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Yileso sikhathi sonyaka. Ihlobo selifikile, futhi ukwengeza kwingcindezi evamile abaningi bethu esivele sizizwa ngayo ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka njengoba kuvela izingqimba ezinamandla futhi kuqubuka nezimpahla zokubhukuda, iqiniso ukuthi siphila ngasikhathi sinye nobhadane lomhlaba wonke olunamandla kakhulu sashintsha izimpilo zethu ngezindlela eziningi. Kwabaningi bethu, lokho kuphinde kwaholela emizimbeni ebukeka futhi izwakale yehlukile kunaleyo eyandulela ubhadane.

NgoMashi 2020, ekuqaleni kwalolu bhubhane, ngase ngivele ngabona ushintsho ezimbonini zokuqina nezokudla. Sibe yinyanga eyodwa kulokho obekungaphenduka isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka sokuhlukaniswa kwabaningi bethu, futhi vele, imboni yokudla ibisixwayisa ngokuthola "i-COVID 15."

Manje, cishe izinyanga eziyi-16 kamuva, imboni yokudla iphume ukusikholisa ukuthi sibuyisele imizimba yethu yangaphambi kwe-COVID ehlobo.

Izimboni zobuhle nezokudla zitshalwe ekusitsheleni ukuthi asenele nokuthi sidinga okuthile ngaphandle kwethu ukuze sifaneleke futhi sifanelwe uthando. Badla ukungazethembi kwethu ngoba lapho bengasenza baqiniseke kakhulu ukuthi ukuba semzimbeni omncane kufana nokuba "nempilo" noma ukuthi injabulo yethu ilele kolunye uhlangothi lokulahleka kwamafutha, kulapho siqhubeka nokuchitha imali yethu esiyisebenzele kanzima “izixazululo” okuthiwa ziyakunikeza.” Ngenxa yalokho, amaphesenti angu-75 abesifazane baseMelika abahlolwa yiNyuvesi yaseNorth Carolina e-Chapel Hill bagunyaza imicabango, imizwa, noma ukuziphatha okungenampilo okuhlobene nokudla noma imizimba yabo. billion ngonyaka, ngokwe CNBC.

Kepha izidlo azisebenzi. Cishe amaphesenti angama-95 we-dieters azophinde athole isisindo esilahlekile eminyakeni engu-1-5, ngokusho kweNational Eating Disorders Association. Futhi kuza ngezindleko ezinkulu: Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, ukwehla njalo nokuthola isisindo ngenxa yokudla, kuholela emiphumeleni emibi yezempilo kubandakanya nengozi enkulu yokufa, ngokusho kocwaningo olushicilelwe ku Ijenali ye-Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Imboni yokudla ayinazo, futhi ayikaze ibe nayo, intshisekelo yethu engqondweni. Abanandaba nempilo yethu. Bakhathazeke ngento eyodwa nento eyodwa kuphela: umugqa wabo ophansi. Basikhohlisa ukuba sikholwe ukuthi inkinga ingaphakathi: Asikhuzwanga ngokwanele; asikathengi uhlelo lokuzivocavoca olufanele; asikayitholi indlela efanele yokudla imizimba yethu. Silokhu sisebenzisa imali eningi sifuna into eyodwa ezosisiza ukuthi sinqobe ukulahleka kwesisindo unomphela, futhi baqhubeka nokuceba ngezindleko zethu.

Sonke lesi sikhathi, singena shí ekuphelelweni yithemba futhi siqhubeka ngokungajabuli ngokwengeziwe ngathi.

Njengoba ngiphinda ngizihlanganisa nomhlaba futhi ngiphuma ekuhlukanisweni, ngizohlangana nabangane bami nomndeni wami engingakaze ngibabone isikhathi eside, hhayi ngokwahlulela noma ukukhathazeka ngobukhulu nokuma kwemizimba yabo kepha ngokubonga ukuthi basaphila futhi bayaphefumula.

