What to do when you're DONE with dieting, but still want to lose weight

If ​you’ve ​ever ​thought, “​I ​know dieting ​isn't ​the ​answer (been ​there, ​done ​that 🙄) ​- but ​I ​still ​want ​to ​lose ​weight”, you’re ​not ​alone. It can feel scary to try to lose weight without the restriction and extremes you learned from repeat dieting.

Because despite its many failings, crash dieting ​provides ​structure and clear expectations:

“Eat ​meat, ​not ​plants”, or maybe “eat ​plants, ​not ​meat”

“Cut ​out ​these ​foods, ​only ​eat ​those ​foods”

“Weigh ​it, ​log ​it, ​track ​it…”

“Only ​drink ​black ​coffee ​before ​noon”

“Only ​eat ​one ​lean ​and ​green ​meal ​a ​day + our ​shakes ​or ​supplements”

Do this ✅ not that 🚫 - it's ​very ​controlled and regimented (which is where the lack of sustainability comes from).

So ​when ​you ​stop ​dieting, ​you can ​feel lost ​and confused.

Not to mention, you might be ​petrified ​of ​gaining ​weight. If dieting is all you’ve known, and/or it’s helped you lose weight in the past, it might feel like the only option. But it’s that exact line of thinking that keeps you stuck - not trusting your​self ​enough ​to ​move ​forward ​and ​explore ​life ​without ​restriction and extremes.

But rest assured, you don’t have to stay stuck oscillating between crash dieting behaviors that no longer serve you and complacency. There is hope! 🥳

Because when ​you ​let ​go ​of ​crash dieting ​and ​you ​get ​the ​right ​support, you can ​learn ​how ​to ​eat ​in ​a ​way ​that ​feels ​good ​and ​helps you create ​results you can confidently maintain.

When ​you ​have ​support - someone ​who ​can ​help ​you ​understand ​what ​your ​bod'y’s feedback ​is ​telling ​you, educate ​you ​on which ​foods ​are more likely to keep ​you ​full ​and ​satisfied, and teach you how ​to ​create ​consistency ​without ​obsession ​and ​fear, the results you create are ​personalized and ​built ​on ​a ​trust ​between ​you ​and ​your ​body. ​

When ​you ​have ​support, ​you ​can ​actually ​work ​on ​creating ​habits, ​behaviors, ​and routines ​that ​exist ​in ​the ​context ​of ​your ​real ​life rather than ​something ​you ​do ​temporarily when you’re “being good” and “following the rules”.

And when your results are built on self-trust, habits, and true, lasting behavior change, they are results that will LAST.

If ​you're ​done ​with ​dieting, restriction, and extremes because you know they don’t work (at least not long-term), ​but ​you're ​not ​done ​transforming ​and you want to reach your sustainable weight loss goal in a way ​that ​doesn't ​involve ​starting ​over ​again ​on ​Monday or cutting out foods you love and don’t want to live without, 1:1 Nutrition Coaching is for you!

1:1 Nutrition Coaching ​is ​designed ​for ​the ​woman ​who ​is ​ready ​to ​create progress ​that ​she ​can ​feel ​proud ​of and that ​she ​knows ​she ​can ​confidently ​maintain.

1:1 Nutrition Coaching is designed for ​the ​woman ​who ​wants ​to ​feel ​confident ​in ​her ​food ​choices ​and ​at ​home ​in ​her ​body ​without ​feeling ​like ​she ​needs ​to ​track ​calories ​or ​points ​or ​macronutrients ​in ​order ​to ​maintain ​her ​progress. ​

If that sounds like what you’re looking for, I’m currently ​offering up ​to ​three ​FREE ​months ​of ​1:1 Nutrition ​Coaching ​to ​help ​make ​saying ​yes ​to ​yourself ​and ​to ​reaching ​your ​goals ​without ​rules ​or ​restriction ​​a ​little ​easier.

  • Commit ​to ​six ​months ​of ​1:1 ​nutrition ​coaching and only pay for 5!

  • Commit ​to ​nine ​months ​of ​1:1 ​nutrition ​coaching and only pay for 7!

  • Commit ​to ​12 ​months of 1:1 nutrition coaching and only pay for 9!

If you’re interested to learning more, simply fill ​out ​a ​coaching ​application and let's ​hop ​on a ​cost + ​commitment -free ​call ​to ​chat ​about your goals and whether 1:1 Nutrition Coaching is the best fit for you.

It is possible to reach your sustainable weight loss goal without restriction or extremes. 💋

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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