2016: The Year of Ditching The Diet
Ravishly has called on some of our body acceptance experts to offer you strategies and support while you #DitchTheDiet2016
50 Body Acceptance New Year Resolutions (That Don't Involve Dieting!)
And it’s that last one that really irks me: that most people — and especially most women’s — new year’s resolutions center on dieting and weight loss as the key to happiness.
Why "Calories In Vs Calories Out" Is A Lie
We have been told that that's how it works: calories in vs calories out. "Eat less than you expend and you'll lose weight."
Dear Oprah, Shut Up. #bread4ever
In February, you gave me that soul-punching gaze again and told me it's okay to eat bread while we obtain Our Best Bodies. You lost 26(!) pounds and you eat bread every damn day! I feel how... Read
No — It’s A Diet, Not A Lifestyle
So, back in the diet season frenzy of December 2007/January 2008, Weight Watchers came out with a new campaign that bashed diets. (Seriously, you've got to check it out. It'll blow your mind.) They... Read
14 F#cked Up Diets I Cannot Believe I Tried
The Cabbage Soup Diet, aka The "Torture” Diet. You just put cabbage in water and cook it. And you eat it. All day. It is not good. You will still be hungry, and farting — very smelly, paint-peeling... Read
How To Not Intuitively Eat #DitchTheDiet2016
I'm an anti-diet teacher. I teach chronic, obsessed dieters how to eat normally, trust their bodies, and fully commit to living their lives now, not 30 pounds from now.
Loving Your Body Isn't Easy #DitchTheDiet2016
How does that old cliché go? “Love is not a noun, it’s a verb”? Loving your body is a verb. It’s an action — and in many ways it’s a sacred and defiant one.
5 Popular Weight Loss Tips That Can SUCK IT #DitchTheDiet2016
If you’re at an amazing restaurant, eat the amazing food there! Enjoy it! Don’t limit yourself to one bite of expensive entree because you frantically forced down a pound of undressed salad before... Read
Separating Health and Weight #DitchTheDiet2016
What we really need is a better definition of health. One that is less about weight and more about the broader idea of what health is really about.
Why You Can't Do Away With Food Cravings #DitchTheDiet2016
We are taught that cravings equal unhealthy and no cravings equal healthy. But guess what? I am here to tell you that you will never get rid of your cravings, and that it’s fully OK!
Thanks But No Thanks, Oprah #DitchTheDiet2016
Shit. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t get so sassy right now. Oprah is practically second in line to advise God so I better use my inside voice before she smites me.
Oh my goodness — I hate that I’m about to... Read
You Probably Don't Know You Have Disordered Eating #DitchTheDiet2016
I never used to think my eating or weight fixation was that weird...I just thought I was a health nut.
Why I Decided To Break Up With Diet Culture For Good #DitchTheDiet2016
I know it’s a lot more complicated than just one day declaring, “Fuck it, I’m done dieting!” Just like we can easily make resolutions for ourselves to lose weight, we can just as easily resolve to... Read
14 Reasons Why Dieting Shouldn't Be Your Resolution #ditchthediet2016
Dieting is bad for your body, health, relationship with food, relationship with your body, metabolism, and really bad for natural weight stabilization. Of course we are not taught that. We are taught... Read
Let Them Eat Cake: My Weight Restoration Story
And so I slid the scale to the back of my closet, started freely eating doughnuts when I craved doughnuts, and simply donated the jeans that stopped fitting instead of holding out hope for them.