Priya Tew, Dietitian UK

It is normal for our glucose levels to 📈 when we eat. We do not have to panic about that. Yes, there are things that can help if you are at risk of diabetes or have a medical condition. But please get that information from your medical team and Dietitian not a biochemist on TV

Sadly, there is a whole heap of diet culture in this. The evidence is being cherry picked and there is a supplement being sold that does not have credible evidence behind it.

I feel like we have regressed back in time. Anyone remember Gillian McKeith? 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Dear Channel 4. What were you thinking? Oh maybe this is going to bring in the viewers and up our ratings. Which I guess it will. But having worked really hard with a tv show to get credible nutrition advice out there… this makes me super sad.

Freezing cold walks outside. Family of 8.

It is always worth working on recovery from an eating disorder. I want to tell you there is HOPE. I see others recover and I believe it for you.

Ready to take the next step or try a different way?

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🙌🏼 Challenge the guilt. Guilt is a thought, not a fact.

✅ Try replacing it with a compassionate response, like:
“It’s okay to enjoy food—I’m allowed to nourish and celebrate.”
“What I eat doesn’t define me.”

🙌🏼Avoid making up for it. Skipping meals, restricting, or overexercising after Christmas can make you feel worse.

✅ Instead, aim for your regular, balanced meals to get back into a routine without swinging from one extreme to another.

✅ Remind yourself that one meal or one day doesn’t define your health.

3 Ways to Let Go of Food Guilt

Feel guilt about Christmas food? You’re not alone—but guilt doesn’t belong at your table. Here’s how to move forward with kindness.

🙌🏼Food is more than fuel. It’s part of celebration, connection, and joy. It’s okay to enjoy festive treats.

Remember there is no need to go on a diet, use any diet pills, potions, injections. January can be a huge money making time for the wellness industry. Let’s choose to not make them richer and instead ignore diet culture this year.

I honestly don’t get fireworks. Yes they are very pretty but surely they can’t be good for the environment? Just me?

Hey you don’t need to go on a diet on 1st January any more than you do on 31st December. Let 2025 be the year we stop letting diet culture tell us what to do with our bodies.

This is such an insightful take on it.

Instead of punishing yourself, take a moment to reflect with compassion. What did you enjoy about your Christmas? Was it connecting with loved ones? Laughing over shared meals? Food is just one small part of the bigger picture.

Food is not a moral issue—no guilt required!

Did you eat differently to usual over Christmas? Are you feeling overwhelmed by thoughts of guilt or shame about food?

Here’s the truth: Food does not define your worth. It’s okay to eat differently during the Christmas period.

Really great read. Thankyou for sharing.

This is the context: too many patients can’t access effective treatment. parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Christmas can be so hard if you suffer with an eating disorder.

So try not to pass comment on someone’s food, their eating, their weight, their body shape this year.

How about leaving diet talk in 2024 too?

Can it be Christmas already. I am DONE in. The run up is exhausting. Anyone else?

I’m a dietitian….

- I eat chocolate most days.
- I can’t tell you my macros or how many calories I eat.
- I rely on ultra processed foods like shop bought bread and cereal bars.
- We sometimes have a quick meal like a bought stuffed pasta with a sauce.
- I drink wine.

Life is about balance.

I’d love to be added please!

This is so sad and yet not surprising too. I work as an ED dietitian and these things are soul wrenching

Scoping survey of dietetic resourcing for eating disorders: why is the dietitian’s role marginalised in community eating disorders? Eating disorders (EDs) like anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are conditions characterised by severe and persistent disruptions in eating behaviours. Nutritional rehabilitation is the mai...

Interesting paper here showing the lack of dietitians on community eating disorder teams

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Amazing!!! Be super proud. I love hearing recovery stories like this.

Porridge can stay on the menu. Oats are nutritious and make a fab brekkie. You can read some common sense here inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Joyous to present at the ElevatED conference today for eating disorder coaches.

This sounds amazing! Well done I can’t wait to read a copy.

All are duds. Don’t believe the wellness rubbish.

How to challenge the Eating Disorder Voice The “eating disorder voice” is an internal dialogue that reinforces harmful thoughts and behaviours around food, body image, and self-worth. Read on for ways to combat this.

New blog up on how to challenge the eating disorder voice: www.dietitianuk.co.uk/how-to-chall...