Why dieting CAUSES weight gain and how to stop it!

….Diets actually do the opposite?! Yep. It’s a trap.

You’ve probably heard the saying “diets don’t work”, right? Welp… It’s true! Diets CAUSE weight gain. I bet you’ve heard that before too… but… why? In this video I am going to break it down for you and tell you why diets cause weight gain. If you’ve ever found yourself dieting but gaining weight or having rebound diet weight gain then listen up! I’m also going to tell you how to stop the dieting cycle which actually does more harm for our health than good!

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Happy food rule breaking!
XOXO
-Colleen

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[tylersnead]

I can confirm she is 100% correct. The amount of weight cycling I’ve gone through for the past 6 years was traumatizing. Through numerous calorie restricted diets and eating disorders ending up at 160 (the lowest weight id ever been) to 200 pounds, and then to 170 pounds and then to 225 pounds, then back down to 190 pounds, then back up to 253 pounds, then all the way back down to 215, then back up to 263. They all failed. We’re hard to maintain due to the aggressive restrictions and I’m done. I’m finally going to start eating more sustainably and do the one thing I never wanted to do which was build muscle to keep the weight off in the long run and actually eat sustainable and healthy calories

[booksndiscourse]

Loved this video, so informative. I dieted a lot through high school but didn’t do my proper research or listen to my bodies needs so consequently I gained all my weight back and then some. Now that I’m educating myself on intuitive eating and proper nutrition for my body I was able to lose weight and now maintain in a place where I feel happy and no longer need to restrict.

[alissalanden]

Definitely wanted more bad foods or more food in general when I was dieting or on WW. Now intuitive eating is helping me lose.

[bethshannon]

I’m 50 and I have yo-yo’d up to highest weight other than being 9 months pregnant. The restriction isn’t sustainable long term so then I gain it back plus some. Since starting intuitive eating not quite 2 weeks ago, I’m not weighing daily anymore but I do step in the scale maybe once a week. My weight has stabilized. I’m not gaining, and I’ve even seen my weight come down a couple pounds. I’m trusting the process that I will make peace with food and my body, and my body will naturally find its set point.

[Benouille]

I was literally discussing this with a coworker yesterday! Thanks for all your videos <3

[taniahoffman]

Yeah definitely gained 7kgs after reaching my goal weight after fasting and restricting calories for 2 years. Wish I knew what I know now when I started my weight-loss journey. After my pregnancy I gained over 30kgs and was so unhappy with my weight and don't ever want to be that heavy again but I'm so unhappy with my current life style. I'm stuck in a cycle of restricting during the week and eating more over the weekend.

[dwsxpeo]

i was intially 65 kg and lost weight to 45 kg however i have regained it back over the yrs i am now back at 66 kg am trying to eat healthy and work out however the scale is not budging😮‍💨😮‍💨

[BB-uxwd]

What exercise would you recommend if you want to gain cardiovascular fitness, gain muscle and heal a damaged metabolism?

P.S. wow your videos are so valuable . So grateful to have found your channel .

[PMG]

I’ve literally cut out sugar and carbs for about a month now. I literally eat only raw fruits and vegetables. The feeling of anger and withdrawal I had wash over me when I walked by a mirror and was shocked at how much fatter I got… anger

[katymorgan]

This is such a great video, Colleen, but the ad that played in the middle was for a diet. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[furasoke]

i lost 25kg and i stopped dieting and working out due an injury and now im up 5kg, hoping not to go up that much :X,

[Bugalugss]

i have been dieting and excesising very gently in water and gained 10 kilos. im going to give up and just it sucks

[bandukleiceste]

What if i srick to a low calorie diet forever and never eat sgary foos again will i loose weight

[soniczforever]

Weird I counted every calories and trained a lost a lot and got to size 0. If you don't count calories you gain weight

[ginamarie]

I'd love your input on something. I've been seeing a message circulating around Instagram right now that it's fatphobic to use "dieting causes weight gain" as a reason not to diet, because it still puts the focus on weight gain being bad/that being in a larger body is bad. What's your perspective on this?

[oxfksqm]

Great I’m poor and barely been eating I never eat junk food always eat right even tho it’s very low because I can afford anything guess it’s all a waist now I’m just gonna gain wieght fuck life .