21. New Year, New You?

Welcome to another episode of the Understanding Disordered Eating Podcast. I am so grateful that you are here with me as together, we welcome another year. Today we will be retrospecting as we look back to our journey towards food freedom in the course of 2021 . I will also walk you through what to consider putting in your new year’s resolution, should you decide to make some. Join me, and let’s all reflect on our accomplishments, mistakes, progress, and focus on our goals for the next upcoming chapter of our food journey.   [0:01-1:07] Intro Saying Thanks [1:08- 2:26 ] New Year’s Resolution Taking down memory lane Looking back to 2021 Wishing for a better version of ourselves [2:27- 5:03] Achieving Goals Focus on consistency, not inspiration We need to do whatever we need to do to accomplish our goals Diet culture and Wellness culture Don’t dwell on empty promises [5:04-7:11] Living a better and happier life The restrictive diet have unsustainable goals for you Physical and Psychological restriction makes it impossible to maintain long term How to make a difference Working on your relationship with food Tackling disordered eating Reframe what we want from this year in a way that it gets you what you need How to create goals? [7:12-14:16] SMART GOALS Specific goals: specific behaviors with your relationship with food Measurable: checking off your list of goals Achievable: Be realistic with your food goals Relevant: what are the goals that make sense in your life? Time-bound: time-sensitive [14:17-14:40] Closing Segments     Tweetable Quotes: “What does work is slow and steady consistent work, the hard work, the work toward recovery, the work towards actually understanding what’s going on with you, never hurt.” - Rachelle Heinemann LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who may need this podcast by sharing this episode.   You can connect with me, Rachelle Heinemann on Instagram, through my website www.rachelleheinemann.com, or email me directly at [email protected].