E6: Anna Sweeney - U Are Sold to Lose

The Coach U Podcast

Today’s guest is Anna Sweeney. Anna has been a registered dietitian, dealing exclusively with eating disorders for the past 13 years.
When she was 15, Anna was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis or abbreviated commonly as MS. So we talk about her fitness journey, which I loved seeing. Multiple sclerosis is an illness of the central nervous system and it can affect the brain, spinal cord and the optic nerve. So her training was extremely detailed, and I met Anna, through her trainer, who is my buddy, Mr. Frank Duffy himself, out in NYC, and online as @FrankDuffyFitness. So Anna being a client, dealing with MS and a registered dietitian, has a lot of insight into a few demographics here.

She gives insight into what she learned being a client and seeing what personal training is like. I love this because we always hear from coaches, but hearing from a clients point of view is crucial. We as trainers and coaches have a duty and responsibility to take care of our clients, and we can make a huge positive impact in their lives.

She didn’t think what she was doing, at first, was badass. Her training looked different that other people in the gym. It had to, and then she realized just how badass she is. I used to watch her training videos when Frank posted them and I always stopped and watched, because the progression of her movements improved with each video posted, and that is badass.

As a dietitian who deals with eating disorders, she has a vast knowledge of information to share and this includes in the fields of diets, diet culture, eating disorders, and body image. And she has a very interesting take on what a balanced diet is, and how we are sold to lose weight. She also has a following of 81k on Instagram and we talk about the responsibility she feels to share, as she puts it, her evolution.

It is time to bust out the pens and paper. Write down 2 things that stick out to you in this episode. I hope it can strike a conversation. I invite you to reach out to me and share your thoughts.

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Anna Sweeney IG: @DietitianAnna
Frank Duffy IG: @frankduffyfitness

Coach U IG: @CoachUstrong
Books Anna talked about:
1) Anti Diet, by Christy Harrison
2) Intuitive Eating, 4th Edition: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach, by Evelyn Tirbole and Elyse Resch

Tune in next time for our conversation with @Rachel.Balkovec
Talk soon,
Coach U