Food Habits I Formed In My 20s (For Better Physical/Mental Health!)
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- Food habits I formed in my 20s that helped me to heal my relationship with food and to enjoy food while also improving my health!
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► Discussed in the video:
- I gave up dieting
- Intuitive eating
- Breakfast every day
- Regular meals
- Keeping a food journal (but NOT to log calories/eat less…to ensure I’m eating enough and eating well over time)
- Figured out food intolerances
- Reduce meat and fish consumption for environment (used to eat it a lot more regularly)
- 80/20
- Found meals I love that I can always fall back on (that are healthy and yummy!)
- Add greens whenever I can!
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Please share your best food/diet/lifestyle tips in the comments below for myself and others to read through! :) And thank you all for the incredible support on this series so far!
SmAsH dAt LiKe button for the series!!! 😂 (I’m taking the piss but plz do...it’s been helping the series do SO well! YOU HAVE THE POWER)
Melanie
I love your videos 😍♥️♥️
I care to know your opinions about
1- Lectin-free diet
2 - Have you tried prebiotics ? What do you recommend?
Thanks 🙏
I realized I had the ad blocker on when I was half way through the video, and I turned it off and replayed the video from the beginning...hope that's helpful 😂😂😂
Melanie, can you do your everyday glowy natural make up look tutorial, like your make up is here please?
“And if u are a fan of my accent, that is probably why i have half of my subscribers” lowkey me
I felt exposed 😂
...When I first subscribed it was because I love Irish accents.
Me too🙋😅
As a dietitian this video makes me so happy! I’m so sick of black/white thinking , bad foods good foods etc. We need to learn enjoy our foods ☺️ I really love the idea of making food diaries and it really works!
It's awesome that you are trying to reduce your meat consumption but don't restrict yourself. I'm a vegan and I think vegans can appreciate that people are conscious and trying their best. Also it's so important not to use veganism as an excuse to "feed" an eating disorder and unhealthy habits. Thank you for reminding us that mental health is important too and that we don't have to be perfect or eat perfect all the time! :)
Jyoka I really appreciate this ,I am still learning and gathering information and what works for me.It feels supportive to be given grace by others who have already gone vegan /plant based etc!💚
Melanie's content have been an absolutely integral part of my ED recovery. I seriously feel thankful for her every day, especially as I try to block out the rubbish coming from a zillion fitspo instagram accounts and people who are ignorant about healthy relationships with food. So much love to you Mel!
I miss the food diaries so much! Even if they're repetitive, I'd still watch them!
voltronii yes,I honestly would love a mel recipe book!
your honesty is so admirable, bloody love this
Amazing to hear someone else talk about their transition with their diet. I was vegetarian and vegan and I found I started to have massive cravings, then I started to buy these off limit foods eat them really quickly at home and then hide the wrappers from my boyfriend. I would feel so ashamed and anxious. I could see straight away that it wasn’t healthy so I’ve taken away all labels and now eat intuitively mostly plant based but allowing occasional meat and dairy and it has helped my mental heath so much. It’s a work in progress but I definitely think there is a lot to be said about listening to your body.
I'd love to see you making food diary fridays again!
What is that highlighter??!! You are GLOWING!!
Melanie Murphy I wanna know as well!! 👀
She has really good skin thats propably it
She wears becca highlight, in moonstone I think
Honestly your advice in the past about intuitive eating helped my binging so so much so thank you xx
It would be awesome if you could do a work/productivity habits video :D I am loving this series it is brilliant :)
Thank you for this video Melanie, I'm 19 and unfortunately have developed a terrible relationship with food because I was constantly surrounded by the insecurities of the women in my life like my grandmother, who was never happy with herself and as a result has also body shamed me. This caused me to hate my appearance and crash dieting which have made my weight fluctuate and I feel that it has spiralled out of control.
This video is helping me to adapt a fresh, positive mindset about eating, which has been a difficult battle.
The part where you mentioned being guilty about eating has really it home.
