Episode 28: DIET - What does this word bring up for you?

DIET - What does this word bring up for you?

On Episode 28 of Speaking of Hungry, I'm asking what thoughts come to mind when you think about the word DIET. 

I asked this question recently in an intuitive eating workshop at a local pilates studio. It opened up a conversation about how many NEGATIVE thoughts flood our mind when we think of dieting. And yet we keep getting sucked back in for more. Here are some of the words that were brought up at the workshop:

  • Boredom

  • Weight gain

  • Isolation

  • Tough to sustain

  • Time-consuming

  • Depressing

  • FALSE HOPE

That last one is my favorite. All diets, wellness plans, and lifestyle changes give us FALSE HOPE. The hope that this will be the LAST attempt at weight loss. This time it will be different. This time I will keep the weight off. 

Check out the episode today! It will solidify all of the reasons you want to continue NOT dieting. 

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  • Talk about your dieting history and why those diets have not worked for you.

  • Identify any diet behaviors you are latching on to and explore why it may be hard for you to give up these behaviors.

  • Choose TWO of the top dieting behaviors you are SO ready to stop doing TODAY.

  • Make sure you leave the call with TWO clear, actionable steps to get you on your way to stop relying on diets and diet-like behaviors.

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Alison Barkman, MS, RD, CDNComment