For the Compulsive Exerciser: Food for ThoughtIf you are a compulsive exerciser, the story below might inspire you to add some gentleness to your day. “Invisible Victories” is from the MEDA newsletter (www.MEDAinc.org). MEDA is the Multi-service Eating Disorders Association, a…
Do Not Diet
Female Athlete Conference: Strategies for Optimal Health and Performance
World-renowned experts in sports medicine, sports psychology, nutrition and body image unite in support of knowledge dissemination regarding treatment and preventive strategies for physical and psychological sports health concerns for female athletes.This two-day conference targets physicians, nurses, physician assistance, psychologists, neuropsychologists, athletic trainers,…
Breakfast makes me hungry…
Breakfast makes me hungry…“If I eat breakfast, I feel hungrier all day” complained a working mom who wanted to lose 10 pounds. She was a breakfast skipper. She believed skipping breakfast would save her somecalories and helps her shed a few…
New & Exciting Research from Female Athlete Triad Coalition Members for ACSM 2013 Annual Meeting
Dieting Gone Awry: When Food is Foe
I should be pencil-thin for all the exercise I do.I don’t keep cookies in the house. If they are there, I eat way too many of them.I’m afraid if I start eating, I won’t stop…Too many athletes are at war…
The Power of Food
What do you do when a food has power over you? “I don’t keep peanut butter in the house”, reported Sarah, a working mom and fitness exerciser who wanted to lose about 10 pounds. “If peanut butter is there, I eat…
Body Image and Athletes
Protein tips for vegetarians
Protein tips for vegetarians“Since I’ve given up meat, I’ve been eating lots of nuts and peanut butter for protein” reported my client. She thought she was eating TONS of protein, but the reality is, nuts and peanut butter are not…
The Great Fat Debate
Is it true that if you eat fat you will get fat? No! Fat is an important part of a balanced diet. • In terms of body weight, we need to pay attention to total calorie intake, and not grams of fat….
