Obesity is a risk factor for cancer, especially breast cancer which will affect 1 in 8 women. The reason is that fat cells release estrogen & excess estrogen can stimulate breast cancer cells to grow. No one ever told me this until after I had breast cancer. In every other respect I was “healthy”…blood pressure, blood sugar, & triglycerides were all normal. Obesity was my issue that I have struggled with for 20 years. I’m trying to heal my relationship with food. I have lost weight, but I am still obese & going through cancer treatment. Once you know this fact about the relationship between obesity & breast cancer, you can’t deny the impact of obesity on women’s health any longer. I should mention I have no family history & carry no genes that would have predisposed me to breast cancer.
Hi, Sarah and Stephanie! I have been meaning to leave a comment for weeks now, as I have been listening to the podcast from Week 1. I have loved all of your episodes so far, but this week's has compelled me to write. THANK YOU for being brave enough in this weight-obsessed culture in which we live to publicly declare that trying to lose weight is not a healthy thing to be doing! I really admire your courage, as this is not a message that a lot of people want to hear. I battled diet-mentality, desperation to lose weight and binge eating for twenty years before reading Sarah's book in August; it COMPLETELY transformed the way that I see my body. (Sarah, Chapter 2 was absolutely pivotal for me, especially the section about being grateful for my body - it shifted my thinking from "I hate my body and have to change it" to "How have I missed for all these years how amazing my body is, what it enables me to do, how much I take it for granted and how ungrateful I have been for it?!") I now fully accept my body the way that it is, even though I am "plus size" (whatever that means!) and have taken up Intuitive Eating. I have never felt so at peace with myself. Twenty years of trying to lose weight has made me much heavier than I was when I started; although I can't absolutely know that it's true (can you tell that I'm a Byron Katie fan?!) I firmly believe that if dieting had never been conceived of, there would be no obesity - the more losing weight is pushed by our culture and our health care system, the fatter we are getting. So thank you, Sarah and Stephanie, for the work you are doing; I think you're both amazing and love tuning in each week to listen to your discussions. Anyone out there who is listening and who hasn't read Sarah's book yet, I cannot recommend it enough!
Ahhh Maria! What a wonderful comment and I (Sarah) LOVE hearing how far you’ve come. Letting go of pursuing weight loss isn’t an easy task, it takes humility and a willingness to let go of old beliefs. I hope you give yourself credit for the work you’ve done ❤️❤️
Very interesting and your discussions make me hopeful for a solution. My question specific to this episode is if one needs to heal, but also reduce weight for health(blood pressure, painful walking-knees,feet, pre diabetes,etc) how can this be balanced with recovery?
This is a really common question and there is no one size fits all answer. There is a movement called Health at Every Size which argues that no, we do not have to lose weight to be healthy. That there are ways of managing blood pressure and blood sugars without losing weight, but rather focusing on behaviors like stress management, exercise/movement, and nutritional modifications (not extreme). We are taught that weight loss itself is the antidote for health improvements, but is this true? Or is it about the associated behaviors that may accompany some weight loss efforts? Can we separate health-promoting behaviors from weight? This has been a much more viable approach personally.
@@iamstefaniemichele Thank you for this thoughtful reply. I am turned off by anyone using BMI as a measure. My daughter ,who was very athletic was called obese due to BMI. She struggles now as a result. I do support these ideas of heath and weight you mention.
Thank you both! The company that I work for charges us an extra $60.00 a month on our insurance if our BMI and waistline is above the recommended numbers. It’s the same if you use anything with nicotine.
Sarah - I have to laugh everytime I hear you speaking about the live event. You say "we really look forward to meeting some of you in December" - I know you mean that not everyone will be there, but it sounds to me like we look forward to meeting "only some of you". :o)
Maybe I'm jumping a little out of order but - where do I start this process? I am working with a counselor, dietitian, plus my primary doctor. I am trying to keep the goal of being healither. However, I have not tried to address the binging. I haven't even brought that up with any of these professionals. Just writing that out - makes me realize I am starting in the middle. Where do you recommend I start? My counselor is a general professional - should I go to a food specialist?
It’s hard to say what would be best for you. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. I (Sarah) usually encourage people to read the original Intuitive Eating book by Tribole and Resch. If it resonates, try putting the principles into practice, if it’s challenging to do on your own you may find working with an intuitive eating counsellor helpful
What about the people who weigh 400-500 lbs or even more and obviousely can’t stop binging? They are not able to help themselves and intuitive eating is far away from what they can strive for or achieve. In some parts of the world binge eating is a pastime and a hobby hence high obesity. There are many people dying in fat acceptance community. Shouldn’t they be encouraged to lose weight? Taking a position of victimhood and not taking responsability is not helping anyone. Can you address these issues in a podcast? It will be helpful.
Yes this kind of thing makes me think this movement is disingenuous. I feel like the books need a second edition where they admit that there is a BIG difference between 180 lbs and 320 lbs.
