Sep 22, 2026 · 38 min · 14 segments
What is the hardest part of being on a diet? We have some wide-ranging opinions on this one. Then we do a deep-dive into energy drinks, to try and stop you being like Jo. Send us a voice note: 07468…
What is the hardest part of being on a diet?
Ooh.
Good question.
Good question, Victoria.
I think...
For me, it's probably the mental side of it.
I think the hardest part is changing how your brain works and how you see food differently and sort of like reprogramming yourself.
You know, food isn't a reward.
Like sort of undoing like all the bad habits that you might have had over the years and what social media or what everybody has told you.
And yeah, just sort of like making your own rules valid.
for your life, really.
So I think, yeah, I think definitely the hardest part is retraining yourself mentally and letting go of all of those habits to create new ones.
But also knowing that you sort of can't eat what you could have ate before and still lose weight.
You really just have to just let go of everything.
I don't know if that sounds a bit... boring
bit cliche
thing but if it's not worked for you before doing what you were doing before that's telling you something so just do something completely different and what's you know the best that could happen is it actually works and you lose weight
yeah I think yeah I think one of the hardest parts is when you know for sure you've had a good week this is for women really when you know for sure you've had a good week but the scales don't show it the having to continue because if you could because we all know that women's bodies because of hormones and all that stuff they are bloated at different times and all that they hold on to water we all know all that um and If you continue being on your diet plan after you've had a week where it's not shown on the scales, it will show eventually.
It will catch up.
You'll get a whoosh.
We all know that.
But the hardest part is not going, ah, fuck it then.
Going off the rails, yeah.
Yeah, I had a great week.
It's not worked.
What is the hardest part of being on a diet?
Ooh.
Good question.
Good question, Victoria.
I think...
For me, it's probably the mental side of it.
I think the hardest part is changing how your brain works and how you see food differently and sort of like reprogramming yourself.
You know, food isn't a reward.
Like sort of undoing like all the bad habits that you might have had over the years and what social media or what everybody has told you.
And yeah, just sort of like making your own rules valid.
for your life, really.
So I think, yeah, I think definitely the hardest part is retraining yourself mentally and letting go of all of those habits to create new ones.
But also knowing that you sort of can't eat what you could have ate before and still lose weight.
You really just have to just let go of everything.
I don't know if that sounds a bit... boring
bit cliche
thing but if it's not worked for you before doing what you were doing before that's telling you something so just do something completely different and what's you know the best that could happen is it actually works and you lose weight
yeah I think yeah I think one of the hardest parts is when you know for sure you've had a good week this is for women really when you know for sure you've had a good week but the scales don't show it the having to continue because if you could because we all know that women's bodies because of hormones and all that stuff they are bloated at different times and all that they hold on to water we all know all that um and If you continue being on your diet plan after you've had a week where it's not shown on the scales, it will show eventually.
It will catch up.
You'll get a whoosh.
We all know that.
But the hardest part is not going, ah, fuck it then.
Going off the rails, yeah.
Yeah, I had a great week.
It's not worked.
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