Nutrition
Gentle Structure vs Diet Rules
Gentle structure vs diet rules separates flexible meal anchors from moral laws—shame after breaking a rule signals diet thinking, not gentle support.
Gentle structure vs diet rules contrasts flexible anchors—protein at meals, regular timing, hydration—with moral laws that punish breaking them. Structure supports intuitive eating when anxiety spikes without food plans; diet rules shrink life and trigger rebound.
Test: if breaking the rule causes shame spiral, it is a diet rule. If breaking it means adjust and move on, it may be gentle structure.
Common questions
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Can athletes keep protein targets?
Performance targets with clinician input can be gentle structure when framed as fuel, not punishment. Shame, secrecy, or social avoidance signal diet-rule drift.
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