The Balanced Body Podcast

This is like a Q&A style episode, except it's just from my notes app. I'm constantly jotting down misinformation I've seen or heard, things that have come up with clients and great questions from my DMs, so this is a mixed bag of topics, including:
The least necessary carbohydrate gel 
Why treating your gut might be a very expensive distraction
Is low fat dairy actually worse for you?
Your body doesn't actually know you're deliberately fasting
The worst pre-workout snack
Is water enough to rehydrate you?
Don't just rely on one protein source in your meals
Free calcium calculator click here
No one cares how you eat
Does vitamin C stop you getting sick?
If you'd like more personalised support with this, feel free to send me a DM on Instagram at @nutritionbyhelena - I offer individual consults and coaching packages. 
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If you've ever lost weight, gained it back, and wondered what's wrong with you — this episode is for you.
I'm joined by Glenn Mackintosh, a psychologist who specialises in helping people with their relationship with food, their body, and their weight. We talk about why knowing what to eat is rarely the actual problem, and what's really going on when you can't seem to make it stick.
In this episode:
Why it's not your fault that diets haven't worked
How to want to change your body and feel okay in it at the same time
When to see a psychologist vs a dietitian
Why you might be chasing weight loss when what you actually want is something else entirely
What to do if you've tried everything and keep ending up back at the start
Glenn's links:
Weight Management Psychology Clinic
Transformation Support Community
Free eBook — The Missing Piece
Mindset Questionnaire
If you'd like more personalised support with this, feel free to send me a DM on Instagram at @nutritionbyhelena 
If you want a done for you plan without the coaching commitment, come Join the Community: The Balanced Body Reset

A man stopped me in the supermarket the night before Run for the Kids to warn me about the importance of reading food labels. What he didn't know is that I was deliberately looking for a processed product with added sugar - and it was exactly the right choice for what I needed that day.
In this episode I use my own race day fuelling to talk through pre and post training nutrition, caffeine, fasted exercise, and why what is considered healthy always depends on context.
If you'd like more personalised support with your own training nutrition, feel free to send me a DM on Instagram at @nutritionbyhelena 
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Easter is one of those times of year where food is everywhere and it can feel really hard to stay on track without swinging to one extreme or the other. In this episode I'm sharing 12 practical strategies for navigating Easter in a way that supports your goals, without restricting yourself or ending up in that all or nothing spiral.
If you'd like more personalised support with this, feel free to send me a DM on Instagram at @nutritionbyhelena 
If you want a done for you plan without the coaching commitment, come Join the Community: The Balanced Body Reset

I came across a post in a diet program Facebook group recently, which had 74 comments, all from people saying the same thing. They'd paid for a program, felt overwhelmed within the first hour, and just hadn't started. Some had been sitting on it for over a year, lurking in the group, watching everyone else make progress and wondering what was wrong with them.
Sound familiar? Because I think this happens more than we talk about. And I don't think it means you're lazy or unmotivated. I think there's usually something else going on, like perfectionism, fear of failure, waiting for the right time, waiting to feel ready. And the longer you wait, the harder it gets.
In this episode I talk about:
The stages of change 
Why perfectionism tricks you into doing nothing at all
The mistake of relying on motivation
Acknowledging that life will never fully calm down 
How the way you perceive yourself influences your choices
If you'd like more personalised support with this, feel free to send me a DM on Instagram at @nutritionbyhelena 
If you want a done for you plan without the coaching commitment, come Join the Community: The Balanced Body Reset