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Hey girl, my heart goes out to you in this difficult time! I've been where you are and just know that even watching this video through is a big step toward ED recovery and you're doing great! Good luck
the analogy with the car is perfect, thank you
Intuitive eating is my favourite healthy eating habit and I'm so glad you brought it up!
PLEASE tell me what products you're wearing on your skin because you are literally glowing omg
I haven't been able to have an ordinary breakfast on a weekday for nearly a year, due to my awful awful job. It gives me so much stress my eating habits have gone bonkers and my weight skyrocketed to the point where clothes that fit me last October are tiny now. I'm gonna quit and I am so ready to take on good food habits again. Thank you for this, you've helped me so much 💚💚💚
My problem is that I am scared of trying some kind of inflammatory foods (gluten, dairy, sugar) because I have bad skin issues☹️ I used to love having a drink with friends and now I don’t go out. Too scared to make my skin worse with all these things. I would love to cure definitely my skin. You’re a real inspiration and I want to be able to find a balance between my mental health and my skin health like you do. Kiss from Switzerland ❤️
food! diary! fridays!
also love that top/dress/thing. yellow is my favorite color and it looks wonderful with your skin. also your hair looks great!
and finally, i learned a great amount from this video, like talking with a really cool older sister.
I just finished your book and it gave me ALL the feels
this is EXACTLY the video I needed to come home and watch right now. I feel a little guilty watching as I sip my black coffee but you inspire me beyond what I can express to improve my relationship to food and keep pushing towards recovery. you're a huge role model to me, I love these videos and I'm sending you so much love xxx
love the accent, the voice, the face, the eyes, the oratory, the temperament, the hair, the ideas, etc
I know this isn't the topic of the video but GIRL your skin is GLOWY!!! What foundation are you wearing? (Also, love this series
locketgirl8500 she has really good glowing skin so most foundations would make her look good
Yas yas yas just want to say you inspired me to start weightraining and crossfit thank you so so much sometimes it's a bit intimidating being young and a woman in the gym but thanks too you i feel like i'm more than capable too be there!! Thank you so much for your honesty and openess wish teenagers like me had more ppl like you on the internet!!! 💕💚💚💞💪🏻💪🏻
Your videos make me feel less alone, and I also feel like I’m constantly learning so much about navigating my way to a better self through watching your videos.
i don't know what i would do without mel's videos. such an inspiration
I know vegan RUclipsrs did you dirty and I would just like to thank you for not bashing veganism.
For me it did the exact opposite. From an omnivore perspective it's a very restrictive diet and that's what initially sparked my disordered brain's interest.
Then I educated myself on the ethics and environmental aspects of it and it put everything into a completely different perspective for me.
It's a little sad that I couldn't value myself enough to motivate me to eat more veggies but at the end of the day I do eat a lot healthier now and am not obsessing over my body anymore.
And most importantly: I don't see the foods that I am eating as good and bad (sort of because I have a new classification of good and bad foods.)
You are GLOWING 💛💛
I remember about a year and a half ago, right before I went into treatment for anorexia, I watched your food diary Friday videos and hoping that one day when I’m better, I could have similar eating habits. I’m so inspired by your journey and how you’ve found such a wonderful balance of eating what makes you happy while also looking after your body and mind. I only hope one day I can find that balance too. Love ya Mel, thank you for all your wonderful videos and for being such a positive roll model I’m so many ways 💚
Intuitive eating is the best. That’s what I go for. I eat what I want, when I need to. I don’t really care what I end up looking like.
Same. I trust my body.
This video has been really helpful thankyou Mel! I have just started university and it has flared my IBS of horrendously. At the minute I can fathom the thought of eating food, it makes me feel sick at the thought. I'm going to try eating breakfast and eat cleaner for my IBS . Thankyou ❤
love that you honor the distinction between vegan and plantbased! so important!
