44: Intuitive Eating and Bariatric Surgery

Speaking of Hungry

Did you have bariatric surgery and want to change your diet mentality?

Is it even possible to re-connect with hunger and fullness after bariatric surgery?

These are just a few of the questions I had for Jessi Holden, a HAES-aligned dietitian working with bariatric surgery patients.

Some say you can't be a "non-diet" dietitian AND work with both pre- and post-bariatric patients. Listen to this episode with Jessi and I think you'll find that, YES, this most certainly is possible!

(Please see a trigger warning note below)

We talk about:

• How she takes her patients from a restrictive diet mindset to an intuitive one without taking away their body autonomy.
• Jessi's approach with patients who are contemplating bariatric surgery; and no, she never tries to sway a patient in one direction or another!
• Jessi's work with spinal cord injury patients and the unique challenges they face.
• The disordered behaviors she finds in both bariatric and spinal cord injury patients.
• How Jessi works with doctors and other healthcare professionals in this very weight-centric field.

Jessi teaches us that even if you have surgically altered your stomach for intentional weight loss, you most certainly can turn your mindset around and embrace an intuitive approach to eating.

*** TRIGGER WARNING - At the 46-minute mark through the 54-minute mark Jessi mentions calorie levels and pounds lost/gained as she describes the struggles her patients go through with not getting enough food and nutrients. If you are triggered by hearing calorie and weight numbers please fast forward through this point of the episode. ***

Mentioned in this episode:

Jessi on Instagram: @Holden_Nutrition Jessi's website ******

Do you need help trying to break free from rigid food tracking or other forms of disordered eating??

I suffered from disordered eating for over two decades of my life. When I was finally ready to admit that my disorder was a major roadblock for me to move forward with so many other things in life, I slowly started to reject food rules, stop weighing myself, looked at exercise differently, and had more compassion for my natural body shape and size.

As a registered dietitian, I take women through this process of food and body healing.

Contact me to learn more about my 1:1, private online intuitive eating coaching services.

You can schedule a FREE 20-minute call with me so I can find out what you're struggling with and you can determine if my program is a good fit for you!

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