Do You Know What To Eat, But Don't Eat It (Here's Why!)

Written By Leanne de Groot
 

I believe that most people know want they want to do to (or, need to do) lose weight, feel happiers, enjoy life, feel sexy, love their body etc. But there’s a problem…

You know what to do, you just don’t do it.

  • I know I need to eat healthier.

  • I know to stay away from those late night snacks.

  • And, I know I need to move more.

But… You don’t.

I’m betting you’ve said something like, “I know what to do, I just don’t do it.” ??

When people come to me asking me why they’re not able to take action or to stay with the action they have taken, the next question looks something like this …

“What’s wrong with me?”

There’s nothing wrong with you and a million others - But here is what is holding you back;

  • Binging as a result of junk food cravings is not down to willpower.

  • The food industry has invested a lot of money to find the perfect combination of salt, fat, and sugar that maximises pleasure.

  • This bliss point works by triggering reward pathways in our brain and encouraging dopamine (pleasure hormone) signalling.

  • Our brain then learns that these foods make us feel good, and we then crave them when we feel bad.

  • Obvious foods, such as chocolate and cakes, have been engineered to reach the bliss-point when we eat them.

  • Less obvious foods, such as sauces and breads, have also undergone similar processing sometimes!

  • Being time poor can accentuate the problem.

Want to know how to fix it? Book in a free 15 minute Discover call with me via the link on my website or call me on 0437149159

 
Leanne de Groot

My contribution is a union of nutrition, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork & movement intertwined with behaviour change and how it impacts a life worth living.

As a health and fitness professional, I want to shift the paradigm toward one of self-love and self-care instead of an aesthetic insecurity-based industry. Let’s move away from the trail of being overweight, body shape dissatisfaction, the daily dose of pharmaceutical and social drugs, persistent envy, unhappiness, anxiety, depression, and a life full of pressure to keep up, skip steps, and rush.

Living without awareness and intention creates pressures that we are not doing, we are not moving fast enough, as bosses, workers, weekend warriors, friends, lovers, parents, siblings, or grandparents. We have to be able and willing to step outside the pull of unhealthy and unhealthful cultural norms and make the critical space to do our meaningful thinking.

The first thing I need people to take in is if they are going to work with me or read my work because for me this re-frames the core of moving through all obstacles we have around stress, rush, health, weight, etc … The very blantant truth is that living under the guise of society’s expectations - is not living.

We have been fed a narrative that stepping outside or away from norms is the wrong way to exist and this narrative furthers unhappiness, unhealthiness, pressure, and a life that is too fast to enjoy.

Wherever we are, this is life—it’s happening right now, and I’ve decided that I am not going to rush through it and I invite you to join me today …

https://www.bodyfuel.org
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