Break the Diet Cycle

Today on the pod, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Dalina Soto and Melissa Landry interview Christyna Johnson, MS, RDN, LDN.

Do you sometimes think you how can I keep my cultural foods and eat intuitively when I am constantly hearing they aren't healthy? In this episode, we're calling BS on that! Why? Because many of the nutrition recommendations were not made with other cultures in mind, leaving us feeling like we need to cut our cultural foods in order to be "healthy". 

If you are ready to stop on-again, off-again dieting, but you feel confused how you'll ever make peace with your cultural foods our guest Christyna discusses how we can embrace our culture and eat intuitively. In this episode, Christyna offers tips to help you work through these thoughts and provides us with great insight! In today’s episode…We talk to Christyna about honoring your culture and eating intuitively.

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Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Dalina Soto and Melissa Landry are back for Season 2 of Break the Diet Cycle with an all new format: interviews with experts! 

Our first episode features Josie Wass, music teacher and plus size fashion blogger. Do you sometimes think you would feel happier and more confident in your clothes at a smaller size? 

In this episode, we're calling BS on that message! Why? Our clients keep choosing harmful weight loss diets instead of developing the skills they ACTUALLY need to feel confident in their bigger bodies! If you are ready to stop on-again, off-again dieting, but you feel confused how you'll ever find a style that makes you feel good in a bigger body, our guest Josie can relate. 

In this episode, Josie offers tips to help you work through your clothing concerns so you can create a personal style you feel free and confident in, just like she did!In today’s episode…hear Josie's journey to food freedom and why she started a fashion blog on Instagram learn how to introduce color into your wardrobe (and let go of the idea you can only wear black!) get confident navigating plus sizing, especially if you are between sizes and sometimes "XL" in straight-size stores stop buying clothes solely to hide body parts you feel ashamed of and feel great instead.

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Follow Josie Wass on Instagram @aplusfatshion

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In the final episode of Season 1, Melissa of @no.more.guilt and Dalina of @your.latina.nutritionist unpack how multi-level marketing dieting companies can threaten your food freedom and how you can set boundaries in ways that feel positive. 

We'll cover:

We hope this episode helps you feel more empowered in your decision to find food freedom so you can more confidently navigate this difficult part of diet culture.

Follow Dalina @your.latina. nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.

Have you ever felt like you just cannot stop thinking about food? Dalina & Melissa take a dive into these "obsessions" and break down where they come from. Are you hungry? Are you stuck in black and white thinking? Listen to us break down what is really going on and how you can take a step back and learn from your cravings and needs.

Follow Dalina @your.latina. nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.

In today's episode Melissa + Dalina take on their first BTDC podcast listener question: how do I get over feeling guilty when I eat bad foods?

In this episode, you will:

hear a struggle from one of our listeners who called in to tell us: she hasn't been able to stop labeling foods "good" and "bad" -- even though she is trying to stop dieting and heal from her food guilt.

Can you relate to this struggle? Then we have your back! Melissa + Dalina put on their coaching caps to explain:

how to give yourself unconditional permission to eat food you want - not just when you're "skinny enough" to deserve it what food voices are - and how to listen for the Food Police what to do to quiet the food police so you can create a more peaceful relationship with food

If you want your Intuitive Eating struggle featured in an upcoming episode - we want to hear from you! Follow @break.the.diet.pod on Instgram and click the link in bio to record your 60 second question.

For more support, follow Dalina @your.latina. nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.

Feliz Navidad y Buon Natale! Instead of entering the holidays in “defense mode” around food, Dalina and Melissa show you how to get reacquainted with your childhood holiday favorite foods in this bonus episode sponsored by Barilla Pasta. Dalina and Melissa talk about Dominican and Italian family traditions, how they found peace with food through the holidays, and help you consider how you can do the same!

Just in time for your first "real" holiday season since the pandemic started -- we discuss how to:

Looking to take the next step for a happier holiday? Refuse to fall into the old New Year, New Me fad diets? Enroll in Dalina’s new Holiday Master Class. Catch the on demand replay: https://yourlatinanutrition.ck.page/products/holiday-masterclass

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In this episode we tackle a question we constantly hear from followers on Instagram: "if I eat intuitively, will I gain weight forever and ever?"

We review:

what causes fear of weight gain weight set point theory, and how to safely explore your thoughts around weight gain so you can find food freedom for good!

Follow Dalina @your.latina. nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.

Have you ever felt like you're ALL for body positivity for ~other women~, but can't really get there for yourself? We've got you covered here at Break the Diet Cycle Pod! In this episode Melissa and Dalina talk about:

We recommend checking out a few of our favorite instagram accounts that informed much of how we think about this topic. Follow and support @yrfatfriend and @bodyimagewithbri on Instagram.

Follow Dalina @your.latina.nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.

This episode is WORTH repeating. Why? Trying to be the first in your family to break the diet cycle can be HARD. Do you often struggle with family members making comments about your body and food choices? It's like in one breath they want you to eat all the food on your plate, but then make comments on your weight. This is super tough, especially if you are new to intuitive eating and just trying to figure it all out for yourself.

On this episode we discuss how to handle comments from your family and friends and how to be comfortable with setting boundaries.

Follow Dalina @your.latina. nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.

Today we're re-visting what dieting *REALLY* is so you can spot sneaky dieting behaviors that hold you back!

Follow Dalina @your.latina. nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.