Vincci Tsui, RD
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I know COVID is at the top of everyone's mind, but this is the first news article that I've seen in my social media feeds covering the protests in India. Indian foodways affect Canadian food supply. We need to be paying attention.

Chag Semeach! Happy Chanukah to all who are celebrating!Chag Semeach! Happy Chanukah to all who are celebrating!

Please read through before commenting When we have not experienced harm at the hands of health professionals - including Dietitians - it is easier to sa...y "oh when I say the word diet, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN...." Well, intention matters, yes. But impact matters more. Yes, weight inclusive Dietitians dislike the word "diet" but not because we don't know the literal meaning of the word as per our training. We do! AND we also have developed an understanding that language matters; that many have been harmed, and experienced trauma as a result of dieting, the diet industry and diet culture. To be clear, I am definitely not saying that this is a word that should be struck from our lexicon forevermore. That's not going to happen anyway and I'm very sure that's not the bone I want to pick. Really, what I'm asking us to be is more thoughtful and reflective. Less doubling down and defensiveness. More curious and compassionate. Just because something has not been harmful for you/me/us does not mean that it has not been for others. And this matters. This is why weight inclusive Dietitians get a bit in groups, pages and conversations when we observe our colleagues "debating" whether it's ok to do things, or say things. We also are very understanding that these things take time. Unpacking our own weight centric learning and body biases takes time. Developing new ways of being a Dietitian takes time. Language matters. Intention matters. Impact matters more. #mindfuldietitian #impactoverintention #HAES #weightinclusive #nondietapproach

It's Election Day today in the US. Though it may not *directly* affect me as a Canadian, the results of this election will likely be felt around the world. I know many peopleAmericans and non-Americans alikehave shared that they've been feeling a lot of anxiety leading up to this day. It's OK to cope however you need ANY day, but especially today, while we're in the midst of a global pandemic watching the results of an election that will not just affect the course of a coun...try, but of the world. To my American followers, VOTE (and thank you to those who have voted early), and to my non-American followers, I see you. We're in this together . . . . . #vote #vote2020 #election2020 #electionday #stress #coping #emotionaleating See more

This is beautiful

So amazing that the NYT covered this concern that is definitely not unique to the US! I am very proud to be Chinese-Canadian and have only recently started to articulate the "impostor syndrome" I feel around working with people of my *own culture* as the training that I've received has centred white voices and needs.

The latest Obesity Canada guidelines are probably considered old news (they came out in August), but this letter from Fat Besties must be shared "This doctor’s perspective that we must continually battle against our bodies is stigmatizing and incredibly harmful; it is exactly what we wish not to experience (and should not have to experience) when we visit our medical professionals."

M Y F I R S T M E M E - I've actually been holding onto this meme for almost a month now as I've been sitting with conversations and reflections on my social media presence, and thinking of the words I wanted to share with this meme. (That and making sure the post works with the grid ) - I've been feeling like I've been on a decline for several years now - at my peak I was writing a blog post every week and creating social media posts to go along with them. Now I'm lucky ...if I can write a blog post once a quarter. In some ways my social media posts have become my "blog," but I'm so inconsistent in terms of timing and topic. I know this disappointment I feel largely comes from feeling the pressures of productivity discourse and thinking I "should" create what people expect from a dietitian's social media account. It's tempting to want the followers, likes, and presumably reputation and money, despite knowing that the "tried-and-true" steps to get there don't feel like "me". - I've been trying to reflect on my "why" lately (thanks @lisamelo), knowing that I rarely get new clients who say that they "found me on Instagram", I'm not trying to sell my book (though it'd be nice if you bought one ), I don't really do a lot of brand work, and Instagram isn't exactly the best platform for community building. So why am I here? Am I trying to build my credibility? Find my voice? Should I even be taking up space when there are so many wise voices made marginalized that should be centred over my own? - Yesterday I had a bit of a lightbulb moment I think my "why" is making my work more accessible to folks. Knowing that working one-on-one with me, or even reading my book is not always accessible in terms of time and/or finances, perhaps social media, blogging, and doing interviews are alternative ways that people can access my work. Thanks for being here as I find my voice

