Even though bodybuilding, powerlifting and other physique or athletic performance competitions are inspiring and can help an one get off the couch and start working out, running, lifting, or pick up any other sport – I’m also here to remind you that this may not be the best strategy for everyone. A lot of the times being competitive with others and the need to have complete strangers (judges, audience) decide who is “the winner” can provide an unhealthy amount of extrinsic motivation. Once you have won, and this extrinsic motivation is gone, many an athlete degrades their seemingly healthy habits back to pre-competition and ends up in a worse place than before. Same logic works with the folks who have set the goal to “just lose 20 lbs before the wedding”, or “fit into high school jeans again”.

Before having educated myself in nutrition and fitness, I was young and dumb too, tried the yo-yo diets and the “most effective workout routine”s, struggled with orthorexia (fixation on eating “clean”, healthy foods only), eating disorders and judging others for their poor health choices. If you have too – I feel you. I’ve been there. I can relate, understand and help you improve relationship with food, body image and mindfulness about your habits. It’s tough, but definitely doable. We all have only got one body to carry ourselves through life. We need to learn how to treat it with care and respect.  Motivation to achieve great health and maintain it has to be intrinsic. It has to come from within and love for yourself, your own body and mind.

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