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Ep 104 Understanding & Managing Your Period Cravings + Identifying Hormonal Imbalances | Amanda Montalvo RD

Release Date: 07/18/2023

Ep 124 Dietitian Confessions: An honest conversation about our journeys and the challenges of being an Intuitive Eating Dietitian with Miriam Shurpin, RD

More Than What You Eat

In this episode, Rachel is joined by her close friend and fellow Registered Dietitian, Miriam Shurpin, where they share their personal journeys of how they overcame the challenges of leaving the trenches of diet culture and pivoting their practice from a weight loss approach to a weight-inclusive one. This is an honest conversion about what it's like to be an intuitive eating dietitian in a diet-obsessed world and the continuous challenges we face. In this episode, we cover: How Miriam’s clients helped her shift her practice to an Intuitive Eating approach and heal her own relationship with...

Ep 123 What EVERYONE Must Know About Ozempic and GLP-1s with Kelli Yarn, RDN

More Than What You Eat

You’ve heard about ozempic, mounjaro, zepbound, and other GLP-1s for weight loss. But do you really know what they are doing to your body and the risks involved? Too many people are prescribed weight loss medication without informed consent. Meaning, they are given zero education on what these drugs actually do to the body, the risks involved, or what to do to manage and mitigate such risks. While I personally don’t endorse intentional pursuits of weight loss, I’m all for body autonomy. It’s your choice what to do with your body and I don't believe in judging others for...

Ep 122 From Binge Eating Disorder to Body Positive Children’s author - how to find the courage to heal in the midst of darkness with Alyssa Goldwater

More Than What You Eat

In this episode, Rachel is joined by Jewish influencer, Alyssa Goldwater, who shares her journey from a diet-centered childhood that eventually led to being diagnosed with binge eating disorder - and how she healed to find food + body peace, and how she is now fighting diet culture with her platform and voice. In this episode, we cover: How Alyssa’s childhood shaped her negative body image, even if it was from well-meaning family members What helped her set boundaries with people she loved Her reaction to getting diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and the moment she...

Ep 121 [LIVE] 1:1 coaching session with Eden

More Than What You Eat

In this episode, Rachel is joined by Eden, who has attempted to embrace intuitive eating and eat with food freedom multiple times - only to end in the usual binge and guilt every time. You’ll be able to listen in as Rachel coaches Eden in real time and helps her identify the real reasons her binges persist and provides steps and insights on how Eden can heal her relationship with food, stop the food guilt,and opt out of the diet-binge cycle for good. Rachel also helps Eden get to the root of her body image struggle and pursuit of thinness, and what she actually needs to work on...

Ep 120 “I’m just eating all the things. It’s not working.” How to know when Intuitive Eating is really Impulsive Eating - and what to do to stop it.

More Than What You Eat

If you’ve tried to eat intuitively but you feel like you’re just eating all the things and not feeling good, which has led you to the assumption that ‘its not working’ - this is the podcast episode to listen to. Intuitive Eating is more than just ‘let yourself eat whatever you want, whenever you want it’. This approach to eating with food freedom can quickly turn into feeling all over the place with food, even if it does feel good to no longer diet. In this episode, Rachel shares how to differentiate between intuitive eating and when eating becomes impulsive and...

Ep 119 how to know if you or your loved one has an eating disorder, the first step to getting treatment, & how to see diet culture for the life thief that it is with Jessica Setnick MS, RD, CEDS-S

More Than What You Eat

Eating disorders are often misunderstood, tricky to identify, and can be really scary when someone you love is struggling with one. How do you know if they're struggling if they won’t be open with you about it? How do you know when it's time to get help? And what do you do if they don’t want to get support? Whether you worry about the person you love, or are wondering if its time for you to get help yourself - this podcast episode is the one to listen to. Rachel is joined by Registered Dietitian, Jessica Setnick MS, RD, CEDS-S who has decades of experience...

Ep 118 [Part 3] Guilt-Free Eating Training: how to effectively identify and free yourself from food guilt & rules so you can eat with peace and be binge-free

More Than What You Eat

In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In this episode, we dive into the third and final part of the training, where we cover: Understanding why just eating your trigger or ‘off limit’ foods is not enough to remove the guilt that comes with it and have true peace with food. The 6 step framework to specifically identify your food guilt and rules and how to challenge and overcome each one in a way your mind actually believes. Implement this framework so...

Ep 117 [Part 2] Guilt-Free Eating Training: how food guilt is CAUSING your binge eating & the damaging effects food guilt has on your health

More Than What You Eat

In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In this podcast episode, we are diving into Part 2 of the training where we discuss: How to clearly recognize when food guilt is causing your binge eating The 4 ways in which food guilt fuels food chaos and declined health The mindset to let go of unhelpful approaches that have not worked until now to break free of food guilt and binging. The awareness needed to identify the core issues that will equip you with the...

Ep 116 [Part 1] Guilt-Free Eating Training: why you feel food guilt to begin with and where your food guilt comes from

More Than What You Eat

In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In the next 3 podcast episodes, we’re going to cover: Clarity on why you experience food guilt in the first place (it’s not as obvious as you think!) How food guilt is CAUSING your binge eating Why telling yourself “don't’ feel guilty” doesn’t work and what you actually need to do to stop feeling guilty! How to effectively identify and free yourself from food guilt and rules - so eating feels peaceful and in...

Ep 115 A yo-yo dieting childhood, emotional eating, and a health diagnosis - to food peace, body trust, & managing her health without diets with past client Ayala.

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Ayala had been on diets since she was a kid. Ever since she can remember, her mother was worried about her weight and she’d grown up with the feeling that her body size was a problem. Up until the birth of her first child, she was endlessly stressing about food and the scale, trying one diet after the next. Until she reached a breaking point. She no longer wanted to focus on all the things she can’t have, being mean to herself, and constantly stressing about food and her size. She was ready to focus on all the things she CAN do to feel her best. So it was fate when...

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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, {first_name}!

Now, while period cravings are normal, and you’ll understand WHY in this podcast episode… Binges are not.

When you understand WHY you have cravings and how to honor them so that you don't spiral into chaotic eating and feeling even worse than you already are (periods are not fun to begin with!).. it is so empowering to then give your body what it needs without guilt or fear.

Which is why I'm excited to bring back one of the most popular episodes on the podcast (and one of my personal favorite interview!!) with hormone specialist and Registered Dietitian Amanda Montalvo.

In this episode we cover:

understanding your hormonal changes at every part of your period cycle
WHY you have cravings, specifically carbs (yes, there is a physiological REASON)
how to identify a hormonal imbalance (what's normal and what's not) and what to do about it
Reasons you are binge eating on your period (it's not because of your period) and how to break free of this cycle

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