S7 EP25: Overcoming Food & Body Image Anxiety with Abbie Attwood

Do you really want to spend your life counting calories, tracking
food intake, and generally having an unhealthy and joyless
relationship with food? Probably not. In today’s podcast, you’ll
hear from Abbie Attwood, a nutritionist who is anti-diet, weight
inclusive, and helps women heal their relationships with food and
how they think about eating.


Listen to the episode to hear Abbie, Rachael, and Kelsea talk
about the intersection of autoimmune disease and diet culture,
how to think about emotions and eating, and the science behind
set point weight.


Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:


How Abbi got to this place in her career

Creating safety with disordered eating

The intersection of autoimmune diseases and diet culture

How to support when they’re ready to get out of diet culture

How emotions intertwine with eating

Pursuing healthy behaviors without making it about our body
size

Why diets don’t work in the long term

The harm of fatphobia and medical advice that supports it

The diet culture system of oppression

Trusting yourself

Understanding what you’re really looking for when you’re
tracking or calorie counting

What you want to do with the rest of your life



RELATED LINKS


The CVG Nation app, for iPhone

The CVG Nation app, for Android

Our Fitness FB Group.

Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs

Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings

Abbie's Website

Abbie's Instagram