The Toxic Phrase We Need To Stop Saying Around The Holidays
Huff PostSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images Experts explain why it's important to overcome the damaging notion that you have to work out in order to eat holiday meals or treats. The nonchalant phrase of “let’s work off ___,” while surely intended as a lighthearted joke, is seriously problematic, according to experts. Burning calories shouldn’t be one of them.” Keefe added that the “mental gymnastics” of trying to count calories in and out with food and exercise isn’t always realistic or helpful. Food is not something you’ve “earned” and there is absolutely no expectation that you need to “work it off.” Royse said she specifically tries to drink more water and take more walks, not as a penalty but as a way to counteract any physical discomfort she might be feeling. “Treat your body kindly.” If you’re struggling with an eating disorder, call the National Eating Disorder Association hotline at 1-800-931-2237.
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