30/10/2025
For years I thought I was ‘doing everything right’… cutting carbs, skipping breakfast by fasting most of my day, avoiding sugar like it was poison… and wondering why I kept feeling stuck.
Here’s what I eventually realised 👇
❌ ‘Fat makes you fat’
This one kept me terrified of olive oil, peanut butter and avocado 🙃
What I eventually learned… fat doesn’t make you fat… excess calories do.
Healthy fats support your hormones, help you stay full, and actually make food satisfying enough that you’re not binging later.
❌ ‘Breakfast isn’t important… just fast instead to lose weight’
Fasting backfired HARD.
I was basically starving myself all morning, then binging my way through my ‘eating window.’
Once I started having a balanced breakfast with protein and carbs, my energy, mood, and hunger completely levelled out.
❌ ‘Carbs make you gain weight’
No, overeating does.
Carbs don’t stop fat loss… they fuel your training, recovery, and brain function.
Cutting them out only left me exhausted, cranky, and obsessing over food.
Learning how to include carbs smartly was a complete game changer not to mention made the process ENJOYABLE. Ya telling me I could have had pasta, bread and pizza whenever I wanted?! 😩
❌ ‘Fruit has too much sugar, avoid it if you want to lose weight’
Wild.
Fruit literally gives your body essential vitamins, minerals, fibre, and antioxidants that support digestion and recovery.
The natural sugar in fruit isn’t the same as spooning sugar into your coffee… your body knows the difference.
❌ ‘Sugar is the devil, you should cut it out completely’
Trying to avoid sugar 100% only made me crave it more.
All-or-nothing rules create guilt, not progress.
Once I started allowing small amounts of the foods I actually enjoy, the urge to binge disappeared.
The biggest lesson? 👇
Progress doesn’t come from restriction… it comes from understanding.
Once I stopped following diet rules and started learning how food actually works, everything got easier.
✨ Stop chasing perfection. Start building habits you can ACTUALLY live with.
And if you need help doing so, my 1:1 coaching is for you. DM me ‘COACHING’ for more info 🫶
