#44 - How Can I Still Love My Body If I Want To Get to a Healthier Place? with Registered Dietitian Holley Grainger

Holley Grainger is a registered dietitian -- "the expert", but
even experts struggle. Holley e-mailed me privately and asked
about a family member who wanted to try the HCG diet (on top of
the other dozens she tried that have not worked) and I asked her
to join me on a podcast to discuss it.


In this episode Holley opens up about her genetically larger body
compared to her peers, her weight gain during her fertility
treatments that gave her two healthy girls. "How can I still love
my body at the same time while I want to get to a healthier
place", she asks.


Weight concerns make sense because our culture sucks. I help
Holley understand that diet culture keeps her stuck in an "I’m
not good enough" mental place and continually believing her body
is a "problem."


I share a story about a client who was body shamed by her
gynecologist and the Kevin Hall NIH research on NBC’s The Biggest
Loser that shows the metabolic reasons why dieting -- cutting
calories and over exercise -- is followed by a “fight back” from
the body that leads to weight regain.


I also define HAES for Holley (gee, wish we learned this in
nutrition school.)


Finally, I explain how I would help her family member, if this
person was a client of mine, essentially to help her understand
there is a process for changing habits and mindset that is weight
neutral to improve well-being regardless of any changes to one’s
appearance, and even IF the client really wants to lose weight.


I’m glad Holley had the courage and interest to speak to me about
personal concerns in a public setting. Hopefully it helps you
too.


Tune in and let me know what you think by leaving a rating or
review.


About Holley
Holley Grainger is a nationally recognized lifestyle, culinary,
and nutrition expert. She is a dietitian & mom that shares
simple, healthy, flavor-packed meals and practical, doable
nutrition advice for busy families. The former nutrition editor
for CookingLight.com and MyRecipes.com, she has instructed
millions of accomplished and aspiring home cooks on how to make
simple, healthy, family-friendly meals through online video,
media appearances, speaking engagements, national news segments,
online instructional guides and social media. Her approachable
style allows her to authentically advance nutrition and culinary
information in a credible and relevant way.


Dedicated to helping companies and individuals share their
healthy messages through visual communication, Holley has
produced and hosted more than 800 online cooking, health, and
lifestyle videos. Holley has been featured in hundreds of
televisions, print, and radio segments nationwide including The
Dr. Oz Show, The Doctor’s, NBC’s Today Show and Weekend Today,
CBS’s The Early Show, Fox News Channel, CNN, The New York Times,
Cosmopolitan, MyFitnessPal.com, HGTV.com, SouthernLiving.com, and
MSN.com among others and is a regular contributor to the
Birmingham, Alabama news outlets.


Holley lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and two
young daughters, Ellie and Frances, and blogs at Holley Grainger
Nutrition.


Follow Holley
Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
| Pinterest


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