TikTok's Toxic Diet Culture Needs to be Stopped

[@natachaoceane]

In case it helps, Britain’s NHS shares that 2,223 calories is the average estimated energy requirement for a 13 year old girl. This only increases through adolescence (it’s nearly 2,500 calories for 17 y/o girls) and bear in mind that this is assuming an average level of activity which realistically isn’t going to be that much. Growth and development have significant energy requirements and we shouldn’t just take them as assumed ♥️ I hope it helps, love ya 💛 www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/how-many-calories-do-teenagers-need/

[@prestonmattson4857]

thank you so much for this video!! it was much needed.

[@binarosmarin3991]

Im 14 years old and if i ate 2223 calories a day i would gain alot of weight. I have a trainer and she said that for my age, wieght, and height i (5'3) should be having 1500 a day. Im confused. Can you explain this?

[@natachaoceane]

Trainers shouldn’t be giving out individualised nutritional guidance like that sweetie. Your trainer not knowing the remits of what they should be advising on isn’t a good sign to be completely honest, and it’s worrying that it goes against the overwhelmingly common guidance of those who are qualified on this topic (Registered Dietitians) ♥️♥️ I’ll try to make a video for teenagers soon and until then I hope you give your body a little chance to get in the energy it needs so you can be grow and be your best, and if you’re feeling hungry or fatigued then please don’t feel put off from eating by their advice 💛

[@binarosmarin3991]

@@natachaoceane I actually don't work with her anymore (i meant had a trainer) and i am going to an RD next week to figure this all out. Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

[@soniasharma5860]

When it comes to the amount that you should eat, I think it is also incredibly important to take note if you are particularly tall or particularly short, as well as the amount of muscle you have. Which is why it is always a good idea to consult a registered dietician

[@rachel6905]

The worst part is when a “skinny” girl does a dance that shows her body or waist the top comment is always “well I’m not eating today”

[@softmacabre3011]

omg yes it triggers me so much. Even if they're saying it as a joke it still hurts

[@jshelley5836]

Very disturbing.

[@losasakarosa9050]

Or “i wanna be skinny”

[@MakalaDiggs]

I see this comment literally everywhere. It's so sad

[@unabruja624]

And like, those same girls blame it on the skinny girl who's just feeling herself, like man it's not skinny people's fault, glorifying being skinny is the problem ugh

[@signity5540]

don't aim to be skinny, aim to be healthy. edit: forget this old comment. Aim to be whatever you want AS LONG as it is healthy.

[@semolinalibra]

I’m here trying to gain weight and it’s so hard

[@sourspiraling]

exactly

[@silverenila6905]

*looks at my restive diet the last 2 months* well...shitz

[@guitaria66636]

but i want to lose weight

[@noyoudidnot3513]

@@guitaria66636 Don't worry, skinny doesn't mean healthy.

[@Lintrovert]

The problem is that these content creators are kids. Kids making “educational” and “motivational” videos for other kids. Basically, the blind leading the blind

[@papayasaf5134]

you nailed it

[@buli3350]

It's not kids, it's kids that are not wise or smart..

[@TheBrittinator]

From what I’ve seen it’s not kids but young adults (16-25) I watch Tik Tok a lot and it’s really disturbing sometimes

[@lala-iy7cj]

@@buli3350 kids are never wise

[@skinnywig1268]

well said

[@aylaemmerson7370]

To be honest, because I have watched this I actually feel semi comfortable in eating food again.

[@HannahCharlesworth98]

That's amazing! Hope you're doing okay ❤❤

[@zyaicob]

Good. Eating right and staying active is so unbelievably important. I'm happy for you! :)

[@benjib0yyy]

I’m so proud of you!

[@jessica23claire]

so happy for you! hope you're doing well

[@waffles658]

Well done, I am proud of you. that is such an achievement and a good step in the first direction. you're so kuchen stronger than you know ♡

[@freyafortune-garside573]

This seems like the "Tumblr Thinspo" movement of this generation, and it breaks my heart knowing how much trauma this caused me as a 13-18 year old.. I thought social media was kind of over this but clearly I've just adjusted mine to be able to avoid it. So sad. I really hope young girls see your video and don't fixate on what they see on TikTok.

[@cupid3890]

It's basically that. It's moving from tumblr to tiktok and its rlly sad. This shouldn't spread or be normalized.

[@kikismiley11]

Freya Fortune Yes :/

[@Lau3464l]

100%. The tumblr thinspo movement ruined my physical and mental health for years, and it took even more years to recover. And I'm still trying to recover from this crap.

[@HazelInAHayze]

CL I agree! I’m still trying to get through it. And even when I do good for weeks, all it takes is one comment or one bad day to make me go into a binge or the opposite! Hang in there 💕

[@lainareese5777]

- cupid - sometimes i browse tumblr thinspo so try to trigger myself, but my willpower is just never there. it just makes me feel like shit and i hate it, and i keep seeing similar things on tik tok. people really be calling me lazy for not being able to get a flat stomach; i hate the toxicity and privilege of some parts of tik tok.

[@yuleedonnelly7682]

You need a podcast. I would listen religiously .

[@pepsicola0786]

Totally agreed..

[@tosin120]

yes!! 🙌🙌

[@ithemoonshine]

Ikr

[@Grace-tn2cc]

YESSS PLEASE

[@anitapg75]

yes! she has such a nice voice and accent as well

[@emilymills4838]

I’m only commenting so that the youtube algorithm does its thing and shows this to as many people as possible. TikTok diet culture is insane...

[@jenniferduarte4293]

here's my good deed for the day

[@mariannek6735]

Good idea, I'm doing the same!

[@---be4wq]

Yess

[@lisad5177]

Sameee

[@rachelhemphill3758]

Yes!

[@BrennaRittenour]

As an eating disorder nurse, this is SO. MUCH. YES!! Social media is literally the FUEL for eating disorder culture.

[@GABEJUM]

Tiktok is becoming like pro ana tumblr and I’m very worried

[@MargaretTaret]

rip thinspo tumblr and myproana.com forums. TBH i think teens today might be more affected than past individuals struggling with EDs since of how tight beauty standards have become since. Before facetune, photoshop was still being exclusive to those that could afford said programs, but also use them properly. Today teens are largely being feed something so exclusive, its almost not real.

[@biazacha]

@@MargaretTaret almost is being nice; not only Facetune is a thing, but also Snow that retouches videos and even lives in real time... pretty sure none of the people they look up to actually looks like that irl.

[@gale7254]

pro ana tumblr was aware that they were promoting something unhealthy and that it was a community of mentally ill people, tiktok thinks that this is genuinely healthy okay and that these are perfectly healthy things to do and they aren’t disordered habits at all. i’ve been in online eating disorder communities for the past seven years and while there are some “pro” people, we always know that it’s unhealthy and that we’re suffering from a mental illness. this diet culture trend on tiktok is incredibly dangerous for the obvious reasons but also because none of these people are willing to admit that these are disordered eating habits and that this obsession with weight loss and restriction is unhealthy. the fact that this is normalized is next level insane.

[@winterpia7493]

Once I put a disclaimer in the comments of a "what I eat in a day" saying "hey, all my girls out there remember it's ok if u eat more ! Food tastes good ❤️" and someone replied "nothing tastes better than skinny" and truly myself asteem has been low since for ever but that really hurt. I'm 13 :(

[@winterpia7493]

And this is "normal " 😔

[@rebecaabarcas]

There's one TikTok that really struck me about a girl saying how she lost around 20 kilos from GETTING SALMONELLA and how she strongly recommends that you don't try to lose weight that way cause it's obvs sh*t .... and people are still like "oh I want to get salmonella I'll eat raw chicken". Like I honestly think the problem is not TikTok but rather people that don't care about their health

[@debsb3704]

That's insane! a) it's a horrific experience, b) it screws with your gut bacteria and immune system (my friend is now allergic to dairy and gluten after contracting severe food poisoning in Thailand), c) I think that it's possible that girl is lying about losing 20kg - I've had food poisoning multiple times whilst travelling, and I lost a few kg max, most of which was water weight (the same is true for my previously-mentioned friend, and she was actually hospitalised because the food poisoning was so severe), d) if you're healthy, you gain most of the weight back, and e) most importantly, actively contracting food poisoning to lose weight is bulimia. I hope girls who see that video don't take her advice!

[@akiko7298]

That's crazy! I got a bacterial gut infection when I was in China once and yeah, I lost weight! But man that wasn't weight I needed to loose and it was an awful way to loose weight. And it took me forever to gain the weight back because China's food and my digestion system did not mix well. Why would someone WANT to go through that?!

