New Year, Same You - With More Support
As the New Year begins, it’s hard to avoid messages about “starting over” or changing your body. In Bozeman, those messages often show up alongside gym challenges, outdoor fitness goals, and promises to “get back on track” after the holidays.
At Northern Nutrition Group, we want to offer a different approach.
You DON’T need a new body to deserve care, nourishment or support.
Instead of focusing on weight loss or restriction, we encourage a weight-inclusive perspective, one that supports health without tying it to the number on the scale or your worth as a human being.
A Different Kind of New Years Focus
Health is influenced by many factors beyond body size, including access to food, stress, sleep, movement, and mental well-being. A weight-inclusive approach recognizes that meaningful health changes can happen at any size and that weight itself is not a behavior.
Rather than asking, “How do I change my body this year?” consider:
What would help support my energy and focus?
How can I eat more consistently throughout the day?
What habits feel realistic and sustainable for my life right now?
These questions shift the focus from control to care.
Intentions that Don’t Involve Weight Loss
New year intentions don’t have to mean rigid rules. Some weight-neutral ideas include:
Building regular meals and snacks to support energy and blood sugar
Adding foods that feel satisfying and nourishing
Exploring movement that feels enjoyable rather than obligatory
Letting go of “all-or-nothing” thinking around food.
None of these require weight loss to be valuable.
At Northern Nutrition Group, our registered dietitians work with individuals and families using a compassionate, non-diet approach. We focus on sustainable habits, individualized care, and improving your relationship with food without prescribing diets or focusing on your body size.
This year doesn’t have to be about becoming someone else, it can be about supporting the person you already are!
Written by Jessy Griffel, RD, LN, CNSC
Jessy specializes in: Oncology - supporting individuals through cancer treatment, remission, malnutrition, food aversions, focused nutrition care and enteral nutrition support therapy (tube feeding support) and preventive strategies. Athletes/outdoor enthusiast, plant-based (vegetarian/vegan) diets, nutritional deficiencies and abnormal lab values, and weight concerns.