The Anti-Diet Approach to Lasting Health and Happiness with Courtney McCarthy

What if everything you've been taught about fitness and food has been keeping you stuck instead of helping you thrive?In this episode, Courtney McCarthy, an anti-diet fitness instructor and confidence coach who discovered that the traditional approach to health and wellness was making her miserable despite achieving her "ideal" body. Courtney shares her transformation from someone who used exercise as punishment to finding joy in movement through Zumba. They explore the principles of intuitive eating, the harmful effects of food rules learned in childhood, and why the "finish your plate" mentality might be sabotaging your relationship with food. The conversation covers how stress and shame impact digestion, why all movement counts as exercise, and how to rediscover play in fitness. They also discuss the importance of listening to your body's signals and adapting your approach as you age and your hormones change.Tune in to learn how to break free from diet culture and build a sustainable, joyful relationship with food and movement that actually works long-term.TOPICS DISCUSSED:The Anti-Diet Fitness ApproachIntuitive Eating PrinciplesHow messages like "finish your plate" and "healthy food is gross" affect adult eating behaviorsHow shame and stress impact nutrient absorption and food digestionMoving beyond calories burned and weight loss to focus on how movement makes you feelRESOURCES MENTIONED: Website | www.loyobofit.comInstagram | @loyobofitFacebook | www.facebook.com/LoyoboFITYouTube | www.youtube.com/channel/UCj54QxvKpreoPo7tN6Pd3rA?view_as=publicBEST MOMENTS:"And an intuitive eating approach is all about letting go of food rules and focusing more on eating in line with how your body feels.""You know, if food were a person. You know, then you just. If you choose to, you start to see the good in all of it. And then you get to choose what's right for you." "Diet culture and the fitness industry teaches us that there are a lot of rules that we're supposed to follow, especially as adults, that there's only certain kinds of exercise that are acceptable.""When you feel empowered to write your own rules, then it becomes so much easier to move consistently because it's something that you want to do and that you get to do rather than something that you have to do or something that you know you're dreading doing."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.