[@strawbotomy]

It's all water weight

[@strawbotomy]

You wont lose actual weight unless you stop eating and you'll gain it all back if your body is weak

[@lainareese5777]

it’s not that they genuinely don’t care, it’s that they prioritize a skinny body over their health even though they know that it’s not good for them... which, to me, is so much sadder

[@Celestial922]

People really want to be skinny at all cost and such mentality isn’t healthy.

[@elindseykey]

it really isn’t. i’m skinny and i hate it so much :(

[@freshgreenjello6431]

Exactly you should be focused on being healthy not how you look. I personally have seen a family member not only only lose a ton of weight but also built muscle and genuinely feel better about themselves because they focused on being healthy and losing weight in a healthy way (while going to the gym of course!) The only time losing weight should be a focus is if it's starting to negatively effect your health (heck I've seen some of my muscular peeps sometimes have to do this cause too much muscle can also negatively effect your health) otherwise using that as the focus leads to crash dieting (which doesn't work, it should be a sustainable healthy lifestyle change.) or having an unhealthy relationship with food.

[@einsof6098]

@@freshgreenjello6431 it is a great sentiment, but pure idealism would not get you far. Many people get into healthy lifestyle for vain reasons, and that is all right.

[@freshgreenjello6431]

@@einsof6098 Very true. It's ok as long as people don't go too far or at the very least it isn't the *only* reason.

[@Krinapatel716]

Guys why wouldn’t I want to be skinny. You see yourself how society treats fat people, you see how the internet treats fat people. It creates toxic positivity around the fact that being fat is ok. It’s all body positivity until you turn off your phone and go to school or the real world where you have no friends and no love life when you try your best to be approachable and even try to make friends. I have lost 30 pounds and I have seen myself how differently fat people get treated differently from skinny people. I could end this off with saying “but all body’s are prefect” but you can believe that all you want it’s just not true.

[@majazoch9774]

This sums up gen z humour: dark shit covered up with lmao and using it as a coping mechanism......lmao

[@alana9171]

As a gen z myself, I can confirm this is true.

[@dionmackenzie4471]

Guys take this from a recovered anorexic: undereating messes up EVERYTHING in your life. Your skin, digestion, energy and focus levels, muscle, periods - I still haven't got mine back, blood pressure and blood sugars, immune system and white blood cell count, recovery, hormones and feelings/emotions, social life. Pretty much what I'm trying to say is that this video is completely true and I want so many people to see this and emphasis UNDEREATING IS NOT AND WILL NEVER BE HEALTHY IN ANY WAY

[@saraabell4075]

Did your digestion ever heal?

[@giacintaah]

@@saraabell4075 not OP but similar situation. took me a good year, enough fibre & consistent eating to have proper digestion

[@elsa861]

I can completely vouch for this

[@littlebylittle9777]

Yes yes yes 💯

[@pialubeck4625]

I can totaly relate to you. I am in recovery currently and it makes me so sad hearing from people things like that "they are hungry but because of the icecream they had after lunch they cant have dinner today“ I hope this video reaches out to as many people as possible because it is sooo important!

[@ella-en5gs]

there is a lot of ”i wasnt hungry anyways” ”not gonna eat today” comments that are very triggering. (im recovering from an ed :P)

[@christychristy9302]

just me please delete tiktok it’s so toxic. I hope you’re doing great 💗

[@sugareun]

i agree with the other reply, dont read the comments or delete tik tok. im recovering too and relapsed once i downloaded it. i deleted it recently and im getting better again :)

[@miasmusic719]

@just me I challenge you to take one week off of TikTok and Instagram! Those apps can make you feel very insecure about your body.

[@rsterthelly726]

ikr

[@astafanney5786]

Delete the app! I deleted it because of all the skinny girls in bikinis and I feel so much better about myself:)

[@swinxfee]

Thank god i never downloaded that app. It seems like it has the worst parts of other social medias: comparing yourself, wasting your time on low grade entertainment, being exposed to unrealistic standards and stimulating negative emotions.

[@samboali9107]

Yeah don’t download it

[@sezehozz288]

That was beautiful worded..I'm glad I haven't either.

[@BrynhildurLaila]

It’s funny sometimes after what video you watch

[@elenor2387]

I usually go on tiktok to wash my eyes with anime boys edits but yea, glad my younger self with low confidence didn't download it

[@ThymeofGhost]

I heard from some youtubers that they allowed a live stream of someone ending their l!fe and then covered it up.

[@lotus1186]

I once obsessed over having a calorie deficit and would sneak a “500-cal workout” when I go over at 10pm just to hit the deficit target. I started having irregular periods and I decided and it wasn’t the way to go. It’s so easy to get pressured and trapped into unhealthy diets and I’m grateful for influencers like you shedding more light into the issue.

[@mollymarie2]

I so wish creators like her had been around when I was being fed such ridiculous diets by not just social media but also my mother. I maintained a 500 cal diet with my mom for about 2 months when I was in the 7th grade. I was obsessed with weighing myself. I JUST, at 24, am learning how to have a healthy relationship with food to garner the results I want for my body.

[@annadrew4]

Omg! Same! I had the same problem! My periods were so late that I thought I may be pregnant. Lol.

[@merce4043]

i was going to skip breakfast today, but i think i'm just gonna eat these avocado toasts i want. thank you for reminding me what's actually important!!

[@rosemarylouis3324]

You dropped this 👑. From many stories I heard, skipping meals is HIGHLY not recommended. Keep doing you king or queen!

[@camtheunicorpse2217]

Skipping breakfast is for lame people Breakfast is the best meal of the day! All meals are the best meal of the day! Also you got me craving avo toast now 😍😍

[@anieee96]

I’m never hungry in the morning so I nutribullet veg, berries and protein powder! Can’t go without nutrients just because my body doesn’t “crave” food haha.

[@weruleyoudrool]

Rosemary Louis It's called IF. It's perfectly fine if you eat enough during your eating window.

[@claudiaraposo552]

yessss boo

[@helens1016]

Every time I see those tiktoks I feel a twinge of familiarity. Then I realize, those girls are eating the same way I ate when I had an eating disorder.

[@katarinavojtekova2067]

Oh. I hope you are okay♥️ But can we talk about your profile picture?😂😂😂

[@reece3059]

honestly, im still suffering from anorexia, and it freaks me out to think about eating that much. i hope these girls arent suffering like i am though, i would never wish that upon someone

[@sugareun]

i have an eating disorder and i was getting a lot better and once i downloaded tik tok i relapsed lol

[@taesleftguccislide2735]

I'm so glad that I never had tiktok geez, my Ed would have been intensified by 1000

[@helens1016]

@@katarinavojtekova2067 it's Daniel Radcliffe in Guns Akimbo lol. You can find the full picture just by googling it. thank me later!

[@shantoyjackson3496]

He’s like, “It’s not gonna fit” ... You - “Yes, it is. I believe in you” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@8960056]

I laughed so hard 😂

[@oliviakelly3815]

I LAUGHED SO MUCH

[@carinaoliveira5850]

my favourite part! lol among others of amazing points of course!

[@LegallyBoopy]

Scrolling down and seeing this out of context..Sounds like my first time with my boyfriend hahahahaaaaa

[@emilydoskow2678]

Boopydoot HAHAHA i was gna be like “tHats what she sAid” lmfao

[@elle9174]

Me: :( Natacha: burri-os Me: :)

[@youngtwat]

same:-)

[@clareben6896]

@@gluebracelet I believe in you ...now extra guac *wink*

[@grilledpook]

burritos are amazing no cap

[@Max-ps7yx]

The translation to English says "dokey them"

[@fantasea114]

the translation 💀

[@floli]

Hold on, the first girl barely eats and she says she isn’t trying to lose weigh, so I imagine the ones who want to lose weight: that would mean they should eat EVEN LESS than her?! That is scary. Social media has so much influence on our life, and sometimes, we don’t even realize it. Even if someone just watches that first video for fun, unconsciously, it will affect his/her’s relationship with food... that’s why I try to watch educational or informative stuff from people who know what they are doing - like Natacha - and avoid watching these types of viral videos that won’t bring anything good to my life...

[@Culterin]

Especially all these very young girls who even need more calories cause they are still developing and growing, and they deprive their body and possibly mess up their body development during puberty.

