Tori Martinet

Let’s build a plate using gentle nutrition & a nutrient-aware method: •at least one protein •at least one fat •at least one carbohydrate •at least one vegetable or fruit You don’t have to get one of everything, but varied nutrients in combination = satiety & satisfaction

If you’re feeling any of this - you’re not alone. I created my signature group program, The Free & Nourished Eater Method, to support folks in your shoes. You deserve support on your intuitive eating journey even if you’re not a beginner. (8/8)

And last, but certainly not least, you’re dealing with allll the daily food decisions - and just because you’ve done the work to normalize all foods doesn’t mean you have self-trust in feeding yourself and your family. Decision fatigue and self-doubt are very real here. (7/8)

You could be re-entering spaces that previously had a role in your old diet behaviors, like gyms or fitness, and those are fraught with triggers or questions about how to do it and stay away from the diet mindset. (6/ 8)

Maybe you’re navigating the world in a changed body and not sure how to cope, self-advocate, and set boundaries with others around body talk. (5/8)

You’re starting to want to cultivate eating patterns to support energy, health, or even a medical issue - but the boundaries of what's gentle nutrition vs. diet culture feel weird and there's a lot of gray area. (4/8)

But once you’ve implemented the framework, you’re sort of getting the hang of it - boom! there is less support, more nuance, and you can feel adrift and alone. (3/8)

When you first start out with intuitive eating, it’s a flurry of rage against diet culture and excitement over attenuating foods that were previously off-limits. (2/8)

Yes, the early stages of un-dieting are super difficult, but we don’t talk as much about how challenging it can be once you’re a more advanced intuitive eater. A thread (1/8) —>

My door is equally open to committed intuitive eaters and the questioning dieter alike.❤️ (7/7)

I will not demonize individuals who consider or pursue weight loss. I will yell into the void about the physical and mental harm caused by diets and fatphobia all day long, but I will not blame people who are just trying to make their own way toward health and belonging. (6/7)

Obviously there is a turning point at which an individual’s beliefs about body weight can become harmful to themselves or others - and I implore people to get curious about these pathways, but… (5/7)

Living an anti diet life is not for everyone. Just as you were not bad or wrong to want to explore intuitive eating or other chosen path to weight neutrality - you are not bad or wrong to explore something else. (4/7)

Being subjected to this on a continuous basis means that sometimes the message is too loud to ignore or fight, and sometimes people just genuinely have a change in their belief system about weight neutrality. (3/7)

We are constantly inundated with harmful messaging that says smaller bodies are better, healthier, more attractive, you name it. From media, people in our lives, health care professionals, diet industry, it is literally everywhere. (2/7)

Intuitive eaters often consider going back to intentional weight loss. Let’s talk about it —> (1/7)

For every bag of spinach I have to throw out there’s at least 2 packs of Costco muffins I completely finish. Follow me for more food waste prevention tips.

Worrying and preoccupation with food are common side effects of dieting - and they cost you more than just mental energy. They cost you connection, joy, and satisfaction.

When is the last time you went to a family event without thinking about whether or not the food would “work” for the diet you’re on? Food should work for you - not the other way around.

I wish someone had told me how to know if I was ready for gentle nutrition… I’ve got you covered in this week’s newsletter!