What If You Trusted Your Body Instead of the Diet?
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Dear Reader,
If you are reading this, chances are you care about your health. You’ve probably spent years—maybe decades—trying to eat well, take care of your body, and keep up with exercise, all while juggling family, work, and everything in between.
Give yourself some credit.
Seriously. The effort alone to keep showing up, to keep trying, deserves a moment of recognition.
Now, let’s talk honestly about something you’ve likely experienced: falling off a diet, gaining the weight back (plus a little more), and blaming yourself for not being “disciplined enough.” Sound familiar?
You’re not alone.
And more importantly—it’s not your fault.
Diet Culture Is the Real Culprit
We live in a world saturated with wellness influencers, flashy health coaches, and even doctors selling you the next guaranteed weight loss program, complete with shakes, pills, or restrictive meal plans.
From low-fat to paleo, keto to gluten-free, vegetarian to carnivore—if these diets really worked long-term, we wouldn’t need new ones every season.
This is the exhausting cycle of diet culture: a system disguised as health that actually disconnects you from your body.
So What’s the Alternative?
What if the best person to tell you what to eat… was you?
Not your trainer, your doctor, or your friend’s success story on Instagram—your own body.
Over time, you can relearn how to trust that innate wisdom. Because your body knows:
When it’s hungry or full
When it craves comfort or fuel
When it needs rest or movement
But diet culture has drowned out that voice. Mindful eating helps you hear it again.
What Is Mindful Eating?
Mindful eating teaches you how to:
Tell the difference between emotional cravings and physical hunger
Notice how foods actually make you feel—not how you think they should
Enjoy food without guilt or shame
Nourish your body with simple, whole, satisfying meals
No more tracking every calorie or labeling foods as “good” or “bad.” Just learning, over time, what feels right for you.
Rethink Movement, Too
If the gym overwhelms you…
If the treadmill feels like a hamster wheel…
If you dread working out because it feels like punishment for something you ate…
You’re not alone. And there’s a better way.
Ask yourself:
How does my body like to move?
What brings me joy or energy?
Can I move just to feel good, not to burn calories?
Movement doesn’t need to be trendy or intense. Stretching, dancing, walking, sweeping the kitchen floor—it all counts. Especially outside. Especially when it feels good.
Mindfulness Brings It All Together
This approach isn’t about doing things perfectly. It’s about consistency, kindness, and listening inward.
Your body will thrive over time when you give it what it needs with love and respect—not guilt and rules.
You can unlearn diet culture.
You can enjoy food again.
You can move in a way that lights you up.
I know this because I’ve done it myself.
Let’s Do This Together
If you’re curious how to begin this journey, come join me. I host free Thursday evening Zoom check-ins from 5:30–6:30 PM MDT. It’s a mix of:
Mindful movement
Community conversation
Gentle accountability
Encouragement without judgment
Just show up. Ask questions or simply listen in.
Let’s unlearn the noise and tune back in to the wisdom of your own body.
You don’t have to do this alone.
With warmth,
Satya
