Episode #152: Understanding Weight loss plan Tradi...

Diet culture is making a resurgence and we couldn’t be extra pissed off about it.

The indicators are in every single place. New weight reduction medicine which might be making individuals suppose our bodes are extra changeable than they really are and promise of their promoting the identical shit diets have promised for generations and did not ship on — the parable of transformation. Former champions of body positivity have gone to the darkish aspect. Vogue Enterprise is reporting a “worrying return to utilizing extraordinarily skinny fashions” and a drop-off in dimension inclusivity within the vogue business.

There are complete industries on the market that make billions of {dollars} annually by making us really feel unhealthy about our our bodies and promoting “options” to our “problematic” our bodies that by no means truly present any sustainable long run outcomes. And each time we get smart and push again, they give you another factor that we should always obsess over with a view to be deemed worthy.

On this week’s episode of The Fit Bottomed Girls Podcast, I sat down with FBG Alex to discover the resurgence of food regimen tradition, its historic roots, and our private experiences with disordered consuming habits and poor physique picture provoked by food regimen tradition’s false guarantees of “thinness = well being.”

We’re calling out food regimen tradition for what it’s—a power that retains individuals perpetually chasing thinness underneath the guise of “well being,” typically at the price of their psychological well being, bodily well being, and total well-being.

We each have been deeply affected in a unfavorable manner by food regimen tradition—as two girls who grew up in two completely different generations and two completely different nations—so we aren’t going again with out placing up a struggle. On this episode, we sort out food regimen tradition head-on, expose its poisonous roots, and name bullshit on its core arguments that:

• Conflate weight reduction with well being
• Make assumptions about individuals and their well being based mostly on their physique dimension
• Set up sure meals or substances as “good” and others as “unhealthy”

We additionally name out platforms like Tumblr (flashback to the “thigh hole” years) and Instagram for perpetuating poisonous physique requirements. Social media has turn into a breeding floor for unrealistic “fitspiration” and worry mongering over what defines “good” or “clear” meals. This affect has paved the resurgence of outdated thin-focused developments, even after years of physique positivity efforts.

On this episode, we additionally share our personal private uncooked tales alongside aspect actual, uplifting methods for reshaping how we see our our bodies. We additionally stress the significance of assist techniques in navigating these challenges and emphasize that therapeutic is a journey that includes recognizing and managing one’s ideas and emotions about physique picture.

Whether or not you’re over the infinite scroll of “fitspo” or bored with battling unrealistic expectations, this episode is full of knowledge, compassion, and an entire lot of truth-telling. Should you’re able to problem the noise and begin rewriting your individual physique story, give this one a pay attention.

Right here’s why we’re obsessive about this episode:

It’s a uncooked and deeply private chat concerning the re-emergence of food regimen tradition and its unsettling impression on psychological and bodily well being. From the societal pressures tied to thinness to the poisonous affect of social media, this dialog peels again the layers of a system that far too typically equates physique picture with value.

🚨 Heads up, this episode dives into heavy, relatable territories like disordered consuming and physique picture struggles. Whether or not you’re navigating your individual therapeutic or just curious concerning the nuances of food regimen tradition—this one’s highly effective.

Don’t skip this one if…

✅ You’ve ever what precisely is “food regimen tradition.”

✅ You’ve puzzled how food regimen tradition and social media affect our selections, beliefs, and sweetness requirements.

✅ You’re concerned with how food regimen tradition intersects with psychological well being, management, and historic societal norms.

✅ You’ve ever puzzled the best way to push again on food regimen tradition and unhealthy magnificence requirements.

Tune in now to listen to the private experiences of FBGs Alison and Alex!

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What You’ll Study in This Episode:

• How food regimen tradition’s resurgence is fueled by social media developments and weight reduction drug advertising and marketing.
• The slippery slope of labeling meals as “good” or “unhealthy.”
• Why disordered behaviors (like orthorexia) can masquerade as “wholesome habits.”
• The emotional spiral of tying physique picture to self-worth.
• That therapeutic isn’t about eliminating ideas of disgrace—it’s about studying to handle them.

About Alex Kennedy

Alex is a badass Mindset & Life Coach for go-getters who wish to obtain their huge objectives AND thrive as a human (since you don’t must sacrifice your well-being for achievement!). She additionally brings the “IT” to fitness by means of Shuffle Dance, the place she embodies her bizarre, quirky persona on the dance ground whereas breaking a SWEAT and doing footwork sooner than Scooby & Shaggy operating on the spot. Her shuffle dance training platform, Shuffle S.H.R.E.D, teaches this iconic dance model AND ties within the significance of mindset to EVERYTHING she teaches her college students.

Comply with Alex

Alex Kennedy is a mindset coach with a knack for serving to her purchasers unravel their tangled relationships with management, id, and perfectionism. By sharing her personal struggles with food regimen tradition and physique picture, she validates the experiences we don’t all the time discuss. Keep related with Alex on Instagram (@alexnicolekennedy) for extra mindset suggestions and inspiration that will help you face life’s challenges with grace.

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Channeling my internal Kevin O’Leary 🦈, as a result of, food regimen tradition, I’m OUT. –Alison