If you've been paying attention to the health and wellness community, then you've no doubt run into 'anti-diet' sentiment. Buzzwords like 'diet culture' and 'intuitive eating' are seeking to upend the decades of fad diets that we've all encountered and many of us have tried. I just wanted to write out some thoughts I've been having about this movement. I'm not sure who this post is for, but maybe I'll find some likeminded people out there.
The Anti-Diet Movement and Intuitive Eating are the far end of a pendulum swing:
We have been burned by fad diets. Many of us have tried them and failed to lose anything, or gained it all back with increased disordered eating. We're tired of feeling like bad people for struggling with our weight. But does this mean that all attempts at fat loss are in vain? Will we always gain weight back? Is our set point doomed to always increase or stay the same? NO!
What the Anti-Diet Movement does is define itself against intentional weightloss. It would not exist without an antithesis. But how many of us are trying the cabbage soup diet or juice cleanes these days? Can we all agree to leave those things in the past?
The reason I believe the Anti-Diet Movement is merely a pendulum swing in the opposite direction of our fad dieting past, is because there are some glaring scientific errors being spouted by the most staunch proponents of this movement. Namely, the fact that weight does not correspond to health.
Yes, we know overweight people can be 'healthier' than thin people. We know there are many factors that influence heath and many are not visually evident. We should all agree that healthy habits are a good target for everyone, regardless of size and that intentional weight loss should not be the goal for everyone. But how can you tell an audience of morbidly obese people that their weight is not what's causing their health issues? That it's just how society treats them that is causing their knee pain and high blood pressure and inability to walk properly? That's where it falls apart for me.
Some of us have successfully lost weight and kept it off. Many of us, actually. I encourage anyone reading this to keep striving for their health goals. Do not let the "Anti-Diet Movement" convince you that fat loss is futile or that you will never achieve your goals. This movement is just one end of a pendulum swing. Find a balanced way of eating somewhere between "Don't Try" and "Eat 1000 Calories a Day."
If you want some suggestions of people to follow that are balanced and give solid advice, try Jordan Syatt, Carter Good, even Clean & Delicious on YouTube. She does sometimes get into Intuitive Eating, but she also agrees that weightloss is beneficial for health.
You can do this! Just don't give up.
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