[@Supermario19001]

@@Culterin its a ashame some people think a heathly diet is eating as little as possible

[@najah1819]

Culterin exactly! I did this and ended up developing an eating disorder... im still trying to get my body back on track since my bones didnt have enough energy to grow and my metabolism has also slowed due to my thyroid trying to Make me preserve energy.... we need food to grow and we need a healthy balanced diet with the occasional treat and a side of listening to our bodies

[@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon]

Does someone else think that Tiktok starts getting toxic as Tumblr back in the days? I remember very well how this social media made me feel.. having crazy "challenge" days where you weren't eating at all for 1-2 days..

[@wowandrss]

@@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon "having crazy "challenge" days where you weren't eating at all for 1-2 days.." that, in and of itself isn't a problem though. People fast and have been fasting for a long long time. I wouldn't call something like that a crazy challenge. Though if it became a weekly thing then it might not be so good

[@LauraLegille]

We stan a queen that crushes exploitative “evidence-based”, “nutritional” bs with actual scientific research

[@natachaoceane]

ahh thank you so much Laura, I just managed to add all my papers in the description box for reference (: xxx

[@adaora2851]

"If this really worked, it would be all over the news not just on tik tok." THIS

[@natachaoceane]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ccm1331]

the mid-video advertisement being about a new weight loss diet was..... painfully ironic

[@WhitneyKippes]

You'd think KZbin was trolling us or something....

[@sophiescherk9279]

Being healthy means incorporating healthier food and regular exercise. Not starving yourself for a week and then give up and binge eating

[@sefanitrezene7094]

My sister is at that age where she’s getting into social media and just the other day, she made a comment about dieting. It made me so so sad that she was already thinking about weight and food at such a young age. She should not be thinking like this. EVER. I had her watch your videos and will keep up with her but either way I’m happy there are influencers such as yourself making sure that CORRECT information about food and health is being spread.

[@noora4942]

Showing Natacha to her was absolutely the best move! Your sister is lucky to have you to lead her to a healthy direction :)

[@samanthaelizabeth8330]

Luckily having a sibling like you to guide her is super protective and can definitely help her have a healthy body image and relationship with food🌸

[@mollye2611]

So true! It's no different, maybe even worse as it's more accessible, than when people who are in their 20's and 30's now grew up looking at magazines promoting dieting and losing weight.

[@Gryptonaire]

I saw pics of me back in HS (15-17) I thought I was Obese back then. This was before I knew anything about bmi and body shapes so my young foolish self started sticking her finger down her throat after every meal, forced my self to sleep all day bc I didn't want to eat, ate only nuts and fruit for months, even went on a all water diet where you just pound gallons of water to feel full but you pee alot. Its crazy how unhealthy I was and thought it was OK. It's definitely not okay. Now at 23 when I see my cousins who are going through that body image phase I try my best to educate them about healthy eating and habits

[@natachaoceane]

You sound like a really loving sister and I am sure having a role model like you looking out for her through the confusion that we all go through at some point will make a huge difference. All my love and give your sister a hug from me! ♥️

[@kmei9853]

YES!! Pls let Natacha go viral, she’s what this society needs. ♥️

[@Marie-vg5og]

I know, I started following her about a year ago and the first thing I do when I click on her video is peep the follower count! My abso-absolute Favorite! Love all the performance based exercise. It honestly completely revamped my fitness outlook.

[@nuominlu2321]

To all people reading this: wanting to lose weight is not a bad thing but do it with lots of precautions. I was overweight and I decided to change my lifestyle, I lost a good amount of weight but never actually weighted myself because I'm scared of becoming obsessed with numbers like I used to in the past. Now my goal is to work out to get STRONGER not necessarily thinner et to eat BETTER not less. In terms of food I didn't change anything, I just made sure I stopped eating when I was not hungry anymore. I'm not a specialist, and I didn't consult anyone, so I decided to lose weight very simply: eating a bit better but keeping the things that I love even if they are high calories and exercising. Yes the results are slow (multiple month) but they are steady. Please be safe 🙏

[@charredwater_8137]

im bulking 🥶🥶😤😤😤💪💪

[@hegrewchilder8144]

Eat vegetables and healthy stuff and seldom eat junk food but once a day or twice it won't hurt

[@amandajuan]

i clicked on this SO FAST. i see so many ppl say things like “i guess i’m not eating today” kinda thing and it’s insane!! it makes me so sad to see all these young girls say things like this

[@natachaoceane]

I totally agree, I can only imagine how much worse I'd have been influenced if I was on there at my most impressionable state. I hope this is a small step in opening up the conversation about what's going on. Lots of love xxx

[@YoitsKendahl]

I ended up deleting tik tok because it was making me think about food in an even more toxic way. Every time i would go on, I would leave the app hating myself. Since I deleted it 2 months ago, I have not missed it. This was a personal choice, so dont feel pressured to do the same. But please do not let an app make you feel bad about yourself. you are worthy.

[@mountainghoul13]

I did the exact same thing. Good job for you! I hope your safe during this pandemic.

[@N0N4M30]

kendahl rae you need to work on your inner to find a way to not let yourself be manipulated by an app or the content on it.. but I’m all for deleting TikTok it’s a stupid app anyways but maybe I’m just to old to find it cool :)

[@jessicaamay611]

sameeee I felt so bad about myself and since I deleted the damn app everything’s become better so..... I think TikTok’s toxic af

[@aestheticchild6414]

Tik tok is toxic and hurtful and people body shame others on there I glad I deleted it before it got bad

[@ayajade6683]

You were just in the wrong part of tik tok don't blame the app for your inability to filter your content to be positive

[@abbyduevel1789]

Natacha is such a badass woman in science. I'm here for it.

[@iheartquestionmark1313]

the thing about views on tiktok vs views on youtube is that on youtube you have to actually choose to click on the video, but on tiktok you just scroll and you don’t even know what it is before you watch it and it has your view as soon as you scroll to it, even if you don’t even want to see that content.

[@julestielman]

This reminds me of the days where thigh gaps on Tumblr were a thing. I thought we were making so much progress (especially for females) with getting strong and seeing food as fuel. Now it seems like we’re going back to the “get skinny quickly, don’t eat” days.

[@natachaoceane]

I agree: for me, the fact that this is still happening means that we never got to the root of the problem in the first place. Also, I think this is just a subset of everyone and in particular a very young subset who are their own social group and maybe don't have a huge amount of exposure to content about getting strong (like the whole For You point that I mentioned) and so I think it's important to hand over that information where we can.Thank you so much for watching Julia, all my love as always xxxx

[@Kate-J]

Yes this totally made me relate back to how I felt in high school seeing thigh gaps on tumblr!

[@nicole9554]

Omg lol you’re taking me back. I used to be OBSESSED with thigh gaps simply because of tumblr. So unhealthy.

[@tessagebert9671]

FINALLY A FITNESS INFLUENCER WHO IS TALKING ABOUT THIS 🥳

[@natachaoceane]

ahh thank you Tessa, I only hope that it can help people know where to get reliable information from ♥️♥️♥️

[@kyleanderson9113]

Tessa Gebert she’s probably one of my favorite fitness influencers, she’s motivating and realistic and plus love her content too!!

[@katalinth]

Finally someone had the guts to stand up against all that dross. As a teacher I can confirm that a large number of teens are suffering from under-eating, malnutrition and a totally dysfunctional relationship with food. Thank you for raising awareness, Natacha!!

[@chelsealaw3379]

also ppl who post “what I eat in a day” on KZbin always put bikinis pic on the thumbnail. It seems like because they have “ideal bodies” so ppl would want to watch the video...

[@Surfing566]

It's all just clickbait

[@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa]

It sucks that it works, tbh. Health doesn’t come with a clothing size attached to it, and being skinny doesn’t make you more or less qualified to give nutrition advice.

[@soonerborn7603]

@@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa Health DOES sometimes come with a clothing size attached to it. For example; if you’re wearing an XXXXL then you’re unhealthy. Facts only.

[@lanaahmadi639]

this is one reason why i like youtubers like linda sun and annie fang. they do that, but when you watch the video it’s basically just them eating intuitively and healthy. linda sun also does a great job at helping ppl who have fallen into the trap of diet culture. i know that she’s helped me a lot personally

[@funmif30]

@@lanaahmadi639 As much I love Linda, I do feel she's picked her skinniest bikini photo and uses that for all of them. Like her body doesn't match it in most of her videos

[@jacquelinegaertner747]

Thank you Natasha for this information. I am a 53-year-old woman, so not a huge follower of TikTok, however, I am a teacher of high school age kids for the past 27 years and I can honestly say that the social media culture has been devastating to young people‘s mental and physical health on many levels. Having a beautiful, bright, fun and informative person, like yourself, putting content out on KZbin is really refreshing

[@samanthaelizabeth8330]

As a fellow student of science that “evidence-based/research-based” stuff with no citations, references, or scientific research is my BIGGEST problem with so much of the health and wellness market.

