The Intuitive Diabetic Podcast: Intuitive Eating, Diabetes, Non Diet, HAES

It is no secret that diet culture is hugely influential  in the ways in which we approach our health AND the ways in which our health care is delivered, and so if you are feeling  a little unsteady in your food freedom journey or maybe feeling a little internally and externally pressured to give that 'seems too good to be true' diet a go - this is the episode for you.

On this episode we explore what to do when diet culture has you considering another diet/'lifestyle'  and I unpack 7 questions to ask yourself as you navigate these situations.

 Mentioned in the show:
Lindsay's Instagram:
https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Lindsay's Website:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com
Intuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-program
Work with Lindsay:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

 On today's episode we are unpacking the concept of body food choice congruence, a component of gentle nutrition.  This concept is all about making food choices based on health and body functioning, as well as pleasure.  Something that can feel especially nuanced when living with diabetes, and learning to disentangle diet culture influences, and pressures of the numbers in making your food choices. 

On this episode you'll learn:

• What is body food choice congruence
• How blood sugars bring this principle to the forefront for those of us living with diabetes
• How to mindfully and gently navigate this as you work to increase interoceptive awareness and the external diet culture disruptions
• 5 wide lens questions to consider in creating body food choice congruence
• 7 narrow lens questions to consider when navigating individual food experiences

Mentioned in the show:
Tribole, E & Resch, E (2017).  Th Intuitive Eating Workbook: 10 Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food.  New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, CA.
Lindsay's Instagram:
https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Lindsay's Website:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com
Intuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-program
Work with Lindsay:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Are you someone who can 'manage' your eating during the day, but come nighttime you find yourself raiding the pantry and often eating till discomfort?  Have you tried to willpower or discipline yourself out of this behaviour, but nothing seems to work?  You are not alone.  For years, I struggled with night 'overeating' and thought I would never be able to change this behaviour.   Addressing the behaviour differently was ultimately what helped me, and so on today's podcast I raise questions you may want to consider if wanting to address this behaviour too.

What you'll learn by listening:

• Lindsay's experience with night eating and her incentives to make this change
• Why past attempts may have failed
• Why to be cautious if your incentive for stopping this behaviour is driven by weight loss
• A few questions to explore if wanting to address the root of your night overeating

Mentioned in the show:
Lindsay's Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Lindsay's Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.com

On today's episode we discuss the concept of embracing the grey and how this way of thinking can support us in our food freedom journey.  We reflect upon the problematic nature of 'this or that' thinking.  And, we explore the empowering benefits that come with increased flexibility when approaching nutrition and diabetes.  

On this episode you'll learn:

• the importance of grounding and breath
• why moving away from black and white thinking is imperative in our food freedom AND diabetes journey
• why embracing the grey can feel so challenging
• why we may seek out rules
• the benefit of taking a step back and expanding our scope of health
• the power of embracing the grey
• 3 tips to support you in embracing the grey

Mentioned on the show:
Lindsay's Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Lindsay's Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.com
Work with Lindsay: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Are you ready to leave the restrictive diets behind, but  are worried that your blood sugars can't be supported otherwise?  Today's special guest, Amanda Ciprich,  Registered Dietitian and Type 1 Diabetic, shares with the podcast some of the drawbacks of food restriction being used as a blood sugar management tool for type 1 diabetes, and she shares how by adopting a non restrictive approach to food we can better support blood sugars, and overall health.  Amanda also explains, how she overcame her restrictive behaviours around food, and discusses some of the diabetes and mindset tools that she uses to support her and her clients. 

By listening to this episode you'll learn:

• Amanda's T1D story and how she overcame her restrictive behaviours around food
• the drawbacks of restriction and food removal
• the problem with black and white thinking when it comes to nutrition
• how food policing harms our relationship with food and diabetes
• Amanda's aha moment when it came to changing her diabetes approach, and the tools that support her and her clients in doing so
• how Amanda supports her clients in reframing their mindset surrounding food and blood sugars. 

More on Amanda:
Amanda Ciprich owns a virtual nutrition and diabetes practice where she provides education to t1ds who want to improve their relationship and understanding about food and feel more confident in their blood sugar management.   She is passionate about showing t1ds that they can live a life free of restriction and actually enjoy the food they are eating without guilt!

Connect with Amanda:
Instagram:  https://instagram.com/t1d.nutritionist/
The SUGAR Method: https://t1dnutritionist.kartra.com/page/the-SUGAR-method

Connect with Lindsay
Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.com
Work with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Myth busting time!  On today's episode we explore what a non-diet approach means and tackle some common intuitive eating misconceptions. 

I love myth busting, and so this is a fun one as we dive into 7 of the most common intuitive eating misconceptions I hear including  'I won't eat 'healthy' food again', and  'my blood sugars will go crazy'.  Have you thought something like this?  This is the episode for you.

