#216: “It Works Until It Doesn’t”: Under-Eating, Shrinking to Belong, and the Long Game of Taking Care of Your Body with Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-C (Part Two)
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Leslie Schilling, and we get into the harder, thornier stuff—the cultural forces that make all of this so difficult to navigate, and the clinical tools Leslie uses to help people find their way through.
We cover:
— What weight suppression actually means, and why it has nothing to do with body size
— The physical toll of even "light" under-eating, and why it can feel like it's working until it suddenly isn't
— GLP-1 medications, informed consent, and what most prescribers aren't telling their patients
— The way exercise intersects with GLP-1s and why being told to work out more while your hunger cues are suppressed is a problem
— Muscle loss, sarcopenia, and why fueling your body matters more as you age
— RED-S and why it's not just for elite athletes
— "Weaponized compassion" and the way diet culture and the medical system dress up restriction as care
— How belonging and community drive so many of our behaviors around food, movement, and medication
— Body grief and the real, valid loss that comes with a changing body
— Why lowering the bar is not giving up
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About Leslie:
Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-C, owns a Las Vegas-based private practice specializing in nutrition counseling for disordered eating and performance nutrition for professional athletes, performers, and military personnel. In her more than 20 years in the fields of sport nutrition, eating disorders, and strength and conditioning, Leslie has served in many settings, including as a performance nutrition consultant for Cirque du Soleil and the NBA, and as an expert contributor to U.S. News & World Report. One of her favorite things to do is support registered dietitians, coaches, and other professionals working at the intersection of eating disorders and sport through professional supervision and mentorship in the Dietitian Development Hub Mighty Network Community. Check out Leslie’s latest book, Feed Yourself, about how diet culture shows up in our safest places, which is available anywhere books are sold.
Find more on Leslie: https://www.instagram.com/leslieschillinghttps://schillingnutrition.com/https://a.co/d/0blRJV9z
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