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SEVEN REASONS TO STOP DIETING FOR GOOD

When you look at the biochemistry of the body, all of the billions of reactions that are taking place inside us every second of every day, it’s not so simple. And research has confirmed that not all calories are created equal.

At the most basic and fundamental level, the way that you feed yourself is the way you demonstrate care for yourself. If you’re constantly judging yourself based on how you look, what you ate today, the number on the scales every morning and how you failed to stick to that daily exercise plan, how do you think that translates in terms of the quality of your life, your level of self-care and often the way this harshness with ourselves spills out in the way we communicate with those we love? Aside from the distress that comes if that diet we try doesn’t work or if we put all the weight back on after we’ve finished, here are some additional reasons to stop dieting for good.

NO.01 / DIETING CAN COMMUNICATE TO YOUR BODY TO STORE BODY FAT IN STEAD OF BURNING IT

Your body has many ancient mechanisms that wire it for survival. While modern life

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