Compassion. Compassion. Compassion.
Diet and wellness culture are exhausting.
And sell lies. Repeatedly. And when the lies/solutions don’t pan out, it’s your fault.
YUCK.
There is no such thing as a perfect food.
There is no such thing as a food that will save you from being a human. there is no such thing as a food that will boost your longevity, or prevent you from dying.
There is no such thing as a food that will heal you. Scurvy as a possible exception.🍊 Wellness culture disputes these concepts daily.
Not. Here. For. It.
Diet culture gets all of us at our weak points. This is intentional.
For those with long stories of being made to feel uncomfortable in their bodies, of being told or feeling that their bodies were problems, diet culture offers ‘solutions.’ One after another after another. With increasing degrees of self-sacrifice and risk. With the same outcome, for most. And an enormous risk of disordered eating and eating disorders on the side.
For those living with chronic illnesses, diet culture promises a cure, a solution dreamed of but never imagined. An answer. An end to a confusing experience. This shows up as confusing messages, egregious false promises, and bold faced lies. And if you choose not to go down the road of ‘solutions,’ you’re not doing all you can.
I appreciate that you might be dieting, right now. You’re so welcome here. And if you’re trying to get away from dieting and diet culture, but are surrounded by it and tempted as a result, you’re so welcome here. If you’ve gotten angry at the time wasted on dieting, I’m sorry you can’t get that time back, and you’re so welcome here.
Compassion. Compassion. Compassion. Wherever you are. Compassion.
