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Ep 90 Finding Balance with Food & Healing Body Image as an Athlete and Former Athlete with Katie Spada RD

More Than What You Eat

Release Date: 08/16/2022

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More Than What You Eat

Post-holiday is often a time where many resolve to “get back on track” with their eating habits. However, what happens when the intention of getting back on track is rooted in restriction and food rule? In this episode I talk about how you can truly get back on track and realign yourself with your body’s needs to live a sustainable healthy life, without food rules or obsession – so you can be the expert of your body and feel confident with food, for life! If you’re desiring personalized and nuanced support to end the food chaos and body shame effectively so you can confidently...

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In today’s episode Rachel shares why her husband ended up in bed with fever for 2 days after racing in central park because he did not take her advice, and the lessons this experience will teach you in your food and body peace journey.    In this episode, we cover:    The advice I gave my husband in preparation for the race we signed up for Why he got fever after the race How this experience is a roadmap to why intuitive eating is not working for you What you SHOULD do to heal your relationship with food and end the food chaos - effectively.  The importance...

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Weight gain has been demonized by diet culture, that much is clear.  Which makes it hard to heal your body image, especially if you've regained weight as you have been healing your relationship with food.  Given body diversity is normal and we are not all meant to be thin, this can be normal and a part of the healing process.  But what happens when you keep gaining and gaining weight? How do you know when it is part of healing or part of an issue?  And more importantly, if it is a result of an unhealthy reason, what is the solution? [hint: its still not dieting!] I recently...

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Diet culture complicates nutrition when in reality - it’s really quite simple.  But what happens when you want to care for your health BUT: → You don’t know what ‘healthy eating’ looks like anymore.  → You’re worried you’ll revert back to your dieting ways. → You’re so burned out from your dieting days that even the thought of vegetables makes you feel restricted.  → You feel so confused on what nutrition advice you should be listening to with all the misinformation out there.    I answer every one of these questions [and more] in this episode!...

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If you’re struggling to climb out of the dark hole that is food rules, stress, guilt, and body shame - my past client’s Jovaughn’s journey is going to show you that there IS a light at the end of the tunnel!  In this episode Jovaugh shares with us how she went from fearing carbs, restricting food & feeling guilty all the time for what she ate,  not knowing how to manage her blood pressure, and never feeling good enough in her body to → enjoying all foods without guilt and without losing control, reclaiming her body autonomy and feeling empowered to care for her health in...

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Living with an inner critic in your mind that relentlessly makes you feel bad about your body..  That tells you how ‘bad’ you are for eating a slice of cake…  That convinces you that you're weak, a failure, and not enough - is EXHAUSTING!  But what if the way to rid yourself of these mean thoughts wasn’t to focus on actually getting rid of them?  Because so far, that hasn’t worked. It’s only causing you to get more frustrated with yourself.  What if the answer was not to fight these mean thoughts, but to lean in to them?    In this podcast...

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In this episode, Rachel covers:  The difference between eating with freedom and eating with intuition (and why the 2 get confused) When food freedom can turn into impulsive eating and red flags to look out for Reasons you are stuck in the ‘eat what you want’ phase but still don’t feel physically good or in control Essential steps to assess and take in order to eat with freedom AND intuition - so can enjoy food and feel like your healthiest self.    Rachel’s Resources: Follow Rachel on   Stop feeling out of control with food using the FREE eguide: ...

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When I shared a video of me cruising in my car, jamming to music, and expressing how thankful I am that I faced my fear of driving and am now able to relax and enjoy the ride - I did not expect to have people asking me how I overcame my fear of driving!   Apparently driver’s anxiety is more common than I thought.    So I’m sharing with you the step by step approach I took to overcome this fear. But really, this approach works for overcoming ANY fear that’s holding you back.    If you have fears that hold you back from…   Making peace with food Healing...

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Do you feel like you are ‘good’ all week, even month, and then your period comes along and RUINS it all with intense cravings that send you spiraling into a binge and shame fest?  One thing I WISH I knew years ago was that period cravings are NORMAL.  It's so sad that as women diet culture conditions us to believe that all we need is more "willpower" to beat period cravings.. or to eat some frozen grapes instead??? (um, how are we even comparing grapes to a big ol' bowl of trix? Do ya think my taste buds are dumb?!).  It is this exact mindset that causes the period binges,...

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The athlete world is FULL of disordered eating advice! But if you’re an athlete you may not know that. You may be thinking this advice is normal.. And then be judging yourself for not being able to adhere to that advice. 

 

Or maybe you were ‘strong enough’ to stick to your regimented (and often unhealthy) way of eating as an athlete but feel completely lost on what life with food and your body ‘should’ look like, not that you’ve retired (or are no longer able to train). 

 

If you struggle with your relationship with food and feel confused on what ‘normal eating’ should look like as a former athlete, or are stressing about body changes that are happening as a result, this podcast episode with former Division 1 Athlete and Registered Dietitian, Katie Spada, is the one you want to listen to! 

 

Katie shares her own journey as an athlete and how that affected her relationship with food and body image, and how that journey inspired her to help others in the athlete world and especially those who retire from it find balance and healing with food and body image.

 

In this episode we cover: 

 

  • [0:30] Katie’s story and how she became a Dietitian who specializes in working with athletes & former athletes
  • [3:02] Common misconceptions about nutrition that can actually be harmful to performance and body image within the different athletic communities
  • [6:41] Addressing the coaches’ levels of education in nutrition
  • [8:14] How coaches often focus on body size instead of performance & why that is problematic
  • [10:11] How coaches can turn a blind eye to Orthorexia
  • [11:40] The balanced approach to good nutrition for athletes versus disordered eating and how athletes can put themselves in the best position to eat intuitively AND perform well
  • [17:38] How athletes can become more in tune with their body’s hunger cues when exercise blunts natural hunger cues
  • [20:37] Common struggles with food and body image that athletes face when retiring from their sport career 
  • [22:30] Red flags that can act as clues to former athletes that they may have disordered eating
  • [25:51] Why body change is normal when you stop living the athlete lifestyle and the association between appearance and worth
  • [33:56] Katie’s advice for transitioning to unfamiliar normal life from extreme athlete life 
  • [37:51] The freedom and fun that come from discovering new things and the power of asking questions of your desires



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Check out Katie’s Website: www.spadastrongnutrition.com