Will I lose weight on this program?

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Honestly-- Yes. No. Maybe.  The truth is, I cannot guarantee weight loss for anyone that joins this program.

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The desire to lose weight is totally normal because we have been taught that thin equals healthy, thin equals good, thin equals valuable. Weight loss isn’t bad, but it can get in the way of healing your relationship with food.  It can also distract us from more sustainable health outcomes; and ultimately, don't we all just want to be healthy?!

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During the program, I will invite you to spend 2 weeks focusing on establishing a healthy relationship with food, instead of focusing on intentional weight loss.  Be willing to try it out and see how it affects your relationship with food. 

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By the time women are 45 years old, statistics show that they have tried at least 61 different diets and food plans. As a result, the dieting industry is a 71-billion-dollar industry that has women doubting themselves and their bodies.

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After a lifetime of trying to shrink your body, don’t you think it will be a welcome relief to spend two weeks focused on healing your relationship with food and your body instead?

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In this program, some people do lose weight, but some gain weight. Both of those results may be healthy for each body. 

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This is a weight neutral program so weight loss is not the focus. Remember that thin does not equal health. Health is defined by each individual. Health is evident in different shapes and sizes of bodies.

 

Applying a weight-neutral approach to your life is freeing. It allows you to focus on healthy behaviors that are in your control. It’s a powerful shift. 

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What exactly is a non-diet/ Intuitive Eating approach? 

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This program is grounded in the principles of Intuitive Eating which are research and science-based. I believe that all bodies are good bodies. The pursuit of weight loss is more damaging mentally, emotionally, and physically.

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Rather than focusing on weight loss, we will focus on health behaviors and the thoughts and emotions behind them. We will begin to unpack the Restrict > Rebel > Guilt cycle of chronic dieting that so many people are stuck in.

Along with health behaviors, we will address the root causes of emotional eating patterns.

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Are the recipes vegan, vegetarian, or paleo?

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The recipes do not follow a directive nutrition plan that eliminates whole food groups. However, there are plenty of vegan and vegetarian options.

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Instead of eliminating food groups, we will work to grow your inner attunement to hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues, along with rejecting the diet mentality when it comes to food. We will practice perceiving all foods as neutral, rather than good and bad. This is one of the critical mindset shifts to ending emotional and binge eating, along with food anxiety.

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Will you tell me what to eat?

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No, not in the typical diet sense. I believe in body autonomy. This process is about you trusting yourself to nourish your body rather than looking towards external dieting or food rules to tell you what and how much to eat. An important part of detaching from diet culture is learning what works for your body. I will guide you through a process to learn more about how you feel when you eat different foods and what best supports your body. We will focus on including foods that will satiate you, give you energy throughout the day, and support your mood. 

 

 

Is this the same as mindful eating?

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While mindful eating is an important tool used in Intuitive Eating (and this program), we will go much deeper.

We will dismantle diet culture so you’re able to understand how it has impacted the way you think and feel about food. This is often the missing piece to healing your relationship with food. 

 

In this program you will:

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• Start to break the cycle of dieting so you can trust yourself with food. 

• Identify the root causes of any emotional eating you may experience, so you can reduce stress and emotional eating (without relying on willpower).

• Rediscover the pleasure and satisfaction of food again - because while food is fuel, food is also meant to be enjoyed.

• Learn what foods satiate you and sustain your energy levels throughout the day, so you feel more alive to enjoy your life fully.

• Stop counting calories and start eating with ease and freedom.

• Begin to make peace with food and your body, finally, so you can experience greater joy and fulfillment with food and in your life.

• Start to heal your relationship with food, so that you can focus on what’s truly important to you.

 

 

How much time will this program take each day/week?

 

There are 5 live coaching calls that are 60-90 minutes in length.  You can always watch the replays if the times don’t match your schedule. 

 

The daily assignments will take 10-30 minutes a day, depending on how much time you want to put into it. Many of the assignments don’t take any extra time - they are simply inviting you into greater awareness and mindfulness around food, eating, emotions, and your relationship with your body - so you can shift them. 

 

 

What makes this program different from diets like Noom, Whole 30 and Paleo?

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Noom, Paleo, and Whole30 all have elements of restriction - where certain foods are forbidden and villainized, or where the goal is to restrict calories.  Also, most diets and food plans do not honor cultural traditions.

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This is the “old” way of approaching health and wellness. 

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I designed this program because the old way of thinking about foods as “good” or “bad”, food restrictions, and lack of cultural awareness were not working for my clients. It only created a more stressful relationship with food.   

 

I knew my clients needed a different approach, and I’m guessing you’re probably looking for a plan that offers a fresh path.

 

This program is based on an innovative, highly-effective, evidence-based approach that allows you to experience more peace, joy, and fulfillment with food and in your life. 

 

This is a unique departure from what’s been traditionally offered in the health and wellness arena. 

 

This program is based on the principles of Intuitive Eating, where all foods fit. There are no restrictive food rules to follow.

 

This program allows you to prioritize your physical health, along with your emotional and mental health, which ultimately allows you to experience an easeful relationship with food and with your body. 
 

 

I’ve read the Intuitive Eating book, but I’m still confused. Will I benefit from this program?

 

It’s great that you already have a start, let’s build on it! I love when my clients have read the book, Intuitive Eating (but it’s not required!).  There’s so much power in practicing a non-diet approach to food with a coach (like me) to support you - along with a like-minded community.

 

Ditching dieting and letting go of food rules can feel scary and isolating. I hope you will join us for community, connection, and a deepening of your Intuitive Eating practice! 

 

 

What if I’m not available for the live calls?

 

While I encourage you to participate on the live calls as much as you are able, recordings will be available, so you can listen on your own schedule.

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I’m not sure if I’m ready to let go of dieting (or losing weight) yet. Is this program for me? 

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I totally get it.  I understand that you may feel a sense of safety and security in the world of dieting. All of us have been raised in a culture of dieting and where the thin ideal is placed on a pedestal so it’s only normal that dieting feels comforting to you. 

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You don’t have to be ready.  You just need to be open minded to a new approach.

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One of the first things we will work on in this program is dismantling some of the most common beliefs and tenets of diet culture.

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Thinking you need to have the perfect body or or that you have to have food all figured out to start this process is one of the many myths of diet culture.

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I hope you will put your trust in yourself to start this healing process. I will be honored to guide you.