Body Image

Thinspo didn’t disappear. It just got better at hiding. If you were online during the early days of social media, you probably remember what thinspo looked like. There were pictures glorifying extremely thin bodies, mantras about losing weight, before-and-after photos, and posts glorifying hunger, restriction, and becoming smaller. It wasn’t particularly subtle. Today, you might

We all have days when looking in the mirror feels harder than usual. Bad body image days can show up out of nowhere, maybe a passing comment, a picture on social media, or just waking up feeling “off” in your skin.  These moments can feel heavy, but they don’t define your worth or the progress

Do you feel fat all the time? Do you find yourself constantly on a diet, looking in the mirror “one more time” or feeling uncomfortable in any outfit you put on? Are you spending 80% of your day thinking about your body or how to change it? What if I told you that feeling fat

The non diet approach focuses on improving health and wellbeing without focusing on weight or food restriction.  The non diet approach includes:  Non diet nutritional counseling removes weight and BMI from being a parameter in the health equation.   This article explores how to shift to a non diet approach for optimizing health, why weight is

In western culture, we are taught that a perfect body is something to aspire to. However, the idea of body perfection is a lie.  Ideas of body perfection sucks because:  Striving for body perfection can not only increase guilt and anxiety, but it it might also be the precursor for dangerous behaviors such as compulsive

Have you ever wondered why you should ditch the scale and focus on other metrics of health instead?   Ditching the scale can:  Weighing regularly is a common behavior in diet culture that doesn’t give you much information at all about your overall well being.   This article will explore why weighing yourself is not only an

Body freedom is the idea of being fully authentic and honoring your body as it is right now.   Body freedom can mean:  To achieve true body freedom you may need to come to a neutral relationship with the body you are in.   This article explores the meaning of body freedom, how your body can help

Are you struggling with your body image? Having a list of thought-provoking body image question can help you to dig into some the core beliefs you have about your body.   The root of poor body image can stem from:  Repairing your body image is tricky. Trying to improve body image with attempts to change your

Written By Anthony Herbert Dietetic Student, Reviewed by Shena Rose, RD Male body image issues have always existed. We just haven’t always been very good at recognizing them. When we talk about body image, eating disorders, or appearance pressure, the conversation still tends to focus heavily on women. Meanwhile, men are being bombarded with messages