79: When You’re Scared to Stop Dieting: A Convo with Wellness Lately

I’m sitting down and talking with Bridget Shannon & Dana Barron of Wellness Lately. We get kind of fired up as we’re passionately talking about diet culture today - we do use some choice words in this episode so be sure to use ear muffs for the littles! In this episode: -Why dieting is NEVER the solution to your problems -How a restrictive mindset can lead to over-eating -What is a “normal eater”? -Is it food fear or fear of gaining weight? -Concrete ways to increase body confidence -The “lie” of dieting -Why they have a zero tolerance policy with before and after photos -Criticizing the culture vs. personal attack -Why Weight Watchers is problematic -Is your hunger really the problem? -Rebuilding trust with our bodies -How “wellness” has become co-opted by the diet industry -The fear of gaining weight -Why weight gain feels like a failure (and why it’s a lie) -Science behind why diets don’t work -Weight set point theory Get more from Dana & Bridget: https://www.wellnesslately.com/ https://www.wellnesslately.com/podcast/ Erin on the 'gram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/