Goal Weight. Let's talk about it. Pretty much everyone has one. That number in the back of your mind that you strive for every day. That number that you pray is on the scale every time you step on. Hoping each time to be closer. Maybe you are at your goal weight! Wow! Congratulations, you are one of the few! What would happen though, if you stepped on the scale and you weren't anymore?

In today's episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather explains why having a goal weight is actually depleting your happiness instead of giving you something motivational to work on. By the end of the episode, you will learn different ways to frame your health goals so that you aren't focused on the number on the scale.

Setpoint/Appestat:

• The weight you maintain when you listen and respond to your body's signals of hunger and fullness.
• The weight you maintain when you don't fixate on your weight or food habits.
• The weight you keep returning to between diets. (from Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon)

4 Ways Your Goal Weight is "Weighing You Down":

1. Your weight is not an accurate measure of your physical health OR progress.
   • You cannot physically measure blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease, any of the internal factors that are said to be caused by being "overweight" by stepping on a scale.
   • Muscle weighs more than fat! Image 1 - Image 2 - real fat vs real muscle
2. Gives You A Negative Relationship with your body.
   • Leads to regulation, guilt, binging
   • eat less, exercise more - no longer enjoy food or exercise
   • calorie restriction/meticulous calculation
3. Negatively Affects on your Mental Health
4. Negatively Affects your Happiness & Lifestyle Choices

What can we do to Change this?!

Make Motivationally Framed Goals that are NOT related to a number.

Productive, Positive, & Present!

"I am, I have, I will..."

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Thank you again to Chalene Johnson and her lessons in the 131 Method, which give me confidence daily when it comes to food freedom, confidence, and motivating self talk surrounding food. I am learning SO MUCH!

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