Businesses in the health and weight loss industry are very eager to welcome the new year (and increased revenue) as millions of people set New Year’s resolutions related to dieting, exercise, and weight loss. Companies step up their ad campaigns—featuring promises of quick and easy weight loss paired with suspicious “before” and “after” photos—as they know the enthusiasm peters out only a few weeks after the calendar turns January 1 every year.
In my practice, I know the increased diet talk and marketing makes it an especially challenging time for those who have felt disappointment, shame, guilt, and increased food and body worries due to dieting. You see, there’s a mountain of research showing that dieting causes more harm than good and is an excellent predictor of weight gain. And yet, being surrounded by compelling weight loss ads, celebrity endorsements, and enthusiastic coworkers experiencing a (temporary) diet honeymoon can make it difficult not to fall victim to yet another diet, promising yourself, “Oh, just this one last diet.”
I understand it’s not easy to go against the grain (not literally) and be counterculture, so I wanted to compile a list of articles and resources to help inspire you and strengthen your anti-diet armor.
Is there an article or resource that has inspired you? Don’t keep it to yourself, share them here! Rather than let the multi-billion dollar diet industry profit from your human insecurities, let’s support one another in cultivating genuine, authentic health by practicing peace with ourselves and each other.
I’m grateful to be doing work that is so rewarding, supporting people to have a better relationship with their food, body and mind.
My approach is strengths-based, trauma-informed, weight-inclusive (Health At Every Size based) and grounded in cultural humility.
Both my nutrition therapy and body-based practices are influenced by a wide range of teachings and modalities that allow my approach to be both eclectic and more effective than simply working with one lens or modality.
By working together, I hope you’ll gain insight, compassion and tools to feel more resourced and confident about how you feed and care for yourself – well after our time together ends.