I often get asked if I still have a workout routine after having recovered from exercise addiction and my eating disorder. I haven’t addressed this on Instagram, but I wanted to share with you why I chose not to exercise at all for a long time.
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Today’s solo episode is very near and dear to my heart, because I will be sharing with you how I overcame my mindset of perfectionism with food, the mistakes I made while I was trying to recover from orthorexia – an obsession with eating healthy and, let’s be honest, an obsession with dieting – and how I allowed myself to finally relax around food and stop dieting for good. This episode will be super helpful for you if you’re currently in the mindset of “I just don’t un[...]
Today’s guest is Dr. Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED. She is the Founder and Medical Director of the Gaudiani Clinic. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, she completed her undergraduate degree at Harvard, medical school at Boston University School of Medicine, and her internal medicine residency and chief residency at Yale. From 2008 to 2016, she was one of the leaders of the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health. She left after serving as its Medical Director and as an As[...]
I used to suffer from severe binge eating episodes and thought I would be doomed forever. There was no way I thought I could break the cycle of binge eating and finally feel free around food. However, I found a way and I want to share with you the exact steps I took to finally liberate myself from this prison I felt I was in for over a decade. In this episode, I am sharing exactly what I did to stop binge eating. More about Rini: https://ownitbabe.caAccess my Body Image Video Series:[...]
I used to identify as a "sugar addict" and was convinced that I had to avoid sugar at all costs, in order to get over my "addiction". However, I wasn't aware of the whole truth behind the "sugar addiction" research. Once I educated myself on the big picture of this study, I was able to heal my relationship to sugar once and for all. In this episode, I am sharing the other side of the "sugar addiction" story with you, as well as the reasons you might feel out of control or addicted to sugar a[...]
Every January, gym memberships go through the roof and the diet industry experiences a big boost in sales. It is the marketing month of the year for the weight loss industry and unfortunately, most people still fall for the body shaming messages. We are taught to feel bad for eating delicious food during the holidays and spending our time with our loved ones, resting and recharging. We are told that we should "get back on track" in January to "make up for the holidays indulgences". It is[...]
If you are living in the US, this week is traditionally kicking off the holiday season, which for many of us can be a triggering time. It's also a very confusing time. There's plenty of family gatherings and work events/holiday parties with food being a huge part of it. Yet, most of the conversations revolve around which diet Sally is starting on January 1st to "make up for the holiday meals"... So, today, I want to give you 3 important holidays reminders, whether you are in the U[...]
Raise your hand if you’ve been on some kind of diet or “lifestyle” before and it didn’t work for you. Now raise your hand if you blamed your “lack of willpower” and “lack of self control” for this. Okay. Now, raise your hand if you loved this “lifestyle” or diet at the beginning until the first “cheat” happened and you either binge ate or overate on something that was "off limits". I am over here raising my hand at all of this. We think that the diet[...]
“Do you have any advice for me to lose weight without obsessing over food? I need to lose weight for health reasons.” Something along those lines is one of the main questions I get on a daily basis. I consistently share my story and experience with chronic dieting and obsessive compulsive behaviours around food, so suffice to say I am not a fan of intentional weight loss. However, I totally get that it’s freaking hard to not listen to all the diet-culture-infused messa[...]
Yesterday, I ate my feelings. Yup. I haven’t dealt with emotional eating since my dieting days, which has been a while. But yesterday, I felt overwhelmed, had the Period blues and felt like the work I am putting into my business isn’t enough. I felt that I’m not enough. I was hungry around 4pm and my snack didn’t satisfy me, so I got another snack and then another one... I realized pretty quickly that no amount of food could possibly fill me up, because what I actual[...]