It’s my blog about normal eating. You’re reading it.<\/p>\n
So, I’m working on this thing I like to call my Unified Theory of Kicking Ass. What that means is, I’m reading and learning stuff about normal eating and nutrition and how people change their behaviour. <\/p>\n
I have a pretty decent understanding of this stuff already, since I’ve almost finished my nutrition degree, but I’m looking for something more. <\/p>\n
Something that will really help people. Something that will totally kick ass.<\/em><\/p>\n The thing is, there are a lot of useful theories around. There’s intuitive eating, and eating competence, and demand feeding, and health at every size, and various non-diet approaches to good nutrition. And we’re going to discuss them all on this blog.<\/p>\n They’re based on solid evidence. They work. And a lot of people really, really like the idea of putting them to work in their own lives.<\/p>\n But that can be really, really hard to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n I know because I went through it myself.<\/p>\n I had a serious Dieting Incident that really messed me up. It took me five years to relearn to eat, and move, and feel normal with my body again. <\/p>\n I’m not perfect by any means, but I’ve reached a place that is, apparently, enviable: I feel comfortable around food. <\/p>\n I don’t think of food as “good” or “bad.” I don’t see my weight as a reflection of my character. I combine what tastes good<\/em> and what feels good<\/em> without a lot of thought. I mostly get hungry at regular times, and I mostly eat until I feel just right. My weight is stable, finally.<\/p>\n I’m cool with food. And I’m pretty cool with my body, too.<\/p>\n