219: Karen Gaul – Ditching The Diet Mentality

Karen Gaul  Karen Gaul says: I’m 71 years old & have been dieting since the age of 9! Yes 9 years old…hard to believe but true. My mum had taken me to our family GP with concerns about my development as I was somewhat bigger than my peer group. If more thought had been given then both mum & the GP would perhaps have realised I was at the start of puberty…earlier than most but true. My early puberty resulted in decades of see-saw dieting following in the footsteps of my mum who was a serial dieter…I hadn’t known anything other than mum on a diet! Like so many I have a hundred & one reasons to diet & can probably tell you my weight at different stages of my life. However my dad dying with Alzheimer’s in 2012 was a huge factor in my decision to not be in the same situation in my older years…at this stage I was almost 60! It was time to make changes in all aspects of my life including sleep nutrition movement & mindset. A lower carb way of life was part of those changes & today I feel amazing. But a diagnosis of cancer last year made me realise if I hadn’t worked so hard my recovery post hysterectomy & subsequent treatment would have had a different outcome.   Link to Show Notes on Website https://fabulouslyketo.com/podcast/219.   Karen’s Top Tips If you have a child that you believe that is bigger or larger than their peer group – don’t tell them about it, what is good or bad to eat or put them on a diet – this is setting them up for a lifetime of dieting. You do you – you are an experiment of one. Find like minded people or a support group then you are more likely to be accountable and stick with it.   Resources Mentioned Karen’s podcast  Sixty Plus Wellness Positivity and Longevity Delay, Don’t Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle – Gin Stevens Apple Spotify   Connect with Karen Gaul on social media Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/karen.gaul.90 Instagram: https://instagram.com/seventy_strong_vibrant     The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher If you have enjoyed listening to this episode – Leave us a review By leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform, you help us to be found by others. Support Jackie Help Jackie make more episodes by supporting her. If you wish to support her we have various options from one off donations to becoming a Super Fabulously Keto Podcast Supporter with coaching and support. Check out this page for lots of different ways to support the podcast. https://fabulouslyketo.com/support Or You can find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon. com/FabulouslyKeto Connect with us on social media https://www.facebook.com/FabulouslyKeto https://www.instagram.co