Apr 5, 2022
“What I learned about my
relationship with food was how disordered it was. And I learned
about how I had treated my body so badly because I didn't love it.
I didn't appreciate it. And when I say I learned, I treated my body
badly. It wasn't like somebody shamed me into that it was a
realization, it was an awakening, it was me waking up and going, oh
my god, I have this amazing biological, you know, a system so to
speak, that is me. Like I finally learned not to see myself
separate from my body.”
Having a healthy relationship with food does
not happen overnight. Especially if you see food as the culprit of
your depression, eating disorder, and failures in other aspects.
Katy sits down with Maria to deep-dive into her experience after
bariatric surgery, the reasons why she chose to have it, and how
she’s able to heal her relationship with food and recovering from
an eating disorder. Let’s get started.
[00:01 - 05:26] Opening Segment
- Welcoming Maria to the show
- Rewiring her mindset with food
[05:27 - 31:58 ] Rebuilding Your Relationship with Food
- Maria shares her relationship with food growing up in a Sicilian family
- How dieting changed Maria’s relationship with food
- Maria shares her bariatric surgery experience
- The impact of the surgery on her mental and physical health
- After surgery challenges
- How Maria deals with recurring bad body image
[31:59 - 37:42] Wrapping up!
- What Maria is grateful for about her body
- Rapid fire questions with Maria
- Maria’s advice to people who want to make peace with food
Key Quotes
“When
you're dieting, all you're focused on is diet, diet, diet, right,
dude, food. It's like you're trying to get away from the food, but
all you really do is run straight to the food. Because it's never
out of your mind.” - Maria
“We avoid all of the uncomfortable emotions, we end up avoiding the wonderful ones as well.” - Katy
Resources Mentioned
Check out: https://bariatrictimes.com/intuitive-eating-healthier-relationship/
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