#293; Body image, self-sabotage, compassion & why you feel at war with yourself & your thoughts; Clara Swedlund

https://www.instagram.com/clara_theexerpsych/ https://www.instagram.com/transformxruby/ Body image, self-sabotage, compassion & why do you feel at war with yourself & your thoughts? The ultimate physique as a goal & getting leaner/losing weight: what is the perfect body? Does it exist or is it something else? I can clearly see that im putting in so much effort into all of this and not seeing the results i want… but when push comes to shove, i find it hard to eat up as i should to put myself into this slight surplus The pursuit can have you more obsessed Self compassion - Body image & the fear of getting bigger, gaining weight, or letting go of the dieting mentality / chasing lean; talk about the hear around this and how many are unaware that this is what is creating the negative body image and stopping true progress From what ive experienced its to do with our growth, our approach, our mindset, influences & environment which impact our body image Change - Habits are hard to change as are beliefs because they all serve a purpose… even if its keeping us stuck in a place we don't want to be It easy to start blaming yourself for behaving in ways you know don't serve you 👉🏽self-sabotage, overeating, underreating, over-exercising, “fucking it up”, buying or ordering food/drink items you know aren’t aligned with your values, not good enough, not restrictive enough, not hard enough, not motivated enough, not smart enough, not worthy enough Why is “not disciplined enough” far from whats actually happening here 53:00 When theres chaos going on in someones life Shaming or hating yourself to change doesnt work Talking more on forced vs true motivation & how its not something you will always have which is also normal Feeling fat Tracking as obsessive POST DIET BLUES and where people go wrong Limiting beliefs & fixed mindsets One of the best ways to stay consistent with your fitness goals is to focus on developing your WILLINGNESS 👇🏽 As a psychologist working in the fitness industry, one of the things my clients talk to me most about is the struggle to stay motivated with their training and nutrition. & I totally get it, it can be hard to realise that feeling fit and healthy is an ongoing process and not an end goal 🙃 Moving away from VS being compelled to and how that factors into motivation and long term change/results