I've been strength training consistently for three years after 10 years of starting and stopping. My body is pretty much the same size. I wear the same clothes. I still have a squishy stomach and a double chin.

And my body image is the best it's ever been in my entire life.

So what changed?

In episode 297 of The Diet Diaries, I'm talking about the connection between strength training and body image, and why getting stronger can change how you feel about your body even when it doesn't change how your body looks.

We're getting into:

- Why feeling better IN your body can change how you feel ABOUT your body
- The surprising way strength training can help turn down body noise
- Why seeing what your body can DO matters more than you might realize
- How movement can give you a completely different way to respond when you're feeling shitty about your appearance
- Why this isn't really about lifting weights at all

You don't have to love how your body looks to feel good about how YOU look. This is how you make it happen.

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Think about the things you heard your parents say about bodies when you were growing up.

"She doesn't have the body for that."
"I look so fat in these jeans."
"Wow, she looks amazing. Did she lose weight?"

Now think about what your own kids hear you say.

In this second episode of my special Diet Diaries series for moms about kids, food and body image, we're talking about the seemingly harmless comments that can shape how our kids see both their own and other people's bodies.

And this isn't just about daughters. If you're raising a son, this conversation is just as important.

We're getting into how the way you talk about your own body is already influencing your kids, why compliments about weight aren't always doing what you think they are, and how to start noticing the messages you're sending without even realizing it.

This isn't about policing every word that comes out of your mouth or adding one more thing to your mental load as a mom. It's about getting curious, asking better questions and making more intentional choices.

Because your kids are listening. Even when you don't think they are.

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When you feel shitty about your body, getting dressed is probably the LAST thing you want to put effort into.

You grab whatever fits. You hide under something oversized. You save the clothes you actually love for a day when you’re “feeling skinny” or have somewhere important to go.

And without realizing it, you’re making yourself feel even worse.

In episode 295 of The Diet Diaries, I’m talking about why getting dressed is actually more important when you’re unhappy with your body—and why your clothes are one of the most powerful levers you have to change how you feel about yourself without changing your body.

I get into:

• The shitty body image → shitty clothes → shittier body image cycle
• Why the days nobody sees you might be the most important days to get dressed
• The difference between how you feel about your naked body and how you feel about your appearance
• Why losing weight doesn't guarantee you'll finally like how you look
• How to use my LFC method everytime you go shopping or get dressed.

You don't have to love your stomach, your thighs or what you see naked in the mirror to put on an outfit and think, damn, I look good.

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