Nailed it. The loudest folks in the fitness and diet industry set everyone up for failure by promoting their extremist methods that are often far from sustainable. Even when someone who is healthy on paper or looks like they’re at what one some would consider a healthy weight in appearance, they still try to find a reason to make you hate yourself.

I remember one time a salesperson for Herbalife approached me, and wanted to do an “evaluation” on me. Despite being visibly strong and not being considered someone who looks overweight, I was told I should lose weight bc the number on the scale was “too high.” I’m happy I never let those words have a lasting impact because teenage me would’ve 100% folded.

The all or nothing approach just causes people to have poor body image and/or a silent battle with disordered eating or a full blown eating disorder.