[@cormacdonnelly5015]

Very cool!

[@Shyted]

My concern is that they’re gonna be eating extra off camera, but their young impressionable viewers are going to try and copy what they see.

[@danam4155]

dsm3ds, I had the exact same thought. I don’t think any of those tiktok creators would make a video of them eating heaps, but for the people watching (especially young people) they think they’re eating to much. It puts a really negative frame over health and fittness.

[@naveenakhedar]

That “now add more guac” and wink gave me life ahahaha

[@natachaoceane]

gotta add more guac thoooo

[@starfish0607]

As a med student, it's concerning that people don't know how basic biology works and that's probably the reason why can't they discern things that are marketed as healthy by are actually really damaging. Teenage girls take advice from other teenage girls and don't even question the reliability

[@RideWithAnnette]

As a dietitian I love that you always highlight our work, experience, and education! You're literally the best 😁 Also there's some dietitians on tiktok and it's sad that a lot of the comments are people saying they're wrong! It's so frustrating with all the misinformation out there.

[@natachaoceane]

hey Annette! What you do is so important and requires such a deep understanding of biochemistry and you're so appreciated 🙏 I guess we just need to stand by the science and maintain the standard that contributions must always provide credible research sources. I've done this when being challenged (which is great and I always should be to help me stay on top of emerging research) and it's no surprise that that's usually where the conversation ends and I don't hear back 😂 We don't study for nothing!! All my love always xxx

[@MrVicky3101]

I am almost done with my education to become a registered dietitan, and I agree with you. There is so much misinformation out there, and a lot of my clients are confused or convinced that what they have read at some blog or article is more true than what science says.

[@richyc.6465]

Documentarygirl people these days are more convinced with solutions that give them fast results. Not the ones that’ll last them for Long. Btw not a dietitian or studies it just love reading up on nutrition and fitness stuff

[@karthikrox6310]

@@richyc.6465 these days? I think you're forgetting the diet industry that has made bank over the last half a century lol. People always skimp out of hard work to get fast results, that's just how people are. Very few have the discipline to carry it through.

[@karthikrox6310]

@@richyc.6465 I'd say our generation is the luckiest because the ones that do their research actually have the proper information available. Imagine the world 30 years ago, the only people that understood food science were dieticians and doctors and most people followed random diets not knowing how to lose weight.

[@natachaoceane]

Registered Dietitians and Medical Doctors are the only people we should all be listening to when it comes to information on nutrition, which is why I still send my content and programmes to Registered Dietitians for review. Let’s do everything we can to give them the influence they deserve: who are you favourite RD’s and MD’s creating content online? ♥️

[@natachaoceane]

I'll start: Dr. Mike on KZbin, @r_mcgregor on Instagram, Abbey Sharp on KZbin and @sarahgracemeck on TikTok are all amazing! 🙌🔥

[@jonjimothy7256]

It’s like 2014 tumblr all over again

[@dumbgenious1960]

Honestly when it comes to fitness science I go to Natacha first because she puts all the studies so I can see for myself. I get skeptical when things aren’t cited because everyone has an agenda nowadays

[@alinapsh]

So true😂😂 literally every video is about TickTock these days....

[@dietitianmanisha]

Natacha Océane you have been my inspiration figure for such a long time now ! And no one could have said it better... I feel too disappointed with all the barely qualified so called nutritionists online. Trying hard to stay positive about the fact that i did the right thing with all my years i invested in studying food science and nutrition Infact taking you as an inspiration, i have just started my youtube channel as well Thank you so much !! Much love ❤❤

[@ingridklint3611]

Im commenting to get the engagement up on this video so that this can reach THE WORLD BABY

[@natachaoceane]

you're the best, I don't deserve you 😭😭😭

[@dorothyaboagye3363]

Same. I wish I could get everyone to watch her videos.😂 Diet culture is really frustrating me

[@deborahundergrace2776]

SAMEEEE

[@brownbearjournals]

As a person who lost all her muscle and all her fat in a matter of months (I got really sick). It really worrys me when girls my age eat so little. I wouldn't want that for anyone.

[@jnl3564]

It’s really concerning that kids are so attracted to these compulsive, anxiety-driven behaviors. Yes, they are vulnerable without fully developed reasoning skills, but I think this speaks to a greater problem within the entire culture, not just tictoc. These kids need to be taught healthy coping skills and inter-personal skills and communication. We are failing them by leaving them to their own devices then criticizing what their brains come up with to relate to each other and to deal with their emotional problems.

[@adorablerepresentativemcfo9892]

THIS SHOULD BE THE TOP COMMENT

[@luzvez]

YESSS

[@luzvez]

as a young adult what do u recommend to build those skills

[@Luke-qi6pf]

I wish all parents were like this:(

[@annamckinzey6839]

brittani lancaster does a daily "what i eat in a day in recovery from an eating disorder", and they all show her practicing intuitive eating & eating what her body wants. her page is full of body positivity videos and videos trying to dismantle diet culture, and it's a great break from all of these types of videos. having her videos on my feed has helped me a lot, and i just wanted to recommend her to anyone looking for more body positivity on their tik tok feed!

[@sophiaw5319]

Omg I love her so much

[@elisecollie5167]

i love her tik toks so much, and they make me feel so much less guilty about the food im eating. sometimes i just binge watch all of her tik toks!!!

[@kaitlynscanlon2402]

I absolutely adore her, she is so positive and helpful and her page is a great resource for so many people!

[@carolinav4705]

I LOVE BRITTANI!!! she’s super sweet:)) she helps me a lot with recovery 🥺

[@multifandomharlot]

Victoria Garrick *(@victoriagarrick4)* is also a really great body positive content creator on tiktok! Check her out.

[@victoriakirova6483]

I love how you’re raising awareness about these misleading topics! Love you Natacha! :)

[@natachaoceane]

thank you so much Victoria 🙏 lot of love ♥️

[@ally9862]

Can I just say, every time I fall into the black hole of being guilty for eating more food, I come back to Natasha because she never fails to reassure me it’s okay.

[@candifred1234]

I feel the same. She is so level headed and science based

[@tepolakseth]

“That’s bulls**t-based” - Natacha Oceane 2020 Honestly, I couldn’t have found a better way to describe it 🤣🤣

[@cormacdonnelly5015]

Very cool!

[@JessMLove7]

THANK YOU so much for this. People NEED to see this. I was eating 1200 calories for YEARS. I was always thinking about food, daydreaming about my next meal, and always thinking about my body. It got really damaging to my body and my mind. For a while it kept me “skinny” but it got to the point where I started gaining weight... and I was so confused by it. Turns out...my metabolism was so damaged from all of those years of under-eating and malnourishment. Now I eat close to 2000 most days (sometimes much more) and i’ve never been so lean, fit, and happy. My metabolism is finally coming back and I feel like I truly saved myself from the future damage I was about to put upon myself. This TikTok culture is super upsetting and scary to me because I know how under eating calories truly negativity impacts you and your body. I know those TikToks are really going to impact younger girls negatively like it did for me. If your reading this PLEASE listen to Natacha!!!! Thank you again for making this videos... you are an amazing influence and I really hope people start to look up to people like you rather than the individuals who spread the toxic diet culture.

[@LifeOfLiz]

I really do not understand at all. I has been consistency losing 2 pounds a week which is considered healthy weight loss and am at a calorie deceit for my maintenance calories. All the BMR calculators and a lot of social media nutritionists tell me to eat 1,400 calories to lose weight based off the maintenance calories I have and its been working. I am a short 5'3 23 year old women who walks 40 minutes a day. I'm getting frustrated from all the mixed information and do not know what is the truth and what isn't for healthy weight loss. Sure I can get constipated a lot (tmi) but I have not had any other bad side effects. I've lost 15 pounds so far and feel better. I weigh 145 pounds.

[@zuzannanils]

How did you recover? did you seek help? I have been undereating for 3 years now and I just wish I would have started this bullshit diet shit in the first place :( I was so happy back then with my body now I weight less but hate myself. I would like to freely eat, exersice how I like and enjoy life :// You are a real inspirational queen

[@iluvpixystix]

LifeOfLiz Hey I’m the almost exact same height and age as you, and same as you according to My Fitness Pal, I should be eating 1400 cals a day. I get all bodies are different but I’m also confused if I should be eating more or less.

