“If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.” — Marilyn Monroe
After my husband and I got back from clearing out our storage unit in Nashville (more on that story here in case you missed it), our bedroom was a total disaster.
Furniture got rearranged. Boxes were everywhere.
And...I couldn't find my pajamas.
After a few fruitless minutes of searching, I decided I would just wear something else to bed.
Which is when I caught myself in "black or white" style thinking.
You see, I have "daytime" T-shirts and "bedtime" T-shirts.
And I noticed myself thinking that "you can't wear a daytime T-shirt to bed" because "it's not meant for that".
Believe me, I know how ridiculous that thought is.
But we ALL have arbitrary 'rules' like this one...
Some of them are fairly harmless (like what kind of T-shirt is acceptable to sleep in),
While others keep us stuck.
The challenge is that most of these 'rules' are running on autopilot and we aren't even aware they exist.
I never once made a conscious decision or created a set criteria for what constitutes a "bedtime" T-shirt, however when I tried to wear something different than my normal,
It just felt...wrong.
Like I wasn't "supposed to" do that.
And these kinds of autopilot rules are what keep most well intentioned women stuck in the cycle of yo-yo dieting.
➡️ Rules about WHAT, WHEN and HOW MUCH they can or can't eat.
➡️ Rules about what they are ALLOWED to want, say or do.
➡️ Rules about what their BODY should look like.
➡️ Rules about WHO they can be.
Some of these rules were explicitly communicated to them their via their family, friends, partners or coaches.
Some they've absorbed after a lifetime of diet culture messaging.
And some they adopted from the cesspool of online wellness influencers.
But most of them NEVER get questioned.
And until you stop and examine these rules,
They will continue to RULE your life.
So the next time you catch yourself thinking that you "can't" or "shouldn't" or are "not allowed" to eat/say/do/want something...
Stop and ask yourself,
"SAYS WHO?"
Get curious about where that rule came from.
And whether or not it serves you to continue following it,
OR, if it's keeping you stuck.
Because, if it's the latter...
Maybe it's time to start breaking the rules?
And if YOU are ready to break free from the rigid rules of dieting...
Then make sure to,
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TL;DR
Diet rules do more harm than good.
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