If Not Dieting, Then What? Quotes

“Long-term change doesn’t come from disgust or self-rejection, but from a realistic acceptance of who and what we are, and from a desire to be the best person we can possibly be.”
― Rick Kausman, If Not Dieting, Then What?

“The cultural view of idealistic bodies which is so obviously displayed on television and on billboards, in magazines, advertising and film, can force us into a narrow definition of what is a successful and attractive woman. The standardised ‘ideal’ promotes the notion that success can be attained through having the ‘look’, and that this is the cure for unhappiness. The ‘thin ideal’ is promoted as a happy person. This encourages the view that the ‘look’ will bring success and relationship happiness.”
― Rick Kausman, If Not Dieting, Then What?