32. Finding the Middle Ground: Intuitive Eating, Weight Loss & Diet Culture with Melissa Vasikauskas RDN, CDN

Do you ever feel confused by the messages around health, weight loss, and food freedom? One side says weight loss is bad. The other pushes extreme diets. But what if there was a way to find balance? In this episode, I and Melissa share our personal journeys navigating diet culture, intuitive eating, and helping women reach our health goals without toxic guilt and shame.

You can follow Melissa on Instagram @embodied.nourishment. Check out her podcast, here.

Here's a sneak peek:

[1:30] Intro

[5:00] Finding a healthy relationship with food but also being ok with losing weight

[7:22] When they started their businesses and how social media in 2020 was a cancel culture and how we had the wrong focus

[12:47] Injustices and how we want to show up and speak to women we want to help. Working on body image pursuing weight loss is not mutually exclusive

[19:07] What to do when you do not feel comfortable in your body

[23:12] Sustainable healthy habits and not trying to please others

[27:55] Tracking food and a lot of rules from 'food freedom activists'

[32:08] Our role as dietitians is to help provide guidelines

It’s time to ditch the extremes and embrace a balanced, sustainable approach to health. You don’t have to pick between a restrictive diet culture or rejecting all health goals. You can work on body image and make changes to feel your best—without guilt or shame. If you’ve been craving a more real and nuanced conversation about nutrition, this episode is for you.

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