For so many of us, dieting has been a regular part of life. This drive to obsess about shrinking our bodies has been totally normalized because we live in a dieting culture. However, the sad truth is, dieting is the quickest way to short circuit a healthy relationship with food. In fact, the system of dieting itself creates a set up for failure.

In this episode, I’m unpacking some of the science behind why dieting has been shown to be the #1 predictor of future weight. The good news is, there is a way out of the vicious diet cycle, and I’ll be sharing some tips and resources to get started on the path to ditching restrictive diets and creating sustainable eating behaviors so you can get to the healthy, maintainable weight for your body.

Below are studies referenced in this episode:

·        See e.g. Fildes, A., Charlton, J., Rudisill, C., Littlejohns, P., Prevost, A. T., & Gulliford, M. C. (2015). Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records. American Journal of Public Health, 105(9), e54. And Miller, W. C. (1999). How effective are traditional dietary and exercise interventions for weight loss? Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31(8), 1129–34.

·        Mann et al. 2007.

·        Gianini, L. M., Walsh, B. T., Steinglass, J., & Mayer, L. (2017). Long-term weight loss maintenance in obesity: Possible insights from anorexia nervosa? The International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(4), 341–342.

·        Abdul G. Dulloo*, Jean Jacquet and Jean-Pierre Montani. (2012) How dieting makes some fatter: from a perspective of human body composition autoregulation, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 71, 378-389

·        Fothergill, Erin et al (2016). Persistent Metabolic Adaptation 6 Years After “The Biggest Loser” Competition. Ob*sity Biology and Integrated Physiology

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