Are you a health and fitness focused woman struggling with binge eating, a missing period, digestive issues and/or constant thoughts and anxieties around food? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I was in your shoes for 4 years, trying EVERYTHING to stop binge eating only to end up succumbing to that terrifying urge to binge week after week. I finally became COMPLETELY free from the urge to binge, got my period back (without the pill), healed my digestion and found a balanced relationship with food and fitness. I became a Registered Dietitian and since 2019 I’ve been helping other women do this too in my virtual private practice. On this podcast you’ll hear many of them sharing their journey to peace and freedom with food. You’ll also be inspired and educated on all things food, body image, fitness and physique goals, digestive and hormonal health so you TOO can become TRULY healthy and fit.
#203 Goodbye + What to Do When You Have the Urge to Lose Weight
This is the last episode of The Binge Eating Dietitian Podcast 💓.
We discuss the reasons why the podcast is ending and what to expect moving forward from me and my services as a dietitian.
I also answer a listener question about what to focus on when you have the urge to lose weight but you don’t want to go to an extreme like you did in the past that was unhealthy.
Sending so much love.
Thank you.
Contact me: elena@elenakunicki.com
Resources from this episode:
Body image coaching from licensed mental health therapist Bri Campos who is in a larger body - https://www.instagram.com/bodyimagewithbri/
More Than a Body Book by body image researchers Lexi and Lindsay Kite - https://www.morethanabody.org/more-than-a-body-book/
24 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT
#202 Client Interview: Rachel
In this episode I interview past client Rachel - mom of 3, business owner, and fellow health and fitness lover who has ALSO struggled with her relationship with food and body image.
In this episode (https://elenakunicki.libsyn.com/) we cover Rachel’s entire story, including:
When she first felt the need to lose weight as a teenager
How this spiraled into extreme food restriction and unhealthy weight loss
Gaining back the weight she lost, plus more
Struggling with the restrict/binge cycle for almost a decade
When she knew it was time to seek support from a therapist and dietitian
Navigating food and body image issues during perimenopause
How she stopped binge eating and decreased food noise
How she holds the balance between having aesthetic goals and accepting her body
We also go over several tangible body image tips to support you in your journey to TRUE health and PEACE with food.
As always, email me with any questions or feedback!
📲 Contact me:
Email me at elena@elenakunicki.com (direct 1:1 coaching inquiries here!)
Follow me on Instagram @elenakunickird
❓Submit questions for future episodes here: https://forms.gle/PU4aptH2RRF5Q8JK6
✨ Free class - How I Stopped Binge Eating: bit.ly/howIstoppedbingeeating
✨ Free meal guide: bit.ly/bprmealplan
✨ Free workbook: bit.ly/ekfreeguide
10 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT
#201 Binge Eating in Men vs Women
This episode is NOT only for men!
Gals - you’ll also learn what’s causing your binge eating and how to stop getting the urge to binge, and have more understanding for any men in your life who might be struggling.
Here’s a preview:
Main differences in how men might experience binge eating vs women:
Generally, men place more self-worth on wealth and status than weight and shape, and so the pressures of “beauty standards” are less of a driver for their issues with food
Men *generally* require a higher caloric intake than women and, since diet-culture targets women more than men, they may not be aware of how severe their calorie deficit is when dieting (for ex: thinking 1800 per day is a “moderate” deficit when it is actually severe for most men)
Similarities between the two sexes:
Rigid food rules and under eating are main drivers
Mood dysregulation (an inability to tolerate difficult mood states)
History of dieting leading to metabolic adaptation and the need for a period of calorie surplus to come back to a healthy homeostasis
I talk more about these differences and how to target each of the 3 main root causes of binge eating in this episode!
Give it a listen and I’d love to hear your feedback or additional questions - feel free to send me an email.
📲 Contact me:
Email me at elena@elenakunicki.com
Learn more about my 1:1 coaching and nutrition counseling services: bit.ly/elenakwebsite
❓Submit questions for future episodes here: https://forms.gle/PU4aptH2RRF5Q8JK6
✨ Watch my free class - How I Stopped Binge Eating: bit.ly/howIstoppedbingeeating
✨ Free meal guide: bit.ly/bprmealplan
✨ Free workbook: bit.ly/ekfreeguide
👩🏼🏫 Resources for this episode:
Total Daily Energy Expenditure for men vs women: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523049195#:~:text=Results%3A,women%20(P%20%3C%200.0001).
Minnesota Starvation Experiment: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger
Metabolic adaptation episode: https://elenakunicki.libsyn.com/metabolic-adaptation-the-lasting-effects-of-your-1200-calorie-diet-days
(Some) episodes on body image:
https://elenakunicki.libsyn.com/i-feel-fat-how-to-cope
https://elenakunicki.libsyn.com/6-common-fears-holding-you-back-from-binge-freedom-period-recovery
https://elenakunicki.libsyn.com/disconnecting-body-image-from-eating-and-exercise
https://elenakunicki.libsyn.com/the-most-important-mindset-shift-to-improve-your-body-image
Link an article Marci Evans food addiction article: https://marcird.com/food-addiction-what-does-the-research-say/
Inside a recent episode
#203 Goodbye + What to Do When You Have the Urge to Lose Weight
Published 5 Feb 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then finally reframing negative thoughts and using and creating mantras, you know, and these are just statements that you can use over and over again. So things like my body is the vehicle that moves me through life, how it looks doesn't matter that much. I am more than how my body looks. Regardless of judgments that I or others have about my body, I am deserving of respect and love. I can limit amazing fulfilling life in this current body or simply this is my body. This is this is my body. There is nothing wrong with it. This body is okay. Those are some ideas for you. Okay, so after you have kind of explored and checked in about the intention and emotion behind your urge to lose weight, my second recommendation is to assess and then refocus on your health behaviors. […]
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