A troll told me this morning that by using a word that ends in -phobia -- fatphobia -- I was comparing the way fat people are treated to the way that LGBT+ peop...le are treated, and how very dare I. I want to note, right here at the beginning, that I am very careful not to compare oppressions. Living in a fat body is indeed not like living in a body that is marginalized for any other reason (and of course there are many people who are part of two or more oppressed populations). I do not experience the same kind of oppression that people in Black bodies do, or people who use mobility aids, or people who are LGBTQIAP+. It's not a competition. The point my darling troll is making that I want to address here is another, very common one: that even saying fat people are oppressed -- that saying fatphobia exists -- is somehow cheapening the very oppression of people who exist in other marginalized groups. Why? Because fat people aren't oppressed at all, and if they are, they deserve it because of their aberrant behavior (because, of course, aberrant behavior is what causes people to be fat). It's astonishing to me, both as a very fat person and a person who lives in the world, that people still think that fat folks aren't oppressed (subject to prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control, by the dictionary definition). All you have to do is look around you to see how despised fat people are. We're deliberately excluded from public physical infrastructure and public life. We're discriminated against in employment and we're paid less than thin people. Healthcare is an ongoing horror show for most fat people. And the fatter you are, the worse it gets. Even if fat folks could go for a run and eat fewer donuts and magically opt out of oppression by becoming thin -- which, we know from actual science, doesn't work, because intentional weight loss fails in 95-100% of cases, and 2/3 of the people who attempt it regain even more than they lose -- it wouldn't mean that fat people who didn't do so would deserve oppression. It is not okay to oppress, exclude and humiliate people, even if they could theoretically change themselves enough to prove themselves worthy of *not* being subject to torment. *Even if* I could choose to make myself thin, I would still deserve to be treated as a full human being who is worthy of respect in a fat body. We are allowed to talk about our oppression without it inherently being some kind of insult to other oppressions. If you consider fat people unworthy of being treated equally, you are an oppressor and you need to unpack that and work through it now, no matter what other marginalizations you may be subject to. Post boundary: I'm aware that there are other terms I could be using, from weight stigma to fatmisia. This is not the time or place for that discussion, thanks. This is also not the place to compare being fat to any other marginalization, including race and gender.

"Fatphobia tells us that fat people are not worthy of good things. And fatphobia emphasizes that fat Black women are the least deserving of all."

Happy Thanksgiving! - While for many this has become a day of family, feasting, and general gratitude, I've been thinking about the history behind this day and the narratives that have been erased. - Unlike the US, our "First Thanksgiving" doesn't include settlers and Indigenous people sharing a table. In fact, Indigenous people are largely not included in the narrative at all. With this in mind, I've been thinking about (as my friend Roselle so elegantly put it) "what ...it looks like to live in community as uninvited guests on stolen land." What giving thanks looks like when Indigenous narratives and traditions are centred. - Decolonizing Thanksgiving doesn't mean cancelling Thanksgiving or being ungrateful. To me it means going past the surface and centring, hearing, and learning/unlearning from those voices that have been unfairly silenced for far too long. - Here are some folks that I am grateful to be learning from: Native Calgarian Jaris Swidrovich Mumilaaq Qaqqaq Tea & Bannock Indigenous Peoples Movement - [Image description: Various fall vegetables, fruits, and flowers spread on a table. Image is overlaid with a mint-coloured circle containing black text. Text reads: "Decolonize Thanksgiving"] See more

Posted @withregram @platform_ca On #InternationalDayoftheGirl, let’s commit to analyzing & addressing the issues faced by Indigenous, Black, and racialized gi...rls through an intersectional lens. From gender-based and sexist violence to environmental and land-based violence, colonialism impacts Indigenous girls’ access to safety, wellness, and girlhood. Follow Indigenous clean water advocate @autumn.peltier to learn more. #IDG #womeninleadership #dayofthegirl #womeninpolitics #antiracism #antiracist #decolonize #cdnpoli #topoli #leadership #feminist #feminism #intersectional #intersectionalfeminism #stopthesetback #girlsjustwannahavefun #genderequality #genderequity See more