We had a guest speaker for nutrition today, and i thought i would share my thought and what i got out of it. It had some GREAT stuff about helping yourself stay or get healthy, in the healthy way! Let me know what you think and get out of it, ill be using this to start stuff with my nutrition major. Thanks!
Diets focus in taking food away and identify food as ‘good”
or “bad”
It is just food!
Dieting doesn’t address the real issue-the root of the
problem
Food is more than just for fueling our bodies, there are so
many other variables
They give you a high chance of failure; the bar is so high
up
*NON DIET APPROACH*
Intuitive eating style
Eliminate
food rules!
Food is
nourishment and enjoyment
Learn to
cope with life without using food
There are
no “bad” foods
Create
goals that motivate and build confidence
-Start
with goals that they fell they can do
Love your
body along the way!
-Anyone
who talks down to themselves constantly will fail the journey
Eating times-
Every 3-4
hours, don’t take away foods-add good ones!
Feel hungry
every 3-4 hours (so your metabolism isn’t damaged by a diet)
Variety-
Meals need
3 food groups, snacks 2 food groups
Protein-long lasting energy
Produce- allows you to chew and shallow more
Fruits and veggies; ADD THEM!
Keep the same volume of foods; just supplement them so the
calories come down
High fiber choices- Absorbs water, makes you feel
fuller-longer
ADD WATER- dehydration makes us tired, makes us think we
need fuel
Activity- (promote play) let it be a want to, not a have to
*Do these one or two steps at a time
Questions to ask:
-Am I hungry?
Bored,
socially, tired, procrastination-not starting a paper or homework so start eating- set up structure
-How do I feel?
Irritable,
can’t think, head ache- signs of hunger
(I’m not hungry right now im bored. I will do an
activity to fix that.)
Making peace with foods:
There are
not “good” or “bad” foods
All foods
can fit
Deprivation
most often leads to over eating
Portions
and timing are what count
New labels
-Most
of the time foods; fruits proteins carbs – things with low calories, large
nutritional values
-Some
of the time foods; treats, fats
Loving your body-
*Ditch the
numbers- scales, clothes
Measures;
beauty, determination, successful, how were better than others, how fat we are… A scale can’t
measure what we need- one piece
to a whole.
Measure by how your clothes fit,
your endurance, if you can feel hunger…
Numbers
have got to go or you wont win the battle, you don’t show your tags or your
weight to others, they don’t really care
*Stop the
comparisons-media, everyday people
Media
messages, are all for money not for YOUR health reasons
They
use it to make you buy- it doesn’t sell they lose their job
Do we compare our strengths or our
weaknesses?
More
often, weaknesses
If
you compare and you lose, at least compare again so you tie
(You
have ____ but I have _____)
*Tap in to
gratitude-
When was
the last time you were just happy and it didn’t make a big deal; what were the entities of that
What are my favorite features?
What are my favorite senses? OWN WHAT YOUR AWESOMENESS!
What are your talents and abilities?
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE HIGHEST IN EATING DISORDERS, THEYRE
RISING!
PEOPLE WHO COME FROM WHERE MOM’S ARE THE ONES WHO INSTIGATE
ARE USUALLY THE WORST ONES-THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE SUPPOSRTIVE NOT DISTRUCTIVE.
