The Full Plate Podcast with Abbie Attwood, MS

In this episode, we’re talking about a common misconception that comes up when talking about anti-diet culture. What if you follow a particular way of eating (ahem, diet) for “health” instead of weight-loss? How does that fit into the paradigm of food freedom and attuned eating?  This is a packed episode! We touch on healthism, food morality, intention with food choices, elimination for medical reasons, and how to know if your lifestyle is just another diet in disguise.  Diane and Abbie also chat about their relationship with Instagram at this moment, plus, of course, some recent food favorites. Come for the diet culture talk, stay for the “Loving Lately”! We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon.  Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

We’ve got a wonderful guest for you in this episode! Dr. Alexis Conason joins us to talk about how she found the anti-diet approach after beginning her career in the weight-centric model, the ways she uses mindfulness with her clients as a form of healing from diet culture, and how self-acceptance plays such a central role in our relationship to food and body image. She also busts some myths about weight and health. We loved this conversation and know that you will too! Alexis Conason, Psy.D., CEDS-S, is a clinical psychologist and certified eating disorder specialist in private practice in New York City. She is the owner of Conason Psychological Services, a weight-inclusive therapy practice specializing in the treatment of binge eating disorder, disordered eating, and body image. She is the founder of The Anti-Diet Plan, an online mindful eating program and is the author of "The Diet-Free Revolution: 10 Steps to Free Yourself from the Diet-Cycle with Mindful Eating" and "Radical Self-Acceptance" (North Atlantic Books, 2021). Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, she is a frequent speaker at conferences, and she has been featured widely as an expert on the topics of mindful eating, body image, and diet culture in the media.  You can find Alexis on social media @theantidietplan We’ve cited this research before, but it might be a helpful resource for anyone interested in digging deeper into the problems with weight-loss as an intervention, including how physical activity can improve health markers regardless of weight: Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we’re tackling part two of our listener question from last week about how the f*ck to figure out what to eat after decades of following diet rules and living with a disordered eating mentality about food. Abbie takes us through two foundational places to begin this process, and then we talk about some tangible tips for putting together a satisfying meal. Episodes mentioned: Episode 27: Q&A All About Hunger Episode 24: How To Break A Food Rule We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon.  Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we’re answering a listener question about how to decide what to eat when you’re coming from decades of dieting or disordered eating. Christie asks: How do you know WHAT to eat after DECADES of eating only "yes" foods and completely avoiding "no" foods? How do you know what food your body is hungry for?  These two studies reference the impact of lifestyle behaviors like diet and exercise on health outcomes, specifically in the context of the social determinants of health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26590942/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26526164/ We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon.  Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

It’s a husband episode! Abbie and her husband Jeb are interviewed about how they have navigated, and continue to navigate, their relationship with Jeb being a recovering addict and Abbie having recovered from an eating disorder. This episode is full of helpful thoughts and tips for anyone who is in a relationship or friendship where mental health is central to the partnership (so, all of us!).  We discuss:  Jeb’s story with addiction and how he got sober How Abbie and Jeb met and what dating looked like How they support one another when they have very different personalities What they have learned from each other about mental health The similarities and differences between addiction and eating disorders Genetic factors and environmental factors for both How to approach a friend who is struggling We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon.  Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

We can experience a loss of appetite for a variety of reasons – illness, stress, anxiety, dieting and restriction, and so much more. In this episode, Abbie walks us through why this is such a common experience in recovery from dieting and disordered eating, the reasons for a loss of appetite, how to identify subtle signs of hunger, and then practical tips for coping with food when you just don’t feel like eating. Diane and Abbie also talk through their personal experiences with appetite and hunger, and discuss ideas for everyone and anyone who is struggling with this. We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. Find the show on Instagram @fullplate.podcast and as always, you can find Diane on Instagram @dianesanfilippo and Abbie @abbieattwoodwellness. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

We have a special guest on this episode! Dr. Kera Nyemb-Diop joins us to talk about the way diet culture influences cultural food choices and how she approaches this with her work in nutrition. We also discuss the racist origins of diet and wellness culture, common myths she hears about the “health” of certain foods in the black community, and how we can all decolonize our plates. This is an awesome episode, and not one to be missed! Follow along with Kera and learn more about her work: Dr. Kera Nyemb-Diop (@black.nutritionist) Work With The Black Nutritionist Group Coaching with Dr. Kera  We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

This episode is all about movement. Diet culture has bound up fitness with food and our body image, and it’s so important to unravel that to find out what movement truly means for each of us. Making peace with exercise means approaching it from a place of self-care – but how do we do that after decades of thinking about it through the diet culture lens of “earning” or “burning” of food? Abbie takes us through three things to consider when beginning to heal our relationship with movement. We hope this is a helpful starting point! We’ll have many more future episodes on this topic to dig in further. We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon. Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we’re answering a listener question (with recommendations in general for handling medical conditions): "Do you have suggestions for handling a high blood pressure diagnosis? I recently started blood pressure medication but have been wary of my doctor’s “diet and exercise” suggestion for lowering it without meds. Would love your HAES perspective on this! Thanks to both of you!" Studies of interest (TW for weight stigma): A review of interventions that promote eating by internal cues Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer Health-At-Every-Size and Eating Behaviors: 1-Year Follow-Up Results of a Size Acceptance Intervention  We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon.  Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is  @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we’re answering two listener questions about general boundaries around diet culture talk and specific boundaries at the doctor’s office. 1) "Can you recommend strategies for handling constant diet culture talk at the office, social events, with family, etc.? l literally don’t know a single person who isn’t fully engulfed in this, and many very vocally so, and so if I gracefully excluded myself from every conversation, I’d never be able to talk to anyone." 2) "What about strategies for handling doctors weight loss advice and/or an absolute insistence that you get weighed, and handling the guilting and shaming if you manage to refuse?" Resource from Ragen Chastain for navigating weight conversations at the doctor: https://danceswithfat.org/2013/04/01/what-to-say-at-the-doctors-office/  We are a listener-supported show (no ads!) so please support us on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also where we publicly host transcripts for each episode, so if you’re looking for those, head over to our Patreon.  Find the show and hosts on Instagram @fullplate.podcast Diane is @dianesanfilippo and Abbie is @abbieattwoodwellness  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abbieattwoodwellness.substack.com/subscribe