For years, you’ve been told that the key to good health, happiness, and self-worth is achieving and maintaining a "healthy weight."

​Maybe you’ve spent years—maybe even decades—cycling through diets or eating plans, convinced that the next one will finally be the one. But instead of lasting success, each attempt has only left you feeling stuck, frustrated, and more disconnected from your body.

Diet culture doesn’t just impact the number on the scale—it seeps into every part of your life. It influences how you see yourself, how you eat, how you move, how you engage with others, and even how you measure your own value.

This assessment is designed to help you take an honest look at the physical, social, psychological, and behavioral consequences of dieting. Below, you’ll find a list of common ways diet culture impacts well-being. Check all that apply to you, and at the bottom of each section, you’ll have space to add anything else that has personally affected you.
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This exercise isn’t about blame or shame—it’s about clarity. Because once you recognize the true cost of dieting, you can begin to break free from its grip and reclaim your relationship with food, your body, and your life.

Inventory of Harm Assessment 

How has diet culture impacted your life?
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