DGAF: Demand Growth Act Fearlessly

“Where’s the research to prove that diets don’t work?”

HERE YOU GO! ;)

There’s a growing body of research to support the claim that diets cause more harm than good...including, but not limited to: weight gain and metabolic issues, food obsession, negative body image, depression and anxiety, and mood fluctuations and irritability. 

In this episode, we’re sharing about ONE of these studies: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment. This dates back to the 1940’s...back before diet culture was on the cover of every magazine, at our fingertips with technology, and on every other TV channel and radio station. 

If you’ve ever blamed yourself for having lack of discipline, willpower, and consistency when it comes to dieting, this episode is for you.

Resources:

Free Guide - “Ditch the Diet: Your 1st Steps to Quitting the Dieting Loop and Eating Intuitively”

The F*ck It Diet book by Caroline Dooner

Intuitive Eating is a non-dieting approach to eating that heals your relationship with food and your body...but how do you know if this is the right path for you? We've been getting so many questions behind the scenes: 

In this episode, we answer all of these questions, and more! 

Also, be sure to download our free "Ditch the Diet" Guide HERE! This will be your first step towards Intuitive Eating! :)

If you're new to the Intuitive Eating conversation, you're in the right place! Intuitive Eating, or IE, is a non-dieting approach to eating that heals your overall relationship with food and your body. Basically, IE takes you back to the way your body is biologically meant to feel - BEFORE you let dieting get in the way! 

In this episode, we talk you through the "5 Stages of Intuitive Eating" that you'll experience in terms of mental and emotional growth once you decide to embark on your IE journey. If you've been feeling fed up with dieting and the constant pressure to lose weight, but you're not sure where to turn, we encourage you to listen to this episode with an open mind. 

We'd also recommend grabbing our free "Ditch the Diet" download HERE if you're really wanting to learn more about the Intuitive Eating process. 

Intuitive Eating is a non-dieting approach to eating that heals your relationship with food and your body. That being said, there are so many misconceptions when it comes to intuitive eating:

In this episode, we dive into the full PROCESS of Intuitive Eating. There are actually 10 principles you’ll work through when you commit to the process - and - you DO NOT want to cut corners here! Taking time to embrace each step is key, and you’re going to learn more and more about yourself as you work through:

Make sure to grab our free "Ditch the Diet" guide that we talk about in the episode HERE. This will also ensure that you're added to our Intuitive Eating email series so we can touch base weekly behind the scenes to really see if Intuitive Eating is the right path for you.

This episode goes out to all of you who are hitting "DIET BOTTOM"...AKA, you're ready to DITCH DIETS for good! We're digging deeper into how diets actually cause weight gain, and we discuss the dangers of weight cycling. You'll learn why yo-yo dieting and being on that constant cycle of gaining and losing weight is harmful to your overall health. We also answer the question: Is your diet really successful? That all comes down to how you measure success... and you can bet we're going to challenge you to think about things differently! ;)

PS: If you haven't grabbed our FREE "Ditch the Diet" download, we'd love for you to check it out! CLICK HERE to grab your copy and learn how to start letting go of dieting for good!

When it comes to Intuitive Eating, can weight loss be your goal? 

In this episode, we explore the reasons why the desire to lose weight has to be given up in order to truly become an Intuitive Eater. We know it can feel scary to truly accept this reality - especially when you've been dieting for YEARS - but it is possible, and it's the most freeing feeling when you're able to let go of the desire to lose weight. To help you decide if you're in a place to take that step, we walk you through a dieting symptoms checklist so you'll be able to identify how deeply diet culture has affected you socially, psychologically, behaviorally, and physically. 

Click here to grab our FREE Ditch the Diet Guide: Your First Steps to Ditching the Dieting Loop and Eating Intuitively

As we’ve been digging deeper into the Intuitive Eating process and we’ve been working on trusting our bodies to tell us what and when to eat, we’ve had some interesting thoughts and feelings come up. We want to share our experiences with you in full transparency, because it’s HARD to let go of the food rules that have been programmed into us about how much to eat, when to eat, what to eat, and what our bodies “should” look like. 

In this episode, we share about the “hyperawareness” stage of the Intuitive Eating process, and how it’s been eye-opening to see how deeply diet culture has affected us. If you’ve ever done any type of meal plan or “lifestyle change” with the hope of shrinking your body or losing weight, you’re going to relate to this message. 

If you’re curious to learn more about Intuitive Eating, click HERE to download our free “Ditch the Diet” guide! In this free download, we’ll share with you the basics of Intuitive Eating, and we’ll help you assess how awake YOUR intuitive eater currently is!

In this episode, we’re diving deep into the different “types” of eaters. We’d be willing to bet that you can relate hard to at least one of these eater types, if not more than one.

This is where things tend to get a little tricky though, because you either:

A - Know that diet culture has a strong grip on you and you’re desperate and ready for change but don’t know where to begin...

OR

B - Think you’re in the clear and completely healed from all the diets and BS you’ve done over the years to make your body smaller…

Either way, it’s HARD to pinpoint the sneaky ways that food rules and emotions show up when it comes to the ways we eat.

In this episode, we bring all of that to your attention and really aim to get you thinking about how diet culture still has a hold on your internal narrative when it comes to eating.

PS - Don’t forget to grab our free “Ditch the Diet” Guide! This is your first step to understanding the Intuitive Eating process and where you’re currently at when it comes to breaking up with dieting for good. CLICK HERE to grab your copy! 

Resource - Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach

What type of "binge eater" are you? You might be surprised to learn that bingeing isn't a "one size fits all" kind of thing. In this episode, we talk about different types of binge eating and why it's easy to stay trapped in the "binge - restrict - guilt - repeat" cycle. We share tips to finally break free and start making peace with food. We also have a helpful free download for you! Click HERE to snag your FREE copy of our "Ditch the Diet" Guide: Your First Step to Quitting the Dieting Loop + Eating Intuitively.

BIG THINGS happening over here, y'all! If you've been following along on our @fit.and.social Instagram account, you've noticed that we're ditching the diet culture mentality for good, and we're on a journey to fully embrace Intuitive Eating. If you're new here, we want to invite you to hear our stories in this episode. We talk about how we've been victims of diet culture - without even REALIZING it! That's how sneaky and manipulative the diet industry truly is... we're determined to help all of our listeners break free from weight stigma, food rules, binge and restrict cycles, negative body image, and SO. MUCH. MORE.