Hi Melanie! I've been really enjoying watching your videos lately, you have a charming personality and great thoughts! I am vegan for ethical reasons, and I am really happy with my diet. Wathcing this video and learning you are reduciterian (dunno how to spell), I just want to say that's amazing. Keep promoting less harm to the environment and less triggering diets in a such an affordable and real way that you do. This world doesn't need everyone to be strictly 100% plant-based, if everyone would be concious and aware of the harm farming does by reducing at least a little, that would be awesome. sorry for a long msg haha
P.S. can't wait to read your book
love from Russia
and love ur accent :)
LOVE THIS!!! please do a food diary Friday❤️❤️❤️
What about a video on how your perspective has changed from your 20s?
you speaking out about food related things including being more flexible with food to bat off disordered eating thoughts help me to keep choosing recovery and keep choosing my health so thank you so much
Thanks for sharing! Every time I watch one of your videos I feel like I learn so much and this time was no different, you're just so wise idk 😊
This video helped me so much. The past few months I have had such a struggle with food and finding good habits. I've been drastically under-eating and this has seriously helped me clear my head to know what I can do to help eat better. Thank you
Thanks for your food related videos. They always help calm my mind and remind me to seek balance.
I’ve stopped the food tracking apps,even if I want to eat healthy my anxiety and ocd could lead me down the orthorexia path.now I’m learning how to do intuitive eating.Thank you so much for this series we’re about 3 years apart so it’s nice to see others going through their 20s and figuring out life (that is not talked about in a healthy way ) share their knowledge or what works for them.💚💚
Melanie you have no idea how well-timed and much-needed this video was for me. I'm honestly crying out of the relief of feeling understood, and also helped. Thank you so much.
Thank you for this joy!!! It's so so so useful and reassuring, also your look is on point girl 😍 Can't wait for relationship habits! 💚
Loved this and would definitely love more food diary Fridays 😁😍
One of the biggest eye openers I had recently was when I started tracking calories, just for fun. I don't like eating by calories but I thought I could try it for a week. It turned out that I was eating only half the amount of calories than the average person of my age, weight, and height needs. I always felt like I ate too much and needed to cut back when in fact I was eating much too little. That also explained why I always felt tired, I simply wasn't giving my body enough energy. Sometimes tracking calories doesn't suck that much! 😆 loved this video!
Yeah it can definitely give you insight but it shouldn't be a crutch.
@@galaxytraveller1612 agree!
I find myself craving your channel when I need self care. This video was soooo timely. Thank you so much for being an authentic person, Melanie. Up for more food diaries, too. You are one of the only healthy food places I've found on the internet.
I've recovered from my eating disorder a few years ago, and now I can confidently say I have healthy eating habits. So when you were describing intuitive eating, for a moment I was shocked at the fact that I used to not be able to do it because now it comes to me so naturally to eat whatever I crave and stop the moment i feel like I've had enough. It's shocking what eating disorders to do to the brain and body.
Your videos help me so SO much Mel, thanks for the tips!💚
Thank you! I am struggling so bad with IBS and the food journal will be such a help. My husband and I are on this journey together to be overall healthy people and you are so right! Eat to fuel your body and enjoy! I appreciate how you have been so open about your IBS. You have helped me so much! I'm in the eliminating phase to see what all triggers mine. Anyway, lots of love to ya! Keep fulfilling your purpose! 💚
IBS fellow here. What a fun ride!😂
I have IBS too and I’ve never heard anyone talking about it, thanks for helping me feel else embarrassed xxx
pink x it’s so much more common than you realize, at least 2 other friends of mine also have it but no one talks about it (accept me, I have no shame haha)
Liz-Tastic ❤️❤️❤️
Melanie this is such a good video I loved it so much. I'm going to be cooking and buying food for myself for the first time when I go to uni this summer and I think this video will come in really handy!!!
Love this series thanks for sharing Melanie! 😊💚 Also your dress looks so good and suits you really well!