On this episode you'll learn:

• what I mean by the 'life suck' of diet culture
• why diet culture  made living with diabetes 10x harder for me
• what is a non-diet approach
• what is HAES 
• the truth behind 7 common misconceptions about intuitive eating

Mentioned on the show:

Tribole, E & Resch, E (2020).  Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach. St. Martins Publishing Group, New York.

Wheeler, B., et al. (2016).  Intuitive eating is associated wit glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.  Appetite 96:160-165.

Willig, A.L., et al. (2014). Intuitive eating practices among African-American women living with type 2 diabetes: A qualitative study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietitics 114(6):889-96.

Lindsay's Instagram:
https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/

Intuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-program

Work with Lindsay:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Previous Podcast Episode Mentions:
Episode 13: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1415326/6845116
Episode 14: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1415326/6860311
Episode 23: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1415326/8007873

Those of us living with diabetes often feel this added pressure to exercise.  It's certainly no secret that we experience many benefits blood sugar wise, as well as for our general well-being with its incorporation, BUT what are we to do when our history with exercise has been a tumultuous one, or it feels so intertwined with our past dieting/weight loss efforts?  Enter special guest Kim Hagle.  

Kim Hagle is a mom of four, Personal Trainer, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and founder of Radiant Vitality Wellness.  Kim hosts The Joyful Movement Show podcast and through her signature program Right Body for Me, she helps women discover joyful movement, intuitive eating and motivation that lasts so they can heal their relationship to exercise and feel confident in their own skin.

On today's episode, Kim and I sit down to chat about how to begin changing our relationship with movement, and highlights some important questions to ask ourselves as we do.  Kim also shares some first steps to take in pursuing movement that can bring us joy, without needed conditions (i.e. weight, blood sugars etc.)

On this episode you will learn:

• Kim's journey from being the kid who was picked last on every sports team, to now being a non-diet fitness coach
• Why terminology is so important - exercise versus movement
• Who are the gym police
• How to begin dismantling your own 'no pain no gain' exercise mentality
• The role of mindset in empowering our movement choices
• How to avoid the 'on again off again' exercise  cycle

Mentioned in the show:

Kim Hagle
Instagram-  https://instagram.com/radiantvitalitywellness/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/radiantvitalitywellness
FREE RESOURCE- https://www.radiantvitality.ca/motivationsecret/
The Joyful Movement Podcast - https://radiantvitality.ca/podcast/

Lindsay Sarson
Instagram - https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Website - https://www.lindsaysarson.com

Another real talk episode with guest and fellow T1D Rebecca Redmond.  Rebecca is a blogger, writer, artist, and speaker who is passionate about keeping it real - and I just love that!

On this episode, Rebecca and I sit down to chat about some juicy topics on today's episode, including the dangers of before and after photos, and how diet culture can impact our relationship with food, our body, and our diabetes - right down to how we feel about our insulin needs, and the ways we 'need' to move our body.   

On this episode you'll learn:

• the problematic nature of before and after photos
• their spoken and unspoken messages
• how health does not have a look
• weight stigma and its implications on health
• the increasing focus on insulin sensitivity/insulin needs within the diabetes space, and its dangerous implications
• exercise/ movement,  and the false assumptions that can be made based on size

How to connect with Rebecca:
https://instagram.com/rebaredmond/

Mentioned on the show:
https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
https://www.lindsaysarson.com

Lindsay's email - [email protected]

A story about bread and the infamous bread knife.   Well actually,  a story about the ways in which the dieting mindset impacts our life day to day, often without even realizing it.  Right down to the kitchen utensils you may or may not be purchasing to support it.

This week I share with you my own 'aha' moment about making peace with food and it comes in the shape of a needed bread knife.  Now, if you've ever made kitchenware or household items decisions based on the foods that you allow yourself to eat or not eat, this episode is for you.  This episode is all about  getting curious and reflecting on how our restriction mindset can show up in unexpected (and sometimes funny) ways in our life.

On this episode I chat about:

• the role of the dieting mindset
• the ways in which it may show up in our lives outside of what we eat, or how we move
• how making peace with food is influenced by our cultural climate
• what not buying certain utensils (i.e. bread knife) may symbolize 
• the value of creating a supportive food freedom kitchen, and household

Mentioned in the show:
Lindsay's Instagram:
https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Lindsay's Website:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com
Work with Lindsay:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Drop the food restrictions and improve blood sugars...SAY WHAT???

I know it can feel logical to want to restrict and even remove those foods that impact our blood sugars more than others BUT in doing so we need to ask ourselves - what will be the impact, beyond those immediate blood sugars?  And - how will this support my health and my relationship with food long term?

On this episode you will learn:

• Why diets and restriction fail the majority of us 
• The impact of the dieting dilemma
• 5 ways removing restrictions can support  improved blood sugar management
• How a healthy relationship with food is an essential blood sugar management tool and health strategy

Lindsay's Instagram:
https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/
Lindsay's Website:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com
Intuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-program
Work with Lindsay:
https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me