hello today I want you to feel scared I want you to feel shaken because fear is
want you to feel shaken because fear is
want you to feel shaken because fear is a very useful emotion because fear
a very useful emotion because fear
a very useful emotion because fear protects us it protects us from danger
protects us it protects us from danger
protects us it protects us from danger it protects us from harm
it protects us from harm
it protects us from harm it helps us protect ourselves and the
it helps us protect ourselves and the
it helps us protect ourselves and the ones we love
ones we love
ones we love through fear we perceive threat we gear
through fear we perceive threat we gear
through fear we perceive threat we gear up our survival kits and we look for
up our survival kits and we look for
up our survival kits and we look for ways to fight against the danger today I
ways to fight against the danger today I
ways to fight against the danger today I want to give you hope courage and
want to give you hope courage and
want to give you hope courage and inspiration through fear now I would
inspiration through fear now I would
inspiration through fear now I would like you to look at the person sitting
like you to look at the person sitting
like you to look at the person sitting next to you either on your right or on
next to you either on your right or on
next to you either on your right or on your left I would like you to guess
your left I would like you to guess
your left I would like you to guess whether they’re happy with their own
whether they’re happy with their own
whether they’re happy with their own body what do you think they like what do
body what do you think they like what do
body what do you think they like what do you think they dislike what do you think
you think they dislike what do you think
you think they dislike what do you think they would like to change how much
they would like to change how much
they would like to change how much struggle do you think they experience
struggle do you think they experience
struggle do you think they experience because of this now I would like you to
because of this now I would like you to
because of this now I would like you to take a moment to try to imagine how many
take a moment to try to imagine how many
take a moment to try to imagine how many people in this room might be unhappy or
people in this room might be unhappy or
people in this room might be unhappy or uncomfortable with their own body now I
uncomfortable with their own body now I
uncomfortable with their own body now I would like you to raise your hands if
would like you to raise your hands if
would like you to raise your hands if you have at least once dieted in your
you have at least once dieted in your
you have at least once dieted in your lives
did you know that 90% of women today are
did you know that 90% of women today are dissatisfied with how they look and did
dissatisfied with how they look and did
dissatisfied with how they look and did you know that 70% of women withdraw from
you know that 70% of women withdraw from
you know that 70% of women withdraw from life engaging activities because of how
life engaging activities because of how
life engaging activities because of how they look and did you know that diets
they look and did you know that diets
they look and did you know that diets have a 95 percent failure rate and that
have a 95 percent failure rate and that
have a 95 percent failure rate and that does not mean that they have a 5 percent
does not mean that they have a 5 percent
does not mean that they have a 5 percent success rate because that 5 percent of
success rate because that 5 percent of
success rate because that 5 percent of people who haven’t failed has actually
people who haven’t failed has actually
people who haven’t failed has actually done something other than dieting did
done something other than dieting did
done something other than dieting did you know that people who frequently diet
you know that people who frequently diet
you know that people who frequently diet are 18 times more likely to experience
are 18 times more likely to experience
are 18 times more likely to experience depression and that frequent and early
depression and that frequent and early
depression and that frequent and early onset dieting are linked with poor
onset dieting are linked with poor
onset dieting are linked with poor health both mental and physical as
health both mental and physical as
health both mental and physical as opposed to what’s being promised and did
opposed to what’s being promised and did
opposed to what’s being promised and did you know that the eating disorders are
you know that the eating disorders are
you know that the eating disorders are the third most common chronic illness
the third most common chronic illness
the third most common chronic illness and that anorexia has the highest
and that anorexia has the highest
and that anorexia has the highest mortality rate amongst all psychiatric
mortality rate amongst all psychiatric
mortality rate amongst all psychiatric illnesses and other causes of death
hang on weren’t diets promising US
