I see athletes and bodybuilders and impossibly fit-looking people on the interwebs extolling the virtues of macros, and it alllllmost sounds kind of science-y, so I just want to put this out there: if you are counting macros, you are on a diet. It’s right there in the name. Macronutrients are the hallmark of an…
Tag: words matter
Enough with the cheat days
Cheating on…what exactly? Cheat days seem to imply that food is a game, or a test, or a relationship. It is none of those things. Food is just food. Just an inanimate object, chillin’ on a plate. It doesn’t have moral goodness or badness. It doesn’t make rules, or punish you for breaking them. It is…
When you don’t know where to start, start with your words
Break free of the diet mentality with some simple ways to change your self-talk. At its heart, intuitive eating boils down to one thing: a change in perspective. So how do you make that happen? It all begins with your thoughts, which become your words, which become your actions, which become your habits. Here’s how you can get…
If I hear the word skinny one more time, I will hurl myself out this window
As a descriptor for food, it’s meaningless and manipulative. As a diet goal, it’s straight-up dangerous. The first time I remember encountering a food product called “skinny” was at Starbucks, probably a decade ago (yikes). I found out that you could order any drink “skinny” and you’d get fat-free milk, sugar-free syrup, the whole nine yards. I…
“Everything in moderation” is not helpful
Oh how I hate that old chestnut. Theoretically, “everything in moderation” makes perfect sense. But in reality, it sends some very unhelpful, unhealthy signals. Moderation implies that you are a moderator. That line of thinking: Puts you on the slippery slope of arbitrary counting (“I can eat 10 gummy bears every day….actually though wouldn’t 9 be better? Well…
No food is healthy
Not even kale. This op-ed from The Washington Post, published back in January, is one of the most fascinating takes on food I’ve read this year. In it, Michael Ruhlman discusses the ridiculous ways we describe our eating habits, and how our word choices have real consequences. His thesis: I submit to you that our beloved kale salads are not…
six months to sanity 