04/08/2025
If you are struggling with:
🙅♀️not liking what you see in the mirror,
⚖constantly dieting,
🧐fixated on how you look,
😔never feeling happy in your body
There are several eating behaviours that have been "normalised" in the fitness industry, that are most likely keeping you stuck.
Firstly I want to clarify that none of these eating behaviours listed in the post are inherently bad.
I really want to emphasis this point as not everyone that diets dislikes their body.
HOWEVER, if you are struggling with a negative body image (e.g. dieting is often an expression of a negative body image) then those eating behaviours may not be helping you achieve your goal.
For example, if you are feeling out of control around food or don't feel you can "trust yourself around food", meal skipping can contribute to making it harder for you to regulate your food intake throughout the day.
As a result, you may create more strict rules the next day to compensate for the overeating that you did the day before.
It can be hard to break free of this cycle, as we are all told that fasting and meal skipping is a good tool to use to lose weight.
❌The issue is that it doesn't work for everyone ❌
If you are finding it hard to manage and regulate your food intake, instead of meal skipping or fasting, try incorporating a regular eating pattern throughout your day.
While it will feel counterintuitive that I am suggesting that you eat more regularly, if you are unable to regulate your food intake and feel more in control around food, you will never break free of this cycle.
It's not about a different goal, it's finding a different, more helpful approach that will help you to achieve your goal.
