Body Image Coaching w Leah Tang

03/10/2023

What do these photos (swipe left) have in common?

In every one, I remember feeling SO insecure! Especially the 3rd one of me sitting on the beach!

I was insecure in a bikini at my smallest before I gained weight

I was insecure in a bikini after I gained 80lbs

And I was EXTRA insecure in a bikini even after losing 60lbs and being close to the smallest I’ve ever been

So many diets

So many workouts

So much restriction

So much stress

All to try and feel more confident and comfortable in a bikini and it never worked 🙃

So what do these Leah’s have in common?

THEIR BODY WAS NOT THE PROBLEM‼️

And that’s WHY the diets, the workouts, the weight loss, none of it made a difference because it’s just like how putting a bandaid on your body when the issue is solely internal - it’s not solving the root issue!

And the root issue for you may be the fact that…

•You feel like everyone is judging your body negatively when you wear a bikini

•You feel like you shouldn’t eat before wearing a bikini

•You think that others looking good in a bikini means that you look bad

•You feel like your cellulite, stretchmarks, loose skin is SO much worse than others

If you can’t tell… I’m VERY passionate about this topic because I spent wayyyy too long missing out on memories and I don’t want you to do the same ❤️ and not that you have to wear a bikini to make memories but you do have to be present and NOT consumed by thoughts about your body!

I hope you enjoy today’s episode - linked in my bio and don’t forget to tag me when you listen please! It makes my day 🥰

12/15/2022

You don’t need to be ALL IN or ALL OUT on your nutrition during Christmas!

But like you’ll hear Becky say tomorrow in the episode… ‘If you need to label it something… then be ALL IN!’

Tomorrow’s episode is for YOU if:
•You struggle with feeling guilty for what you eat and how much
•If you feel out of control around dessert
•If you tend to label food as good and bad

And this episode is for YOU if you want some mindset shifts that can support you in having a more relaxed, memorable and fun Christmas!

Share this post to your stories and tag me if you’ll be making time to listen to this episode before Christmas! 🤗

10/31/2022

How is making decisions for your body from a place of hate ever going to lead you to loving your body?

Trick question - It won’t!

I cover this and how you can up-level your mental & physical health & results in today’s podcast episode!

Link in bio !

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway! Winner will be announced on November 24th and will win a $25 Old Navy gift card 🥳 Details are pinned to the top of my feed for how to enter!

10/07/2022

My Closet Clean Out Challenge now has a podcast episode you can listen to while doing the challenge! 🥳 Linked in my bio!

Are you up for the challenge?

Drop a 🔥 below if you are!

08/11/2022

She said I was ruining the photo…

A distinct memory I have from a high school friend’s birthday party I went to was of their mom saying I was ruining the group photo

I remember what I was wearing, where we were and feeling confused as to how I could be ‘ruining’ a photo. I knew I didn’t THINK I looked good but to RUIN a photo?!

Of course I wouldn’t want to ruin others photos in memories…

So because of that day, when I went hiking for the first time with my in-laws I declined getting in a photo with them at the top because I was afraid I would ruin it 😩

And now I don’t have photo memories of that trip and I spent it feeling self conscious because I was worried I would ruin things for those I cared about 😞

Countless photos I hid behind Graeme, cropped out my lower half, angled my body and or covered my stomach!

Here’s what I learned…

The only way to ‘ruin’ a photo is to rip one up or forget to remove the camera lens or have your thumb covering up half the screen.

YOUR BODY IS NOT RUINING PHOTOS.

YOU ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE UP SPACE.

Other’s opinions don’t have to become rules you live by because there’s no need to put weight behind what they said. They’re judging based off of their life experiences and influences and life is too short to live it trying to make others happy while neglecting your happiness!

I’m going to dive deeper into feeling more comfortable in photos and more in a future podcast episode!

Feel free to comment or dm me any questions you’d like me to answer on this topic!

Your body is NOT the problem❤️

08/06/2022

3 Things YOU can do TODAY to improve your BODY IMAGE👇🏻

1. STOP using filters on IG, Snapchat, Facebook etc.

2. Practice NEUTRAL affirmations/mantras/thoughts.

3. Accept that not every day is going to be a good body image day and that’s OK! But even on bad body image days you don’t have to be extra harsh on yourself. Instead ask ‘how can I be on my own team today?’

Which will you implement in your life next?

06/29/2022

The scale is NOT your friend and carbs are NOT the enemy‼️

Imma keep waiting and encouraging you to stop using the scale and stop fearing carbs because YOU DESERVE TO FEEL GOOD 👏🏻

And you have no clue YET just how good you could feel if you stopped living your life based around the scale and started nourishing your body with carbs!

Which one do you think would be more difficult for you to do?

A - Stop using the scale

Or

B - Stop fearing/restricting carbs

Let me know in the comments!

06/24/2022

And if it’s not good for YOU then imo it’s a FULL STOP 🛑

Because there are LOTS of ways to lose weight that don’t jeopardize your health ❤️

Examples of how to be on your body’s team when trying to lose weight:

👉🏻Eat before you workout
👉🏻Don’t drink caffeine/pre workout on an empty stomach
👉🏻Listen to your body when it really wants a rest day instead of just ‘powering through’
👉🏻Be okay with stopping a workout in the middle
👉🏻Don’t use the scale and don’t set strict deadlines for when you think you need to lose weight by
👉🏻Don’t eliminate or over restrict carbs. Carbs are your FRIEND! For energy, weight loss, hormones and brain health!
👉🏻Don’t follow a restrictive fad diet
👉🏻Work on reducing stress
👉🏻Improve quality of sleep

Your body is on your team and it will help you get to the weight that is healthiest and best for you!

I know you maybe don’t feel like you can trust yourself, your body and feel like you need things like diets and no rest days because you’re so desperate for weight loss… trust me I have been there ❤️‍🩹

I used to fast, eat 0 carbs, take 2 scoops of preworkout on an empty stomach and wonder why I was stuck at a plateau 🙃

I’ve learned a different, more sustainable, healthy and fun way and I teach it in my Dream Body 101 Workshop!!!! Link in bio ‼️

If this hit home with you and or you’re signed up and excited for the workshop, share this to your stories please!

06/24/2022

Your body is on YOUR team❤️
It’s not You VS. Your Body!

Link in bio to register for my FREE DREAM BODY 101 WORKSHOP I’m hosting on Sunday at 12pm Est.!

06/20/2022

Link in bio to register for my FREE WORKSHOP!

06/15/2022

06/12/2022

Anyone else? 🙋🏻‍♀️

This used to happen to me SO often!

Why?

Because my closet was filled with:
•Clothes to make others happy
•Clothes to hide my body
•Clothes that were too small

And for a while I literally only had workout clothes 🙃

Having a closet that doesn’t feel like yours with clothes that don’t fit your body today is a recipe for a 10 minute breakdown!

Stop doing this to yourself and complete my Closet Clean Out Challenge and download my FREE Shopping Guide ~ Confessions of a Shopaholic Who’s Insecure About Her Body!

Comment a 🛍 below and I’ll DM you the links to both!