[@evangeliaantonopoulou7926]

I find it so difficult to "believe" that I need to eat more than 1200kcal to lose weight... I eat 1200kcal a day very careful and I'm not exceeding that. I work out too. I'm 5'2", 132lbs (157cm, 60kg). I can't see why I am wrong thinking that if I eat 2000kcal, I will lose and not with 1200kcal...

[@catalinaramos689]

Is Interminent Fasting a way of undereating? 🤔

[@heliosash4675]

So glad that people like you and Abby Sharp are calling out this issue.

[@natachaoceane]

ahh thank you, she's great! 🙏🙏🙏

[@Mwriggles]

They’re really great for younger people like me to see!

[@shubhangi7106]

So,I was always overweight from my childhood . As I got older I started my periods and they were not regular and I started to gain a lot of weight erratically, I got acne ,developed PCOD and marginal hypothyroidism. (This was before I started using tiktok) I was not in a good mental state and always thought WHY ME? I used to compare myself with others a lot and to make the situation worse school was hell. I actually danced pretty well but due to my weight they never even gave me a chance. Bottom line I was frustrated. My mom is kind of like a perfectionist . She was really good at sports in her school days and was always fit, but I was the exact opposite . She became really worried when I reached my highest 82kgs at the end of 2018 . So she got me joined at a gym nearby and made me do yoga with her in the morning . At first it was really difficult for me but gradually I started losing weight and it made me very happy . Finally,at the end of 2019 I lost around 20kg , my periods became quite regular , my acne vanished and I started getting compliments . I owe it all to my mother. So now the main thing starts: I started using tiktok and saw these beautiful girls my age who were very popular. Slowly I started to think that I am still not good enough and I started hating myself, although I worked very hard to lose the weight. I used to think wow they have everything . They are rich , beautiful , popular and are having way more fun than me . I thought my life has nothing , it's useless . I used to envy them a lot and it was taking a toll on my mental health . But then I decided to use my energy somewhere else in something productive . So I uninstalled tiktok and started to focus on my studies and hobbies . And as a result I scored 98% in my exams and my drawing improved . I became happy in my body again and replaced social media apps with more useful ones such as quora and Duolingo. I learned 3 languages and now I know that all these outer things don't matter , what matters is that you know your self worth and use your energy on improving yourself rather than wasting time on social media . Now I don't have any social media except youtube of course . And the funny thing is that now tiktok is banned in our country😂 Sorry if it was too long I just wanted to share my personal experience . And anyone who thinks that you are not good enough always remember nothing is permanent in this world not even your miseries. *I LOVE YOU 💜* You are not alone.🤗

[@Pedro-S1lva]

Beautiful!!

[@shubhangi7106]

@@Pedro-S1lva Thanks!

[@natalia-uv1hh]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH ❤️

[@shubhangi7106]

@@natalia-uv1hh Thank you very much! I'm glad😊

[@grilledpook]

"nothing is permanent in this world, not even your miseries" thats a powerful line right there

[@alliwolgel4875]

The one about getting sick to lose weight really irritates me. When I was 19, I had to take prophylactic drugs for a month after being assaulted. Without going into graphic detail, they had some nasty side effects that resulted in me losing at least five pounds. I got down to 103 pounds, which was technically my "goal weight." BUT I could barely eat without feeling sick, had horrible stomach problems the whole month, and had absolutely no energy. It took me MONTHS to get my full strength back. And I still didn't like the way I looked. Plus, once I was healthy, I gained it all back because getting sick isn't a sustainable or healthy way to lose weight.

[@aysepersona4194]

wow, Im glad your up and healthy again! this is a great insight

[@jrseahorse5886]

I got sick a few years ago which lasted half a year or so before I got better but I could barely eat because I had no appetite and when I did get forced to eat either by myself or people around me (my friends were really good through it all especially my best friend she sat there with me until I ate my whole meal) but I would still throw it up anyways but I wasn’t anorexic I eventually got better though and gained back the weight I lost from not eating but it’s so sad seeing people thinking that’s a healthy way to lose weight. And they think it will keep their weight down too. If your gonna substain that weight you would need to keep eating the diet you had when you were sick which is barely anything.

[@Erowens98]

People think "oh, if i can lose X weight, i'll look like my favorite Ig model" but they always fail to consider that 5 Lbs is not 5 Lbs. It can be 5 Lbs of fat, water, muscle, or a combination of the 3 and all lead to a different end appearance. Losing weight by getting sick or crash dieting will absolutely not help you lose 5 Lbs of fat while maintaining the muscles that make your favourite Ig model attractive in the first place. So naturally, you end up not liking the way you look at your goal weight, and then once you've gained all the weight back, you no longer have the motivation to do it sustainably. Or you think you just need to lose even more and end up anorexic.

[@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa]

I physically couldn’t keep any kind of solid/semisolid food down for about 4 weeks when I got really sick a few years ago, and I’m fairly sure my metabolism still hasn’t recovered. It turns out only drinking water and diluted fruit juice is a miserable experience, who knew.

[@AndYouWillBeWithMe]

I want to add something: 7:32 this is the reason why I kept on binging though. The entire "eat the cookie and be confident" mindset kept me from addressing why I wanted to eat the cookie in the first place And my friends kept on encouraging me to "eat what I want" and "you're not fat!" Even though I was balls deep into my binge eating disorder and I was definitely overweight

[@sabinaia5264]

Same

[@manofiron9467]

Girl ur body binge bc it needs something you didn't give. Eat what u wanna eat is based on a nutrition balanced diet, not eat whatever you want in terms of junk food. Best of luck to you, if you feel like obesity is affecting ur confidence or life, go see a nutritionists and adjust ur eating habits bit by bit.

[@soonerborn7603]

@@manofiron9467 A human body never NEEDS a cookie. Quit spreading lies. I don’t remember the last time I had a cookie...and I’d be fine if I never had one again. Once you give up crap food then you’ll slowly not want it anymore. When I want something sweet I go with strawberries or a sweet potato (with no brown sugar or butter or marshmallow crap added to it). Those things are plenty sweet enough as they are.

[@manofiron9467]

@@soonerborn7603 dud I am on ur side!! ??? I am saying that she is not having enogh macro and micro nutritients in her day to day diet which can cause binging. This does NOT mean I am telling her to eat cookies because she NEEDs them at all. You are twisting my words and attacking me without reading things through, you owe me an apology.

[@soonerborn7603]

@@manofiron9467 Hahahahha! I don’t owe anybody anything. What if I don’t apologize?

[@madeleinehillier8497]

Only read the title and it’s a yes from me

[@natachaoceane]

thank you Madeleine!! All my love and hope you're having an amazing day! xxx

[@camilleleclercq587]

s a m e !

[@jojo-cv8el]

I dealt with/ am dealing with an eating disorder and I’m currently in the mental hospital right now. It is calming and enlightening to watch this video. I lost way too much weight, didn’t have periods for months, and my hemoglobin dropped to a 4. I’m a teenage girl, and speaking towards other teenage girls, please stay away from these eating habits. You are stronger than a beauty standard of looking “skinny”

[@elizabethr.9359]

I hope you’re doing well these days ❤

[@jeanjacketjanet564]

"Detox tea, which is gonna make her shit it all out anyway" FACT. This is a very important video that a lot of people probably need to see, thank you for looking out for everyone Natacha ! You are so so so appreciated

[@melania239]

I'm afraid of one friend of mine, she eats only salads, soups and apples and runs everyday. I always told her that's not a healthy way to lose weight but she is still in her routine. Thanks to Natacha, almost two years ago when I discovered her channel, I have a healthy relationship with my body/food. The most important: I'm not afraid of carbs anymore!!

[@sianc7235]

Have you sent some of Natacha's videos to your friend? They might be helpful for her. You can just share one of these videos and say something like "This is one of my favourite youtubers, she posts really fun workouts and she's super funny!"

[@AJiji-fw8rm]

Tell her parents please

[@sandablackberry3733]

This reminds me of one of my middle school classmates. She was overweight and then suddenly at the beginning of the school year she came to school looking SUPER SKINNY. She looked like an entirely different person. We asked her how she did it and she basically ate only yoghurt and fruits for 3 months to get those results. + a lot of running. And what happened next? When she ditched that extreme died she put all the weight and more back in a matter of months. Why? Because that is not a sustainable diet, you cannot keep that up forever and you will start gaining weight back once u start eating normally I hope your friend will have a healthy relationship with food eventually. I am rooting for her!

