The diet culture is responsible for completely warping people’s perception of foods by demonising and  eliminating certain food groups in the name of ‘health’, but it is instead rather unhealthy as it leads to negative associations with food and feelings of guilt. 

This type of language and behaviour is always present in serial dieters, but rarely ever prevalent with people that are a healthy weight, because they tend to view food as a means for survival, and not much else.

Nutrition isn’t a moral issue. It’s just that some foods have nutritional value and some don’t. 

The real truth about nutrition is that the foods themselves are never bad, but the frequency and quantity of them can be bad for your body.  

One regular bar of chocolate a day will never cause you to gain weight if it’s alongside nutritious well balanced meals. In fact it can be the reason why you stay on stack with your weight loss/health goals as it reduces feelings of deprivation. However one large bar of chocolate a day in addition to large calorific meals with low nutrition value as well as snacks will undoubtedly cause you to gain weight. It doesn’t make the food itself bad, just the manner in which they were consumed unhealthy. 

There isn’t a one- size- fits- all diet that will suit everyone, and we all have some days that are healthier than others, and it is equally important to positively feed your body and mind, and sometimes that involves the freedom to include occasional ‘treat’ foods when desired. 

As the saying goes ‘a little bit of what you fancy does you good’. And for my own personal weight loss journey I would always ensure there was an 80/20 balance. 80% for my body and 20% for my mind,  and this has been a key factor in remaining consistent with my goals.