hang on weren’t diets promising US health and well-being weren’t we’re
health and well-being weren’t we’re
health and well-being weren’t we’re trying to lose weight so that we could
trying to lose weight so that we could
trying to lose weight so that we could be healthier what’s going on with the
be healthier what’s going on with the
be healthier what’s going on with the numbers I just demonstrated we could
numbers I just demonstrated we could
numbers I just demonstrated we could have categorized body dissatisfaction an
have categorized body dissatisfaction an
have categorized body dissatisfaction an illness and with the incidence rates we
illness and with the incidence rates we
illness and with the incidence rates we could have called it an epidemic but we
could have called it an epidemic but we
could have called it an epidemic but we don’t we just normalize it we just
don’t we just normalize it we just
don’t we just normalize it we just ignore it we just try to leave it as it
ignore it we just try to leave it as it
ignore it we just try to leave it as it is but should we
so if we’re talking about bodies let’s
so if we’re talking about bodies let’s take a closer look at how they work
take a closer look at how they work
take a closer look at how they work shall we our bodies are concerned with
shall we our bodies are concerned with
shall we our bodies are concerned with one thing no it’s not the number on the
one thing no it’s not the number on the
one thing no it’s not the number on the scale no it’s not the amount of fat on
scale no it’s not the amount of fat on
scale no it’s not the amount of fat on your buttocks it only cares about being
your buttocks it only cares about being
your buttocks it only cares about being alive
alive
alive your body’s utmost concern is your
your body’s utmost concern is your
your body’s utmost concern is your survival it works
survival it works
survival it works endlessly to keep you alive it does
endlessly to keep you alive it does
endlessly to keep you alive it does everything it can for your well-being it
everything it can for your well-being it
everything it can for your well-being it has no distractions it has no secret
has no distractions it has no secret
has no distractions it has no secret agenda it only aims for your survival
agenda it only aims for your survival
agenda it only aims for your survival and your well-being this is how your
and your well-being this is how your
and your well-being this is how your body is designed this is your nature
body is designed this is your nature
body is designed this is your nature this is what’s normal so while we’re
this is what’s normal so while we’re
this is what’s normal so while we’re preoccupied with how we look how much we
preoccupied with how we look how much we
preoccupied with how we look how much we weigh what we should and shouldn’t eat
weigh what we should and shouldn’t eat
weigh what we should and shouldn’t eat what does the body do your body has two
what does the body do your body has two
what does the body do your body has two main mechanisms one of them is hunger
main mechanisms one of them is hunger
main mechanisms one of them is hunger and the other one is your appetite your
and the other one is your appetite your
and the other one is your appetite your hunger tells you that you need food your
hunger tells you that you need food your
hunger tells you that you need food your appetite tells you the kind and amount
appetite tells you the kind and amount
appetite tells you the kind and amount of food that you need because your body
of food that you need because your body
of food that you need because your body only cares about your survival and
only cares about your survival and
only cares about your survival and well-being
well-being
well-being it has no mixed-messages it gives you
it has no mixed-messages it gives you
it has no mixed-messages it gives you internal signals to guide you and to
internal signals to guide you and to
internal signals to guide you and to alert you to attend to your needs
alert you to attend to your needs
alert you to attend to your needs through the link between the stomach and
through the link between the stomach and
through the link between the stomach and the brain we perceive a signal that
the brain we perceive a signal that
the brain we perceive a signal that tells us we’re hungry and through our
tells us we’re hungry and through our
tells us we’re hungry and through our five sensations we perceive what kind of
five sensations we perceive what kind of
five sensations we perceive what kind of food we need to feed ourselves with
this is how it goes this is what your
this is how it goes this is what your body does normally and naturally but
when we are faced with images of
when we are faced with images of ridiculously perfect women when we are
ridiculously perfect women when we are
ridiculously perfect women when we are surrounded by bombarding information on
surrounded by bombarding information on
surrounded by bombarding information on what healthy eating is when we’re
what healthy eating is when we’re
what healthy eating is when we’re promised that once we’re thin life will