[@kellykingism]

It makes me shudder to think how much this would have triggered me when I was a teenager. I’m half relieved that tik tok wasn’t around then, and half sad that it IS out there now and accessible to such a vulnerable audience.

[@chiroptophilia]

Years ago, this shit was all over tumblr. "Pro-anorexia" blogs were everywhere. Now it seems they've migrated to twitter and tik tok, where the content is even more accessible to a wider audience 😟

[@kellykingism]

churp 🐣 I remember. Luckily (if you can call it that), even tumblr wasn’t really around when I got sick (I’m 31), but I can see the similarities for sure. It’s like tik tok is the new ‘fashion magazines’ in terms of ED perpetuation - not a singular cause, but something that could damn well inspire someone who’s genetically predisposed to start restricting or validate their behaviour if they already are.

[@ginabinafofina]

KZbin keeps recommending me these stupid diet videos where girls are like “my diet is 600 cals a day :)” and young teen girls in the comments are like “wow this is such a healthy diet!!” It’s really upsetting. If you ever try and comment, you’ll get people dog piling on you saying that the diet works and they lost weight. Of course you lost weight eating that little!!! But it’s not sustainable and you’ll learn that REAL quick. Thank you for this video. Social media is scary these days and this is coming from an adult. I’m scared for the young girls and boys that are constantly bombarded with this shit.

[@ariesbish9093]

honestly there are two sides of tiktok: the pro ana side, and the body positive- your life is worth more than just dieting and working out, your size doesn’t determine your worth- and thankfully i’m on the latter, with tiktokers like britanni lancaster, she’s an angel :))

[@Chai_bunn]

"Your size doesnt determine your worth" THANK YOU! Nobody needs to find anybody attractive but everybody needs to find all physical flaws insignificant when judging a person's worth

[@HikaruCrystal8]

For someone trying to eat healthy she didn't have a single vegetable all day

[@robbie8056]

This “food guilt”/disordered eating should be treated as a pandemic because we all know it affects entire generations all over the world and can lead to so many health problems in the long run. We need more accurate and actually helpful advice, just like this video. Thanks for this!!!

[@biancacolmenares620]

For real, this is something that was very strong in the 80s and 90s. My mom and family and some co-workers (40s) that have messed up feelings with food and even with all of the work I've done to feel like food is good or at least neutral, they can make it very hard to just live your life.

[@plastictrousers8371]

Guys try pineapple, cucumber and mango smoothie It does nothing, it just tastes great ☺️💕 Edit: I'm soo glad you all like it, make sure you stay safe and if you haven't eaten yet please do, it's good for you 😌💜

[@evansummmno2784]

PERIOD. LOVE THAT. I BET IT DOES.

[@1s41r0]

That sounds so so good! I'll try sometime, thanks for the idea! :D

[@plastictrousers8371]

Hehe, anytime :)) might sound weird at first but trust me, it's gooddd 😜😜

[@Serena-wb9cs]

I love this comment for no reason

[@plastictrousers8371]

@@Serena-wb9cs tyy, I put no effort into this yet I get 100+ likes 😂❤

[@sarahward4378]

"I think people can sometimes think of food as its only function being it determining your weight or how much fat you store in your body. But food is literally our fuel" Omg yes thank you natacha I couldn't have said it better. I'm an exercise science major and it's soooo sad to see people think of food/their bodies like the enemy

[@caitlinamy1422]

I've suffered with anorexia for five years and it makes me feel sick knowing there is content out their like this normalising such disordered behaviour. Thank you for sharing this video! People need to know that this behaviour is NOT normal and you are NOT doing anything wrong if you eat substantially more then what these people show!

[@libbyregnerus4794]

YES YES YES. I deleted tik tok because of how these kinds of vids made me feel. Thanks for the accuracy and truth!!

[@kawaiicake4678]

tiktok is literally TOXIC these videos keep coming up to me on my fy page so i was like you know what NO MORE TIKTOK!!

[@_ellenx4695]

You have to press long on that video and you get a list of things and one of them is ‘not interested’. That way you won’t get such vids anymore

[@eden8955]

Hi everyone :) I’m a 13 year old girl, and I just wanted to share a bit of a story about my relationship with food. Ever since I was very young, around 5-6 years old, I thought I needed to be skinny. I would see girls in the books I read or tv shows I watched either telling themselves they needed to watch what they ate, or having someone else tell them so. Stuff like that was always in the back of my mind growing up, although I didn’t really care what I was eating until I was about 10 years old, I still always attempted to work out or exercise in whatever way I could find that I didn’t think took too much effort. I have a specific memory from when I was about 9 years old of my mom walking in on me attempting to do sit-ups, and when she asked what I was doing I replied “swimsuit season is coming up, I need to get in shape” a funny memory, yet gives you a bit of an idea about how I was influenced. It may not seem like a huge deal, but personally I think a nine year old knowing about ‘swimsuit season’ and being determined to be skinny before then because of influence from things such as social media is a bit alarming. Anyways, moving on, eating didn’t become a huge thing I was mindful of until about 11-12. Around that time I developed an eating disorder. I started counting calories and restricting food, which would quite often lead me to binging later on, which would then make me feel guilty. Often times I would sit on the toilet for long periods of time trying to force myself to, well, get all of the food I just binged out. It’s a bit embarrassing but it is what happened. Late last year, I started hanging out with a group of friends who were very toxic, which I didn’t know at the time. They constantly complained about their weight, how ‘fat’ they were, how out of shape they were, yet did nothing healthy about it, leading me to do the same. In fact, most of our days hanging out (which was almost every other day) were spent drinking extra large sodas and chips that we would scrounge our little money together to buy at the gas station. Of course that was very unhealthy, but for a little while the eating disorder thoughts went away. I didn’t think about calories or sugar, I just enjoyed having fun and eating like that all the time. (I wasn’t really allowed to have many sugary foods or drinks growing up, I was raised mostly eating healthy foods, so being able to eat like that every day was a whole new experience for me.) When we entered quarantine, of course I couldn’t go out with them every day anymore, and taking a step back from that life style I realized how unhealthy it was. For a few months tho, I ate mostly the same, feeling terrible about my body but enjoying unhealthy food too much to care. (Here’s where tiktok comes in) A few months in however, I started being exposed to more weight loss trends on tiktok. Of course there was the whole ‘glow up during quarantine’ thing where everyone was obsessed with Chloe ting, but that was perfectly fine. I tried a few of her workouts but could never stick to them 😅. Anyways, from there I started drifting more into purely weight loss tiktok. I started becoming more and more obsessed with fasting and weight loss recipes, stuff like lemon water etc. The eating disorder came back, and I started developing depression very quickly. I would try and go days and days without eating, and if I couldn’t I would feel guilty and ashamed, which often lead to binge eating. I was fed all this false information about weight loss, how I should be in an extreme calorie deficit, how I should stay under 1000 calories per day. That went on for months. I saw no progress in my body of course, and it came to be that whenever I ate anything or drank anything other than water, I would get extremely bloated because it had gotten to a point where my stomach wasn’t used to food. As time progressed, I started to see this more glamorized lifestyle on tiktok. A lifestyle proposed by skinny alt girls who never ate anything, never slept, and did a ton of drugs. I wanted to be like them, I wanted people to idolize me like people idolized them in the comments of their videos. I wanted my ribs to show, I wanted my arms and legs to be only skin and bones. That was at the height of it, about two months ago. I would go far too long without eating, only having monster energy drinks once a day and trying to stay awake all night so I would have big bags under my eyes. A few weeks ago, I started to realize how bad it was. I wanted to get out of it, I started to crave a far more healthy lifestyle where I was able to work out without passing out, where I could eat three meals a day plus snacks and not get extremely bloated and feel guilty. I started to eat more, buying more vegetables and fruits, experimenting with fun healthy recipes to see what I liked best, starting to become more active, etc. It’s been tough, I still have a lot of eating disorder thoughts, and I still struggle to get over 1500 calories even though I’m eating three filling meals. Now I work out every morning on weekdays, and it’s something I look forward to because I’m proud of myself for being active and I feel good after every workout even if I’m extremely sore. I enjoy making meals, and cooking is becoming more and more of a hobby that I very much enjoy. I have an app that I use to track my calories, carbs, protein, and fat, I try my best to eat foods that are high in all four but I still haven’t found an ideal meal that contains all four. If anyone has any tips for that, it would be nice to hear. My sleep schedule is still pretty bad (I’m writing this at three in the morning) But I’m definitely trying to get better. I’m sorry for writing so much, sometimes it just helps to be open about this stuff to complete strangers online lmao. A note to any girl my age who may be struggling with an eating disorder: your body is perfectly fine. You don’t need to change it for anyone, and if you feel uncomfortable with the way you look now, don’t resort to starving/binge eating. There’s thousands of healthier ways to lose/gain weight, and I guarantee you a healthy lifestyle will be much more fulfilling. You are perfect and beautiful how you are, and you’ll probably regret it in the future if you spend your whole teenage years obsessing over what you look like. Just go have fun, and fight your insecurities with confidence. If anyone read this far, I applaud you.

