Why I refuse to buy into the fear of getting fat during Covid 19
“We’re all going to be so fat when we come out of isolation!” “I need a lock on my fridge, I can’t stop snacking, I’m putting on so much weight!” “I’m getting so flabby; I really need to get back on my
What if we stopped admiring weight loss?
With the warmer weather approaching, and now with a few hot days under our belt, I’ve noticed a few children at the schools I’ve worked at, as well as older students on their way home from school, wearing jumpers and
When you find yourself lost
I don’t think I’ve written a blog for at least 6 months. Somewhere along the way, I started believing that I’d run out of things to say, and perhaps more than that, I stopped believing in myself. When I left my job
A Diet Free Life
Today, May 6th, is International No Diet day, a day that if you’d told me years earlier, I’d be celebrating, would’ve brought with it, raucous laughter. After growing up with a mother who dieted, it seemed only fitting and natural that
21 Tips To Take into the New Year
Things to remember as 2018 draws to a close and we head into the New Year 1. The size of your body doesn’t make you any less or any better than anyone else 2. The size of your body is the least interesting thing
Practise Makes Perfect
When you feel like an Imposter “Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.”- Edward Abbey Next month will be one year since I officially said ‘never again’ to the eating disorder that ruled my mind and my life, secretly, for the
It’s time to look fear in the face
What you are afraid to do is a clear indication of the next thing you need to do. -Ralph Waldo Emerson When a chronic dieter is confronted with the idea of living diet free, thoughts of freedom are rarely the primary