Module 1

• What diet culture is, where it came from – and the damage it does

• What the anti-diet approach is, how to incorporate it with clients, and how it compares to the one-size-fits all diet model

• What Intuitive Eating is, what it is NOT, and the benefits of this anti-diet approach to nutrition and health

• What the Health at Every Size® (HAES®) movement is and how their agenda to shift the focus from weight management to health promotion is beneficial for your clients

• How weight-inclusive care takes healthcare to the next level by giving fat people the same interventions we give thin people

Module 2

Learn where weight-centric healthcare and the BMI came from and why it’s still (incorrectly) being taught to healthcare professionals today:

• Why so many healthcare professionals, unfortunately, still put a big emphasis on someone’s body size and often prescribe weight loss as a “cure” for many ailments
• Why the BMI categories are completely arbitrary and not based on science
• What research studies regarding BMI and health have really found
• Why “obesity” is not a disease and is not about health
• Understanding if there are times when weight measures are necessary and how to do so in a compassionate way

Module 3

Learn why diets don’t work and why intentional weight loss is harmful

• Weight loss strongly predicts weight gain

• Weight loss does not result in better health outcomes

• How IWL leads to disordered eating and eating disorders

• How restricting and dieting affect the metabolism

• Why weight cycling is the most common result of dieting

• The harms of weight cycling

Module 4

Understand the full spectrum of health and why health is more than just medical care

• What the social determinants of health are and how they play a role in one’s health outcomes

• Why you can tell more about one’s health status by their zip code than by their BMI

• The relationship between anti-blackness and current focuses in health

• The racist history of BMI, weight-centric care, and diet culture’s obsession with thinness

• Why nutrition is so much more than the food we eat

Module 5

Define and understand the body image spectrum

• How body image is on a spectrum and is not black and white

• Understand what body image is and how it affects clients’ behaviors and health outcomes

• Body image in modern society and how to make peace with your body in a world obsessed with thinness

• The impact of social media on body image

• Understand the concepts of body image, including body acceptance, body neutrality, body respect, and body liberation

• Why body liberation is the ultimate goal, not body “positivity”

Module 6

Understand how anti-diet healthcare looks different than weight-centric

• Anti-diet and HAES® aligned medical care for certain conditions

• Review HAES health sheets and handouts on a variety of health issues such as diabetes, heart disease, and PCOS

Module 7

Understand fatphobia and weight stigma and how it affects your clients

• Discover how you are personally affected by fatphobia and stigma – and how your biases are unintentionally affecting your work with clients

• Understand the harmful, even deadly, effects of fatphobia and weight stigma in healthcare

• Recognize the impact of white supremacy in the development of systemic oppression for fat bodies

• Learn how to make sure your practice and office space are accessible and welcoming for all bodies

Module 8

Learn ways to actively work towards body liberation and fat liberation for all bodies

• Why body “positivity” individualizes something that is bigger than the individual

• Liberation is recognizing the systemic issues that surround us in diet culture

• How Health at Every Size®, Intuitive Eating, anti-diet, body positivity, and body liberation are all rooted in the fat acceptance movement

How client care looks different from an anti-diet, HAES® perspective

•  What NOT to say to your clients

• How to answer questions from clients or other practitioners who are not anti-diet (i.e. weight loss, health, etc.)

• How to navigate when clients say things like, “I know I need to lose weight because of my sleep apnea” or “my cholesterol has gone up since I’ve gained weight.”

• How to respond when someone DOES ask about weight loss.

Handouts for your clients

• How to advocate for themselves – handouts, scripts, questions to ask

• Size inclusive clothing brands and practical recommendations for when body weight changes

How to market your weight-inclusive practice

• Language to use on your website and on sales calls

• How to briefly and concisely explain anti-diet and HAES®

• New client intake paperwork (language to use, questions to ask and not ask, etc.)

Weight-inclusive things to consider for an in-person practice

• Accessibility and adequate furniture and tools

• Intake paperwork

• How to navigate weighing clients (and if you should)

Self-compassion resources and tools for you and your clients

Tools and strategies to help clients work through their perceptions of their body (body image)

Real life client examples

• Working with clients from a HAES® perspective
• Common topics of conversation or questions asked
• Client outcomes and testimonials

Resources, resources, and MORE resources!!