Ep. 243 - Developing an Anti-Diet Mindset with Astrid Naranjo

Astrid Naranjo, also known as the Anti Diet Dietitian on social media, is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist who currently serves as a Master Coach at Team Biolayne, a coaching and consulting company focused on physique and athletic performance. Astrid's coaching specialties include intuitive eating, body positivity, weight-inclusive care, sports nutrition, and gut health. She provides personalized nutrition coaching services to clients with specific health concerns, including PCOS and menopause-related nutrition concerns.  In her coaching, Astrid emphasizes the importance of building healthy, sustainable habits and discourages crash dieting or extreme restriction - hence where a lot of the origin of her anti-diet dietitian moniker originates. My conversation with Astrid revealed that we have much more in common with our coaching philosophies than I knew about, which has me even more excited to share this episode with you! In today's episode, we discuss the true meaning behind her "anti-diet dietitian" mission, the role that empathy, compassion, and self-care play in sustainable nutrition habit development, as well IIFYM, sugar cravings, and more! Start listening! Connect with and Learn from Astrid: Connect with Astrid on Instagram - antidiet_dietitian Learn more about working with Astrid - click here Thank you for being here. If you found today's episode valuable, please share it with a friend or family member who would benefit from hearing today's message. Join my Free Facebook Group for Women over 30 Seeking Diet Freedom - Join Here. Follow me on Instagram - @paulsaltercoaching  Join The 5% Community. Episode Key Highlights, Quotes, and Questions: Discover the key components of sustainable eating practices and how to develop a healthier relationship with food. Learn the core tenants of Astrid's coaching philosophy, which she's used to help countless men and women like you lose weight and change their habits.  Understand what "anti-diet" really means and how cutting off this "diet mentality" can work to positively influence your relationship with food and food behaviors. Learn the role continued reflection, healing, and personal development play in empowering you to develop a healthy and thriving relationship with food and yourself. Questions I asked Astrid include: Your Instagram handle is the anti-diet dietitian. Can you tell us more about… What that means to you, How your personal journey influenced this, And how it's infused into your teaching and coaching. You speak a lot about the necessity of personal development and more-or-less doing the deep work from within to move through and past disordered eating tendencies. One quote I found on IG I really liked is, "And although it will improve over time, it will require extra amount of self awareness, self reflection & self compassion & realistic expectations, for this "normal" relationship with food to stay healthy." → Can you speak more about the type of psychological and emotional work necessary to help someone listening who's struggling with sugar cravings or evening binges (rather than hoping and praying the next diet will work…)? And, why do people avoid this type of work and remain overly fixated on finding a perfect diet or taking the easy way out? How can our women listening better approach managing energy levels and cravings during their menstrual cycle? What nutrients and behaviors should they focus on most? How beneficial is tracking their cycle to help them better navigate the periods that may prove to less energy and increased hunger?  How I Can Help You: I help women over 30 lose weight and rebuild limitless confidence so that they never have to diet again.  To date, I've personally coached more than 1,500 women and helped them to collectively lose 10,000+ pounds of body fat and keep it off for good, while simultaneously empowering them with the education, strategies, and accountability needed to feel and look their best.  Click here to learn more about how I can help you. Follow me on Instagram - @paulsaltercoaching