Welcome to another episode of the Understanding Disordered Eating podcast. Today we are talking to Dawn Lundin, MS, RD, CNSC. She is a registered dietitian, endurance athlete, and full-time mom. She also runs a virtual private practice focusing on eating disorders and sports nutrition. She aims to help clients achieve nutrition and athletic-related goals and shift their mindset into a happier and healthier manner, and to have a healthy relationship with exercise.

Join us in today’s discussion as we dig deeper into how you can manage a healthy relationship with exercise so that it serves you. Dawn also shares some first-hand insights on how one can reframe their thoughts and break food/movement bondage. We break down how athletes and non-athletes are different yet similar. Feeling chaotic in your relationship with movement? Feeling anxious about not working out? This one is for you.

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[0:01-3:38] Introduction 

• Dawn’s background

• She got into athletics and an active lifestyle

• Worked w/ clients with ED and Sports Nutrition
   

[3:39- 10:07] A Healthy Relationship with Exercise

• Overriding your body’s intuition is detrimental

• Working out to lose weight and with rules attached

• Equating movement with health

• Finding balance with life and workout

• There are a lot of identities wrapped around a movement that isn’t always a good thing
  

[10:08-16:24] What does movement look like for athletes and non-athletes?

• Handling athletic clients in their Eating Disorder

• Equating eating less and movement to a healthy lifestyle is a false mindset

• Social media influence health and body image

• Honoring our body’s hunger fullness cues

• Honoring movements that we enjoy

• As control increases, enjoyment in food and movement decreases

• Using food and exercise as a coping mechanism
   

[16:25- 25:33] Using Exercise and Diet As An Escape to Your Emotional Baggage and How it Affects Your Lifestyle 

• Binge-purge cycle in exercise

• Exercising as a form of self-harm

• Running away from our feelings through movement

• Movement and Managing Anxiety

• Making a positive impact on your eating disorder recovery

• Dangers of using excessive exercise and diet culture
  

[23:34-42:03] Calculating Your Workout and Food Intake Might not Be the Best Solution

• The calculations circulating throughout media may be underestimating one’s nutritional needs

• Misinformation can lead to an unsustainable relationship with food and exercise

• Unrealistic expectations take away the ability of our bodies to heal

• Finding appropriate movement

• Red flags to look out for when exercising

• The pursuit of strength

• How prevalent are eating disorders in athletes?
  

[42:04-42:45] Outro

• Where to reach Dawn?
  

Resources Mentioned:

• Dawn’s Instagram

• Dawn’s Website
  

Tweetable Quotes

 “Just because you could, doesn’t mean you should.”-Dawn Lundin

”As control in fitness increases, enjoyment decreases.” -Dawn Lundin

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