Are you ready to stop dieting, knowing that diets don't serve you any longer?

Have you been dieting for 10, 15, 30 years and are still feeling miserable in your skin?

Have you read this post and thought: “Well, that’s great, but how in the world can I finally stop dieting?”

In this episode of Escape Diet Prison, I’ll tell you exactly what you need to do to escape the guilt-shame-eating-restricting cycle that runs and ruins your life.

Make the Commitment to Stop Dieting

Living a life without diets - you have to really, really want it. If you don't, you'll relapse in no time. So, make the commitment to be done with diets once and for all. Proclaim that you're going to change and that you won't go back to dieting - no matter what happens.

You can even hold a beautiful ceremony celebrating the start of something new to come.

Setbacks happen, sure, but if you're truly committed, you can always get back up and start again. Remember that this is not a diet and there's no "hard work" or "gruelling workout" needed. This is about leaning in and giving in to your body's true signals. You can always go back to touching base with your vessel.

However, if you're not committed 100%, you'll give up because as much as I'd like to say that giving up dieting is easy, it isn't. You'll challenge yourself every day, you'll run up against fears and judgments and you'll likely get insecure every now and then. If that happens, go back to your sacred commitment and strengthen your heart.

Trust your Body

Believe it or not, your body will rejoice knowing that you're finally ready to stop making it suffer.

It'll need some time to recalibrate, but then it'll get back to balance. Give your body this time to readjust and rebalance and do not freak out.

You may end up eating to a point of feeling nauseous, you may end up gaining some weight, you may end up craving fatty and salty foods.

Chances are that you'll still restrict mentally even if you're eating all foods. That'll lead to more episodes of feeling out of control around food, which will lead to more restriction. That's where going back to your commitment comes in. Review it and see why you're taking this path.

Despite everything you've been told, your body's got this.

Challenge Yourself

When you notice that you're still restricting mentally and following certain rules, ask yourself why and what the fears are behind all of that. Challenge yourself over and over and over again.

You are venturing out into a new world and that does take courage and boldness. You can muster up the courage by constantly stretching yourself beyond your current beliefs.

Get the End Result Now

We usually diet because we want something: a better job, a husband, more self-esteem, a dress, etc.

We believe that we cannot have what we really, really, really want until we have a certain size. It's the same belief as not living life until you've made a million dollars. It's a little bit wild.

So, dig deep and ask yourself what you really, really, really want. What are your soul's desires? Your wildest dreams? Those that you haven't spoken to to anyone?

Write them down and then make them all come true. One after the other.

Go on a date - with the body you have NOW.

Book that paragliding session today.

Dance in the rain - just because it makes you happy.

Wear the dress of your dreams for work tomorrow.

Write that novel.

Apply for the job you believe you're not worthy of.

Put on that very red lipstick.

Do yoga teacher training.

Apply to be part of that art show.

Do what your heart wants you to do.

You'll see that the more fully you live, the less important your diets will be.

Work on your Beliefs

It's too hard to stop dieting.

Fat in food = fat on my body

Being "heavier" is unhealthy

Carbs are bad

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