Daily Dietitian Podcast Stacy Mitchell, RDN, LD, CPT

Does this title speak to you?  This may be a good intro for the summer as we get caught up in those dieting thoughts that we talked about last week, when we start thinking about swimsuit/summer clothes.

This is an important topic and I think it is becoming a bit trendy, hot in marketing to get you pulled into certain diets. Marketing a diet to be solution to help you with these cravings and state "try this hunger suppressant to delete those cravings," it sounds good, right? 

In this episode I provide 7 Tips to Help You Overcome Strong Food Cravings. 

I have looked at a couple of studies that discuss food cravings, here is the one I mentioned in the episode: The Psychology of Food Cravings: the Role of Food Deprivation

When you live in the Midwest and seasons changes, clothing changes. For me, there is something about that first time I put on shorts, I have so many feelings connected with it and usually not too excited.  My kids will tell me, “Gosh, Mom your legs are really white.” 

I will be honest, for me in the past, my legs have always been my trouble area, I have always kid them, tried to cover them up and just not feeling great about my body in the summer.

I remember in my early 20's I would wear jeans in extreme heat and that is just the way it was, no thoughts about wearing shorts or wearing a swimsuit in the summer.

And now, hitting the 40 mark, I realize who cares. I am going to buy comfy shorts that make me feel good inside and out.

As I am learning and teaching more about intuitive eating, mindful practices for the body and embracing body acceptance, there is so much more about yourself than how you look.

In this episode I discuss 5 ways you can feel better in your current body with simple tips for you enjoy the summer even more!

Have you ever heard the saying "exercise is the best medicine?"

We hear it from personal trainer Kayde as she shares her personal story about her own struggles from an autoimmune disease that came about in her 20’s and found movement to help cure the cause.

From there she fell even more in love with exercise and became an ACE group fitness instructor and onto getting her personal training certificate from NASM.  Kayde is an online personal trainer that teaches exercises that improve balance, strength, flexibility and so much more, join us for this conversation.

Connect with Kayde on Instagram @madefitbykayde
MadeFitbyKayde YouTube Channel

In the path to making peace with food, sometimes our old eating habits/thoughts return, and you may blame yourself for "falling off track, again!" 

You feel discouraged and tell yourself, I have no will power to eat better or stick to a diet, I am such a failure!

You become frustrated and the cycle continues, upset you can’t lose weight, mad at yourself for screwing up AGAIN, disappointed in yourself for not sticking to the plan while your friend is crushing it, and you just feel awful about yourself.

It may be the sabotage syndrome. When we define sabotage, it means to destroy. When we use this word connected to our diet, it may mean a deliberate or unconscious thought or feeling that destroys an attempt to achieve your wellness goals.

Your mindset can be your biggest enemy, as that negativity sets in, you are stuck in this cycle of trying, failing, and blaming.  

The message you give yourself through your conscious and unconscious thoughts have so much power to affect your behaviors, feelings and success.

I talk about the four A's to help you overcome the hiccups in your mindset. 

Today we have an inspiring guest that has her own line of cookies (healthy and delicious) and works full-time as a registered dietitian and health coach.  Keisha Banks-Thornton, MPH, RD, owner of Delish! Cookies, mom of 3 boys, and understand the challenges when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. With a little planning, she believes healthy living is in everyone’s reach. She shares her story about her healthy go-to’s for her own family, plus how and why she wanted to develop her own business. Keisha created cookies that are good for you, delicious, satisfying, and made with simple ingredients. The sweetness comes from dried fruit, honey, or dark chocolate. She shares many easy healthy tips to make balanced meals simple for the busy families. Join us for this conversation! Connect with Keisha on Instagram @locddietitian Check out her Delish! Cookies Check out her easy and healthy recipes! 

Today we have guest registered dietitian Andrea Grange, RD, a non-diet dietitian who helps women stop dieting for good and find food freedom

You can find Andrea on social media as @DietitianAndie.

Andie shares her personal story about struggling with an eating disorder and after many years of tackling food and body issues, she has found her sweet spot in building her own healthy relationship with food and her body.  With personal experience and years of studying dietetics, Andie has made it her mission to help people build a stable relationship with mind, food, and body through her own Healthy Habits program. 

If you think about each diet, you have tried in the past, not only did it mess with your metabolism, but it probably did the most damage to your mind and how you look and think about food. Andie talks about many instances where diet culture has ruined how we eat. Things we think is "normal" such as do carrots contain too much sugar? Can I eat after 7 p.m.?

*She may also shock you with studies showing "What is the number one predictor of weight gain?" 

Andie helps clean up the damage from diets – join us for this conversation.

Connect with Andie:

Dietitian Andie's Healthy Eating Guide

Dietitian Andie's Healthy Habits Workbook 

Facebook Group: Food Freedom and Healthy Habits with Dietitian Andie

Instagram: @DietitianAndie

 Andie Grange (@dietitianandie) TikTok