“It’s not about being good, it’s about feeling good!” That’s mindful eating.
Confused about what healthy eating, wellness lifestyle, and exercise advice to follow this month? This Savor Food and Body podcast episode will help you cut through the noise.
My guest is Michelle May, M.D. a former family physician and a recovered yo-yo dieter. She is the founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training, and the author of the Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat book series. These resources help individuals resolve mindless and emotional eating and senseless yo-yo dieting to live the vibrant life they crave.
Dr. Michelle describes the diet culture chaos of January best when she said, “diet culture has robbed us of the word health – twisting its definition away from well-being and pushing us towards food restriction.”
Through our conversation, you’ll hear…
- How to tell the difference between restrictive eating and eating for self-care.
- Why it’s difficult for many people to make lasting changes in their eating and exercise habits even if they have a health condition
- Why a weight-centered approach to health doesn’t work for 95% of the population.
- How mindful eating can help you change your relationship with food and avoid the “eat, repent, repeat, cycle.”
- How common myths about mindful eating created by diet culture can interfere with your ability to trust your body around food.
- Dr. Michelle shares 2 simple strategies to help you start practicing mindful eating in 2023
If you’re curious, “will mindful eating help me lose weight in midlife?” Your weight is far more complicated than the over-simplified math equation of calories in, and calories out.
By the end of the conversation, you’ll understand why and what you can do to start feeling healthier – without diet culture fads and noise.
Learn more about Dr. Michelle’s work on her website, https://amihungry.com/
Here’s a link to the abstract of the research paper Dr. Michelle co-authored:
Abstract: Mauldin, K., May, M., Clifford, D. (2022). The consequences of a weight‐centric approach to healthcare: A case for a paradigm shift in how clinicians address body weight. Nutrition in Clinical Practice.
Watch the video on the Savor Food and Body YouTube Channel