And I'm very excited about your book! Book Depository just informed me that my copy is on it's way 😍😍
Thanks Melanie, such wonderful tips ❤️💕
thanks for making this video!! I'm so happy that you're speaking out against dieting :)
Love this video! thank you for always being so open and talking about such taboo topics
I love the way you talk about food. It is definitely one of the things that I believe prevented me from developing an eating disorder. A couple of years ago, I felt completely uncomfortable in my body, because I had put on 30 pounds. At the time, I started o get really obsessive about what and how much I ate. Then I picked up your book, and it completely changed my perspective on food. The bits about food and several other topics were great to read about, and I still think about it to this day.
I love your mindset about food!! It's really inspiring to hear, and I know your thoughts will help so many people. I'd love to see some Food Diary videos here and there for meal inspiration :) (ps: just ordered If Only and I'm sooo excited!)
Also, Mel you literally inspire me everyday to eat well and look after myself. You inspired me to start intuitive eating and proper ED recovery. Thank you❤️
This is really inspiring, thank you Melanie!
I’m thinking of trying to start intuitive eating rather than dieting / falling off the wagon and binging on the “wrong” foods - wish me luck! ✨
I've got to admit, I mainly got here because of the accent but after scrolling through some of your content I just found so much that works well with what I want to watch! This video is super helpful because i've sort of been slipping into bad eating habits, partially bc of the people im surrounded by, and getting some perspective on this with your mentality is really good! Thank you :)
awww...THANK YOU for such a lovely and encouraging comment! :) xxx
What an amazing video Melanie! Thank you so much for sharing this!
I love your first book so much as I can relate to almost all of your past experiences. I also had an eating disorder few years ago, it was horrible, I stopped eating carbs for a year cause “if I eat pasta I am going to gain weight” I had this black/white habit, the good food and the bad food and oh boy when I would eat what I used to call “unhealthy” food my mental health would just go CRAZY : “omg you’re so fat” “you’re going to gain weight it’s horrible” “I am such a monster for eating that” bla bla bla. I would always work out right after my dinner (like 30min after) because of course if I don’t do that I am going to gain WEIGHT, omg Anaïs what a dumb way of thinking! 😪
Going vegan had such a wonderful impact on me and my eating disorder, there was no “good/bad” food anymore.
If you’re reading this, don’t give up and don’t worry, you can get through that! You’re a warrior, you’re strong and your eating disorder does not define you as a human being! 🙏🏻
Much love to you Melanie! 💪🏻💜
I just turned twenty and this series (especially the sexual habit one) has been so freaking helpful!!!! thank you so much
Hi Mel. I'd love an episode of mental health/ ways of coping with stress and anxiety habits you have formed x lots of love 💚 xx
I know this is off topic 😂but I wanted to thank you for the book signing.you were just as lovely as you were for the first one. Only this time I wasn't as nervous as the first signing 😂
So thank you for a lovely time 😊
Also would you mind thanking your dad for taking a picture of me a Jessie I feel like I forgot I was distracted by it all. It's been annoying me ever since!!!
That suit also looked fab on you.
Enjoying the book so much I'm not quite finished it yet though!!! Thanks for doing the signing ❤️
I just know this video will be one I don't delete from my "Watch Later" playlist anytime soon. So many powerful, encouraging, positive points in this! I follow some accounts on Instagram that promote intuitive eating but I feel like I've been distant from it or something. This video was just so REFRESHING. Thank you for this.
I got your "Me Time Journal" for Christmas, but have not started using it as I don't feel comfortable enough with food at the moment. When I see it on my desk beside "Fully Functioning Human (Almost)" it just makes me glad I could support a fellow Irish gal in her journey.
