My Monday morning ☀️ newsletter is here to help you enjoy food again, improve your health, and stop the cycle of stress-eating and restrictive diets. With practical tips and compassionate guidance, you’ll strengthen your relationship with food, your body, and yourself, one week at a time.
But you know what I don’t love?The diet industry preying on people at the start of every year like it’s still 1990... Literally how are we still doing this?
That’s exactly why you and I are jumping on the anti-diet train.
Over the next few weeks, I’m sharing a short, counter-culture goal-setting series to help you set non-diet goals like a pro without (of course) dieting, extremes, or trying to overhaul your entire life at once.
Luckily, you can start today, next week, (or even in July, haha!)
Because that’s the beauty of non-diet goal setting: you’re not slave to the “new-year-new-you” mentality like the rest of the world.
Thanks, Wiktionary AI. We ❤️ realistic expectations at the REVV-HQ.
You on board? Great me, too.
A value of mine (and likely yours since you are here) is having a growth mindset.
It’s no wonder you and I like New Year resolutions (or at least goal setting).
We like to learn and grow at every age.
To get started, I have a framework for you, (cuz I love me a good framework!)
We’ll refer back to this framework over the next few weeks of this non-diet goal setting newsletter series.
If you’re a client of mine, then you know I always challenge your why behind your goal - no matter what it is.
You can want anything.
Be rich and famous.
Wake up in a new Bugatti.
Have a different body... etc.
These are called desired outcomes.
Rather than dismissing them entirely, a non-diet way of looking at your desired outcome is understanding on a deeper level, what it will DO for you?Or at least, what you think it will do for you?
As you can see, it starts with a direction - a desire.
There are no bad feelings or bad desires. Only bad behaviors 😉
What do you desire?
I’m reminded of a line from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland that captures desired outcomes perfectly when Alice asked which way she should go:
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” — Lewis Carroll
Image paraphrased from the book, Alice in Wonderland
In non-diet work, the desired outcome is usually not a number. This is because a number does not explain your why:
What will lowering cholesterol do for you?
Why do you want a stronger body?
What will a healthier relationship with food do for you?
Why do you no longer want food noise?
You probably see where I am going with this: Your desired outcome goes a helluva lot deeper than numbers.
Your desired outcome helps you have a purposeful direction.
How you want to feel?
How you want to function in yourlife?
What will the __desired outcome__ do for you?
A good way to work on this exercise is to put a “so that” at the end of your desired outcome.
As an example:
I want to feel better & have steadier energy so that I can be more present with my kids. (And what will this do for you?) It will help me create a more meaningful, fulfilling life.
Next week, I will email you same place and time about how to support your desired outcome with non-diet behaviors.
But for the time-being...
Take the time to think
Your desired outcome(s) might come to you immediately, or it may take a little longer.
Take the time to think about them and challenge yourself!
Next week, I will help you choose non-diet behaviors that can support your direction.
P.S. Does this process feel a little lonely? If you’d rather do this alongside others, the Non-Diet SHIFT program is now open for enrollment. It’s a self-paced program with weekly workbooks to help you plan a non-diet year, without pressure or extremes.
P.P.S. Non-Diet Shift graduates, hi 👋You’re always welcome in our group chat. Feel free to share what you’re working on in 2026, ask questions, or re-introduce yourself if it’s been a while.
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My Monday morning ☀️ newsletter is here to help you enjoy food again, improve your health, and stop the cycle of stress-eating and restrictive diets. With practical tips and compassionate guidance, you’ll strengthen your relationship with food, your body, and yourself, one week at a time.
