New Year, New You...? Think Again.
New Year, New You...? Think Again. Happy New Years and welcome to the not-so-happy season of increased fad diet and weight loss promotion. Image via Kelly Sikkema @ Unsplash While watching the ball drop on tv this past new year, I felt very aware of the plethora of dieting ads. Between 11:30 pm and 12:30 am I saw over 5 ads for various diet plans - and even 1 for a weight loss plan claiming not to be a diet. While the advertisements can seem very enticing, they’re usually misleading and ultimately problematic. Today I want to do a little breakdown of the most common New Year's diet messages, why they’re misleading or problematic, and how to respond to them. I understand the appeal for these diets because I too have fallen into their trap. But here’s the secret - they don’t work. Sure, they might cause weight loss in the short term but their methods are simply not sustainable - once you inevitably quit the diet, the weight will come back. This often becomes a cycle for ...