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After a decade in the fitness industry, Kim witnessed first-hand the detrimental cycle of weight loss obsession and body shaming.
Her personal and professional experiences led her to a powerful realization: there’s more to fitness and health than meets the eye.
In this episode we explore the transformative journey of midlife and shatter the myths surrounding diets and wellness. Today, I’m joined by the insightful Kate Williams Stone, a non-diet health and life coach dedicated to empowering women in perimenopause.
A holistic approach to body image considers not only physical appearance but also overall health and wellness. This perspective acknowledges that true well-being is multifaceted, involving physical, emotional, and mental health.
Are you tired of the dieting merry-go-round? Ready to get off that wheel and discover a genuinely satisfying relationship with food and your body? This episode is your invitation to a more intuitive, freeing way of eating. We dive into the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating, exploring mindful eating and systematic habituation as liberating alternatives to traditional dieting dogma. Forget the outdated terms like ‘detoxing’ and ‘clean eating’; we’re embracing pleasure-oriented food choices and non-judgmental awareness. Whether you’re dealing with emotional eating or navigating biological hunger, this episode paves the way for a transformative, joyful relationship with food and exercise
When I decided to walk away from diet culture, my mindset was wrapped up in the idea that I needed to fix myself plus I had all these thoughts that I wasn’t good enough the way that I was.
The root cause of my problem was my unwillingness to acknowledge and feel all my feelings, especially the ones that made me uncomfortable. I had this fantasy that I absolutely believed in that once my problem (weight loss) was solved, everything aspect of my life would be perfect and I wouldn’t ever have to deal with my negative emotions.
Wanna know how to start recovering from chronic dieting?
First, you have to recognize your diet mindset and how it shows up in your life and decide to walk away from diet culture.
Second, learn about intuitive eating, and adopt a more neutral attitude about your body.
Next, introduce mindfulness to help you stay in the present moment instead of constantly thinking about the past or worrying about the future.
Then, start practicing self-compassion and curiosity instead of judgment.
Do you try not to eat in front of others? Does it make you feel uncomfortable or self-conscious? This could be a sign of something deeper going on. It may be a sign you have a ton of judgment around food and what you should or shouldn’t eat.
If you have a poor body image is totally normal-it’s not your fault that you don’t love your body. Let’s face it, your whole life you’ve been bombarded with messages from diet culture that tell you you’re not good enough if you don’t look a …
Shiny object syndrome describes a situation where someone is constantly distracted by the “next big thing”. This can happen in business, personal relationships, exercise programs, and especially nutrition.
As chronic dieters, we become people-pleasers and perfectionists and numb ourselves from feeling anything uncomfortable with food, TV and social media, drugs, or alcohol. We do anything that helps us feel more in control, safe, or loved. Controlling our weight helps us feel accepted and worthy. Unfortunately, even if we do lose weight we never …
