What ‘should’ you eat on a ‘diet’?

What ‘should’ you eat on a ‘diet’? 🥗

People often say to me ‘I know what I ‘should’ eat, but I just don’t’ . There’s a whole load of guilt and shame in that statement. And it’s often this guilt and shame that leads to feelings of resentment and deprivation and ultimately leads to unsuccessful weight loss attempts.

I do talk about this a lot but it’s so important. What if there are no good or bad foods? Just foods that serve a purpose in that moment. When you remove the stigma around certain foods you enjoy, you can also remove the fixation on them which may naturally lead to a more balanced approach to our diets.The more you (or social media) tells you that a food is bad and you can’t have it or that you’re ‘bad’ for indulging in it – the more you are likely to focus on it. Those thoughts circulate in your head until you can’t hold out any longer, binge on those foods and then feel embarrassed or ashamed or angry with yourself. This can lead to you just saying ‘f*ck it’ and throwing in the towel , then just indulging continuously until you decide to ‘be good’ again. The classic yo-yo dieting approach we are all so familiar with.

Instead just allow all foods to be a regular part of your life. Instead of demonising and banning foods just give yourself some guidelines – staying within a calorie target, ensuring you’re getting your 5 a day in, making sure you’re including some protein in your main meals etc Then fill the rest of your diet with the foods you’d traditionally attempt restrict and avoid.

It doesn’t need to be this salad or that burger… it should be this AND that.

🤗xx