Their position is definitely not victimhood, and their content is precisely about people taking responsibility. "Fat acceptance" and "accepting your body" are two completely different concepts. Unlike other addictions, people cannot stay away from food, so changing one's relationship with food starts in the mind, not on the scale. From what I understand, "dieting" - the way we've understood that concept for the last 50 years or so - IS the problem, not necessarily the food.
Hi both! Know this is a couple of years old now but I need to ask this before I can choose how to proceed - I am uncomfortably overweight as in about 5 stones off a weight that I previously felt comfortable at And when I say ‘comfortable’ I don’t mean aesthetically I mean my joints felt better and I could get around easier etc. and I have health issues that are exacerbated when I’m larger. After a lot of self work I am already comfortable in my body from an image perspective so that’s not the issue but I have an issue with overeating which can spill into binge eating I realise that I need to deal with emotional reasons and do the healing before I can focus on weight loss successfully and need to separate the two but from a health point of view I can’t afford to gain any more weight as I’m already at my personal limit for feeling physically comfortable How do I approach that? It’s very different to feeling a few pounds overweight and just having to put the way that makes you feel down to social conditioning etc. Thank you in advance 😊
And just to add as a PS my blood pressure and cholesterol etc is all good so I support the idea that you can have relatively good health and still be large, I’m talking about a physical discomfort with movement and an increase in joint pain etc which gets worse when I gain weight and I just don’t want to get any heavier but I do want to address why I overeat and make calmer choices so I feel a bit stuck, hence the question
I don’t know why but this podcast makes me so angry. I am actually not mad at the hosts or this podcast as it has been so helpful and educational but this topic makes me so frustrated. If you have health conditions exacerbated by weight (such as high cholesterol), I don’t know how you’re supposed to improve your condition without losing weight. What a confusing and frustrating situation.
You two do not need to lose weight. But for some people almost bedridden, who need oxigen to survive and have diabetis and organ failure shedding some weight with any diet could save their life. How many morbidly obese people reach old age? The people watching your channel/podcast are already trying to take care of themselves and resolve their ed in order to live a healthy life. But when intuitive eating and body positivity at every size meet without real understanding, it can be harmful.
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Obesity is a risk factor for cancer, especially breast cancer which will affect 1 in 8 women. The reason is that fat cells release estrogen & excess estrogen can stimulate breast cancer cells to grow. No one ever told me this until after I had breast cancer. In every other respect I was “healthy”…blood pressure, blood sugar, & triglycerides were all normal. Obesity was my issue that I have struggled with for 20 years. I’m trying to heal my relationship with food. I have lost weight, but I am still obese & going through cancer treatment. Once you know this fact about the relationship between obesity & breast cancer, you can’t deny the impact of obesity on women’s health any longer. I should mention I have no family history & carry no genes that would have predisposed me to breast cancer.
Hi, Sarah and Stephanie! I have been meaning to leave a comment for weeks now, as I have been listening to the podcast from Week 1. I have loved all of your episodes so far, but this week's has compelled me to write. THANK YOU for being brave enough in this weight-obsessed culture in which we live to publicly declare that trying to lose weight is not a healthy thing to be doing! I really admire your courage, as this is not a message that a lot of people want to hear. I battled diet-mentality, desperation to lose weight and binge eating for twenty years before reading Sarah's book in August; it COMPLETELY transformed the way that I see my body. (Sarah, Chapter 2 was absolutely pivotal for me, especially the section about being grateful for my body - it shifted my thinking from "I hate my body and have to change it" to "How have I missed for all these years how amazing my body is, what it enables me to do, how much I take it for granted and how ungrateful I have been for it?!") I now fully accept my body the way that it is, even though I am "plus size" (whatever that means!) and have taken up Intuitive Eating. I have never felt so at peace with myself. Twenty years of trying to lose weight has made me much heavier than I was when I started; although I can't absolutely know that it's true (can you tell that I'm a Byron Katie fan?!) I firmly believe that if dieting had never been conceived of, there would be no obesity - the more losing weight is pushed by our culture and our health care system, the fatter we are getting. So thank you, Sarah and Stephanie, for the work you are doing; I think you're both amazing and love tuning in each week to listen to your discussions. Anyone out there who is listening and who hasn't read Sarah's book yet, I cannot recommend it enough!
Ahhh Maria! What a wonderful comment and I (Sarah) LOVE hearing how far you’ve come. Letting go of pursuing weight loss isn’t an easy task, it takes humility and a willingness to let go of old beliefs. I hope you give yourself credit for the work you’ve done ❤️❤️
Very interesting and your discussions make me hopeful for a solution. My question specific to this episode is if one needs to heal, but also reduce weight for health(blood pressure, painful walking-knees,feet, pre diabetes,etc) how can this be balanced with recovery?