[@istanchloe]

My parents told me the exact same thing when I was 10 that I needed to get in shape and that encouraged me even more and if I ate over 1K calories I would feel guilty

[@shrevidhya2473]

thank you so much for sharing this. im so proud of you!! ❤️❤️ I hope you're doing well now, stay safe and healthy

[@kierstynrogers6300]

I’m legit crying rn. I’m 13 as well and over the past few months i’ve been going through a journey of becoming healthier. At first it was purely eating well and exercising but after a while I felt a lot of ed thoughts coming in. I try not to think about what I look like and what the numbers are but I can’t help it sometimes. I’m also a dancer so there’s a lot of pressure around staying skinny while still being healthy. Most of my friends are extremely skinny and makes me self-conscious. I really, really don’t want to develop an Ed and I’m trying to keep myself out of that rut but it’s hard. Thank you so much for sharing 🥺

[@waffles658]

I am so proud of you for pushing through that dangerous lifestyle and changing to a much healthier and fulfilling lifestyle. you are so strong. thank you for sharing your story ♡

[@victorialopezmota5909]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ve been struggling with Ed thoughts and body dysmorphia since the beginning of 2021 and even tho I haven’t realised it until I read this, I’ve always feel that pressure of been skinny and been all bones and skin. I’m still struggling, but Some days, I can think properly and try to stop thinking about my body and compare myself to others.

[@jaylenbarbieri2239]

And the worst part is that TikTok is promoting all these videos, by actually showing it to their users through for you pages and what not. It’s as if they don’t know a majority of their audience is 13 and under, thats why I stopped using it. It’s like TikTok doesn’t understand ages and will just promote stupid things that, again certain age groups shouldn’t be seeing. The comedy has gotten annoying and it’s overall very toxic and I don’t recommend being on there so often.

[@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa]

Tik Tok knows. They are notorious for selectively promoting skinny white/light skinned people on their trending page.

[@ayajade6683]

Not if you filter you content to what you want. People's inability to curtate their social media content to be positive and watch content that hurts their mental health are the problem not the app.

[@vroomvroomtothedoom]

Tik tok is just a new tumblr for the eating disorder community.

[@SoVidushi]

The ed community on tumblr is still going strong tho :(

[@kyoungblood9]

All social media is toxic for metal/physical health.

[@aks799]

So Vidushi yup :////

[@binarosmarin3991]

Seriously.. i saw one girl have 2 egg whites, half a protien bar, and some veggie soup for dinner and 10 cherry tomatoes.. thats around 200 calories. i eat super healthy have at least double that for my breakfast!

[@user-jy9rq8nj7q]

What's worse is that ed tumblr have been trying to keep this shit on tumblr because it's nowhere near as easier for a literal child to stumble upon the tag and most people don't want that to happen, It's disgusting how the people who post diet tips, "haha relatable eating disorder 🤪" and straight up just video of their tiny waist on tiktok don't take any responsibility that the app is full of people under 14 years old who are extremely naive and very likely to either get triggered or copy them, keep the ed shit on the rotting site everyone thinks is dead ffs

[@norajamieson7257]

Thank you for this - it is so needed. It feels like Tik Tok is turning into pro-ana Tumblr which is so sad and dangerous to the young, impressionable girls and boys watching. The origin of my eating disorder was deeply rooted in seeing people eat and recommend 800-1200 calories. It made me think that that was normal and necessary when that couldn't be farther from the truth. It breaks my heart that this shit could be influencing so many to go down the horrific path I did 😔

[@natachaoceane]

I completely agree with you, the platform doesn't seem like it's looking out for its community at all or even trying to address it which is why I felt obliged to create something. I hope it can help us come together and encourage people to follow those whose message is backed by the science. All my love and thank you so much for sharing your story ♥️♥️♥️

[@norajamieson7257]

@@natachaoceane I'm so glad that you made this video and I sincerely hope it reaches as many eyes as possible. I cannot even begin to imagine how many could be saved from sliding down the slippery slope of restriction into anorexia if they found you and your (actually scientifically backed) message. So grateful for you always 💚

[@wowandrss]

"seeing people eat and recommend 800-1200 calories. It made me think that that was normal and necessary" so not one time did your parents say anything about you literally starving yourself???

[@norajamieson7257]

@@wowandrss I, like many with anorexia or other eating disorders, was very good at concealing what I was doing and how much weight I was losing (baggy clothing, eating alone, etc.). But yes, when I literally became skeletal my mother was extremely concerned - my father was quiet dismissive of it being a problem, saying that I looked "fine" (I was 95 lbs at 5'7-8,) though - and forced me to eat which saved my life.

[@wowandrss]

@@norajamieson7257 You're not born into anorexia, as far as I know. The social and environmental factors are for your mom and pops to have on lock-down so you don't get a twisted idea about eating habits. It's on them for the majority of these cases.

[@slimecorn]

I lost 45 lbs and I still could eat my favorite foods. I'm seems like moderation doesn't exist anymore.

[@hairyfrankfurt]

"Evidence-based" oh yeah? As my lecturer's would say- CITE YOUR SOURCES.

[@natachaoceane]

Great lecturer 🔥🔥🔥

[@salaheddinecherrak6386]

CS Joseph would say, verify your sources

[@user-rz3kx3es6s]

A solution would be that the KZbin algorithm would show this kind of videos to the people that look for « how I lost 10kg in one week » videos

[@samiraansari5686]

I got an ad for a shady weight loss product right in the middle of this video. Way to go KZbin 🙄

[@Cami_2006.]

I can’t stand tik tok, I keep getting ads for it and no matter how many times I give feedback saying they are irrelevant/repetitive the ads just keep showing.

[@heathermahoney8910]

Good for you totally agree It literally ruins people

[@natachaoceane]

I'm glad you keep giving that feedback, unfortunately, they've probably bought so much ad space which is why you're still seeing it ):

[@martabonora6174]

as someone who's been suffering from anorexia for almost 3 years I can say that this content is so so toxic, if I'm in a bad mindset and see this videos It would end up really badly. that's incredibly Dangerous because I we shouldn't look up to people for looking in a certain way that is considered pretty or healthy by sociality, you are you and you need what you need. don't make my same mistake because the only thing that brought me was just being hospitalized, and yes I really liked my body but i was on point of dying, and now I just look back and wish I asked for help way before. it's not Worth it to destroy yourself for having the flattest stomach or a thig gap trust me.

[@cyberspiderz]

This is so true xx (I've had a very similar experience). hope you're okay :) ! xx

[@tasheve3015]

i wish you the best in recovering❤️

[@nevermindiamawesome]

I came across this quote today that said, “be who you needed when you were younger.” I couldn’t help but to think of you. You’re such an inspiration and the work that you’re doing is so valuable. I ended up binge watching your videos after finding your channel, and you have helped me in so many ways! Thank you for taking the courage to be who you really are, to pursue your dream of encouraging people and shining a light on topics like this, with reason and grace. 💜

[@_NadiaT]

I love this quote! So important

[@semolinalibra]

Basically: Be underweight and anorexic for social media and fake friends *or* be healthy and happy for a life time for yourself

[@purpleshirtblueskirt9005]

And have real friends who you know in real life 🙂🙂

[@soonerborn7603]

And what do you consider “healthy”?

[@evansummmno2784]

@@soonerborn7603 intuitive eating and not restricting. Lots of water. Body movement. Walks, runs, ect.

