So if we continuously are told what not to eat and have to follow strict guidelines… what do you think our brain is going to do? It cannot process the negative so we will only be thinking of the foods and eventually self sabotage because we cannot get those foods out of our head. It’s not you… diets just don’t work.

The diet industry has us labeling food as good or bad but what if we brought it back to neutral. When we do this and eat the "bad" food, we associate it with "I am bad". It becomes a part of our belief system and creates shame in the body. What if we mindfully ate what our body needed and created safety instead of shame?

I truly believe that when you stop restricting and actually learn WHY you self sabotage and where your emotional eating comes from you start to create a safe environment for your body to reside in. When we are on a diet and restricting we are in a constant state of deprivation, maybe it’s in food or in our mind but our needs are usually not being met. Once your body knows it’s safe, the weight will fall off.