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Created to help women stop focusing on diets, No Diet Day began in 1992 by British feminist, Mary Young. She was tired of what ‘diets’ were doing for her and decided it was time to shift the focus. Instead of creating more restrictions in life, she wanted people to start focusing on establishing a positive body image and healthy relationship with food.
Join me May 6th to celebrate No Diet Day. I inspire you to take action by spreading the message of No Diet Day to people everywhere.
One of the best ways to celebrate is to recognize your own beauty and know you are perfect just the way you are. You don’t have to wait until May 6th, start now! You. Are. Beautiful. Today and every day.
- Stephanie
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8 Ways to Celebrate No Diet Day...Everyday:
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 Remove the labels. Remove the “shoulds”, “shouldn’ts”, “cheat foods”, “clean foods”, “diet foods”, “healthy foods” from your vocabulary. Give yourself permission to eat what you want, but also slow down and take notice of how food makes you feel. Do you enjoy the taste? Do you feel energized after eating it? Are you enjoying the experience? Remember, you are not ‘good’ because you drank a kale smoothie today and you’re not ‘bad’ because you ate cake. Becoming aware of how food is making you feel is more empowering than any label.
- Slow down and savor your food. Engage your senses when eating and become present with meals. Make eating an experience you enjoy that brings pleasure by nourishing your body, mind, and soul.
- Embrace spontaneity. Call a friend and grab a bite to eat. Avoid over-planning or over- thinking about details. Ask yourself, “What am I in the mood for?” Don’t order the salad just because you think you should...and don’t order the burger because others are ordering it. Ask yourself what do YOU want. Maybe it is the salad….maybe it is the burger.
- Remove diet clutter in your life. Go through your bookshelf and magazine stacks, ditch the ones that promise quick fix diet solutions. Purge your social media accounts and unfollow anyone promoting quick fix diets and weight loss solutions.
- Delete the calorie counting apps on your phone. These apps bring the focus back to adding a number value to everything you eat. Shift your approach from counting every calorie and gram of carb, protein and fat to paying attention to how the food is making you feel.
- Participate in movement that feels fun and joyful. If you enjoy group exercise classes, pay attention to the environment. Is the instructor or trainer positive and uplifting or do they practice motivation through body shaming? Exercise should make you feel good both on the inside and out! What words are you filling your mind with as you move your body.
- Remove the “goal clothes.” You know those clothes you’ve outgrown? Stop looking at them and filling your mind with negative self-talk. Donate or consign everything, especially “goal” skinny jeans What a great spring cleaning task!
- Write a breakup letter to your diet. Seriously. This might sound silly, but trust me—it’s empowering! Tell your diet why you won’t let it control your life. Thank it for what it’s taught you but let it know it’s no longer working. It likely stopped working long ago. Explain how you want to be your best and it’s not helping at all. Be bold. Tell your old dieting self you love and respect your body, mind, and health too much and it (or he or she) has got to go.
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Recipe By McCann's
Ingredients
- 1-1/4 cups softened butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 3 cups McCann’s® Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars. Add egg and vanilla extract.
- Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add to butter mixture. Mix well.
- Stir in McCann’s® Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal, raisins and walnuts.
- Drop rounded teaspoons of batter on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350°F. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire cooling rack.
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“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” -Steve Maraboli
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| Why is No Diet Day Important: |
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Here are a few statistics from The National Eating Disorder Association:
- In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified).
- 40-60 percent of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or about becoming too fat. This concern endures through life.
- 81 percent of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat.
- 95 percent of all dieters will regain their lost weight in 1-5 years.
- 35 percent of “normal dieters” progress to pathological dieting. Of those, 20-25 percent progress to partial or full-syndrome eating disorders.
Dieting is associated with an unhealthy relationship with food and body image. As a nutrition expert, I know dieting is not the answer. Being healthy is a total lifestyle approach, which includes eating good quality food that nourishes the body and thoughts and activities that nourish the mind and soul. This is what No Diet Day is about—ditching the control diets have over us. A better option? Embrace life. Good food. Healthy relationships. Creating memories and experiences around the pleasure food brings instead of letting food control your life. |
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| ABOUT SO Nutrition |  | Stephanie Leipprandt Ouellette, MBA, RDN, LD Stephanie has been working in the field of nutrition and dietetics since 1995. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from Michigan State University, completed an Approved Pre-Professional Practice Program at Western Michigan University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Baker College. She’s been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist since 1996 and licensed in Texas since 2007. In 2008, Stephanie earned her certification in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management. Stephanie has extensive clinical & managerial experience, both in corporate settings and in the community. Now she wants to share her knowledge with you, because most (if not all) nutritional habits begin at home.
Stephanie and her family reside in Katy, Texas
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