Is it me, or is the topic of weight loss everywhere?

I feel like no matter where I go or what I do, I get bombarded by ads containing all kinds of weight loss information that’s supposedly really safe and effective.

Here’s the thing that really bugs me about this: Most of that “helpful” weight loss information is not accurate!

The weight loss myths that are most commonly propagated by our culture are not only untrue and inaccurate, but also counter-productive.

My mission today is to shine the light on the #1 weight loss myth that drives me the craziest because of its inaccuracy, debunk its validity and offer you a strategy that will actually work in its place. I believe that you deserve to get the best information on weight loss that’ll help you slim down, for good.

Come and learn about the most common, and harmful, weight loss myth – it’s about time we debunked it!

• Punishing weight loss methods will lead you to shed your extra weight, permanently.

This statement makes me cringe. I know you’ve heard about this awful approach, because it’s all over the media: “If I can control and punish myself by a) abstaining from food that I love and b) exercising in a particularly intense way for 30 days, I’ll slim down for sure.”

The weakness of this approach, besides the fact that it sucks the joy out of you, is that it ignores a very important detail: if and when you get to your desired outcome, it’s going to be impossible to sustain.

The reason being, if it took punishment and deprivation to obtain it, it’s going to take punishment and deprivation to sustain it.

Who wants to live their life permanently deprived? No one does. Which is exactly why this myth is unsustainable, and will never keep you slim in the long run.

One of the main reasons this popular strategy rarely even works is because stress has a huge influence on weight gain. Stress causes weight gain and prevents weight loss because the body thinks that its survival is at risk.

When you are stress, your body pumps out cortisol and insulin, giving your entire system a strong signal to store fat. Your body fat then goes up as a consequence of your effort to eliminate it in a punishing way.

Stress, restriction and punishment is not good for slimming down. Remember, anything that is stressful to undertake and sustain, undermines your weight loss efforts.

Now that you know how and why this myth doesn’t work, let’s chat about what does.

Pleasure: A Healthy, Effective Approach

Did the word “pleasure” make one of your eyebrows go up? It’s okay if it did.

Although this isn’t all over every billboard and commercial in the world, yet, you must infuse pleasure, enjoyment and fun into your eating, exercising and life in order to slim down for good.

Why? Feelings of pleasure, enjoyment and fun will signal your body to relax. Once your female body is relaxed, she can give the “bombs away!” to releasing extra fat.

From a physiological standpoint, your relaxed body releases cholecystokinin (CCK,) a biochemical that stimulates digestion, feelings of pleasure and sensations of fullness. This is just one of hundreds of biological processes your body orchestrates to help you slim down, once you’re relaxed.

Need some ways of infusing pleasure into your eating?

Slow down. Taste your food. Smell it with gusto.
Prepare a setting that adds to your culinary pleasure. Create and tune in to your sensual, distraction-free dining experience.
Pay attention to the food you are putting in your body. Is it rich in nutrients? Did it come from the earth, or a factory package?

As for exercise, consider doing whatever makes your body go, “Yay! I am sweating, moving and grooving!” Believe me, a “yay” from your body will translate into a slimmer you much more quickly and effectively, than an exercise that leaves you depressed and defeated.

Pleasure, eating and exercise are made to go together. They’re the dream team for creating a weight shedding experience that works and lasts.

Say it with me: Goodbye, punishing weight shedding methods!

All this attention to feeling great is gonna be “hard” work darling, but I know you can do it.

Let’s go ahead and celebrate–-we have debunked the single most common and harmful weight loss myth!

You now know that punishing methods, a lack of pleasure and obsession with self-control needs to be replaced by pleasurable living, an abundance of pleasurable dining and a lifestyle that promotes your relaxation, in order for your body to release your extra fat.

Yo-yo dieting is no fun, but shedding your extra weight forever can be fun. I know your logical mind might be perplexed, but all evidence points to pleasure as the ultimate strategy for achieving your ideal size.

Will you go for the pleasure?

If you do, share the goods – forward this post to a sister who needs to release the myths about dropping extra weight, and understand the slimming information about pleasure.

Come and get juicy with me and your weight shedding community in the comments below:

1. What’s the most punishing weight shedding method you’ve ever tried? Did it work? If so, did it last?
2. Which pleasurable weight loss strategy are you already dipping your toe into? Which one seems the most challenging for you at this point?

Pleasure is not for pansies. It’s for brave women who are ready to drop the nonsensical struggle to revolutionize their bodies, and actively create a life that’s a pleasurable environment for weight shedding. You can do it, sista!

With love,
xo Jena

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