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I'm Lindsay Sparks, a registered dietitian on a mission to help others move beyond the numbers and recognize that their value and beauty comes from within. Life is more than just going through the motions, it's about getting in tune with your mind and body to live a life well-nourished.

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Today’s self-care included stocking up on some pre-made, ready-to-eat foods from @mamajeans_market to get me through the next several days because yo girl did not go grocery shopping this week 😬and she isn’t in the mood to meal plan or do a big grocery trip at this point in the game. 🙅🏼‍♀️ What does self-care look like for you today?
Baby Sparks has officially started bumping out da belly in the past few weeks! 😆🤰🏼 . . I know my body may never look the same as it did pre-pregnancy and I’m okay with that. I embrace the changes that have come and that surely will continue to come because I know bodies are meant to change; they’re not static. I’m not worried about “getting my body back” post-pregnancy because I know my body is not my worth. Instead, I plan to care for my body (and mind) the best that I can, now and always. I’ve long ago realized it is not my life’s work to micromanage my body or to love my body 100% of the time. Instead, I respect it for what it is: a body — the only one I have. The one that carries me around through life. And I respect it for giving me the opportunity to carry another life into the world, which for some, they desperately wish and pray for, but don’t get the chance. October is Mental Health Awareness month and today is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. My heart goes out to all the folks who may be reading this that have lost a baby or who have been dreaming of carrying a baby but it hasn’t happened. My heart also goes out to those who can’t fathom how they can ever respect their body the way that it is. Please know that our society doesn’t make this easy, but that it is possible. I also acknowledge that I am not in a large body (per society’s standards) and I have not experienced the stigma and marginalization that those in larger bodies likely have. My hope is that you find some semblance of peace with any of the above that you might be struggling with and to not be afraid to get professional support if you need it.
How different would your life look if instead of pursuing weight loss or a number on the scale, you pursued self-care? . #Repost @thereallife_rd ・・・ YOU CAN PURSUE HEALTH WITHOUT PURSUING CHANGING YOUR BODY. Body acceptance does not mean giving up on your health.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Choosing to engage in behaviors that honor your health and help you care for your entire self – body, mind and soul – versus choosing behaviors to manipulate your body size are two different things. But our brains can trick us into believing they are the same. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s okay if you aesthetically prefer your former body or if you aesthetically prefer a fantasized thin body you’ve never had. I think you can prefer that body, but accept and appreciate the body you do have at the same time. We can hold them both. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I prefer my smaller body, but the sacrifices I would have to make to get there are 1000% not worth it to me and I much prefer the whole person that I am in the body I live in today. It’s hard and it’s scary and it’s uncertain, but you’ll never know how full and meaningful life could be until you decide to give yourself the opportunity to experience what that life might look like on the other side. Tag a friend if they need to hear this today! 💛
I think Missouri finally got the memo it’s fall! 🙌🍂🍁 Loving the cool temps today and loving coming home to leftovers when I don’t feel like cooking dinner even more! Leftovers pictured: homemade chicken and dumpling soup a la my sweet husband. 💕 What #fallvibes kind of foods are you munching on these days?
How often do the food police dictate your food choices? 👮‍♀️If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, the food police = the negative, inner voices that interfere with your ability to make food choices that meet your physical or emotional needs. The food police voices stem from many places, including but not limited to: - Childhood or relationships (i.e. “clean your plate,” “you can have a cookie after you eat X,” “are you sure you should be eating that?” “You look like you’ve gained weight”) - The media/diet culture (i.e. “cut carbs and lose X lbs,” “_______ is bad for you,” “eat clean”) - Diets you’ve been on in the past (i.e. “that’s too many points/calories,” “control your portion,” “don’t eat past 7pm”) - Body dissatisfaction (i.e. “you didn’t work out so you didn’t earn this food,” “you have gained X or weigh X lb, you shouldn’t be eating this”) . In the past, my inner food police would have told me I was “bad” for eating this entire veggie bowl from @chipotle and for getting “too full.” Now I know that I can trust my body’s cues + use gentle nutrition and self-compassion to create balance. I’m not “good” or “bad” for what I eat or the amount I eat. Overall, I’ve had a lot more joy + peace in my life since saying, “Bye, bye Food Police! You suck!”👋🏻 . How do you begin to banish the food police so you can start making food choices that honor your body and mind?🤔 The first step is to become aware of how often your self-talk around food is negative or destructive; practice examining these voices to determine: are they fear based, are they realistic, are they accurate/science based, are they helping you make peace with food? Next, work on replacing and reframing these harmful voices with positive, encouraging, nurturing voices that assist you in making the best choice for your body, in each moment, day to day. It takes practice, but with time and patience, you can end your war with food. Confused about all this food police stuff? Reach out or comment below! 👇🏻I’m always happy to answer questions.
So much wisdom in this post from @bodyimage_therapist! 💕🙏 . #Repost @bodyimage_therapist ・・・ When we make global assessments about what we see, feel and experience, we miss the details - it's a denial of complexity. These kinds of thoughts can be quite the trap for people, especially unchallenged or unseen. These thoughts are 'black and white' in nature meaning when the words 'all' or 'good' or 'bad' are said - there's no room for other words because those words would become a contradiction in the mind, negating the use of the assumption (that use being: to save the brain processing power). How can we make this list more helpful? For one, notice how we moralise weight and foods in our culture - weight loss or gain is just that, loss or gain - neither good or bad, it just is. Same with food, food is food, neither good or bad, it just is. Both fat and thin people can be happy and unhappy, healthy and unhealthy and that doesn't change their value as a human. . . Put some space around the words in these statements and see them for what they are. Notice how many of the words in these statements don't mean what they actually mean anymore - they're loaded first with a heavy social meaning. Which assumptions do you need to let go? . . #psychology #intuitiveeating #mindfulness #dietculture #bopo #stigma #mentalhealth #bodyimage #mentalillness #dietitian #therapy #gratitude #wellbeing #health #healthateverysize #psychotherapy #bodypositivity #love #counselling #assumptions