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Aug 2024
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2665: [Part 1] Weight Tracker: Why I Dit...

Optimal Living Daily | Dr. Neal Malik
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Episode 2665:

Crystal Karges shares her transformative journey of overcoming an unhealthy obsession with her weight and the scale. By eliminating the scale, she reclaimed her mental space and developed a healthier relationship with food and her body. Her story offers hope and practical steps for anyone looking to break free from diet culture and find peace with their body.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.crystalkarges.com/blog/weight-tracker-why-i-ditched-the-scale-for-good-and-you-can-too

Quotes to ponder:

"It became a competition with myself, a ritual determining the course of my day."

"When I started focusing on feeding my body, regardless of what I weighed or without a scale to dictate my day, I understood just how much power I’d allowed it to have over my life."

"Getting rid of my scale was one of the best decisions I made for my food and body healing journey."

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