The Real Reason Diets Fail - Internal vs External Diet?

The Real Trick – It's Not What You Think... When we do things from a place of

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Jesse Wilcoxon
November 14, 2023

Let's Chat About Food, Self-Love, and That Thing Everyone's Not Talking About…

Okay, so you've got to watch this video I stumbled upon – it's only 3 minutes but, wow, it hit me right in the feels. It's got this amazing insight that can totally change how you think about food and, well, how you might see yourself

My Lightbulb Moment – Maybe Yours Too?

What did you think of the video? For me, it was like a lightbulb moment, and it's exactly why we're all here, in this little corner of the internet. ( the Revive community )

You know, it's crazy how the world keeps telling us, especially women, that there's this one-size-fits-all mold for beauty.

If you don't fit in, you're somehow not beautiful or acceptable. It's all over social media, movies, TV – this narrow idea of what's 'beautiful'.

So here's a little story. My friend Emily once told me how she felt watching these picture-perfect lives on Instagram. She felt she wasn't enough – not thin enough, not pretty enough. And that's a feeling I bet a lot of us can relate to, right?

Why the Outside Can't Fix the Inside

Emily, like many of us, thought the answer was in the next best diet or that fancy face cream the influencers rave about.

But guess what? She learned, and so did I, that it's not really about the external stuff. It's about how we feel on the inside.

When we start loving who we are, embracing our bodies – that's when magic happens.

We start choosing good food, not because we have to, but because we want to. We exercise not to punish ourselves but because it feels good.

The Real Trick – It's Not What You Think

But here's the real kicker – doing all this healthy stuff?

It shouldn't be because we're chasing some impossible standard or because we don't feel 'enough'. 

When we do things from a place of love, not punishment, that's when it sticks.

Otherwise, we're just stuck in this loop, trying and failing, because our heart's not in it.

So, What's the Game Changer?

It's all about fixing the inside – our thoughts, beliefs, and how we see ourselves.


Our thoughts and beliefs create our feelings, feelings create actions, actions create results, and those results reinforce thoughts and beliefs 

Once we get that sorted, everything else just falls into place. Health becomes easy, not a battlefield.

First Step to Flipping the Script

So, how do you start? Well, let me tell you what worked for Emily and me.

Do a 'media audit'. It's like a detox for your brain.

Take a good look at what you're feeding your mind every day. Change that, and you start changing everything.

I've actually put together a simple 5-point checklist to help you with this. It's right here in this Google Doc. Trust me, it's a game changer!

 

P.S. I hope you utilize the audit. Some of this stuff is easy to do and can have big impact. I encourage you to give it a go :)

Cant wait to see you guys soon in the community 🙂