I think it shows a lot of your character and my view of you as a person that I don't feel guilty about not using the Me Time Journal at the moment. I just feel like I know that you are so open and understanding about people and their lives that it wouldn't be a big deal. That it just is not the right time in my life to use it, at this moment in time. Because I associate it with you, I allow myself the patience and the acceptance that it's just not where I am right now. I hadn't actually realised this until now. Pretty proud of myself for being patient with myself. Good job, Claire *pats back*
Best of luck with "If Only"! It's currently on my "when i have money" list! Exciting times
Can you make videos about the habits you developped in your 20s regarding money and saving, work and motivation, friendships and social life, exercising and mental health? I love your videos 😘😘
xoxo from a 20 something Frenchie
As a vegan, I really appreciate you being a flexitarian! More power to you babe ♥️
I’ve struggled with diets, counting calories and binge eating in he past but in the last few years I’ve been just eating when I’m hungry and what I want, it’s been so good and relaxing to not stress about it.
This is such a beautiful video, Melanie! It's helped me to feel so much better about what I'm eating and I'm going to go back to food journaling. I think I have recently developed an intolerance to dairy so I'm going to try that.
watching your videos about things like this has helped me MASSIVELY over the past few years, i feel like im now at a point in my life where i can finally enjoy food (for the first time in like 8 years) and not worry about eating "bad" things or eating in front of people 💛
i identify a lot with the type of "diet" you have, but find it hard to find meat alternatives that don't have wheat or gluten in them, and i feel like im now in a good place mentally where i can eat more "plant based" for the right reasons - also the quorn taco thing, gurrl yasss (literally can't eat them with real meat anymore, weird habit lol)
pls brig back the food diary fridays i get so many ideas from them 💛
The exact video i needed today, been trying to avoid going back to bad restrictive habits and the car analogy was amazing
Love these points! Do what works for you. I personally have abandoned breakfast, and that really works for me. I always had to force breakfast down. I was hungry, yet any food made me feel kind of sick. Oatmeal would grow in my mouth, etc. Smoothies were too light and would make me hungry an hour later. I finally just stopped eating breakfast. Funnily enough, it has given me much more energy. I don't get that crash of hunger later, I can just go about my day without any surges in hunger or energy/insulin levels. I don't feel hungry when I wake up anymore, because my body is used to it. It helps me manage my calories, and I can have nice portions for lunch and dinner without panicking about portion size, and still lose weight. Skipping breakfast just makes me so more stable, mentally and energy-wise!
So many youtubers would've made a 48 minute video rather than an 18 minute video out of all this information you gave us. Obviously love the content of your videos Mel but also the pace of them. Keep it up and good on ya for having such a healthy attitude towards food!
I watch your videos because they make me happy the accent is a bonus! Please do one about mental health habits! Love you Mel 💚
Yesss, mental health habits pleease
A great voice for the non diet community. A real beacon of light.
MASHING KALE IN YOUR MASHED POTATOES literally the best thing ever holy shit I love it so much
I really love how you promote a "no-diet-lifestyle"! It is SO important to learn what your body needs, what he can tolerate and what not. And also a balanced nourishment. Thank you for this Video and for all the others! I love your ideas, your openness and your honesty! Keep up the good stuff! ;)
Thank you for the best piece of advice!!
I completely agree with you that there is no black and white.As a teenager its hard for me to find that middle ground.Ots either i completely restrict myself or i eat unhealthy food all the time.Recently i started being mindful of what im eating because i saw that i was starting to gain weight.To me that was my body signaling that something im doing something different and i noticed that it was because i was binge eating ALOT , like eating 2 3 packets of doritoes at a time.Now i have started to avoid junk food and try to eat out only once a week and focus more on eating home cooked meals.This has helped alot because im not restricting myself from a whole category of food and it doesnot increase my cravings either!
i love chatty chat about healthy stuffs like this. more eps like this melanie I really appreciate this! it motivates me a lot! thank you so much 🙏🏻
i have a serious problem with my stomach (that after many tests still doesn’t have a name or anything i hate not having closure 🙄) that causes extreme vomiting and stress after simple things like laughing and my relationship with food has been turned to shite. i ACCIDENTALLY lose so much weight and i hate it because i can never finish a meal. it’s horrible and i hope these tips help me to understand how to love food again! thank you mel!
I have been subscribed to you for soo long and while I don't watch regularly, I do come back to your videos every now and then and you really feel like a super cool big sister that I can look up to!
In regards to your comment about food journaling, I feel as if it has been so beneficial for me personally! I can definitely understand how it might be unhealthy for someone who is doesn't have a healthy relationship with food, but it has definitely made me more health conscious about what I'm putting into my body (such as am I eating enough fruit and veg)! Food journaling has also helped me with regularly eating (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and not skipping any meals! I love food journaling, it really has helped me develop a healthier relationship with food.
Love love love!!! This kind of relationship with food is my goal! I'm receiving treatment for my eating disorder and this is what I want in recovery. Love love love this video & your balanced outlook! Also love that you've found balance with your ethics around meat etc without triggering yourself. I too used to be vegan and vegetarian at different times and hate that I am a part of this industry atm but recognise that addressing that is a later goal for me in my recovery. Atm any restrictions are detrimental and I need to work on my brain. Thank you so much for your content - it continues to inspire me and give me hope. I think I need to read your books!!! 💖💖💖💖💖
Me: wait,what accent?
Melanie: *ah-boat*
Me:....right
Lmaooooo the accent.... that’s actually why I originally subscribed 😂😂😂😂♥️♥️♥️♥️
Ive never had an eating disorder so its so interesting to hear the in's and out's of what its like living with one. I cant imagine what it must be like to continuously eat to the point of being physically sick or purposely depriving yourself extensively to lose weight. Eating till you feel like youre full is so simple - to me, interesting to hear how its not that simple for others. Very educational.
Your hair looks like sheets of silk! o:
Also regarding intuitive eating, I found that throughout the week, sometimes I wake up hungry and eat a breakie similar to what you describe. And sometimes I wake up and all I'm happy to have is my morning coffee, and then I'll have a nice brunch meal around 12/1 in the afternoon. This seems to agree with my body quite a lot. If I decide to eat something even if I don't feel hungry, then my body let's me know xD and I find myself a bit off and cranky all day.
Your personality is as sunshiny as the yellow top 😊
It's so nice to just hear and see you talk about this because it helped me so much
You’re such a breathe of fresh air! How have I just found you now?!
I am really enjoying this series
I MISS THE FOOD DIARY VIDEOS!!!:)
Thank you for this Mel, this is very helpful. i really admire your mindset. i recently started counselling for my food and weight issues, i'm struggling with binge eating disorder and finding it really really difficult. but i am proud that i decided to get help for myself, and it's going well so far. love you Mel
Hey Mel, I absolutely love your mindset on food! I’m really trying to change mine again... I have a long history of eating issues and orthorexia, and I think my first year of uni made me so overwhelmed and anxious because so much was going on and I was hungover and tired all the time, so i started binge eating. As in, eating so much throughout the day, after years of restriction I could no longer control myself around foods I had deemed ‘bad’ and I would go out and buy food (eg biscuits, pizza, garlic bread, a huge chocolate bar, crisps) almost every day... yeah, it was bad. And even though it’s summer now, it’s hard to get back to the good mindset I was in when I was 17/18 and was managing to eat pretty intuitively. Any tips would be so welcome! 😋
Love this Series
Reducitarian! I love that! I always have trouble explaining to people that I don't eat pork or beef
I love your food diary friday vlogs x
Thank you for this video, I think it’s really important in this day and age. I’m just only coming to terms with body positivity and learning to have a better relationship with food, and am struggling. I would love to see a video of meals in general that you make and enjoy, breakfast lunch and dinner, that would be super helpful to me for ideas of new things to try x
this has really helped me try and think about my binge eating a bit more I think I’m going to try intuitive eating
for me I stopped binge eating when I stopped telling myself I couldn't have certain things! I'd have a bit then I'd feel satisfied (with practice of course) and I never restricted so the urges to binge slowly went away
thank you so much for replying! I only just realised I have this problem myself I’ve been in denial for so long lol, thank you for the advice I’ll go watch that now ❤️
0:40 yup, here for the Irish accent 🤣🇮🇪