This episode is a really cool double-feature deal because it’s an interview I did over on The 8th House podcast with Caley. Her pod is all about deconditioning and deprogramming to get back to the essence of who we are, and this episode is totally reflective of that vibe.

When I was still under the programming of diet culture, I didn't give a crap about loving myself. I just wanted to be skinny.

And most of the Yum Mums I work with feel the same way – at first.

Because what does loving yourself have to do with weight loss? We just want to get on the scale and see the number we want to see. We’re programmed to believe that’s all that matters.

And that’s what diet culture would have you believe until your dying day, so that you keep coming back and keep buying the supplements and exercise programs and pills that inevitably stop working because you’re not going deep enough to fix the root cause.

Fixing the root cause is the only way to lose weight for the last time, which is totally different from regular ol’ weight loss.

Fixing the root cause involves loving yourself enough to care about it. It’s never just about the scale. You can’t hate your body thin. I tried it a million times. It just doesn’t work.

In Yummy Mummy, I basically trick you into loving yourself. I call it weight loss, but really the weight loss is a byproduct of the self-love and self-connection we do inside the program.

But how do we start to untie our worth and value from the scale, WHILE ALSO wanting to lose weight for the last time? That’s exactly what we talk about in this episode.

Listen in and you’ll hear more about:

How diet culture hijacks our brain
The shame around body hate and weight loss
Figuring out where the weight is really coming from
Balancing body love with wanting to change
How to create support physically, mentally, and emotionally

AND, if you didn’t sign up in time for the January Yummy Mummy Experience, NO WORRIES. Just get on the waitlist for the April 2024 YMX cohort!

Episode 173 | Deprogramming Diet Culture