Diet culture is mentioned a lot on this podcast and for good reason! Today, Chrissy is joined by sports nutritionist, Leslie Schilling. They go deep into how an underfed believer is easy prey for the enemy—and how diet culture is at the root of that evil.
Leslie shares her dietitian background and what led her to work with those battling eating disorders. She also dives into what safe spaces diet culture has invaded, her connection with The Weigh Down diet program, what current research is showing about intermittent fasting, and different nutrition strategy examples. Leslie also gives great guidance for parents on how we can navigate the healthcare system and protect our children from the harms of diet culture there. As if that wasn’t enough, be sure to scroll down to see today’s giveaway!
In this episode, we cover:
- What diet culture is
- How Leslie became a performance nutrition consultant
- Leslie’s relationship with disordered eating
- How Leslie was trained to be a dietitian—and what she had to unlearn
- What Leslie loves about working at the intersection of eating disorder prevention, sports nutrition, and general anti diet culture
- Leslie’s connection with The Weigh Down diet program
- What safe spaces diet culture has invaded—that we don’t always realize
- How to know if it’s time to change the medical professionals you’re working with
- What your rights are when it comes to medical visits
- What happens in and to our bodies when we are underfed or undernourished
- What are some different nutrition strategy examples
- What the research shows about intermittent fasting and food tracking apps
- What we can do as parents to protect our children from some of the diet culture messages we received as kids
- How we can flip the script on diet culture—even when we’re not feeling our best
- What Christ-centered agency is and looks like
- Big takeaways Leslie wants us all to be mindful of
Isn’t it interesting to see all the clever and sneaky ways the enemy works? And how diet culture sits at the root of it all? If you’d like to discuss any of these topics further, we’d love to hear from you—send an email to: admin@findingbalance.com
More About Leslie Schilling
Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-S, owns a Las Vegas-based private practice specializing in nutrition counseling for families, people with disordered eating concerns, professional athletes, performers, and military personnel. Leslie has served as a performance nutrition consultant for Cirque du Soleil® and the NBA and an expert contributor to U.S. News & World Report. Her latest book, Feed Yourself, about how diet culture shows up in our safest places, is available anywhere books are sold.
GIVEAWAY!!
One listener will win a copy of Feed Yourself: Step Away from the Lies of Diet Culture and into Your Divine Design by Leslie Schilling! Head here for details and to enter!
Links & Mentioned Resources
“Feed Yourself” (Book)
Connect with Leslie:
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CHRIST-CENTERED RESOURCES TO HELP YOU FIND FREEDOM
Eating Issues Test: Not sure where you stand with eating issues? Take a test
The Daily Vitamin eDevo: A free devotional with bite-sized truth emailed 5 days a week
Community Groups: Find connection with Bible study and prayer groups
Christian Treatment Finder: Connecting you with Christian providers experienced in treating eating issues.
Lasting Freedom Online Course: A Christ-centered, non-diet course to work through false beliefs about food and weight so you can live free from disordered eating and body image issues.
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CREDITS:
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
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The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe a particular course of action. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. If you desire to receive faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com to browse professionals with a Kingdom campaign against eating disorders.