= FEELING VIBRANT, HAPPY AND HEALTHYWhen it comes to diet myths, here's what I know for sure: EVERY regulated diet that has 'weight loss' as its only goal, is just another fad diet.
Weight loss myths
and what you want to know
It's difficult to know where to start discussing the myths perpetuated by the weight loss industry because there are so many. Health myths that are sadly often bought into and perpetuated by much of the medical profession. Some of the least healthy diets have been created by medical doctors!
Myths are also supported by the fashion industry (they have a lot to gain when we weight cycle between our fats and thins) and the beauty industry (it has big bucks invested in us having low self esteem - the lower our self-esteem, the more products we buy).
We have been terrorized into believing that thinness is the be-all and the end-all. It isn't. Thiness doesn't automatically = beauty, health and happiness. I know that because when I was a gorgeous 23-year old goddess (I can see that now) I was desperately unhappy and felt ugly.
Why do we diet?
But! but! Isn't weight loss the whole point? Isn't that what will make me desirable, sexy and healthy? I can just hear that loud howl of protest in your head. If a diet only promises weight loss (especially quick weight loss) don't do it, even if it's free.
And yes, I know that may sound pretty extreme but don't stop reading just yet - this is going to get good. These 12 powerful health lies are going to give you really great reasons to ditch diets and live light.
Every person on diet is either doing it for 'health' or 'body beautiful' ('self-esteem help') reasons. The con is that thinness is apparently 'how to be happy.' I used to believe this too.
Now though, I know better. But I was so easily conned by all those wonderfully alluring and oh-so-gee-whizz-fantastically-easy-sounding diet adverts.
Most of advertisers claims are easily refutable with just a little bit of logic. But then whoever said there was ever anything logical about my desire to be thin and beautiful...I already was! I just had such a distorted body image that I couldn't see it.
Weight loss myth #1: The goal is weight loss
Click here to see why the goal has to be health gain, not weight loss.
Health myth #2: Thin is healthy - fat is bad
Click here to see why thin isn't always healthy - fat isn't always bad.
Diet myth #3: The goal is to change your body
Click here to see why the focus has to be changing your mind rather than changing your body.
Weight loss lie #4: All you need is diet motivation
Click here to see why your lack of diet motivation isn't responsible for in the repeated failure of diets.
Diet myth # 5: Focus on your body
Click here to see why worrying about is whether your body is growing or shrinking isn't helpful
Weight loss lie # 6: Weight loss success stories
Click here to see why this is one of my favourite diet myths.
Health myth # 7: Dieting reduces obesity
Click here to see how we are dieting ourselves fatter not thinner.
Diet myth # 8: Body composition'
Click here to see how diets change our body composition and slow our metabolism.
Diet myth # 9: Attaining that 'ideal body'
Click here to see what qualifies as the 'ideal body'... you may be surprised.
Weight loss myth #10: One size fits all
Click here to see why 'one plan fits all' doesn't work.
Food myth #11: Fat-free, sugar-free products help weight loss
Click here to see how all those low fat, no fat and sugar-free products keep us fat.
Diet myth #12: 'Thin' is a more important determiner of your health than your thoughts
Click here to see what I personally I think is probably the most dangerous myth of all...(this is fascinating!)
Living lightly in a joy-filled body is about stopping dieting, It's about freeing yourself from the diet mentality that insists dieting gets us a happy healthy body. It doesn't. It never has and it never will.
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