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PSA: you don't have to "healthify" your food. You

PSA: you don't have to "healthify" your food. You don't have to eat banana "nice" cream (I mean look at the name!), cookies made with beans or applesauce, baked fried chicken, Starbucks drinks ordered "skinny" with nonfat milk, no whip, and no syrup pumps, and so on.

Maybe cookies made with applesauce is what you like. Great! I want you to think about the intention behind choosing that item vs a cookie made with regular white sugar. Are you telling yourself that you like it better, but deep down you know it's because you're restricting? Or do you simply like it better?

It's okay if you truly like these items. What's not okay is if you have the "regular" version of the item and you are fearful of it or it brings up negative thoughts.

What can you do to challenge yourself and take the time to ask yourself the intention behind some of your choices?

What if I told you that just because you're skinny

What if I told you that just because you're skinny, it doesn't mean that you're happy? If you have a desire to lose weight because you think you will be happier on the other side, I want you to think again.

You set a goal weight. You get to that weight. You set a new goal weight. You get to that weight. And then you set a new goal weight. And so on and so forth. It turns into a cycle that does not end in happiness.

We see in our world that being thin is best and being fat is wrong, which echoes in our minds and leads to our desire to be thin so that we can fit in and people will like us. I want to challenge those thoughts and tell you that they're not rooted in a desire to be happy, they're rooted in fatphobia. The thought that thin is good, fat is bad develops a fear in you of being in a bigger body.

We were not created to look the same. Body diversity is real. How can you work on respecting your body rather than trying to change it?

I can't remember what the context of this quote fr

I can't remember what the context of this quote from @pastorjustinkendrick was, but it is so relevant to so many things. If you are thinking that you don't deserve to eat, that your body is not good enough, or any other lie that we tell ourselves, filter it through the truth in Jesus. What would He have to say about those thoughts?

"You are altogether beautiful, my darling. There is no flaw in you." -Song of Songs 4:7

A few months ago I made this peach and apple crumb

A few months ago I made this peach and apple crumble with ginger, thyme, and black pepper. It was 👌🏾

I love experimenting with flavors. It takes me forever to get recipes out because I don't measure anything and have no idea how I came out with the finished product. 🤷🏾‍♀️

What are your favorite non-traditional flavors and dishes?

Yes, you read that right! You don't have to love y

Yes, you read that right! You don't have to love your body. With all these mixed messages going around, people think that in order to recover, you have to love your body. I'm here to tell you that that's not a requirement at all!

Loving your body is hard. There may be days when you love it and there will also be days when you hate it or are simply okay with it. If someone tells you that they love their body every single day, they're lying 🙊

Instead of forcing yourself to love your body, try appreciating your body and everything that it does for you. You don't have to love your body to nourish it. You don't have to love your body to eat your favorite dessert. You don't have to love your body to recover.

What are your thoughts on this? Leave them below 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

If this resonated with you and you want to work with me, click the link in my bio to go to my website. I'll see you there 😊

What do you think of when you hear "self-care"? M

What do you think of when you hear "self-care"?

Most people would say getting their nails done, taking a bubble bath, reading, etc.

What if I told you that nourishing your body is self-care? What does that change for you?

I didn't even think about it this way until a patient said "Following my meal plan is a way to practice self-care even though it doesn't feel like it." And it BLEW MY MIND.

How did you feel when you read this post?

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