142: "I have to lose weight for health reasons" - nope, you still don't need to pursue dieting or intentional weight loss- even for your health

The Confidence Project Podcast · Jun 18, 2019 · 51m

I hear this a lot. "I have to lose weight for medical reasons." Nope. Hate to break it to you, but doctors are the biggest perpetuators of intentional weight loss. Here's the thing: you can pursue health and still not dive into intentional weight loss. Here's the other thing: sometimes, yes, pursuing health leads to weight loss- but it is NOT THE WEIGHT LOSS that causes the health benefits.

This is not an argument against weight loss inherently- in many cases, yes, you will lose weight once you get your shit together. But in a lot of cases, you may not. We cannot point at the fat and say…