It’s not your fault. Read that again. Maybe as a baby, you were only held when you were being fed. Or maybe you didn’t have your hunger cues responded to. Maybe when you got hurt as a young child you were given a cookie instead of a hug and comfort. Maybe you were called fat in school, even though you were just going through puberty. Maybe you tried on an outfit and one of your friends told you that it was too tight on you. Maybe you believed the lies the diet industry wants you to believe - that if you fail, you just didn’t have enough willpower. You shouldn’t have eaten that. You shouldn’t have skipped that work out. You shouldn’t have rested. You should try their diet again. Whatever you learned, you now have the duty to unlearn. To parent yourself. To treat yourself right. To heal. To write a new story. Love and assure your past self that it wasn’t your fault, but now you will take better care of you. You will be healthy, happy, empowered, and free. Now you know better. #dietsdontwork #healfirst #knowbetterdobetter #forgiveness #selflove