Body Acceptance Week 2022- Friday
Nourish Every Body: Mindful & Intuitive Eating
You may have heard the terms “mindful eating” and “intuitive eating” and wondered they mean. Vincci Tsui, RD, an Anti-Diet Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, explains the differences this way:
Whereas mindful eating is about being present in the eating experience in a non-judgmental way, intuitive eating is a broader framework that goes outside the eating experience, encouraging people to actively reject external diet messaging and change their relationship with food and their body.
Lisa Carlson, MS, RDN, LDN, Northwestern’s Campus Dietitian Nutritionist, writes about Mindful Eating this week on the Northwestern Dining Wellness and Sustainability Blog. Be sure to subscribe to the blog!
Learn more about intuitive eating here.
Health at Every Size® (HAES®) is both an approach and a movement. A core tenet of HAES® is that “measures of body weight/size do not accurately reflect an individual’s health status and often lead to ineffective interventions rather than efforts that enhance health and wellness.” Both mindful eating and intuitive eating are in line with the Health at Every Size® approach.
Campus Resources
Personalized Nutrition Counseling
- Through Northwestern Dining, we offer complimentary nutrition counseling services and guidance from our registered dietitian nutritionist Lisa Carlson, MS, RDN, LDN. Lisa takes a personalized approach to nutrition and wellness, and she is dedicated to helping people where they are to achieve a healthier lifestyle through nutrition, mindful eating, and physical activity.
- To schedule a personalized nutrition tele-counseling session with Lisa, email her at dietitian@northwestern.edu or lisa.carlson@compass-usa.com.
- Learn more about Lisa and Inclusive Dining at Northwestern.
Podcasts/Interviews
Articles
- Size Diversity and Health at Every Size
- Here’s Why I’ll Never Compliment Someone’s Weight Loss
- 6 Myths About Intuitive Eating—And What It Can Actually Do for You
- The Latest Trend is Not Dieting
Websites
Online Communities
Books
- Health at Every Size (The Surprising Truth About Your Weight)
- Intuitive Eating (A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach)
- Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight
Body-Positive Exercise and Intuitive Exercise: It's Not About the "FitSpo"
There are many reasons to exercise that have nothing to do with losing weight or changing your body shape. Reducing stress, improving mood and sleep, and increasing strength and stamina are just a few. But the gym can sometimes be a less than welcoming place for many. Alissa Rumsey, MS, RD, CDN, CSCS, Nutrition Therapist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and author of Unapologetic Eating, describes body positive fitness as "an alternative to the traditional fitness environment."
"Body positive fitness should offer community or engagement-based movement for people of all body sizes, shapes, colors, abilities, genders, etc. without the intent to manipulate or change the body. Movement at these facilities or with these trainers should be welcoming, with a focus on what feels right for each individual, how to strengthen (not “tone”), and recognize the impact on mental health. As we know, our bodies benefit in numerous ways from exercise, not including weight loss."
- Alissa Rumsey on Body Positive Exercise and Intuitive Exercise
- Health At Every SIze® and Exercise: HAES® Matters: Exercise and the HAES model (part 1) (part 2)
Articles
- 7 Ways to Heal Your Relationship With Exercise and Movement
- 'Fitspo' is co-opting wellness – but new players are rewriting the rules
- A Pep Talk for Anyone Who Wants to Work Out Right Now But Feels Like Fitness Isn’t for Them (or Is Too Self-Conscious to Start)
- 8 Reasons to Work Out That Have Nothing to Do With Losing Weight
- 8 Fitness Pros Making the Workout World More Inclusive—and Why That's Really Important
- Trans and non-binary fitness trainers are building tiny empires — on Instagram
Campus Resources
- NU Recreation
- Group Exercise On Demand
- Group Exercise Winter Quarter Schedule (Jan 19 - March 19)
- Complimentary Fitness Assessment
- Personalized Fitness Program
- Personal Training
- Massage Services
- White Light Therapy
Podcasts
Body-Positive Fitness Instructors and Influencers
- Decolonizing Fitness
- Curves With Moves
- Dances With Fat
- Anna Guest-Jelley/Curvy Yoga
- Lauren Leavell Fitness
- Jessamyn Stanley/The Underbelly Yoga
Books
Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery & Loving Your Body