

That You don't have to be beautiful to enjoy a beautiful day.

Better happy than skinny.

Feeling good is better than looking good.

#anti diet culture #dont hide in baggy clothes #our cultures aversion to nonsexual nudity has really warped our perception of bodies #bodies are weird #feeling good is better than looking good #feminism #this is for men too #women nonbinary genderqueer everyone #please drink water and eat food #food is so good #food is a gift

[sturmundddrunk]

You can’t be anti diet culture without accepting the fact that some people’s bodies might not be thin when they’re not under the circumstances of being malnourished.

#anti diet culture #fat liberation #body neutrality

[hachama]

I'm adding stickers and magnets for these 4 images to my Etsy (etsy.com/shop/WilstonePrints).

Top left: "Shame is not a nutrient" in black script with a purple drop shadow, super imposed over a faded nutrition information label

Top right: "Happiness is a nutrient" in black script with a purple drop shadow, super imposed over a faded image of four snack foods

Middle: "Enjoyment is part of your diet" in black script with a purple drop shadow, super imposed over a faded image of four snack foods

Bottom: "Carbs Are BAE" in black calligraphic text, ears of wheat to left and right, potatoes above, and a loaf of bread below

#etsy #food #anti diet culture #happiness is a vital nutrient #shame is not a nutrient #enjoyment is part of your diet

[thequeerlibrarian]

It's snowing so I'm wrapped in blankets, drinking winter tea, reading an anti-diet book

#booklr #books #bookblr #my post #mental health books #anti diet #anti diet culture #eating disoder recovery #cw disordered eating mentioned

[yuribeam]

yeah I've really gained a lot of weight lately... (faint sounds of gay approval) my belly's gotten really big and my chin is softer now.. (distant lesbian cheering) I have a lot of thick rolls and new stretch marks.. (dykes hootin and hollering) my clothes aren't fitting anymore either.. (thunderous lesbian applause)

#this is about the beauty of lesbian rejection of mainstream beauty standards. love and peas #internalized fatphobia vs the many women who would suck you silly and take you out to dinner #my posts #lesbiansafe #lesbian #wlw #lesbian positivity #fat positivity #anti diet culture #body positivity #sapphic

[uncanny-tranny]

My biggest piece of advice for folks who want to get into fitness would be: Do not follow fitness influencers (or do so very sparingly).

Please be very critical of what is being said when people talk about fitness. It's important that you learn how to exercise properly for your body, and to learn safety and harm reduction, and that isn't what I mean when I say not to follow influencers.

When you want to get into fitness, think about what piques your interest. Do you want to do cardio? Weightlifting? Yoga? Running? A mix of any of that (or none of these examples)? Think about what you think would spark interest and joy, and learn to do that fitness in a safe manner.

I think the biggest reason I even have a healthy relationship with fitness over food is because I haven't followed any fitness influencers, and out of all the ones I've seen, I would only follow one of them, maybe two. Out of all the ones I have seen, and there have been plenty. What I have done instead is research what I want to get into to make sure I am not accidentally harming my body, then, I think of my own goals and work toward them.

I'm sure this won't work for everybody, and that's okay. I wanted to make this post because I think there can be this pressure to "look fit" when you're into exercise and I think that can be a slippery slope.

#fitness #anti diet culture #honestly i'm grateful i didn't seek out fitness influencers of my own volition because i'm not sure if i would still be as motivated... #...to go to the gym if i had. what i personally think has saved my relationship with fitness is that this was deeply personal to me... #...so my ~fitness journey~ has been a very personal and private thing that i don't want altered... #...ABSOLUTELY i want to be safe about how i achieve my goals. but i am not changing the GOALS but the METHOD #i want to start running (maybe) so i have been researching how to run properly and that's about as far as i'll go #i just wanted to post this in case it makes somebody think about their *own* goals if they also want to do exercise #it's definitely complex because i can totally respect that some people follow fitness influencers for ideas and whatnot #so obviously this is just what works for *me* amd sometimes i HAVE gotten fotness ideas from these people

[poohsxhunny]

It’s so dystopian being online rn. I feel like as I’m seeing videos of a genocide, I see a push for early 2000’s fatphobia and diet culture coming back. How DARE YOH ENCOURAGE DIETING AND WEIGHT LOSS WHEN PEOPLE ARE BEING STARVED OFF THEIR OWN LAND!!!! FUCK BEAUTY STANDARDS JESUS CHRIST THERE ARE SO MANY MORE IMPORTANT THINGS HAPPENING THAN THAT PLEASE!! BE GRATEFUL FOR THE FOOD AND RESOURCES YOH HAVE WHEN THESE PEOPLE OF GAZA HAVE NOTHING

#anti diet culture #anti diet #fatphobia #Gaza #palestine