Nutrition

Like this:

Like Loading...

Instagram

Thought for the day via @themindfuldietitian + @marcird ✨

Let’s talk about calories ... • Some of the most common food rules that I’ve noticed people hold when working through IE has to do with calories: ⚠️ that they should be watchful of calories ⚠️ not eat ‘too many’ calories ⚠️ avoid ‘high-calorie’ foods Etc etc. • And these messages have likely come from a range of sources - friends/family, magazine articles, food marketing, even healthcare professionals. • And the reason I’m flagging this as not being a very helpful behaviour is because it’s a form of restriction - trying to use our brains or external rules to “set a calorie limit” overrides our own internal cues for hunger, fullness and pleasure. A key step of working on Intuitive Eating is to challenge these food rules in order to make peace with food - a vital step in breaking the dieting cycle. • So firstly, what are calories?? • They are a unit used to measure energy - just as we measure temperature as either degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit, or height in feet or meters, calories literally measure the amount of energy in things. • And since we’re talking about energy let’s remind ourselves what our body needs energy for: ✨ digesting our food ✨ producing hormones ✨ brain power! ✨ the mechanism of breathing ✨ maintaining our immune system ...etc. And that’s before we even get to movement within our typical day! So in case you hadn’t got the picture - our bodies need energy for literally everything! • So then, can we now see that energy is entirely necessary and not something we want to be restricting? • Very often we can intellectually get why a diet-y, food police thought is unhelpful, but those pesky things can still pop up! So it can be helpful to have some quick responses to those thoughts: • ✨ At the heart of them, messages around restricting calories are based on a fear of getting fat - which is fat-phobic as hell! (It’s not your fault - we’re all living in this horrendous diet culture which idolises thin bodies.) But notice when thoughts like this arise and question where they come from with curiosity. • {cont.}

A gorg Monday reminder from @esther.lauren ✨. • • • Getting one last coffee in before jumping on the train back to London this afternoon. • @thealimentalsage and I have had a dreamy weekend eating, drinking and wandering our way around Edinburgh. So much so that we’re already planning our next trip... • Any recommendations?

Sunday brunching ☕️

Happy Friday! ✨. • There’s a new Favourites post up on le blog with little bits that I’ve been loving this past month!. • Got a couple of book rec’s, my most listened to song and a couple of TV faves. • Always up for new books etc.!! What have you guys been loving recently? 👇. • • • 📷: @lauraheck #thesimplenutritionblog #fridayfavorites #fridayfaves #bookrecommendations #selfcare #londonbloggers

A reminder to reflect from @morganharpernichols ✨

I may not have done my food shopping for the week yet, but I bought myself some fresh flowers yesterday so I’m all good! 🌸

1️⃣6️⃣ 🥳. • Happy birthday to my (rather tall) little brother!!. • • • I’ve totally accepted my fate to be the oldest but smallest of the bunch! 😜

More accurately describing my mood than the actual weather today in London 😎🌥. • What are you up to this weekend loves? . • 📷: @thedarlingassembly

Morning everyone + happy Saturday! ✨. • Just wanted to say good luck to anyone who is heading into exam season 💕. • Remember to reach out to friends and family for support. I found it particularly helpful to speak to people who weren’t in exam mode as I found this kept me grounded when my head wanted to go off in a spiral of stress!. • I’d also encourage you to include a small self care activity each day - this might be listening to a favourite playlist, making yourself a hot choccie, watching your favourite TV show, ringing a pal, lying down for a few mins of peace and quiet... • ... what else would you add to this list?. • • • • #examseason #revision #selfcare #smallactsofselfcare

After @tansleytansley and I clambered up the hill like little mountain goats 🐐

Just a little reminder for this Easter weekend ... and every other day 🌸. • Even if you haven’t exercised... • Even if you’ve not eaten any veggies... • Even if [insert food rule] ... • You still deserve to eat ... and eat Easter eggs at that! 🐣. • 📷: @esther.lauren

Stay Social

Instagram
Twitter
Pinterest

Follow Blog via Email

Enter your email address to follow The Simple Nutrition Blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Previous Posts

Send to Email Address Your Name Your Email Address

Share this:

Like this: