International No Diet Day - May 6
Sat May 6th

International No Diet Day

NO DIET DAY IS AN INTERNATIONAL NO DIET DAY IS OUT.

Ssshhhhhhh!! It isn't true, don't say it. Don't even think about it. Today, nothing is to be said about diets. That's because it's International No Diet Day. Every May 6, it is commemorated.

Remember that you made the New Years Resolution you made to exercise, exercise, or lose weight just a few months ago? Here it is, almost summer. How did that resolution work for you?

"Those who complete weight loss services lose almost 10% of their body weight within a year, and almost all of it within five years," the Institute of Medicine says.

Take a break. Take a break. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Participants are encouraged to: Participate in: Participants are encouraged to:

  • Instead of focusing on appearances, accomplishments, and contributions, Compliment colleagues focus on skills, achievements, and contributions rather than focusing on appearances
  • Declare a day without dieting and dietary cravings about weight and shape
  • Question the belief that one "right" body shape and embrace body diversity.
  • Learn the truth about the diet industry and discover the inefficiency of commercial diets
  • Helping eliminate weight discrimination, sizeism, and fatphobia.

To post on social media, use #NoDietDay to tweet..

For more details, please visit the website UC Davis Integrated Medicine for more details.

History

  • International No Diet Day is set to be on May 5 in 1992, when Mary Evans Young founded International No Diet Day in 1992. Young is the director of the British group "Diet Breakers." The date clashed with Cinco De Mayo was in question for many California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, among other southwest Americans, such as California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, were concerned that the date conflicted with Cinco De Mayo. So, Young decided to change the date to May 6, which is also her birthday
  • feminists in many countries have celebrated International No Diet Day since 1993 – feminists in several countries have increased International No Diet Day
  • Both the International Size Acceptance Association (ISAA) and the National Organization for Women (NOW) began sponsoring and observing similar days in 1998