Here are three reasons diets don’ t work and how to release the weight for good this time:
The One Mindset Shift That Changes Everything:
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This on-again, off-again weight cycling is damaging to your metabolism and even worse for your self-confidence and self-trust.
As women, if we fall off track, we usually blame ourselves. We think the reason we couldn’ t stick with is lack of willpower, discipline, or motivation. And diet culture reinforces that message constantly.
But you are not the problem. You didn’ t fail. The dieting system failed you.
According to research, around 95 % of diets fail long-term. And among those who do lose weight in the beginning, one-third to twothirds, not only regain the weight, but end up gaining more than they originally lost.
Here are three reasons diets don’ t work and how to release the weight for good this time:
1. Diets Are All About Deprivation
Almost every diet is built around a version of“ less”:
No one can live in a state of deprivation and restriction forever. Not with the demands of real life. And especially not in midlife, when hormones are shifting and your metabolism naturally becomes more sensitive.
Miserable is not sustainable.
You get hungry, irritated, sick of eating“ diet foods” that never feel satisfying, and tired of having to think all day about what you can’ t eat. You get tired of counting, tracking, measuring, obsessing, and saying“ no” to things you enjoy.
At some point, you give up. And THAT is the moment diets are designed for. Repeat customers keep the dieting industry alive.
The One Mindset Shift That Changes Everything:
Focus on what you need to ADD IN to nourish your body, which will naturally CROWD OUT the less-than-healthy stuff.
Which means, taking the focus off of what you“ shouldn’ t” eat and what you“ can’ t have,” and instead, thinking about how to add in the nutrient-dense foods your body is craving.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
• less food
• smaller portions
• fewer calories
• low or no carbs
• shorter eating windows
• cutting out food entire groups
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