The Binge Eating Dietitian Podcast

😢 “I was a fat child who loved food too much”

🍫 “I’m just addicted to sweets”

😪 “I’m always just going to have to try to control myself around them”

⬆️ I couldn’t be around sweets without spiraling into a binge episode, and these were my real thoughts as to why.

🍬I always loved sweet foods as a child, but it wasn’t until I started dieting that I started feeling obsessed and out-of-control around them.

If you can relate - know you’re not alone.

👋 I’m 6 years free from the urge to binge and can naturally eat sweets in moderation using little to no will power.

Sometimes I eat more sweets, sometimes less but overall I don’t even have a big sweet tooth anymore 🤷🏼‍♀️.

And I don’t stress about them AT ALL 🤯.

I truly never thought I would get here when I was in my 4 year battle with food 💔.

🎤 In this episode I’m sharing how I did this and how I’ve helped hundreds of my clients do the same.

This is not bullshit or something that only worked for me...

...it’s an evidence-based process of healing your relationship with all foods including the ones we’re told are “inherently addictive” 🙄.

Hope it helps!

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Resources from this episode:

• Client Interview Episodes
• Brittany
• Liv
• Kristin
• Emily

Free binge eating & period recovery meal plan: bit.ly/bprmealplan

In this episode, Sam Abbott, RD @pcos.nutritionist of joins me to talk all about PCOS. This is a condition with so much confusion around it that causes many women to struggle with binge eating, missing periods, body image issues, food fear and disordered eating.

Sam is a fellow dietitian who specializes in PCOS and non-diet approaches to managing PCOS. She offers MANY free and valuable resources for people with PCOS who are seeking a peaceful way to manage PCOS without food fear and restriction.

I talk to Sam about:

• What is PCOS?
• If I have PCOS, how can I tell? And getting the proper diagnosis.
• The overlap of Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), disordered eating behaviors and PCOS.
• Sam's recommendations for determining whether you have PCOS.
• The misconception that a restrictive diet and excessive exercise are beneficial for PCOS.
• An overview of PCOS treatment.
• Choosing the right treatment for PCOS & eating disorders.
• Sam's opinion on PCOS and birth control.
• The misinformation around different types of PCOS.
• The connection between disordered eating and PCOS.
• + MORE

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Sam’s website: https://pcosnutritionco.com/
• Rotterdam Criteria
• Sam’s recent blog post: Are There Different Types of PCOS?
• Differences in environment for PCOS: IG Post by Gregory Dodell, M.D. @everything_endocrine
• Sam’s FREE Intuitive Eating Guide for PCOS.

And if you are tired of being stuck in this never ending cycle of feeling in control around food and your physique goals and then binging yet again...

If you are ready to finally find peace with food, your body and exercise so you can be TRULY healthy and reach fitness goals in a way that doesn’t sacrifice your life and happiness...I am now opening spots for Small Group Coaching! Click here to fill out a coaching application and we can have a no-pressure chat to see if my services would be a good fit for you.

Or send me a DM @elenakunicki_rd on Instagram with any questions!

My podcast guest this week is Hannah Saffold (@nutrition.insight.project), and I chat with her about the prevalence of disordered eating and disordered eating behaviors in nutrition students and Registered Dietitians. We also touch on body autonomy and the importance of meeting clients where they’re at in their recovery journey.

Hannah is a Registered Dietitian who specializes in working with those with eating disorders, disordered eating, chronic dieting, ARFID (avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder), food aversions, RED-S (relative energy deficiency in sport), and anyone who wants to strengthen their relationship with food and body.

I talk to Hannah about:

• What connects Hannah to her clients and her work.
• The inspiration behind Hannah’s Nutrition Insight Project.
• Elena discusses her experience with disordered eating as a nutrition student.
• The prevalence of nutrition/dietetics students and Registered Dietitians struggling with eating disorders.
• The normalization of disordered behaviors.
• Where the nutrition and dietetics curriculum falls short.
• Looking beyond food and exercise in terms of health.
• The importance of meeting a client where they’re at.
• The risks of working with clients if you’re struggling with disordered eating behaviors as a clinician.
• + MORE

Resources talked about in this episode:

• Hannah’s Nutrition Insight Project
• Connect with Hannah on Instagram here
• You can listen to the Nutrition Insight Project Podcast here
• Click here to learn more about how you can work with Hannah

And if you are tired of being stuck in this never ending cycle of feeling in control around food and your physique goals and then binging yet again...

If you are ready to finally find peace with food, your body and exercise so you can be TRULY healthy and reach fitness goals in a way that doesn’t sacrifice your life and happiness...

Click here to apply for coaching and we can have a no-pressure chat to see if my services would be a good fit for you.

Or send me a DM @elenakunicki_rd on Instagram with any questions!

I’m getting annoyed with these posts talking about how weight loss medications like Ozempic are the solution to “food noise”...

...with no mention of the fact that SO MANY WOMEN struggle with constant food thoughts and extreme cravings because of chronic dieting, a restrictive mindset around food, and under eating.

I WAS ONE OF THEM.

And have worked with hundreds of clients who’ve eliminated these nagging, obsessive thoughts about food through learning how to eat enough for THEIR unique needs and healing deeply held limiting beliefs around food and body image.

So I decided to do a podcast episode on it.

This episode is here to help you make an INFORMED CHOICE about whether or not to take these medications. No pressure or judgment either way.

I try my best to put my biases at the door while helping you identify:

• How to know if your “food noise” is coming from under eating or a restrictive mindset around food
• How and why chronic dieting and fat loss phases cause constant food thoughts
• Health considerations when taking GLP-1 medications to reduce “food noise” or binge urges
• An alternate approach to addressing the ROOT cause of your “food noise” instead of taking GLP-1s

Enjoy and feel free to DM me on Instagram @elenakunickird with any questions!

Or send me an email at [email protected]

FREE Binge & Period Recovery Meal Plan: bit.ly/bprmealplan

1:1 Coaching: bit.ly/coachingwithelena

Citations:

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4119845/#:~:text=Hence%20GLP%2D1%20therapy%20in,result%20of%20promoting%20weight%20loss.
2. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12325-021-01710-0
3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17928588/#:~:text=The%20current%20knowledge%20regarding%20regulation,molecular%20mechanisms%20involved%20are%20discussed.
4. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11972291/#:~:text=The%20mean%20fasted%20GLP%2D1,%3C%200.05%20in%20both%20cases).

Is intentionally trying to lose weight EVER sustainable without stopping binge eating and losing your period? Jeb Stuart Johnston (health coach and expert in emotional eating) and I discuss the topic in this episode!

Find Jeb on Instagram @jebstuartjohnston or on his website https://www.foodonthemind.com/

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