[@soonerborn7603]

@@evansummmno2784 Pssshhh....intuitive eating is absolutely stupid. It’s what weak-minded people say to justify eating crap like cookies and cake. “My BLoOd SuGaR feELs LoW, I nEeD sOmeThiNg SWeEt....”. Nonsense. 🙄

[@evansummmno2784]

@@soonerborn7603 no actually. It helps you not to fall into disordered eating habits. If you restrict, you binge. Everything is good in moderation and balance is key. People who have had eating disorders were weak at one point. They faced their fear of food and they are strong. You dont eat something sweet for low blood sugar, that is for people with diabetes. You eat it because you want it.

[@ImToxicAndAddictive]

i was anorexic for almost 7 years, recovered for 4 now and i still deal with issues caused by undereating, it's no joke how it messes up your body for literal years sometimes, eating enough is so important

[@lukitzo98]

“burri-ohs” i love your accent

[@rosie5348]

British sure is beautiful, do classy 🥰

[@charlottelingley9683]

I’m confused how do you guys say it then?

[@kayla3618]

Bore ree toes.

[@papush22]

This makes me so sad 😔 It reminds me of the old pro-ana / pro-mia blogs where I would go looking for "inspiration" when I was a teen with anorexia. These videos are basically the same only way way more dangerous as they get viral more easily... Thank you for raising awareness about this! ❤️

[@nicole9554]

Yes, I used to be OBSESSED with those sort of blogs on Tumblr. I was so young and easily influenced. 😓 I hope young girls can find this video and not get sucked into all of that!

[@megangibson5170]

Even if some of them are joking, there’s a bit of truth in every joke.

[@soscarlet]

i pray for all our young girls today

[@takennames123]

This came up perfectly timed for me. It’s 7am and I was about to go for a herbalife protein shake breakfast which I’ve used to lose weight and I know would have made me hungry within the hour. Glad I watched this. Cooked a healthy breakfast and drank some tea this morning instead. Love your videos & thank you for all your help Natacha ❤️

[@derphina]

Herbalife is awful, please do not use it, you did great to nourish your body with food instead💞

[@rosemarylouis3324]

If you want a protein shake that is healthy and makes you full for around 4-5 hours, I definitely recommend Whey protein powder. It comes in a lot of flavors too...chocolate, birthday cake, etcetera. Recommend by dietitians and doctors too

[@anieee96]

Rosemary Louis absolutely seconding this! I mix high quality protein powder with frozen berries and yoghurt in my nutribullet when I don’t have an appetite due to an autoimmune disease. It’s super yummy and healthy

[@emilysmith2784]

“It’s fine to have that opinion, but not everyone needs to hear it”. Most sensible thing I’ve heard I a while. I honestly believe now that everyone has an opinion that really no one has an opinion. It’s all just recycled no one investigates anything anymore, except you. Please continue being the exception to society!!

[@sabajedidi4328]

I'ma 13yo girl that was perfectly fine with my body and looks until I downloaded tiktok, Well at first about a year and a half ago I didn't know what were "beauty standards" and stuff like that in fact I was the one supporting my 17yo because she was very insecure, btw I used to have tiktok in 2017-2018 but I deleted it and I downloaded it again in 2019, After re-downloading tiktok I discovered that we need an "hourglass" body, a small nose, big butt, curvy waists, sharp jawline, I started getting more and more insecure, I actually have a pretty muscular body type and I loved playing sports and exercising, I started comparing myself to other girls, like Madison beer, and seeing these super pretty 13yo even more insecure. I've decided to go on a diet to I can have "abs" and a "flat stomach" I started working out everyday for about an hour and ate very little, but I didn't see any improvement, I gave up, then I realised that I've actually been building muscle by working out, but my diet wasn't helping the amount of food I was eating, so I decided to go a little easier on myself and now I'm actually working out for at least once a week, but also eating enough food for a day including snacks like ice cream and stuff like that, and I started realising, I haven't lost weight no, but the ab definition is starting to appear, and I'm getting physically and mentally stronger :)

[@kaitlynscanlon2402]

I’m happy to hear that you are physically and mentally strengthening yourself! Good job :)

[@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa]

Good on you for focusing on strength over appearance! Keep at it :)

[@tasheve3015]

oh honey, you’re so young. please take good care of yourself.❤️

[@thepovdweller]

You are awesome! Good luck on your self love journey. There are days where its hard but don't give up because you deserve it all😊

[@jjbutterbeans1515]

Sad that all these people are kids. I'm 41 years old and only recently feel like I've made peace with food.

[@rubydubdub2965]

Tiktok is turning into pro ana Tumblr and it's so concerning, because I know how harmful those days were, especially to young girls.

[@cloverisclovering]

no one: natacha: *buri-OH*

[@natachaoceane]

I have words where I just go all cockney 😂

[@dalenna_]

😂😂😂

[@starsareawesome96]

🤣🤣🤣 I said it

[@haileygregory9886]

Lol love it

[@labuenavida3051]

I was looking up how to lose weight while breastfeeding and found an article that recommended to eat less than 1,500 calories a day (big no no) and just take supplements instead of eating.

[@sfatlithewise1276]

Omggggg I came across someone recently who said that vegetables were toxic and contained 'no nutrients', and I should just take cod liver oils instead. Deludeddddd

[@labuenavida3051]

@@sfatlithewise1276 I have a hard time accepting people can be so stupid haha

[@sfatlithewise1276]

@@labuenavida3051 unfortunately they can 🤦‍♀️

[@SqueakyShortPerson]

I know this is an old comment. But I'm posting this so others in this situation might see it. Some women cannot lose weight while breastfeeding and your body isn't broken if you don't! I've had 2 kids and as long as I breastfed, I was so hungry and my body held on to every oz of chub I'd gained during my pregnancies. As soon as I stopped, the weight flew off and I got back to my prepregnancy weight within a few months of weaning each time. Hormones are insane. Some women drop weight like crazy while breastfeeding; some hang on to weight while breastfeeding. Neither is bad. You just made a human with your body! Postpartum is just survival, focus on healing and replenishing your nutrient stores.

[@lletnahc08]

I underate for so many years - destroyed my digestion. I have friends who still undereat and say they don't get why they feel the way they do. We are just so conditioned to think eating as little as possible is the answer

[@0042-u1r]

its really wild I also had a time where I restricted my food to the point where I only ate an apple and a salad a day for a whole week. Now I eat somewhat better and I dont understand anymore how I managed to do that. Your psyche is really powerful and can make you do things you could never do in a healthy mindset.

[@vrockchick89]

That energy that these kids spend obsessing over food can instead be spent practicing a sport that will build their body strong and healthy for the long run. I played tennis most of my life and didn't work out for almost 5 years (rough patch in life). When I finally started exercising again, getting slim and building muscles was so easy thanks to muscle memory. Forget counting calories and going to the freaking boring gym. Practice a sport that will help you mentally, physically and will most definitely boost your confidence way more than a flat stomach can!

[@deccs002]

my mom eats like 1000-1200 kcal a day because she's just too busy with work to take a break and eat so i make her huge salad bowls (with veggies in it, not just lettuce xD) because she's vegetarian and doesn't really like warm meals, and recently she actively started asking me to make her food when she's too busy xd love my mom

[@swagger1021]

Aww that’s so sweet of you

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

Put some mayonesa in it it will higher up the calories

[@caspertheunfriendlyghost]

This is why I stick to gay tiktok

[@mm-vs9rz]

Lmao same

[@yourmother8062]

Gay and froggie 🥰

[@caspertheunfriendlyghost]

@@yourmother8062 indeed 🐸

[@Gr1mly]

Anime tiktok ahaha

[@ainoaro5808]

Sameeee

[@Hiphop618]

I'm recovering from an ED and seeing those TikToks was difficult. Thank you so much for speaking out against it. I appreciate it and you're amazing

[@jenniebrian4008]

This video came at a perfect time for me. When I was at college and in physical classes I would always pack a ton of snacks and a big lunch and I was properly fueling. Now in lockdown, since I'm not as active I'm unintentionally eating less because I wasn't feeling as hungry because I'm not walking around campus or having my long athletic practices, BUT I've gotten to the point where I'm eating too little and I've been feeling very fatigued and lightheaded after my workouts. I'm studying health sciences so I understand the dangers of under eating, so I'm going to be way more conscious about my meals and that I'm fueling properly! Thank you for always advocating for proper fueling and eating enough!

[@AmyOrton1]

This is actually so heartbreaking. There's so much misinformation about dieting out there that can cause people to feel unnecessary guilt about themselves. Thank you for being a voice of science-based truth about what healthy nutrition should look like. Love your videos!

[@swimerchik]

"a salt bae of....." is my new favorite unit of measure