Emzamweni wokuzilungisa futhi sithole izixazululo zalezi "zinkinga," ngokuvamile sisala nezinkinga eziningi zesithombe somzimba kunangesikhathi siqala. Kusishiya sinobudlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi nokudla nokuzivocavoca umzimba, kanye nokuthembela okuncane kumuzwa wethu nasemizimbeni yethu.

Kwabaningi bethu, sichithe unyaka odlule ngokufinyelela okulinganiselwe noma okungenakho kokuzivocavoca. Sasihlala kakhulu. Sachitha isikhathi esengeziwe sodwa. Sasingaboni abangane bethu nomndeni wethu njengokuvamile. Abanye bethu baphila ngokwesaba nokukhathazeka. Lokho, kuhlangene nokuhlukumezeka okuhlangene nosizi lwangonyaka odlule, kungenzeka kushiye abanye bethu bezizwa bekhathazeka kakhulu ngemizimba yethu futhi besaba kakhulu njengoba izinto "zibuyela kwesijwayelekile." (Bheka: Kungani Ungazizwa Ukhathazekile Emphakathini Uphuma Ekuhlukanisweni)

Umqondo wokubona abantu okokuqala ngqa ngenkathi sazi nemizimba yethu eguqukayo ungakhungathekisa, ikakhulukazi emphakathini onamahloni ogcizelela kakhulu indlela esibukeka ngayo. Noma singabona ubungozi besiko lokudla, lokho akusivikeli kumaqiniso esimo senhlamba esikhona emhlabeni.

Konke okushiwo, kuyaqondakala uma ulwa nesithombe somzimba njengamanje, ikakhulukazi uma bekuwumzabalazo ngaphambi kobhubhane lomhlaba wonke. Siqiniswa njalo ngemilayezo eyakha ukuqonda kwethu imizimba yethu nemizimba yabanye. Sihlanganise umqondo wokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba "nempilo" ngokubukeka komzimba, futhi sigxeka imizimba yamafutha. Ukuqonda leli qiniso yilokho okusivumela ukuthi sibone imvelo ecashile yesiko lokudla futhi ngethemba lokuthi siqala inqubo yokuzikhipha ngokuphelele ezingqondweni zethu nasekuzifuneleni inkululeko. (Futhi funda: I-Intersection of Race and Diet Culture)

Ngenkathi amazinga okushisa enyuka futhi unikela ngezingubo zakho zasehlobo, ungathola ukuthi azilingani ngokufanayo. Ngizozikhulumela mina; izikhindi zami ezivela ehlobo eledlule ngokuqinisekile zikhulu kakhulu kunangaphambili. Amathanga ami ayajiya. Okhalweni lwami ngokungangabazeki luzuze amasentimitha ambalwa. Umzimba wami uthambile lapho uphinde wachazwa khona.

Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uzizwa kanjani ngomzimba wakho, ngikukhuthaza ukuba uzibonise ububele, umusa, nesihawu. Umzimba wakho usinde onyakeni obunzima kakhulu. Yebo, kunzima, kepha ake sisebenzele ukubungaza nokwazisa umzimba esinawo njengamanje - esimeni sawo samanje, ngosayizi, nangezinga lekhono lawo. (Qala lapha: Izinto Ezingu-12 Ongazenza Ukuze Uzizwe Umuhle Emzimbeni Wakho Njengamanje)

Sengike ngasho izikhathi eziningi ngaphambili, futhi ngizoqhubeka ngikusho kuze kube sekupheleni kwesikhathi; umzimba wakho usulungele ihlobo.

Nali iqiniso: Ungachitha bonke ubukhona bakho ukhathazeka ngendlela umzimba wakho obukeka ngayo, futhi ungayivumela ukuthi ifiphaze impumelelo yakho, ingcolise okufezile nemikhosi yakho, futhi ifiphaze okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho. Kepha noma ngabe ubhadane lomhlaba wonke, ukugula okungalapheki, ushintsho endleleni yokuphila, ukuzala ingane, noma inqubo yokuguga, yonke imizimba yethu izoqhubeka nokuguquka. Babenzelwe ukwenza lokho. Akunakugwenywa.

