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Guest post: Why I love yoga

July 17, 2017January 18, 2018

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🍩✨ • Saw this on Pinterest this morning + just thought it was the sweetest! • I was trying to think of a profound comment to go with it but words are failing me today 🤣 so I’ll leave it there! • Happy Saturday everyone!

Sharing a few of my favourite reads from the last year up on le blog today 📚 • There are novels, BoPo + foodie books to check out! • I’d love to know what you’re recommendations are - I always love to add to my ‘To Read’ list! • • • In the spirit of transparency, I’m a participant in the Amazon Services Associates Programme which means that if you decide to buy any of the books by clicking on the links, you’ll be supporting my work on the blog without any extra cost to yourself - cool huh?! #affiliatelinks

EATING THE RAINBOW 🌈. • The latest blog post shares experiences, reflections + lessons learnt from my public health placement that I completed way back in Jan. • I visited a local primary school + worked on:. • 🥦 Tips for reducing stress + anxiety around mealtimes, especially w/ fussy eating. • 🌽 Explorative tasting/smelling/playing sessions w/ the kids to increase exposure to new foods. • 🍕 Talks w/ parents + teachers covering tips on supporting a happy + enjoyable mealtime. • 🌈 A whole school project to get the kids thinking about colours + eating a variety of foods to help them grow!. • I’d love to hear about your experiences of public health placements, working w/ kiddos/parents etc. ⭐️ • 📷: @lauraheck

I’m not complaining, but this after that hot hot summer we’ve just had I’d forgotten how delightful it is to wrap up in a blanket with a mug of tea when it’s pouring with rain outside 🌧 • Switching off my phone and chilling for a few hours ⭐️ • Hope you’re all staying snug on this rainy Saturday

Searching for somewhere to caffeinate your weekend? Check out my latest Friday Favourites over on the blog ☕️ • Hopefully there’s a cafe spot that takes your fancy! • Link in bio • 📷: @tansleytansley

Day dreaming of exploring San Fran w/ @lauraheck ✨ . . . Apologies for being a bit MIA on here this week - been busy, super tired and started feeling a bit burnt out on social media so decided not to force it. . And I know plenty of people say this on here, but I’m gonna say it anyway! If you’re ever under the impression that I’ve always got my 💩 together - I ate fish fingers, toast and beans for dinner last night ... the second time in 3 days that I’ve had baked beans 😂 which is totally fine! I fed myself + it gave me way more time to chill out last night 😴 So there’ll be a fair few veggies for me to use up this weekend! . Look after yourselves however feels good to you 🤗💕 Like @thephitcoach said in his post yesterday, self care is whatever you need it to be. ✨

GUEST POST: It Took a Chronic Diagnosis To Slow Me Down ✨ . My guest this week reflects on how a chronic health diagnosis has made her reassess + consider directing some more self kindness + care back into herself. . However, you don’t need to be given a diagnosis or completely burn out before checking in with your self care practices + make sure that you’re looking after your basic physiological and emotional needs 💕 . For more info + inspiration for checking in with fundamental self care practices check out the series over @intuitiveeatingldn 🤗 . . . #thesimplenutritionblog

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

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