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sandglass (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sandglass) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} otf_wank, |
Re: Sorry for getting all unfunnybusiness...
This.
One of the things that really rankled me reading some of what she wrote was that not only did she almost obsessively count calories, but that she started to base her entire life around her diet. Don't get me wrong, it's one thing to get healthy, which can involve lots of life changes, it's another to be like, "I have to be really careful about going to parties because oh god, if I fuck up mydiet health even one day!"
When I was learning Health At Every Size (HAES) and on Wellbutrin, which pretty much kills the body's hunger drives and cravings, I was told I could pay careful attention to how I feel after I eat and base my decisions on that. HAES is all about listening to your body's cues for eating, IE if you're hungry then eat, if you crave ice cream look into if you're getting enough calcium in your diet (or just have some fucking ice cream because you're a fucking adult), etc. It's so helpful and so much healthier than when I tried to "Diet" (IE eat food that was pre-approved, in small amounts, and ignore cravings because my body is supposedly evil and a moron), because it turns out your body is fantastically smart at guiding you to the right food.
This.
One of the things that really rankled me reading some of what she wrote was that not only did she almost obsessively count calories, but that she started to base her entire life around her diet. Don't get me wrong, it's one thing to get healthy, which can involve lots of life changes, it's another to be like, "I have to be really careful about going to parties because oh god, if I fuck up my
When I was learning Health At Every Size (HAES) and on Wellbutrin, which pretty much kills the body's hunger drives and cravings, I was told I could pay careful attention to how I feel after I eat and base my decisions on that. HAES is all about listening to your body's cues for eating, IE if you're hungry then eat, if you crave ice cream look into if you're getting enough calcium in your diet (or just have some fucking ice cream because you're a fucking adult), etc. It's so helpful and so much healthier than when I tried to "Diet" (IE eat food that was pre-approved, in small amounts, and ignore cravings because my body is supposedly evil and a moron), because it turns out your body is fantastically smart at guiding you to the right food.
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