Dieting doesn’t work, so, what does? (1/3)

Written By Nicole Hagen

You’ve tried crash dieting. 

(probably 17X or more)

And you’ve finally admitted to yourself that dieting doesn’t create the sustainable weight loss or long-term body confidence you’re looking for. 

But, you’re not ready to simply give up on your body composition goals. 

You still want to lose weight and live in a lean, healthy body you feel confident in. 

Does that sound like you? 

If so, I’m going to share three steps with you that I believe every diet-culture dropout needs to take in order to successfully lose weight (and confidently keep it off) without dieting. 

This week, we’ll start with step #1. 

Are you ready?

Step 1: Reframe the goal from SUBTRACTION to ADDITION

Dieting often encourages minimizing (or eliminating) certain foods and food groups. And while there is someeee merit to this (many of us can benefit from consuming less sugar, etc.) focusing on what we can’t/“shouldn’t” eat never feels fun and often results in the opposite behavior (eating MORE of those things) in response to restriction. 

The more effective, diet-free step is to ADD instead of subtract. 

Did you know that 90% of Americans don’t eat enough vegetables based on current dietary guidelines?

And 80% don’t eat enough fruit?

Did you know that up to 25% of American women don’t meet protein requirements? 

Requirements that focus on essential protein - which is less than what’s optimal for most women who are physical active and/or looking to lose weight. 

More than half of the population doesn’t drink enough water,

1/3 Americans don’t get enough sleep,

the list goes on… 

These are all things we can (and IMO, should) be focusing on before we ever attempt to subtract. 

  1. Because it feels a LOT better mentally to “get to” eat/drink/sleep more vs. less, and 

  2. By better nourishing our bodies, the things we wanted to eat less of often reduce as a result 

If you want to successfully lose weight without dieting this year, don’t miss our FREE Nutrition Audit Challenge where my team and I will help you identify what you need MORE of in your diet to reach your sustainable weight loss goals. 

Starting January 20th in the Nutrition Coaching with Nicole Facebook Group. 

Join us for FREE and stay tuned for steps #2 and #3!

Nicole Hagen

A Nutrition Coach, adoptive mom, dog mom, and mint chocolate chip ice cream lover.

I didn’t always have this business: the Masters degree in Nutrition Science and Public Health, the passion, the clients... in fact, years ago you could have found me endlessly counting calories and trying to find my worth on the scale and at spin class, exhausted in my pursuit of (what I thought was) health and happiness.

In my early twenties, I struggled with crash dieting and disordered eating. Little did I know, those circumstances would be my one-way ticket out of my restrictive relationship with food & fitness. Those experiences led me here: to the life-giving, sustainable, habit-based nutrition philosophy I embody today. Today you can find me living life without a calorie counting app and spending time with my husband, one year old son, and our two crazy golden retriever pups.

I enjoy spending my free time reading, sipping on matcha lattes, and dreaming of ways I can help other women create healthy, confident relationships with food without selling their souls to food rules and calorie counting apps.

Because nothing lights me up more than helping women live full and vibrant lives without food fear, rules, or restriction. I want to be that permission granter in your life that whispers: “you really can do this” while the rest of the world continues to settle for short-term satisfaction.

https://nutritioncoachingwithnicole.com/
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