International No Diet Day

Today is International No Diet Day! 


International No Diet Day was created in 1992 my Mary Evans Young, a British feminist who wanted to promote healthy eating, while respecting the fact that we all have different body types.  Mary herself  is a recovered anorexic and was alarmed at the lengths that people, especially women, would go to lose weight. After watching a TV program about women getting their stomach staples and hearing about a 15 year old girl who committed suicide because she could no longer stand being fat, Mary decided that something needed to be done - International Diet Day (INDD) was born. 

Mary Evans Young

In honor of INDD don't worry about dieting today, just enjoy living! While food is obviously essential to the nourishment of our bodies, unhealthy dieting can be detrimental to our mental and physical health. 


Today is a great day to practice awareness.  Pay attention to the way your body feels when you eat. Allow the flavors to dance around your mouth and linger on every single taste bud.  For one day allow yourself to enjoy the experience of eating.  Don't overindulge, over-think, or judge yourself, not today.  Just for today...enjoy!