Episode #152: Understanding Weight loss program Tradition & Its Influence on Physique Picture

Diet culture is making a resurgence and we couldn’t be extra pissed off about it.

The indicators are all over the place. New weight reduction medication which can be making individuals assume our bodes are extra changeable than they really are and promise of their promoting the identical shit diets have promised for generations and did not ship on — the parable of transformation. Former champions of body positivity have gone to the darkish facet. Vogue Enterprise is reporting a “worrying return to utilizing extraordinarily skinny fashions” and a drop-off in measurement inclusivity within the trend business.

There are complete industries on the market that make billions of {dollars} every year by making us really feel unhealthy about our our bodies and promoting “options” to our “problematic” our bodies that by no means really present any sustainable long run outcomes. And each time we get clever and push again, they give you another factor that we should always obsess over with a purpose to be deemed worthy.

On this week’s episode of The Fit Bottomed Girls Podcast, I sat down with FBG Alex to discover the resurgence of weight loss plan tradition, its historic roots, and our private experiences with disordered consuming habits and poor physique picture provoked by weight loss plan tradition’s false guarantees of “thinness = well being.”

We’re calling out weight loss plan tradition for what it’s—a drive that retains individuals perpetually chasing thinness below the guise of “well being,” usually at the price of their psychological well being, bodily well being, and general well-being.

We each have been deeply affected in a unfavorable method by weight loss plan tradition—as two girls who grew up in two totally different generations and two totally different nations—so we aren’t going again with out placing up a struggle. On this episode, we deal with weight loss plan tradition head-on, expose its poisonous roots, and name bullshit on its core arguments that:

• Conflate weight reduction with well being
• Make assumptions about individuals and their well being based mostly on their physique measurement
• Set up sure meals or elements as “good” and others as “unhealthy”

We additionally name out platforms like Tumblr (flashback to the “thigh hole” years) and Instagram for perpetuating poisonous physique requirements. Social media has turn into a breeding floor for unrealistic “fitspiration” and worry mongering over what defines “good” or “clear” meals. This affect has paved the resurgence of outdated thin-focused tendencies, even after years of physique positivity efforts.

On this episode, we additionally share our personal private uncooked tales alongside facet actual, uplifting methods for reshaping how we see our our bodies. We additionally stress the significance of help programs in navigating these challenges and emphasize that therapeutic is a journey that includes recognizing and managing one’s ideas and emotions about physique picture.

Whether or not you’re over the limitless scroll of “fitspo” or uninterested in battling unrealistic expectations, this episode is filled with knowledge, compassion, and a complete lot of truth-telling. If you happen to’re able to problem the noise and begin rewriting your personal physique story, give this one a hear.

Right here’s why we’re obsessive about this episode:

It’s a uncooked and deeply private chat concerning the re-emergence of weight loss plan tradition and its unsettling affect on psychological and bodily well being. From the societal pressures tied to thinness to the poisonous affect of social media, this dialog peels again the layers of a system that far too usually equates physique picture with price.

🚨 Heads up, this episode dives into heavy, relatable territories like disordered consuming and physique picture struggles. Whether or not you’re navigating your personal therapeutic or just curious concerning the nuances of weight loss plan tradition—this one’s highly effective.

Don’t skip this one if…

✅ You’ve ever what precisely is “weight loss plan tradition.”

✅ You’ve questioned how weight loss plan tradition and social media affect our selections, beliefs, and sweetness requirements.

✅ You’re focused on how weight loss plan tradition intersects with psychological well being, management, and historic societal norms.

✅ You’ve ever questioned find out how to push again on weight loss plan tradition and unhealthy magnificence requirements.

Tune in now to listen to the non-public experiences of FBGs Alison and Alex!

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What You’ll Be taught in This Episode:

• How weight loss plan tradition’s resurgence is fueled by social media tendencies and weight reduction drug advertising and marketing.
• The slippery slope of labeling meals as “good” or “unhealthy.”
• Why disordered behaviors (like orthorexia) can masquerade as “wholesome habits.”
• The emotional spiral of tying physique picture to self-worth.
• That therapeutic isn’t about eliminating ideas of disgrace—it’s about studying to handle them.

About Alex Kennedy

Alex is a badass Mindset & Life Coach for go-getters who wish to obtain their huge objectives AND thrive as a human (since you don’t should sacrifice your well-being for achievement!). She additionally brings the “IT” to fitness by Shuffle Dance, the place she embodies her bizarre, quirky character on the dance flooring whereas breaking a SWEAT and doing footwork quicker than Scooby & Shaggy working on the spot. Her shuffle dance training platform, Shuffle S.H.R.E.D, teaches this iconic dance type AND ties within the significance of mindset to EVERYTHING she teaches her college students.

Observe Alex

Alex Kennedy is a mindset coach with a knack for serving to her shoppers unravel their tangled relationships with management, identification, and perfectionism. By sharing her personal struggles with weight loss plan tradition and physique picture, she validates the experiences we don’t at all times discuss. Keep related with Alex on Instagram (@alexnicolekennedy) for extra mindset suggestions and inspiration that will help you face life’s challenges with grace.

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Channeling my interior Kevin O’Leary 🦈, as a result of, weight loss plan tradition, I’m OUT. –Alison