Tag: holidays
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Dealing with almond moms this Christmas
The dreaded Almond Mom is on the warpath at Christmas. Dietitian Lucy Carey has strategies to protect yourself from diet culture this season. It’s Christmas Day and the table is laden with delicious food. As you reach for another fruit mince pie, your mother cocks one eyebrow at you. Guilt rises rapidly and you hastily…
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10 ways to celebrate the holidays that have nothing to do with food
Dietitian Lucy Carey shares 10 simple ways to focus on building memories, instead of struggling with food pressures these holidays. The holiday season can feel like a minefield when you’re trying so hard to reject diet culture and heal your relationship with food. Everywhere you look, there’s pressure to indulge or restrict, and there’s a…
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What NOT to bring to Christmas dinner
Comments about what someone is eating, or their body size and shape, are sadly common over Christmas dinner, but never appropriate. “You actually want some? I didn’t think you’d eat anything so unhealthy!” “It’s so good to see you tucking in.” “Go on, have some more. You need fattening up.” These are all things that…
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Overindulging and the holidays
Every year someone asks me how they can avoid overeating during the festive season. I could give them a yarn about only making one or two desserts for Christmas, instead of five, as the more varieties of food on offer, the more you’re likely to eat… But I think giving answers like that, even if…