When You’re Scared to Stop Dieting: A Convo with Wellness Lately | Ep 79

I’m sitting down and talking with Bridget Shannon & Dana Barron of Wellness Lately. We get kind of fired up as we’re passionately talking about diet culture today - we do use some choice words in this episode so be sure to use ear muffs for the littles!In this episode:-Why dieting is NEVER the solution to your problems-How a restrictive mindset can lead to over-eating-What is a “normal eater”?-Is it food fear or fear of gaining weight?-Concrete ways to increase body confidence-The “lie” of dieting-Why they have a zero tolerance policy with before and after photos-Criticizing the culture vs. personal attack-Why Weight Watchers is problematic-Is your hunger really the problem?-Rebuilding trust with our bodies-How “wellness” has become co-opted by the diet industry-The fear of gaining weight-Why weight gain feels like a failure (and why it’s a lie)-Science behind why diets don’t work-Weight set point theoryGet more from Dana & Bridget: https://www.wellnesslately.com/https://www.wellnesslately.com/podcast/Erin on the 'gram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/