It's common, but it's not normal (and why that difference matters)

Tracking your calories. Weighing your oats. Taking a photo of yourself in your underwear for a stranger on the internet. All incredibly common. None of it normal. In this episode I unpick why the two conversations that inspired today's show, one with a client, one with a friend who's been in my life for twenty years and she's showed me just how normalised diet culture is. This one's part story time, one part wake-up call. If you've ever tracked your macros, sent a "before you judge me" photo of your dinner, or apologised for eating the last slice, this episode is for you. **In this episode I cover -** ● Why common doesn't mean normal. From calorie tracking to weighing food to posting underwear progress pics for internet strangers. I walk through the everyday habits diet culture has convinced us are fine, simply because so many people do them. ● The client who can finally see it. Four months into her 1-1 journey, a client of mine watched people at her gym repeat the exact patterns she used to live and realised just how deep in diet culture she'd been without knowing it. ● The friend who couldn't. A twenty-year friendship, one throwaway comment about being "so fat," and the moment I realised what's completely normal to her is exactly the relationship with food I help people undo. ● How social media manufactures normal. Why "what I eat in a day," collagen, electrolytes and content creators who look "like you" aren't harmless relatable content, they're diet culture's newest trendsetters, quietly resetting what we think is acceptable. ● Why intuitive eaters are the real anomaly. Society has it backwards. Leaving food on your plate because you're full should be normal. Explaining yourself for it shouldn't be a thing at all. ● The launch of The Intuitive Table. My brand new 8 week, small group programme starting Monday 14th September at 9.30am at Shropshire Health in Leighton. This is not a spreadsheet-and-macros programme dressed up as something new ,it's real, sustainable change, and I'm looking for founding members to pull up a seat. If you would like to pull up your seat please go here. **Connect with Cara -**Thanks for joining me today on Chatting with Cara. I hope today's conversation gave you some food for thought! If you're looking to transform this area of your life I'd love to support you, please get in touch with me using the below links. Email - [cara@coachingwithcara.co.uk](mailto:cara@coachingwithcara.co.uk)Website - www.coachingwithcara.co.ukFacebook - Coaching with CaraInstagram - @coachingwcara Ready to explore how we can work together?Book a free no-obligation consultation call to discover what's possible. Book your call here - https://calendly.com/coachingwcara/call-with-cara Until next time, keep chatting!