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Lizzie Merritt, M.Ed. uses her experience as a former science teacher and a fitness professional to write about weight loss psychology and positive psychology on her blog www.lizziemerritt.com. She is the author of 7 Ways to Willpower (available on Amazon, or click here to get your FREE copy.)

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How to Heal Your Relationship with Your Body in 5 Words

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ā€œTo be beautiful means to be yourself. You donā€™t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.ā€ ~Thich Nhat Hanh

There I was, reading yet another diet book.

It was the spring of 2013. I was routinely doing intense workouts in my living room at 5AM. Then I would go teach group fitness classes later in the day. By that point, I had tried all kinds of diets. In fact, I had lost count.

As I sat there in front of the latest book, looking for someone to finally give me the answer, the words began to …

The Most Common Cause for Overeating and How to Overcome It

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ā€œWhen we run from our feelings, they follow us. Everywhere.ā€ ~Martha Beck, Ph.D

Iā€™ve tried Paleo, The 4-Hour Body, even Body for Life.

Iā€™ve tried intermittent fasting. (That was no fun.)

Iā€™ve tried low-carb, carb-cycling, and carb-binging. (While I donā€™t think thatā€™s a diet strategy, it was what I experienced.)

Sure, I lost weight temporarily, but I never felt like I ā€œarrived.ā€ I never feltā€¦good.

Ironically, it took me gaining weight to learn the secret.

How Will I Know When Iā€™ve ā€œArrivedā€?

Is there an image inside your head of what you ā€œshouldā€ look like?

I …