Crowdsource: Hydration Motivation: Spite Edition

Ok gang, I was searching for stickers or magnets or something as little reminders to drink more water, and honestly the most successful motivator for me is spite or at least something that actually feels like A Real, Specific Goal than just "be hydrated because it's good for you" (although that should be enough).

So far the one I like best says, "Drink more water. Outlive your enemies." And that's not bad…

I don't run(!) but if I did I would buy the tank top that says, "I run so I can keep up with The Doctor" (this one says "work out" (well, it says "workout" but it should say work out as the verb not the noun…) but you get the idea).

So… if we could collectively brainstorm (like when Martha got the world to think DOCTOR all at once to un-creepy-old-age him)… anybody got any "slogans" that are maybe not quite reverse psychology but like, contrarian and perverse (see 2b or 3) or just petty and spiteful and revenge-ful…

Or something that's like, I'm doing this really bland thing to give myself a Fun, Cool Superpower. Or to 'imitate' a really badass person.

I'd be ever so grateful for your ideas!!!

(Not really looking for "tips HOW to drink more water" - just little mottos I can stick in various places to remind myself why it's "important" (to me!))

International No Diet Day⚖️

Il 6 maggio torna un appuntamento che invita a guardarsi allo specchio con occhi nuovi: la International No Diet Day, una giornata internazionale dedicata all’accettazione del proprio corpo e al rifiuto della cultura delle diete estreme.

🌸 Un invito a volersi bene (anche nel 2026)

Dopo aver approfondito il tema nel nostro articolo dello scorso anno ⬇️

Giornata Internazionale contro le Diete

nel 2026 questa ricorrenza si conferma più attuale che mai.

Nata nel 1992 nel Regno Unito grazie alla femminista Mary Evans Young, la giornata è stata pensata per contrastare gli ideali estetici irrealistici e promuovere un rapporto più sano con il cibo e con il proprio corpo.

Oggi viene celebrata il 6 maggio in tutto il mondo, con l’obiettivo di:

• mettere in discussione la “diet culture”
• valorizzare la diversità dei corpi
• incoraggiare un’alimentazione consapevole e senza sensi di colpa

✨ Le novità e il messaggio del 2026

Nel 2026 la conversazione si sposta sempre più online, tra social, creator e professionisti della salute mentale. Cresce infatti l’attenzione verso temi come:

• body neutrality (accettare il corpo senza doverlo per forza “amare” sempre)
• impatto dei filtri social sull’autostima
• diffusione di approcci come “Health at Every Size”

Sempre più campagne digitali invitano a prendersi una pausa dalle diete, anche solo per un giorno, e a riscoprire il piacere di mangiare senza ansia o restrizioni.

💛 Un piccolo gesto, un grande significato

La International No Diet Day non è un invito a trascurare la salute, ma a cambiare prospettiva: meno ossessione per la bilancia, più ascolto del proprio corpo.

Che sia concedersi il proprio piatto preferito, spegnere le app conta-calorie o semplicemente smettere di giudicarsi… il 6 maggio diventa l’occasione perfetta per ricordare che il benessere non ha una taglia.

✨ Perché, in fondo, sentirsi bene con sé stessi è sempre la scelta più chic.

January used to mean restriction and punishment. This year, I’m refusing to swallow the guilt and shrink myself, rebelling through nourishment and kindness to myself instead.

Here are my thoughts on diet culture, body shame, and learning to allow food and pleasure as basic rights, not rewards.

https://carasutra.com/2026/01/new-year-weight-loss-plans-diet-culture/

#DietCulture #AntiDiet #BodyImage #MentalHealth #LifeUnscripted #SelfCare
https://carasutra.com/2026/01/new-year-weight-loss-plans-diet-culture/

"A lot of my peers use the term ‘being good’ when it comes to their eating habits. I’m not interested in ‘being good’, whatever the hell that’s supposed to mean.

Eating isn’t a behaviour to comment on, correct or punish.

I’m focusing on being kind to myself."

https://carasutra.com/2026/01/new-year-weight-loss-plans-diet-culture/

#AntiDiet #DietCulture #BodyAutonomy #ChronicIllness #Midlife

Dreading the January onslaught of messages demanding that you “fix” your body so it conforms to an unrealistic ideal based on racism?

Interested in hearing from under-represented voices in public health that share different messages?

Announcing the Shared Stories Society!

Starting January 16 join me online Friday afternoons from 3-4:30pm Pacific Time for “media club”. This program invites participants to explore under represented voices in public health. We will examine books, zines, and more across the year. Each session will include time for grounding and self-reflection in addition to group discussion of the materials.

January through February we’ll be reading Aubrey Gordon’s book, “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat”, and learn how anti-fat bias harms not only fat people, but thin people as well.

While this is listed as being for adults 60+, if you’re an adult younger than 60 and want to participate, please sign up anyway! We’ve officially expanded it to 40+, but if this is what you need and over 20, consider joining, just know the conversation may be biased to post-menopausal people.

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/portlandparks/activity/search/detail/191987?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

#BookClub #PublicHealth #NewVoices #AntiFatBias #AntiDiet #Yoga #YogaTherapy #OnlineLearning #LifelongLearning

CNN: As #obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice.

One company in particular, #GeneralMills, maker of Cocoa Puffs & Lucky Charms cereals, has launched a multi-pronged campaign that capitalizes on the teachings of the #AntiDiet movement.
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The company has also enlisted a team of lobbyists and pushed back against federal policies that would add health information to food labels.

Gift url: https://wapo.st/43JAK6E

#Food #Health #Profit #Misinformation