I think it’s truly messed up that for a long time we (especially women) have been told to lose weight and go on a diet. Now all of a sudden we are told we shouldn’t diet and love our bodies the way they are. The issue is that many of us came out of dieting feeling […]
There are three fundamental unmet needs that can lead to a binge: 1. Physical: not enough good, water, rest, sleep…whenever you put yourself in a position of not resting, not sleeping properly and nourishing yourself regularly, you risk a binge later on. 2. Social: connection with people. Isolation works for a while but then it […]
“I know what I need to do to lose weight, but I am not willing to do it, it’s too hard”. Does this sound familiar? If you need to lose weight, here is why you are struggling and what you can do about it: You are struggling to go back on a diet because from […]
You are not alone if you have understood by now that diets don’t work and you are tired of obsessing and controlling your body and food intake. It’s OK though if you want to eat intuitively BUT you also want to lose some weight.It’s hard to lose the desire for weight loss when we have […]
Why do people body check? People with distorted eating often engage in body checking as a way to cope with their negative body image. Most of body checking is used to control their weight and shape. If the result of checking is satisfactory, it means they are doing a good job on the diet. They could […]
Changing your body to “feel better” doesn’t really work. It feels good only short-term which is why the moment we get used to this new slimmer body we want to change it again. Your body will constantly change and if you don’t accept that, you will be “forced” to constantly go against the natural state […]
Photos/ mirrors can be very triggering especially during your recovery phase.Your body may have changed and you may be seeing a shape in the mirror that you have been avoiding for a while. You were hiding although aware that you don’t fit into your old clothes any more. What happens when you dare to have […]
Let’s get right into it. Shame after weight gain I have felt it, you have felt it, it’s pretty common especially after you give in and see the changes on your body for the first time. As a dieter you are so used to being in control over your body and the shame you feel […]
How I worked through my fear of gaining weight while healing my relationship with food (Personal reference: I went from 54kg to 63-64kg and stayed at this comfortable weight for the last 10 years). 1. I had to admit I was fat phobic I understood that I was conditioned to praise thin bodies as well […]
Unpopular opinions but I am going in there: 1. Not everyone eating a salad is on a diet. Diet culture robbed us of normal foods as “diet foods” (think chicken, salmon, broccoli, rice, vegetables…) so whenever we see someone eating healthy the first assumption is that they are either trying actively to lose weight or […]