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FRIDAY FAVOURITES 🌺 Sharing my current favourite podcasts over on the blog this morning. Link in bio! 📷: @lauraheck #thesimplenutritionblog

THE BLOG IS TURNING 2 🎉 + I wanted to take this opportunity to have a think about how I’d like to continue writing on the blog going forward. • ⭐️ I’ve also had a think about things that I have learnt from in the past. • Go and check it out! Link in my bio. #thesimplenutritionblog

When you see fitness bloggers & instagrammers posting pics of themselves, please please please have a think about the following before you compare yourself to them. And before I start I want to offer deep deep compassion & empathy – trust me, I have been there when you’re scrolling through insta and zooming in and analysing all the photos of lifestyle/fitness bloggers and lapping up all their chat about green smoothies and squats. But next time you see a post that makes you feel like 💩 remember to have a think about these things, and that the most helpful thing to do is probably to unfollow 😘 . 👨‍👩‍👧 When I see people say #bodygoals under a fitness/lifestyle instagrammers pic I am often shouting in my head, “IT’S GENETICS”. They are most likely to be the body shape, skin tone, complexion, height, hair lusciousness factor etc. because of their genetics. I recon if we saw pics of their parents they would have similar thick flowing hair, figure and everything. Yes, we can dye our hair, go on a diet (see all previous posts on why I wouldn’t recommend this!!), have surgery … but the majority of our appearance will be determined by genetics. . 🌍 Where people live will play into their appearance – fake tan/sunbeds aside, you’re more likely to have that ‘sun-kissed’ skin that seems to be so desirable if you live somewhere like California or Australia or effing Bali (nothing against Bali, but why do all the instagrammers seem to go there ALL THE TIME?). also, where you live plays into the nutrition point in terms of what foods/activities are actually available in your area. Not everyone lives near a ‘state of the art’ gym or cute farmer’s market. {Cont in comments}

THOUGHTS ON CALORIE COUNTS ON MENUS // I was gonna do a story on this but decided it would be better to make it as a permanent post on my page ✨ Following the news yesterday that the government are planning to force restaurants to put calorie counts on their menus I thought I would wade into the discussion and add in my 2 pennies worth. My current feelings are that it is problematic on a variety of levels; . 🍕 This is another example of us being told that we can’t trust our bodies to tell us what & how much we’d like to eat. Yet again, we are being handed another set of external rules or numbers to follow. I understand that some of you may be thinking, “but Jess, I need calories to tell me how much I can eat, I don’t know when I’m hungry/satisfied.” And to you my friends I offer empathy and understanding because we have been taught not to trust our bodies from when we’re little and we’re made to clear our plates, to when we’re reading a magazine and it tells you to cut out X because we can’t be trusted around it, to FitBits and MyFitnessPal which tell us how many calories we’ve ‘earned’ 🤢 Check out @laurathomasphd for tips on tuning into our bodies’ signals. . 🌮 For some people having calories on menus is just annoying, but for others it can be downright dangerous and triggering. Those who are recovering from and eating disorder or disordered eating practices may be made to feel intense negative feelings (guilt, shame, anxiety) when they see the calorie count & this is what we are specifically working to help them with! We are helping them to challenge these automatic negative thoughts but this work could be made so much harder of every time we eat or we are confronted with nutritional info. . 🎂 Yes, many of us are eating out more than previous generations would have done BUT for many of us it is still a treat - and I say treat due to the monetary cost not the food choices! Having nutritional information on the menu can detract from the enjoyment and experience of eating out and take you away from the moment that you’re sharing with friends and family. . {Cont.}

🚗 • I was sitting on the heath having a little cider w @dane_rock when this cute little mini stopped in front of the church and I just had to snap a pic! • Being at the Body Image Workshop for clinicians this weekend has given me a lot to think about but the one thing that really resonated with me today was the advice to look after ourselves as healthcare professionals. It’s important for us all to check in with our #selfcare - for some ideas on looking after our fundamental needs check out our posts @intuitiveeatingldn ! And when we’re in a caring profession this is even more important. • So one of the ways that I am going to try and take time out for myself a bit more is to take time to just enjoy being ... outside, with those I love, detached from my phone - unless a cute little mini comes along and hen I may not be able to resist taking a snap! • What are some of the ways that you check in with yourself to protect yourself from overdoing it? . . . . . . #thesimplenutritionblog #selfcare #selfcaresunday #bodyimage #rest #londonblogger #blackheathvillage #mini #timeout #rd #nutritionblogger

Just incase anyone needs to see this this morning ✨ • YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND WORTHY AND YOU DESERVE LOVE ✨ • 📷: the beautifully talented @frances_cannon

Hey! So I’ve a fair few (100 is a lot for me, ok😂) new followers recently, mainly thanks to ma boss @laurathomasphd mentioning me in her stories. So I thought I would do a little intro here - sorry for everyone who actually knows me in real life - this one will be boring for you! • 🌊 I’m originally from Eastbourne but I moved to London 4 years ago to go to uni and that’s where I now live. I love south-east London but I do desperately miss the sea and have to go down to the beach whatever the weather every time I go home. • 🤓 I graduated this summer from Kings College London with a 2:1 in Nutrition & Dietetics and am now a Registered Dietitian. I’m currently interning for @laurathomasphd at @intuitiveeatingldn which I am absolutely loving!! And boy am I learning a hell of a lot about #intuitiveeating • ✏️ I write a blog, #thesimplenutritionblog which I have neglected in recent months but I am trying to get my mojo back with that as I not only find it rather cathartic to write about what’s buzzing around in my head, but I’ve also started using it to share resources and tips for other Nutrition and Dietetics students. • 🐨 I took a year off before uni (mainly because I didn’t get into medical school and wanted some more time to think about what to do next) during which I went to Australia by myself for a month which felt like a really big deal at the time! • 🎵 I used to sing in all the choirs available at school and have my Grade 6 in singing and Grade 5 in flute (goodness knows how!) and secretly love musical theatre so much - I made my boyfriend listen to me sing along to a 5-hour long musicals compilation on the drive down to Cornwall recently (I was driving so I got to choose whatever music I liked, ok??) • I’m intending to make a concerted effort to be more active on here and in writing blog posts so if you have any topics or questions you’d like covered, or just want to say Hey! drop me a message in the comments 👇 or a DM.

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Just incase you need this little reminder - I know I often do ⭐️ • From @emilycoxhead via @thehappynewspaper

We’re done! 👩‍🎓💃🏼 #kingsalumni #dietitians 📷: @louisetru

Once I had let go of chasing weight loss or a particular aesthetic, I found that I needed to discover ways of moving my body that I actually enjoyed 👟 • I’ve written a blog post on my process of finding joyful movement as well as sharing some other great resources! • Link is in bio! 🤓#thesimplenutritionblog #joyfulmovement

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