Breaking Free from Diet Culture: A New Year's Reflection with Recovery Crone
If you are holding your food plan as a way of sort of restricting your calories, it's not going to work, you know. I'm speaking based on my experience and my experience of sponsoring others- is that I would rather have you maintain your weight as it is and work on body acceptance and detox from dieting and the diet culture, and then we can slowly, you know, and while that happened, we can slowly look at like: okay, where is your compulsive eating behavior?
Ever thought about ditching those diet resolutions? In this episode, the Recovery Crone shares her thoughts on why detoxing from diet culture should be your New Year's focus. As a proud member of OA and a sugar addict who has battled bulimia, she offers a unique perspective on the pitfalls of diet culture and the often unrealistic expectations of New Year's resolutions. Instead of chasing weight loss, she advocates for body acceptance and self-compassion.
Through personal anecdotes and experiences with her sponsees, she highlights the importance of addressing compulsive eating behaviors with kindness and mindfulness. The Recovery Crone emphasizes that recovery isn't a quick fix but a lifelong journey that requires patience, love, and community support. This episode is a heartfelt reminder that true happiness comes from within, not from the number on a scale.