It Is A Marathon Not A Sprint. – 010
Welcome to episode 10 of the Start Fueling Better Podcast, It Is A Marathon Not a Sprint.
Our culture has demonized certain foods and created labels like “good” and “bad” to describe foods. Which has helped to create poor relationships toward food, as well as negative thoughts around food.
The truth is, eating ice cream or a “bad” food doesn’t define our overall health. It’s all about the combination of our choices over the long-term. Additionally, eating things like ice cream may actually make you healthier! That is because health is about everything that is going on in your life. So if eating a little ice cream makes you happy, then avoiding it isn’t going to make you feel good. Also, eating only “good” foods does not necessarily make you healthier. If it’s causing you stress or other negative feelings, then that’s not so great for you.
I used to struggle with looking at foods as “bad” and “good”. As well as excessively overeating, emotional eating (especially stress eating) and using various methods in an attempt to lose weight. I understand how our relationship with food can be a complicated one. However, it doesn’t have to be that difficult and with some effort it can be changed. I’ve done it and you can too!
Do you relate in regard to overeating or emotional eating? Leave me a comment below and let me know.
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Paige is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified LEAP Therapist, Nutritious Life Certified Nutrition and Wellness Coach, and a Certified Group Fitness Instructor.
Back in the day, she was an actor in Los Angeles. While there, she also dipped her toes in improv and stand-up comedy. (And no, you probably haven’t seen anything she’s been in.)
Nutrition, fitness, and health had been of interest to her for a number of years, but living in Los Angeles made her want to pursue legitimate education to better understand how to actually fuel the body. So she went back to school and studied nutrition, in order to get answers to her own questions, and then help others.
Using a holistic and functional approach, Paige now specializes in helping women change their relationship with food, body and movement, and educating them on how to properly fuel themselves. When you fuel better, you feel better, inside and out.