Uma kungafundanga lutho olunye ngokuphila ngobhadane lomhlaba wonke, kumane nje kungukuthi ukuphila kwethu kudlula futhi kungalindelekile. Noma ngabe uhlela kangakanani futhi uzama ukulawula kangakanani, izinto eziningi ngeke zihambe ngokwezinhlelo zakho.

Kungaba yinhlekelele engakanani ukuchitha isikhathi, izinsuku, noma impilo enhle kakhulu silwa nemizimba yethu futhi sifisa ukuthi ngabe kungenye into.

Uma sisekela ukuzethemba kwethu kulokho imizimba yethu ebukeka noma ukuthi isebenza kanjani, siyohlala sikulesi simo sokukhathazeka ngokweqile komzimba nehlazo lomzimba. Ngokwemvelo sifanelwe ngoba sikhona, hhayi ngenxa yokuthi sibukeka kanjani. Ukuthuthukisa ikhono lokwamukela ngokuphelele imizimba yethu nokubona ukubaluleka kwayo okuyikho okusisondeza enkululekweni. (Bheka: Kungani Sishintshe Indlela Esikhuluma Ngayo Ngemizimba Yabesifazane)

Sonke sifanelwe ukujabula nenjabulo manje - emizimbeni yethu yamanje. Hhayi lapho silahlekelwa amakhilogremu ambalwa. Hhayi lapho sifeza umzimba wamaphupho ethu. Ekugcineni, ukubukeka kwethu kuyinto encane kakhulu ngathi. Angifuni ukukhunjulwa ngendlela engibukeka ngayo. Ngifuna ukukhunjulwa ngendlela engangenza ngayo abantu bazizwa.

Njengoba ngiphinda ngizihlanganisa nomhlaba futhi ngiphuma ekuhlukanisweni, ngizohlangana nabangane bami nomndeni wami engingakaze ngibabone isikhathi eside, hhayi ngokwahlulela noma ukukhathazeka ngobukhulu nokuma kwemizimba yabo kepha ngokubonga ukuthi basaphila futhi bayaphefumula.

Uma ngicabanga ngomzimba wami kanye nendlela oshintshe ngayo phakathi nonyaka odlule, ngikhunjuzwa ukuthi lona umzimba ongingenise onyakeni onenselelo enkulu nobuhlungu. Angibheki umzimba wami uphelele, futhi mhlawumbe nawe awuwuboni uphelele. Kepha ngayeka ukucela umzimba wami ukuphelela kudala. Umzimba wami ungenzela okuningi, futhi ngiyenqaba ukuqiniseka ukuthi awukufanele noma udinga ukulungiswa noma udinga "ukubuyela esimeni." Isivele iyisimo, futhi isimo esikuso manje kufanelekile ukugqoka i-swimsuit kanye nezikhindi kanye ne-tank top. (Bheka: Ungawuthanda Umzimba Wakho bese Usafuna Ukuwuguqula?)

Yebo, ihlobo selikhona ngokusemthethweni. Yebo, siphinde sisebenzisana nomhlaba ngezindlela esingenzanga ngazo onyakeni odlule. Yebo, imizimba yethu kungenzeka ishintshile. Kepha iqiniso lihlala, awudingi ukuthi "uzilungiselele." Yenqaba ukuvumela konke ukumaketha okukhohlisayo kwesiko lokudla ukukuvumela ukuthi ukholwe ngenye indlela. Uwubuciko obuphambili. Umsebenzi wobuciko. Uyimilingo.

UChrissy King ungumbhali, isikhulumi, i-powerlifter, umqeqeshi wokuqina namandla, umdali we-#BodyLiberationProject, i-VP ye-Women's Strength Coalition, futhi ungummeli wokulwa nokucwasa, ukuhlukahluka, ukufakwa, nokulingana embonini yezempilo. Bheka inkambo yakhe ku-Anti-Racism for Wellness Professionals ukuze ufunde kabanzi.

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