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It’s January. The gym is packed and your social media feed is full of “New Year, New You” challenges. Everywhere you look, someone is talking about the diet they’re starting. But if you struggle with binge eating, overeating, or constant food guilt, January dieting often does the opposite of what it promises. Instead of helping you feel calm and in control around food, it usually makes things worse.
When someone as influential as Joe Wicks uses fear to sell a narrative about food, it matters. His recent launch of the so-called “KILLER protein bar” - complete with claims that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can cause cancer, stroke, diarrhoea or early death - has shifted the conversation from nutrition to panic…
If you’ve ever tried intuitive eating and thought, this is useless, you’re not alone. Intuitive eating can feel impossible in the early stages of recovery. That doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It just means your body and mind need something different to start your journey of recovery - and yes you might come back to intuitive eating at a later stage.
For years, I thought being “healthy” meant eating clean, counting calories, and saying no to dessert. But the harder I tried to control food, the more chaotic things became. Building a healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to mean restriction or obsession. It can be gentle, flexible, and rooted in self-care rather than control.