Ep 134: Finding Happiness Beyond Weight Loss - Day 2 The Weighting Game Series with Leslie Schilling and Bianca Juarez Olthoff

We're Going There with Bianca Juarez

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5.0 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Does it seem like everywhere you go someone is asking you for your weight? Are you tired of obsessing over the number on your weight scale? Real talk - I’m tired too! Let’s be honest friends, talking about weight issues is uncomfortable. That’s why Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Therapist is back with us for day 2 of The Weighting Game series. Today we discuss: The issues with the scale Bodies are miracles, not math Weight-centric training and health The flaws of BMI and Body Fat Percentage Recognizing disordered eating and body grief Determining health and wholeness beyond numbers There are so many dangers in pursuing an unrealistic body image. We need to recognize that body diversity is important in our society and that there is no one-size-fits-all definition of health. Overall health and well-being start with healthy connections and relationships. Let’s make it a goal to prioritize holistic health and freedom from diet culture. You are not alone, friend. Tag me @biancaolthoff and @leslieschilling and share how you are finding food freedom in your life. Love, B RESOURCES/LINKS Guest Leslie Schilling: https://www.leslieschilling.com/ Book: Feed Yourself: Step Away from the Lies of Diet Culture and into Your Divine Design IG: https://www.instagram.com/leslieschilling/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionLeslie Quote We have to come to grips with the fact that you may never be in the body that this culture promised you. Takeaways Weight-centric training and the focus on the number on the scale can be harmful and perpetuate diet culture. Health is multifaceted and cannot be determined solely by weight or body size. Body diversity is important, and there is no one-size-fits-all definition of health. Connections and relationships play a significant role in overall health and well-being. BMI is not an accurate or reliable measure of health, and body fat percentage should be considered instead. Disordered eating can manifest in various ways and is not limited to extreme cases. Determining health and wholeness should involve regular nourishment, movement, good relationships, and self-care. The goal is to prioritize holistic health and freedom from the constraints of diet culture. ⋇ Convoy of Hope - Empowering Women and Girls Together Donate here ⋇ Order Bianca’s new book GRIT DON’T QUIT ⋇ The Grit Don’t Quit Bible Study is now available. Let’s start the New Year together! ⋇ Subscribe to We’re Going There on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss out on any of the great topics and conversations. Don’t forget to leave a loving review! Apple Spotify Google ⋇ Visit biancaolthoff.com/resources to learn more about books and other resources from Bianca. ⋇ Want to stay connected, join the community today. ⋇ WGT email: podcast@inthenameoflove.org ⋇ Music by: Brad Tsushima, Instagram: @bradtsushima, email: bradtsushima94@aol.com, Spotify: “R.A.D.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think first we have to come to grips with you may never be in the body that this culture promised you.
0:09.5	There's a lot of grief there. There's body grief when you're like, but I did everything diet culture told me to do.
0:16.5	It's about time because we're going there.
0:19.6	Hi, friends. Welcome back to another episode episode we're going there in this special week that
0:23.9	we get to unpack diet culture.
0:25.9	I'm your host, Bianca Wattis Oltoff, and join with me again is Leslie Schilling.
0:30.4	Leslie, thank you so much for being on the show and helping us find freedom with food.
0:34.1	I am so glad to be here.
0:36.1	Okay, so I love that you are okay with me asking a bunch
0:39.3	of questions and coming in as a skeptic. If you are just joining the podcast, whether YouTube or
0:45.1	on whatever podcast platform you're listening to, go back and check yesterday's episode where we
0:49.7	started this entire series on diet culture, dismantling diet culture and making us aware of how
0:54.9	diet culture has permeated every area of our lives and how really it could weigh on us. And so today,
1:01.3	I want to talk about that. Bodies are miracles, not math. So let's talk about, let's talk about
1:07.0	the scale, friend. Okay. So most of us are familiar with the adage, age ain't
1:11.8	nothing but a number. Well, today I'm going to rework that for the context of this episode and say
1:16.6	that weight ain't nothing but a number. Leslie, talk to us about our issues with the scale.
1:25.7	Gosh, and we have a lot of all the numbers, right?
1:29.3	But yeah, the scale.
1:30.3	I mean, I remember one day in the sixth grade, my teacher put me on the scale in front of the whole class.
1:35.3	And that was the first time I was like, oh, this number means something, but does it really?
1:41.3	And so, yeah, we learn from a really early age. I mean, we see people doing that in schools, even though we know it can bring kids to harm. So yes, the scale, the tracking, the apps, the everything. But we are obsessed with the number on the scale. And it's perpetuated in the safe places. Like, let's get your, let's get your weight, right? When you walk
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