Do You Work Out So You Can Eat? Let’s Talk About That.
Plus a weekly recap, links, and your 5-minute meal of the week.
Welcome to Friday, my friends. I hope the week has been kind to you. This week has been full of client sessions, writing in my group membership space, plus a few podcast recordings (topics coming soon: how under-eating impacts our hormones, hypothalamic amenorrhea, chronic illness and body acceptance). On the non-work front, we are still loving our new gardening hobby. The tomatoes are starting to show up, and I for one am very excited to use them in pasta.
Today I’m rounding up posts from the week, links to a few things I read, a Q&A about disentangling food from fitness, and another 5-minute meal.
Weekly round-up:
Sex, Intimacy, and Our Body Image (an Interview with Fat-Positive Sex Therapist, Noelle Benach): This is something that I personally struggled with in recovery, and have had so many requests to cover it on the pod.
Has Your Body Changed Recently? Some Reminders.
Why You Need Carbs (and probably not that much protein.)
A Gentle Reminder About Eating, Resting, and Trusting
Some links you might enjoy too:
How 2000s Culture Messed Us Up (Culture Study)
Quick Thoughts: High Functioning Depression (Pooja Lakshmin)
Everything This Administration Has Done to Undermine Public Health (Jessica Knurick)
My Dad Overdosed and For Years I Was Too Embarrassed To Talk About It. (a beautiful piece by my friend Chrissy King)
Embrace the Vibe With Me: Jam Girl Summer (Emily Amick)
Q&A: Untangling Food and Fitness
I received this question, and thought I’d answer it as a bonus to the Friday round-up:
“How do you navigate not letting diet culture seep into your food choices around exercise? I love lifting weights, but after years as a competitive athlete, I still feel like I ‘have to’ eat certain foods in certain amounts depending on my workout. Is it possible to break that association and still enjoy the activity? Would you ever recommend taking a break from movement while healing your relationship with food?”
Okay, so to answer this question, I have to start by sharing a story with you. It's a story about a headband, but not just any ordinary headband. When I left team sports in college and started running, I went to my first race expo.