Weight regain isn’t solved with better eating habits

If you’ve been trying to fix your weight with better habits, this episode explains why that approach keeps failing.Last week, we introduced the idea that systems are not habits.This week, we go deeper.Because once you understand that your eating is a system, not a set of individual behaviours, a more important question emerges:Why does your weight keep returning, even when your goal is to change it?The answer is confronting.Your eating system has its own goal.And it’s not weight loss.In this episode, we break down:why habits only ever touch the surface of a much deeper structurewhy fast weight loss creates system backlash and weight regainwhy “low and slow” is the only approach that works with your system, not against itand why the scale is the least useful measure of progress when you’re trying to change a systemYou’ll also hear Denise’s story, a woman who spent decades losing and regaining weight and what changed when she stopped trying to get weight loss “over with quickly” and started working with her eating system instead.This episode will change how you think about:better eating habitsweight cyclingyo-yo dietingand why diets failKey Takeaways1️⃣ Your eating system has its own goalIt is designed to maintain balance, not to lose weight.2️⃣ Fast dieting creates backlashBig, sudden changes trigger hunger, slow metabolism, and lead to weight regain and overshoot.3️⃣ Habits don’t change systemsThey can support change, but they don’t alter the structure driving your eating.4️⃣ Low and slow is the only sustainable pathwaySmall, consistent changes allow the system to adapt without fighting back.🔗 Blog Post: Systems not habits are driving your weight regainhttps://www.weightingforhappiness.com.au/post/systems-not-habits-are-driving-your-weight-regainPlease leave a review so other women can find the podcast. And if you know a woman who needs to hear this information, please pass on the link.If you have any questions, you can email me at: [email protected] connect with me via:LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwynfletcheratweightingforhappiness/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/beforedieting.podcast/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587755296729#weightregain, #emotioneating, #overeating, #foodrules, #eatingsystem, #womenshealth, #weightlossafter40, #dieting, #psychologyofeating, #midlifewomen