Thursday, May 03, 2007

Health at every size

I appreciate all the comments on the last post. Thank you!

Dr Steph brought this to my attention -- Health at every size. The basic principles are these: "This approach encourages self-acceptance by honoring the natural diversity in body shape and size and by exposing societal prejudice and discrimination against larger individuals. It promotes the benefits of physical activity by encouraging social, pleasure-directed movement. Finally, it helps people to re-connect eating to internally-directed hunger, appetite and satiety cues, leading to a more normal, peaceful relationship with food."

This is exactly what I've come to realize is the only way I want to live the rest of my life. I think it helps to have it laid out so clearly like this. Perhaps I should have it tattooed on my arm. :-)

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