143. Reframing Your Perspective on Weight Loss and Balanced Eating with Ilana Muhlstein

Themes: Weight Loss, Brain retraining, Nutrition Episode: Trigger warning: Eating disorders Have you attempted to lose weight with frustrating results? Do you struggle with sticking to a diet plan? Dietician and nutritionist Ilana Muhlstein joins Lindsay to discuss why elimination/fad diets and extreme restrictive eating is not the healthy path towards weight loss. Hear Ilana's struggles with her weight as a child, how she fixed her negative relationship with food, and how she helps her clients do the same. Dietitian, nutritionist, bestselling author, and mother of three, Ilana Muhlstein, MS, RD, is a highly sought-after global health and wellness expert. Her rise to fame has been fueled by her relatable weight loss journey and sharp intellect. Her mission is to show people that a healthy lifestyle is easier and much more attainable than they think. She has established a thriving private practice and amassed a huge online following devoted to inspiring her fans and clients to achieve their full health potential. Ilana has developed a bestselling weight loss program called the 2B Mindset and is the author of the Wall Street Journal's bestselling book, You Can Drop It, and her first cookbook, Love The Food That Loves You Back.. Show Notes: -Ilana's experience with weight gain as a kid, and how she broke through traditional toxic weight loss tactics, discovering her own healthy way to lose weight and maintain it; her path to becoming a registered dietitian and helping her own clients -How Ilana reframed her relationship with the scale -Tools Ilana learned to use to help her lose weight realistically and in a healthy way; including approaching it two pounds at a time -Switching one small habit at a time, which compounds into massive change -Discussing how to approach eating disorders delicately and appropriately -Why fad diets fail; learning to take a self-directed approach to weight loss, and tailoring your journey personally -Reshaping your relationship with food and how to connect with Ilana Resources: -Follow Ilana on Instagram here -Visit Ilana's Website - Use PODCAST10 to get $10 off your first meal- receive an extra 5% off when you subscribe! (www.ilanameals.com) -Follow Rewire on Instagram here -Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay's Website -Cait's Instagram: @caitmurphy.co -Click here for Cait's FREE Masterclass *ALL the content talked about in these episodes should not be used as medical advice. These episodes are to be used for informational purposes only.