How many times have you read an article with that heading?
Or listened to an infomercial or picked up a book telling you this is the final and only diet you need?
I know, now, there is no great diet.
But… “my aunt lost 50 pounds” or “I can always lose weight on this diet.”.. I hear you say.
All true, but what is the price you pay for being a part of diet culture.
Sometimes we belong to groups/clubs we have to pay a price for, one that includes compromising ourselves. We have all done it at times: joined the group which has us participating in conversations or things we don’t want to do. Hopefully you start to recognize it is not a good fit and you move on.
Dieting and being part of that culture meant I compromised my best life. I thought if I was thinner my life would change. Over the years I had been thin and yet I still had all the angst and body hatred. When I decided to make my goal a personal journey, one of body love and trust, it changed.
I found my set point, one I decided on because my body decided on it and it is where mentally I am no longer thinking about all that silly diet stuff.
Stop and ask yourself:
Do you feel content only when you body has reached that number on the scales?
Do you only love your body when you are at the “right weight” (determined by diet culture)?
Do you still obsess about food and your body?
Do you have good and bad foods?
Do you still count calories/carbs or something?
Do you have anxiety or fear around your body and food?
Answer yes to one of these and it may be time to find a new plan?
One where loving your body is a normal part of your life, one where body shaming or body judging about other bodies gives you goosebumps. You want everyone to live with the body of their choice.
Nobody ever stopped being my friend because of my weight.
When people die, we celebrate the weight of their spirit and energy, not their body weight.
I have spent the last few years recovering from dieting and it has been the best part of my life.
Want to live your best life?
Thanks for reading,
Christina