Dietitian Tips on Not Worrying About Gaining the Freshman 15
This Dietitian Wants to Tell Every Freshman: Don't Worry About the "Freshman 15!"
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If you're surrounded by friends or people in your classes who are always talking or complaining about their diet, stressing about weight gain, or engageing in disordered eating or exercise habits, Previte said, "it's very important to find a support system of people who are not engageing in diet culture." This doesn't mean you can't be friends with people who engage in diet culture, but you need to set boundaries to protect yourself so you're not pulled into unhealthy habits.
If friends start talking about diets and weight gain, Previte said you have a few different options: "Change the subject, walk away, explain why you don't enjoy dieting and how it's not only harmful but it doesn't work. You could also share this well-known Intuitive Eating book or an antidiet, body-positive podcast with a friend.
Previte said in order to be successful and stay true to your food freedom ways, find your antidiet tribe! There are other humans who don't want to diet and you can connect with them so much deeper by having this mutual understanding.