Ditching The Diet Culture: Redefining Wellness In Midlife with Michelle Yandle
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Ditching The Diet Culture: Redefining Wellness In Midlife
What if, I wondered, as a woman in midlife, I ditched the diets and body shaming culture? Would it affect my motivation to take care of myself? And would I turn into a 24/7 TV-watching puddle of blah?
I had an enlightening podcast chat with Michelle Yandle Nutrition Coach about her no-BS and no diet approach to eating and health.
After years of yo-yo dieting Michelle ditched the diet train and improved her health and wellbeing by doing so.
Michelle emphasizes that it is natural for women's bodies to change as they age and that we should not strive to look like our younger selves. This took me a few years to get my head around, and Michelle was the catalyst that helped me change my thinking around weight and health when I was in peri-menopause.
Michelle shares her personal journey of overcoming restrictive diets and embracing a non-diet, intuitive eating approach that promotes health without shame or guilt.
Michelle sheds light on the prevalence of disordered eating and the impact of diet culture during this stage of life. They stress that weight gain can be natural and healthy for midlife women, contrary to societal beliefs.
We talk about the deeply ingrained influence of diet culture on women's perception of our bodies and how it affects navigating changes such as perimenopause - and how we are both approaching this as women in midlife.
Listen in as we explore the terrain of unshaming our bodies, what we eat, and who are in midlife!
Timestamp: 00:02:58 Restrictive dieting and weight obsession harmed her, but now she focuses on holistic health.00:09:24 Disordered eating, diet culture, and midlife changes.00:13:33 Healthy weight is beneficial.00:19:11 Body size messaging impacts health and behaviors. Being aware of harmful messages and seeking diverse representation helps. Focus on healthy habits and feeling good. Health is about more than just weight.00:27:02 Fear, guilt, and shame around food are red flags.00:30:59 Detox diets are potentially harmful, no benefits.00:34:25 Breaking cycles, supporting younger generation, body image.00:38:19 Focus on caring for your body, not appearance. Michelle Yandle: Michelle is a health and nutrition educator and coach as well as the author of 6 books. She currently trains health coaches through the Holistic Performance Institute. Through her online courses, 1:1 coaching, books and seminars Michelle offers a no-BS approach to clear nutrition confusion and get the ‘dieters off diets’ so they can feel their healthiest selves without restriction. https://michelleyandle.com/
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