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Episode Overview
It’s been said before that diets don’t work. Jen, Annie and Lauren get together and break down the cycle of the diet and why they don’t work. They discuss diet industry marketing, weight loss motivation and why willpower is never going to be enough. Find out why 95% of diets don’t work and what you can do instead.
What you’ll hear on this episode
- The 5 steps of a Diet
- Common diet triggers
- The search for “The Secret”
- Deprivation and how it impacts quality of life
- Diet culture and how it shapes perception of choices when we are dissatisfied
- Post-deprivation: what typically happens next
- The Pink Polar Bear effect and how it relates to restriction
- How the body self-corrects after deprivation
- The relationship between willpower and diets
- Wolves in sheep’s clothing – Marketing and the diet industry
- Why meal and exercise plans fail
- Genetic predisposition, body type and perceived expertise
- Finding sustainability through enjoyment and why that looks different for everyone
- Owning our results and priorities
- Coasting and why it’s okay
- All or nothing thinking as part of why diets don’t work
- Learning to live in the grey zone
- The social and emotional costs of “wellness”
- The glorification of “more” at the expense of sleep
- The lies the diet industry tells us about self-love and when it can happen
- Prioritizing self-care and why that doesn’t always mean you need to exercise more
Resources
- Episode 21: Before You Delete: How to Handle A Photo You Hate
- Episode 4: What a 70-Year Old Experiment About Starvation Taught Us About Dieting
- Episode 15: Habits 101 – Hack Your Habits, Change Your Life
- Episode 9: Two Sisters, Two Bodies: Growing Up Together In A Body Obsessed World
- Episode 18: From Obsessed to De-stressed: A Balance 365 Journey
Transcript
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