This is a really common question and there is no one size fits all answer. There is a movement called Health at Every Size which argues that no, we do not have to lose weight to be healthy. That there are ways of managing blood pressure and blood sugars without losing weight, but rather focusing on behaviors like stress management, exercise/movement, and nutritional modifications (not extreme). We are taught that weight loss itself is the antidote for health improvements, but is this true? Or is it about the associated behaviors that may accompany some weight loss efforts? Can we separate health-promoting behaviors from weight? This has been a much more viable approach personally.
@@iamstefaniemichele Thank you for this thoughtful reply. I am turned off by anyone using BMI as a measure. My daughter ,who was very athletic was called obese due to BMI. She struggles now as a result. I do support these ideas of heath and weight you mention.
Thank you both! The company that I work for charges us an extra $60.00 a month on our insurance if our BMI and waistline is above the recommended numbers. It’s the same if you use anything with nicotine.
Sarah - I have to laugh everytime I hear you speaking about the live event. You say "we really look forward to meeting some of you in December" - I know you mean that not everyone will be there, but it sounds to me like we look forward to meeting "only some of you". :o)
Aha! But IS that what I mean? 😉🤣
hehe that gave me a chuckle to hear it like that
So glad I found you ladies 😊
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Would you post a list of the other sites for people in larger bodies?
Maybe I'm jumping a little out of order but - where do I start this process? I am working with a counselor, dietitian, plus my primary doctor. I am trying to keep the goal of being healither. However, I have not tried to address the binging. I haven't even brought that up with any of these professionals. Just writing that out - makes me realize I am starting in the middle. Where do you recommend I start? My counselor is a general professional - should I go to a food specialist?
It’s hard to say what would be best for you. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. I (Sarah) usually encourage people to read the original Intuitive Eating book by Tribole and Resch. If it resonates, try putting the principles into practice, if it’s challenging to do on your own you may find working with an intuitive eating counsellor helpful
What about the people who weigh 400-500 lbs or even more and obviousely can’t stop binging? They are not able to help themselves and intuitive eating is far away from what they can strive for or achieve. In some parts of the world binge eating is a pastime and a hobby hence high obesity. There are many people dying in fat acceptance community. Shouldn’t they be encouraged to lose weight? Taking a position of victimhood and not taking responsability is not helping anyone. Can you address these issues in a podcast? It will be helpful.
Yes this kind of thing makes me think this movement is disingenuous. I feel like the books need a second edition where they admit that there is a BIG difference between 180 lbs and 320 lbs.
Their position is definitely not victimhood, and their content is precisely about people taking responsibility. "Fat acceptance" and "accepting your body" are two completely different concepts.
Unlike other addictions, people cannot stay away from food, so changing one's relationship with food starts in the mind, not on the scale.
From what I understand, "dieting" - the way we've understood that concept for the last 50 years or so - IS the problem, not necessarily the food.
@@mymunkee22 or rather "body allowance"
Straight into it...life is do busy 😊
Thank u❤
Steffanie you remind me of Anna from Downton Abby
Hi both! Know this is a couple of years old now but I need to ask this before I can choose how to proceed - I am uncomfortably overweight as in about 5 stones off a weight that I previously felt comfortable at
And when I say ‘comfortable’ I don’t mean aesthetically I mean my joints felt better and I could get around easier etc. and I have health issues that are exacerbated when I’m larger. After a lot of self work I am already comfortable in my body from an image perspective so that’s not the issue but I have an issue with overeating which can spill into binge eating
I realise that I need to deal with emotional reasons and do the healing before I can focus on weight loss successfully and need to separate the two but from a health point of view I can’t afford to gain any more weight as I’m already at my personal limit for feeling physically comfortable
How do I approach that? It’s very different to feeling a few pounds overweight and just having to put the way that makes you feel down to social conditioning etc. Thank you in advance 😊
And just to add as a PS my blood pressure and cholesterol etc is all good so I support the idea that you can have relatively good health and still be large, I’m talking about a physical discomfort with movement and an increase in joint pain etc which gets worse when I gain weight and I just don’t want to get any heavier but I do want to address why I overeat and make calmer choices so I feel a bit stuck, hence the question
I recommend first listening to episodes 59 & 68!
Looks like the answer is you can’t loose weight without dieting
I don’t know why but this podcast makes me so angry. I am actually not mad at the hosts or this podcast as it has been so helpful and educational but this topic makes me so frustrated. If you have health conditions exacerbated by weight (such as high cholesterol), I don’t know how you’re supposed to improve your condition without losing weight. What a confusing and frustrating situation.
You two do not need to lose weight. But for some people almost bedridden, who need oxigen to survive and have diabetis and organ failure shedding some weight with any diet could save their life. How many morbidly obese people reach old age? The people watching your channel/podcast are already trying to take care of themselves and resolve their ed in order to live a healthy life. But when intuitive eating and body positivity at every size meet without real understanding, it can be harmful.