promised that once we’re thin life will
promised that once we’re thin life will be nice and smooth when we are
be nice and smooth when we are
be nice and smooth when we are subliminally taught that we have to make
subliminally taught that we have to make
subliminally taught that we have to make our bodies into what’s considered
our bodies into what’s considered
our bodies into what’s considered desirable especially for women when
desirable especially for women when
desirable especially for women when they’re reminded every day that their
they’re reminded every day that their
they’re reminded every day that their bodies do not belong to them but there
bodies do not belong to them but there
bodies do not belong to them but there are the commodities that women should be
are the commodities that women should be
are the commodities that women should be editing shaping making their bodies with
editing shaping making their bodies with
editing shaping making their bodies with the hope that one day they can be
the hope that one day they can be
the hope that one day they can be accepted when all this happens things
accepted when all this happens things
accepted when all this happens things get tough so what do we do we restrict
get tough so what do we do we restrict
get tough so what do we do we restrict our eating we try to control our bodies
our eating we try to control our bodies
our eating we try to control our bodies how do we do that by applying rules what
how do we do that by applying rules what
how do we do that by applying rules what to eat what not to eat when to eat when
to eat what not to eat when to eat when
to eat what not to eat when to eat when not to eat how much to eat how much to
not to eat how much to eat how much to
not to eat how much to eat how much to avoid and who set these rules
billion-dollar industries the health
billion-dollar industries the health industry the dieting industry the
industry the dieting industry the
industry the dieting industry the fashion and beauty industry the sports
fashion and beauty industry the sports
fashion and beauty industry the sports industry the food industry it goes on
industry the food industry it goes on
industry the food industry it goes on and on these big guys invest huge
and on these big guys invest huge
and on these big guys invest huge amounts of money into bias research and
amounts of money into bias research and
amounts of money into bias research and advertisement in order to convey these
advertisement in order to convey these
advertisement in order to convey these rules to you
rules to you
rules to you they make sure that you’re surrounded by
they make sure that you’re surrounded by
they make sure that you’re surrounded by them they make sure that every newspaper
them they make sure that every newspaper
them they make sure that every newspaper every column writer every TV program
every column writer every TV program
every column writer every TV program every ad campaign every clothes shop
every ad campaign every clothes shop
every ad campaign every clothes shop every supermarket every medical
every supermarket every medical
every supermarket every medical professional remind you that your body
professional remind you that your body
professional remind you that your body cannot be trusted and that you should
cannot be trusted and that you should
cannot be trusted and that you should listen to experts to be able to do
listen to experts to be able to do
listen to experts to be able to do what’s best for your own body so what
what’s best for your own body so what
what’s best for your own body so what happens you’re in the middle of a silent
happens you’re in the middle of a silent
happens you’re in the middle of a silent battle where your humble body sends you
battle where your humble body sends you
battle where your humble body sends you a few internal signals within a day and
a few internal signals within a day and
a few internal signals within a day and the big guys bombard you with thousands
the big guys bombard you with thousands
the big guys bombard you with thousands of external propaganda messages on a
of external propaganda messages on a
of external propaganda messages on a daily basis it’s crucial that we realize
daily basis it’s crucial that we realize
daily basis it’s crucial that we realize that this battle is taking place on our
that this battle is taking place on our
that this battle is taking place on our bodies that our bodies have become a
bodies that our bodies have become a
bodies that our bodies have become a battlefield a battle where we had no
battlefield a battle where we had no
battlefield a battle where we had no interest in being a part of but we were
interest in being a part of but we were
interest in being a part of but we were drifted into and we experienced endless
drifted into and we experienced endless
drifted into and we experienced endless inner conflicts conflicts between our
inner conflicts conflicts between our
inner conflicts conflicts between our psychological physical social needs and
psychological physical social needs and
psychological physical social needs and the external input that causes
