Dietitian’s #1 Tip to Speak Kindly About Your Body

If you struggle to speak kindly about your body, I encourage you to take this into perspective… This is the top thing I encourage my clients to do to start to be kinder to themselves and how they speak.

If you saw your daughter look in the mirror, dead serious, pinch her stomach and sigh “ugh, gross,” how would you feel?

As a mom, I know I would feel so defeated.

So why do you do this to yourself?

As a dietitian and mom myself, I’m on a mission to help moms speak kindly about their bodies.

The missing ingredient is compassion.

I often ask my clients this question above because as a mom you have so much compassion for your kids.

But for yourself?? It probably sounds more like…

“Why can’t you stick to the plan?!” “Can’t you have more willpower?” “Just get the hang of it already, Suzie can do it!”

You may be your own harshest critic, but is it truly helping you?

At the peak of swimsuit season I want to encourage you to employ more self-compassion.

Remember, your kids are watching you.

Girls as young as 5, 6, and 7 are dieting. They feel this immense pressure to stay small and skinny.

Where do they learn this? From peers and the media, but also at home. This study shows that girls’ ideas about dieting comes directly from their mothers.

But you have the power to change the narrative… and enjoy your life more fully.

The best thing you can do for your kids and yourself is heal your relationship with food and your body.

Imagine if you could speak positively about your body and your kids never grew up doubting their self-worth based on their body size?

Imagine if you ate the same meals as your kids and they learned that all foods can fit, without feeling out of control around food?

Imagine if you put on your bathing suit confidently and your kids do the same when they have kids because they learned it from you?

What’s holding you back from speaking kinder to yourself?

With love and compassion…

XO
Chelsey