Chasing Clarity: Health & Fitness Podcast THE MENTAL SIDE OF DIETING: HOW YOUR BELIEFS AROUND DIETING IMPACT YOUR SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION OF THE EXPERIENCE | EP. 140
Dec 12, 2024
The podcast dives into the powerful influence of mindset on dieting experiences. Listeners learn about common mistakes people make, like associating dieting with restriction right from the start. It highlights how negative beliefs can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy, impacting stress levels and cognition. Instead of focusing solely on caloric deficits, the discussion emphasizes a positive outlook and mental preparedness. The hosts encourage a shift towards abundance thinking, revealing how this can enhance performance during fat loss.
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Mindset Drives Diet Experience
- Mindset shapes dieting outcomes because psychology and physiology interact closely.
- Entering a deficit with poor mental prep predicts a worse subjective experience and poorer results.
Clients Mistake Mindset For Calorie Stress
- Brandon describes many clients who report diet stress but were actually at maintenance or losing very slowly.
- Their stress stemmed from mental restriction and frustration, not large physiological deficits.
Weekday Dieting Illusion
- Weekday dieting often creates a false deficit because weekend intake erases weekday restriction.
- This pattern keeps people at maintenance and fuels frustration despite perceived dieting.