s2/e42 Unpacking Mindset Around Performance Nutrition with Natalie Robertello, MS, RD (@befueledsportsnutrition)
Sports nutrition & performance fueling isn't just for elite athletes; anyone with any goal of feeling good and improving performance (WHATEVER those goals are for you!) should be understanding their body's fueling & nutrition needs. Sports Dietitian Natalie Robertello, MS, RD, CSSD, CDN (@befueledsportsnutrition) joins the show to discuss the mindset and belief systems we have around fueling & nutrition as recreational athletes including...
- What is "diet culture" and how does it influence our approach to performance fueling?
- "Discipline" versus balance
- Recognizing common obstacles to appropriate fueling
- "Dieting" culture
- Fear of carbs/fear of "too much"
- When liquid calories have a place (sometimes a mandatory one!)
- What happens when you feel like you can't carb load, i.e. eat the recommended carbohydrates per day?
- Tips for planning your pre-race carb-load
- Generational and gender differences in common obstacles to performance nutrition
- The stories we tell ourselves about how the way we eat defines who we are
- How to dis-entangle our beliefs around running more & eating less when we originally started running as a way to lose weight
- Weird "internet" diet trends
- The way certain sports nutrition products are marketed using "diet culture" talking points
Natalie Robertello, MS, RD, CSSD, CDN, is a Sports Dietitian & owner of BeFueled Sports Nutrition, as well as an endurance athlete.
https://www.befueledsn.com/
Sports Dietitian & owner of BeFueled Sports Nutrition, as well as an endurance athlete (triathlete, runner).
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