In my role as strength coach diet culture, and work hard to undo the harms that these constructs have made on the community. Diet culture is responsible for so many individuals feeling less than, undervalued, shameful and hurt. It causes people to involve themselves in disordered eating habits and often times these normalized habits go unnoticed because they are seen as not that big of a deal, or even to some as “healthy”. My belief, is that an intuitive eating style is much more healthy for people’s physical and psychological health. Intuitive eating works on the basis that all individuals have a different point where their body may feel more comfortable in terms of weight and that by being more in tune with the messages our body gives us, we can build our interoceptive relationship with our body. This means listening to our hunger cues and eating foods that feel good to you without restriction.

I work in a world where health and what is “best” for someone’s “health” is talked about, debated, and exploited endlessly.  But the view of what consists of someone’s health can often times be very narrow.  For many years, the fitness industry has limited its view of health into only looking at someone’s physical activity and their nutrition intake, forgetting about other forms of health such as social support, mental health, and emotional health.