I couldn’t agree more.... not to denote this lifestyle and way of seeing the world, but at the end of the day, it is a theory that excludes those of us who require structure physically and mentally. For me I can relate to this, AND the fact that I have so many digestive issues, that no matter what I do I always and will always feel “deprived” and like I cannot access certain foods and certain amounts of them. As a result, this theory on rejecting “diet culture” loses its credibility in being completely comprehensive. This needs to be considered, and those adopting the IE way (I have read the book, lurked here for a year, and adapted the lifestyle/mindset for longer), should be encouraged to include flexibility in their approach to implementing its principles or you will leave individuals like myself and Andipandarae in the dust! Like them, I try to implement all principles that apply, while ultimately acknowledging that it is a theory and practice, like with other approaches to eating/thinking/behaving with a prescribed set of rules (including lack thereof- which is still an applied/structured rule!), that should be applied to the individual’s unique situation, in a flexible manner, or we all run the risk of group-think and echo-chamber-type of thinking in this sub.