Never stop pushing yourself – you can always do more. You know, the “thigh gap,” 6-pack abs and 1200-calorie diets to get there? It goes a little something like this:Įat low carb and/or low-fat to lose weight.ĭo hours upon hours of cardio and abs exercises to lose weight.ĭon’t lift weights – they’ll make you bulk up. I basically brought these issues on myself through poor diet and lifestyle choices I made, based on what I thought would make me “healthy and fit” – at least according to conventional, mainstream knowledge and female physiques portrayed by women’s magazines, social media, and the general public. I cringe looking back now, knowing I was the perfect case of exactly what NOT to do to avoid adrenal exhaustion, leaky gut, hypothyroidism, hormonal issues, and a bunch of other health problems. So it was engrained in my mind from a young age that this was the norm. ![]() Growing up, I had gone through a few years of being a little chubby, and I was constantly exposed to people in my family talking about dieting or trying to lose weight (even though my whole family is very active and in good shape). Click here to book a free 15-minute session! My whole life, I had been a type-A, competitive perfectionist.Īnd I had been totally obsessed with being “fit and healthy” (at least, according to conventional standards) for as long as I can remember.
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