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Some New Year advice from @caterria_wms 🎉 Long

Some New Year advice from @caterria_wms 🎉

Long story short, you don't have to do something just because someone else is doing it. Do you and whatever is best for you. Don't know what that is? Feel free to reach out and we can talk 🤗

Happy Holidays from me and @caterria_wms 🤗 Loo

Happy Holidays from me and @caterria_wms 🤗

Looks back at my posts if you need some help during this season and remember that it's okay if the holidays are difficult for you! Do whatever it is you need to do to take care of yourself including reaching out for support if needed. ❤

Graphic by Ca'terria 😊 First, let's define bod

Graphic by Ca'terria 😊

First, let's define body acceptance. Simply put, body acceptance is accepting your body despite not being completely satisfied with it. Body acceptance should be intersectional, but it's often not.

To me, it is another movement that has black folks in mind, then gets distracted by the thin white women posting pictures of their "rolls".

Whenever I have spoken about body acceptance with my black clients, they say "how can I accept myself when no one else does? When I don't fit in in this world?"

This world is not accepting of black folk, whether it's telling us that we can't eat our cultural food, telling us that our skin is too dark, telling us that we don't fit "the American ideal". So why do we continue to follow movements and use frameworks that leave us behind?

Why do we keep making cookie cutter frameworks? Should what works for white people work for black folks when there are so many more layers in the equation?

If body acceptance is being used and discussed, please also discuss the intersectionality and remember that you cannot expect someone to accept their body when no one else does.

These are just my Friday afternoon thoughts! Would love to hear your thoughts and opinions below 😊

Post by @caterria_wms 😍😍 Thursday can be Th

Post by @caterria_wms 😍😍

Thursday can be Thankgiving for some, it can also be a time of grief, stress, or just a normal day.

Whether you are celebrating, just practicing some traditions, or not doing anything, here are some tips for what can be an emotionally charged day.

1. Eat 3 meals and your snacks. You don't have to compensate for what you are about to eat. It's important to nourish yourself throughout the whole day. Plan out some activities you can do to help you cope and sit with your emotions.

2. You also don't have to compensate for what you eat after the day is done! Set some goals for Friday and the weekend to help you have your meals and snacks.

3. You don't need to compensate with exercise either. Think about the intention. If the intention is not disordered, engage in activity that you enjoy, not something you feel like you have to do.

4. Lastly and I think most importantly: Be patient with yourself and ask for help as needed. Thursday can be a hard day! And the days following as well. It's okay if not everything goes to plan. How can you be compassionate with yourself?

Write in the comments any other tips that you will be using on Thursday!

*Please view my disclaimer in my highlights*

I have honestly been avoiding posting this. This

I have honestly been avoiding posting this. This is something that I have been thinking about discussing for months, but didn't know how to put it into words and didn't want to deal with the pushback.

Looking at these slides (and without looking at the top), what do you think the common theme is?

These statements are so simplistic, cookie cutter, and black and white. How many of you have been told these before or have said them before? 🙋🏾‍♀️ I know I have! I didn't know any better and was repeating what I heard other people saying.

But have you ever taken a second to think about the impact of these statements?

Intuitive eating is not for everyone. It's not for those who don't have access to food or deal with food insecurity. Not everyone can afford to buy new clothes everytime they don't fit or they can't find stores that have their size. The world has thoughts about all bodies being good bodies and seeing you for something other than how you look. If you are in a fat, BIPOC, disabled, LGBTQIA+, and/or a religious body (and more), you know that this is not true.

I urge you to take time to listen to your clients and stop with the cookie cutter responses. There are so many nuances that need to be addressed.

Thank you to @caterria_wms for the post graphics 😍

What other common statements have you heard?

**Please see my disclaimer in my highlights.

I'm looking at you. I'm looking at celebrities, ch

I'm looking at you. I'm looking at celebrities, chefs, pastors*, radio jockeys, nutritionists**, doctors, nurses, therapists, pretty much every health professional, grandparents, parents, children, eating disorder survivors, teachers, personal trainers, and everyone else in the world with and without power or influence.

Nutrition is complex and it's so much more than about what you eat. It's not about replacing pasta with vegetables, removing sweets from your diet, or eating foods that you don't like in the name of "health".

I know this is said all the time and I also know that it needs to be said 100 times more. Your words have an impact. Please don't give advice on things you know nothing about.

*more posts on pastors coming soon
**this is about people who call themselves nutritionists who have no nutrition degree

***My Instagram is for educational purposes only and does not replace nutrition or medical advice.

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