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How many ridiculous things like this have you hear

How many ridiculous things like this have you heard?

BIPOC are already excluded from so many situations for no reason other than the fact that we aren't white. Then we're told to ditch our cultural foods and eat what they're eating so we can "fit in" and be "healthy". Nonsense.

I'm here to tell you that you that that does not need to happen! I know that it's so easy for someone on social media to tell you to just embrace your cultural foods and uproot white supremacy. And I know that it's not easy! We have to struggle with these messages day in and day out reminding us that we're "different" and telling us that we're not good enough.

It takes constant work to get to the point where you can truly embrace yourself for who you are. And it's something that I can support you with!

You can work with me individually to start embracing your foods and rejecting the shame that has been put on you.

I also have a FREE Facebook group for people struggling with this same thing so you can join for a community to support you. Link is in my bio. Message me for more info 😘

A reminder for the mid-week: you are enough.

A reminder for the mid-week: you are enough.

People pressure others so much to eat exactly like

People pressure others so much to eat exactly like them claiming their way is best. 🤔 says who!?

If you want to be vegan, vegetarian, keto, paleo, eat only organic, eat meat, fine! Do whatever you want with your body, but please stop telling other people they HAVE to eat the same way you do.

Here's why:

1. Your way isn't the best for everyone. It might not even be the best for you.

2. Not everyone can afford your lifestyle healthwise and money-wise.

3. You don't take other cultures into consideration with your unwanted advice.

4. It's annoying. No one asked.

Do you find yourself eating food that you don't ev

Do you find yourself eating food that you don't even like so that you can be "healthy"?

I once had a client tell me that she's been eating boiled chicken with steamed vegetables for her meals, no sauce, no nothing. I, trying not to show visible disgust on my face 😬, asked "Is that a meal that you enjoy?". She answered, "no! It's gross. But it's healthy so I have to eat it." My next question is "why?". Why do you have to eat a food that you don't like? What is the purpose of doing that? To be healthy? How is constantly feeding yourself food that doesn't feed your soul healthy?

You don't have to eat food that you don't like. You don't have to eat food that someone else told you you have to eat to be healthy. You don't have to eat food that you tell yourself that you need to eat to be healthy.

Check in with yourself during your next meal. Are you eating this meal in the name of health? Or are you eating it in the name of developing your relationship to food? And season your food.

I hear so often that someone in the body positive

I hear so often that someone in the body positive community is shaming someone for weight loss, telling them that's a horrible thing to want. On the other hand, I see a lot of people saying weight loss is the only answer to things that even have nothing to do with weight.

What if we were in the middle? What if it's not either extreme?

There's no shame in desiring weight loss and I'm sorry if I or anyone else has made you feel that way. Why wouldn't someone want to lose weight when so many things are telling us that weight loss is the answer for all of our problems? I totally get it!

What I will say is that weight loss is not the answer. Weight loss is not a magical fix. There's so much more under that desire to lose weight whether that's needing to feel accepted or wanting to be able to run around with grand kids. Also, intentional weight loss doesn't work!! I'm sure that's not easy to hear. It does not work and the pursuit of it will lead to more and more challenges along the way.

What would it look like to dig deeper and see what's driving that desire to lose weight?

Work with me and find out. I will not work with you to help you lose weight. I will help you explore the deeper issues and work with you on accepting and respecting your body the way it is.

People often say how bad certain foods are. "What

People often say how bad certain foods are. "What makes them bad?" They often don't know. They just go with the latest trend that says this food is bad and this food is good.

So now avocados and turmeric have become "basic" food when they were demonized before a white person said that they're okay and turned them into "superfoods". Check out @black.nutritionist awesome post on superfoods 👌🏾

And how about MSG? Monosodium glutamate. How many of you believe that it's detrimental to your health? Where did that belief come from?

Stop demonizing foods that you just don't understand. Do some research from REPUTABLE sources. Ask questions. Don't just jump on the train because Suzy said some food is bad when really she's just xenophobic.

What are some other foods that often get demonized for no reason?

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