𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭.⁣

Something triggered you.⁣

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𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. ⁣

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You decided this was the only option.⁣

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You needed to see something change. ⁣

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But you also have a hint of hesitation.⁣

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You know either from experience or from others that crash diets don’t last. ⁣

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They are painful in the moment, and painful when you lose the progress. ⁣

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But they bring almost immediate results…⁣

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Don’t they?⁣

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Or maybe not. ⁣

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You remember how hard that diet is to maintain. ⁣

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You think about all the gatherings and happy hours you’ll have to turn down. ⁣

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You think about what your kids are thinking when they see a sliver of food on your plate. ⁣

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The last thing you want in this world is to impact how they feel about food or their bodies. ⁣

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But you are stuck in those feelings yourself. You want change. ⁣

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But what does change mean? Who decides what needs to change?⁣

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Oh wait, you do. ⁣

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You can choose to role model the behaviors you want your kids to develop. ⁣

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You can decide what healthy means and how it feels. ⁣

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You can decide that the scale and society doesn’t dictate what success is for you. ⁣

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You do.⁣

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You know a crash diet isn’t the route to the destination you’re trying to reach.⁣

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Trust your gut, because you know there are better ways.