⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: mention of disordered eating, calorie counting, weight, macros, & binging
In today's episode, I share how I went from having an unsustainable and obsessive relationship with the gym and food, to finding balance and not letting food or exercise control my life. For many years I struggled as I fell deeper and deeper into diet culture and what I thought was a "healthy lifestyle". I finally let go of all of those things which made a drastic change in the quality of my life. After sharing my story, I break down 9 tips that I recommend to anyone who is on their own health journey! 

1:26 - start of fitness journey as a high schooler/introduced to nutrition, calorie counting, things normalized in the gym world
4:34 - this lifestyle is not sustainable 
7:07 - restricting -> binging -> gaining weight
10:03 - gut issues (bloating, stomach pain, indigestion) 
13:10 - breaking up with the food scale & my fitness pal in college
16:10 - tip #1 if counting calories is taking over your life...CUT IT OUT!!
16:53 - tip #2 focus your energy on other things
17:30 - tip #3 the more you can do to shift your mindset, the better of you'll be
19:25 - tip #4 be kind to yourself!!!
20:23 - tip #5 it is not a matter of self control
21:40 - tip #6 find your way back to the things you enjoy
23:01 - tip #7 no more restriction 
24:34 - tip #8 stop stressing about everything you eat
25:27 - tip #9 stop putting so much pressure on yourself

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