the external input that causes
the external input that causes oppression it is time that we reclaim
oppression it is time that we reclaim
oppression it is time that we reclaim our bodies if today’s question is what
our bodies if today’s question is what
our bodies if today’s question is what is normal then my answer is natural is
is normal then my answer is natural is
is normal then my answer is natural is normal your body is the natural
normal your body is the natural
normal your body is the natural component in this equation
did you know that the dieting industry
did you know that the dieting industry was a ten billion dollar industry in the
was a ten billion dollar industry in the
was a ten billion dollar industry in the 1980s and that it became a 50 billion
1980s and that it became a 50 billion
1980s and that it became a 50 billion dollar industry within a decade and
dollar industry within a decade and
dollar industry within a decade and today in 2010 it has increased to a 300
today in 2010 it has increased to a 300
today in 2010 it has increased to a 300 billion dollar industry
remember the 95 percent failure rate I
remember the 95 percent failure rate I mentioned earlier
mentioned earlier
mentioned earlier well that failure rate is how they make
well that failure rate is how they make
well that failure rate is how they make money those rules that we try to apply
money those rules that we try to apply
money those rules that we try to apply when we’re trying to be healthy they
when we’re trying to be healthy they
when we’re trying to be healthy they don’t come they don’t come from a source
don’t come they don’t come from a source
don’t come they don’t come from a source that cares about our well-being they
that cares about our well-being they
that cares about our well-being they care about they come from sources that
care about they come from sources that
care about they come from sources that care about how much money they make so
care about how much money they make so
care about how much money they make so what will we do and where do we position
what will we do and where do we position
what will we do and where do we position ourselves in this battlefield
well we won’t take part in it we’ll try
well we won’t take part in it we’ll try really hard to exclude ourselves from it
really hard to exclude ourselves from it
really hard to exclude ourselves from it we’ll try to reclaim our bodies reclaim
we’ll try to reclaim our bodies reclaim
we’ll try to reclaim our bodies reclaim what’s natural you don’t need rules to
what’s natural you don’t need rules to
what’s natural you don’t need rules to be healthy your body knows what’s best
be healthy your body knows what’s best
be healthy your body knows what’s best for you and all you have to do is listen
for you and all you have to do is listen
for you and all you have to do is listen to it how here are some ideas eat when
to it how here are some ideas eat when
to it how here are some ideas eat when you’re hungry
listen to what your body is telling you
listen to what your body is telling you to eat allow yourself the ability to
to eat allow yourself the ability to
to eat allow yourself the ability to recognize and attend to your needs
recognize and attend to your needs
recognize and attend to your needs that ability already exists in you eat
that ability already exists in you eat
that ability already exists in you eat what you need and enjoy every bit of it
what you need and enjoy every bit of it
what you need and enjoy every bit of it eating is pleasurable stop eating when
eating is pleasurable stop eating when
eating is pleasurable stop eating when you’re full see the satisfaction of
you’re full see the satisfaction of
you’re full see the satisfaction of attending to your need enjoy the
attending to your need enjoy the
attending to your need enjoy the fulfillment and take a moment to realize
fulfillment and take a moment to realize
fulfillment and take a moment to realize what’s going on with yourself when you
what’s going on with yourself when you
what’s going on with yourself when you approach food when you aren’t hungry
approach food when you aren’t hungry
approach food when you aren’t hungry are you eating because you’ve been
are you eating because you’ve been
are you eating because you’ve been depriving yourself
depriving yourself
depriving yourself are you eating because you feel anxious
are you eating because you feel anxious
are you eating because you feel anxious bored deal with that don’t cover it look
bored deal with that don’t cover it look
bored deal with that don’t cover it look for ways to take better care of yourself
for ways to take better care of yourself
for ways to take better care of yourself by listening to your needs
so in short trust your needs trust your
so in short trust your needs trust your internal messages no one knows what’s
internal messages no one knows what’s
internal messages no one knows what’s best for you more than you do and don’t
best for you more than you do and don’t
best for you more than you do and don’t let anyone tell you the opposite
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