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Are you in the all or nothing mentality with your diet and nutrition?
Ever found yourself saying, “I blew my diet today, so I might as well start over next week?” Or have you said “I ate unhealthy today so I might as well give up?” This is classic all or nothing mentality and you’re not alone!
By the time midlife women come to me for 1:1 weight loss coaching, they have tried many diets and nutritionists, and are frustrated with their lack of control with food, self-sabotage and are tired of thinking about food and their weight so much.
These women 35+ have a mindset that is accustomed to following strict diet rules. Either on or off the diet. Either succeeding or failing. Perfect or a failure. Never in between. They have no peace with food because they feel guilty eating a cookie or enjoying pizza with their family.
Because these women have followed strict diet rules on and off for much of their lives (sometimes even reinforced by parents or family members who also struggled with food and their weight), these women struggle navigating their busy lives with families and jobs while balancing their nutrition, exercise with snacks, treats and pizza.
They believe they must be 100% perfect and if they can’t be perfect, they backslide and do nothing to take care of their health. This all or nothing mindset is the exact mindset preventing them from reaching their goals.
Most individuals have only ever practiced being an all or nothing person with nutrition. Ironically, it’s the only area of life where people act all or nothing. No one buys a dozen eggs only to throw it out if one egg is broken.
I coach my clients on living in the grey zone. Instead, of focusing on the less nutritious foods they are eating and beating themselves up, I help them change the focus. Focusing more on what healthy habits to add instead of what to take away and doing something versus nothing.
Embracing the grey zone, is about letting go of strict diet rules. Over time, consistency with nutrition and weight loss goals soar because doing something is always more consistent than doing it perfectly for a short period of time.
Listen to this Dish On Ditching Diets podcast episode on all or nothing mentality for how to break this mindset of being on and off with your diet once and for all!
In this Dish On Ditching Diets podcast episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Your All Or Nothing Mindset Needs To Shift For Successful Weight Loss
- Why You Don’t Need To Cut Carbs, Pizza or Do A Sugar Detox
- What It Means To Be In The Gray Zone
- Two Things You Need To Lose Weight
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