Fixes That Fail: Why Diets Work and Then They Don’t
Dieting is a quick fix that fails long-term. To break the cycle of weight regain, we must address the deeper, systemic causes behind eating
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If you can't lose weight or keep it off
... a diet was never the solution!
If dieting is the answer,
what was the question?
You’re not here by accident.
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If you’re caught in the relentless cycle of gaining, losing, and regaining weight, it’s time to face the truth: this isn’t just about finding a new diet or better eating plans. It’s about addressing the real reasons behind your eating patterns—before it’s too late.
Do these sound familiar?
You eat to get relief
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​You’re constantly restarting diets
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​You set goals, make plans, and start strong, only to sabotage your efforts
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​You eat in secret and hide the evidence
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​You’ve reached a point where your weight isn’t just a matter of appearance; it’s a real concern for your well-being​​​​​​​​​​​​​
If these hit home, this is your wake-up call. Because continuing down the same old path isn’t just frustrating—it’s damaging your health.
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Don’t let another day pass stuck in this cycle. The answers you need aren’t in the next diet—they’re within you. When you uncover the root cause of your eating patterns, you break free forever.
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The time for change is now.​​
What is recycling weight?
When you have you…
2 or more clothing sizes in your wardrobe
tried 3 or more diets
lost weight, regained it plus more
Everyone’s weight goes up and down within a small range. But when you have recycling weight it becomes a repeating pattern of weight-gain-loss-regain with significant weight change.
A recycling weight pattern operates on a different system to someone gaining weight from overeating in the holiday season.
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The telltale sign of recycling weight is an illogical disconnection between what you plan to eat and what you end up eating.
For years I’ve regularly starved myself and spent thousands of dollars on losing the same fifteen kilograms. The last time I lost ten kilograms and regained twelve.
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Debra
There are 5 things to know if your weight recycles...
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Dieting won't solve the problem
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Shame is holding you back
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Willpower is not the problem or the solution
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Eating to get relief is predictable
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You can change the rules that cause it
Foundation Programs
Women know how to lose weight. What they don’t understand is why it returns.
Our Foundation Programs give you the roadmap and diagnostic tools to identify the cause of your recycling weight and non-dieting solutions to solve it.
Weight & Dieting History
Revisiting your history isn’t as appealing as a fresh start with a shiny new diet. Yet without understanding the lasting impact of your history, it will sabotage every weight loss effort.
When you’ve lost weight and regained it more than once, it makes sense to think a different diet or better eating habits is the answer.
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But without reviewing how your body has responded to all your weight loss activities, you can choose solutions that make the problem worse.
To solve any problem, you must know where it started. The essential, first step in breaking free of weight regain is to trace the problem back to its origin.
Then you will know the solutions that worked and those that didn’t, what’s worth trying again and what’s not.
Family Food Culture
Everyone learns the rules for eating in a ‘family’. And whether food was scarce or abundant, over time these rules became so deeply embedded they now run on autopilot.
In the Family Food Culture Program, you'll return to your childhood to break the stronghold these rules have over what you eat and how you eat today.
You’ll discover the reason you have a problem with portion sizes. And how hidden eating and sneaking food was a survival strategy.
These rules are the building blocks of recycling weight. Without conscious identification they will continue to control your eating from the shadows.​​
Food Choices and Eating Patterns
The biggest obstacle to ending recycling weight is shame. In the Food Choices and Eating Patterns Program we bypass shame, so you get a clear-eyed view of your eating life and the rules it’s running on.
In the Program you will find answers not covered in any diet books. Like why you avoid eating in front of others. And how you ended up eating lasagne and dessert when you planned to order the salad.
You will also discover the eight types of eating and analyse how each one contributes to your weight gain.
Because without new tools and a different approach, you’re stuck in dieting Groundhog Day.
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