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LAURA IU, RD, CNSC, RYT
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Mains

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Salads & Sides

Smoothies & Juices

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Snacks

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Baking

 
How many times have you said the phrase, “I feel so fat today.” ? I hear people say this all of the time... but what do they really mean? • What they really mean is: “I feel unlovable, judged, unworthy. The word “fat” then becomes synomous with negative things like unattractive, lazy, unhealthy. • Think about what someone says “I feel skinny” and how thin then becomes synonymous with feeling pretty and worthy. • When we say these phrases, we are wiring our brains to believe that how we look dictates how we’re supposed to feel that day. • As part of the body image work I do with clients, I encourage them to always dig deeper into their feelings. So the next time the phrase pops into your head, ask yourself: 1. what does fat feel like? 2. if those things are true then what’s the worse thing that could come from those things? 3. and what would be the worse that could come from that? • Get clear on your feelings. Dig deep. Fat is NOT an emotion.
I know it’s Friday night but I’m feelin like sharing a blog post!! And if you guys are like me... I love a wild night sipping tea in bed at 9pm 😂 • OK so when I bought this dress earlier this year, I was in such a different headspace - I actually bought it for an intended solo trip to Bali! 🌴. • Then the unexpected happened 💕. Flash back to last week, when I got to wear it with my new travel partner 😍💕 and bc he practically lives at the hospital, it was the FIRST time we spent more than 60ish hours together...(192 to be exact but hey whose counting..lol) which means we got to enjoy several yummy meals together which I’m sharing on the blog today!! • head over to the link above for Tulum eats and travel tips you NEED to know like : 💸cash is everything. ⚠️bug spray: a requirement, not an option. 🥑 AVOCADOS COST $1 PER POUND and no you cannot bring them into the US unless you peel, de-seed and either vacuum seal or emerge them in a liquid (I checked and if you do all of the above I guess you really deserve to keep what’s left of your avocados! 😂) 🌮also tacos are life 🙌🏽 but you knew that one already 😉
Think about the last time you went on a diet, a detox or juice cleanse, a whole 30. Ever wonder WHY your cravings for high carb, high fat foods were heightened?! • This is because when our bodies are DEPRIVED of food, our brains 🧠 become OBSESSED with food. Cue diet binge cycle 🔄. • This is true for every.time.you.go.on.a.diet. And it’s been reported in experiments, research studies and history!! • Data collected from concentration camps - where people were starved - document prisoners having reported an increased preoccupation with food. • Remember the recent event in Thailand where the boys were trapped in the cave? Of all the things that these malnourished boys could have written to their families, they wrote about the dishes they would eat when they returned home. • Sharing this because DIETS ARE INTENTIONAL STARVATION. • I know being told what to eat and what not to eat feels good, because it’s tangible — while trusting your own body and letting go of the food rules is scary AF. • If you’re currently on a diet or thinking about the next one, I want you to stop and question it. Ask yourself WHY hasn’t it worked? (Because I promise you, it’s not your fault - it’s the diets fault.) With every diet, you were set up to “fail” from the start because the brain and body will become preoccupied with food/bingeing the moment the diet ensues. And again until the next one.
🖐🏽LEFT: rigid, regimented. emotionally and mentally exhausting. takes up mental space. You do not trust body to self regulate, rely on external factors to tell body when, what + how much to eat. come off of it for vacation only to be followed by guilt and the “need to work off the calories”. Values external appearance as part of one’s self worth 💔. • 🤚🏽RIGHT: food freedom 🙌🏽 relies on body to self regulate. You trust body to signal when it’s hungry/full and body trusts person won’t starve themselves👊🏽. Knows that self worth is not based on external appearance. ❤️
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laura.iu@nyu.edu

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