Show notes
Elimination diets are not for everyone and definitely NOT for me. It took me awhile to even share my “elimination diet failure” story with anyone. I was embarrassed. I thought it was my fault that it didn’t work. I think that’s probably the reason that most people don’t share their diet failure stories more often. Today, I’m sharing the WHOLE TRUTH. My very ugly experience with a popular elimination diet. (Hint: It rhymes with Shmole Shmirty.)
In this episode we talk about:
- Why programs that call themselves "not a diet" actually are.
- How I gave up dairy, gluten, grains, sugar, legumes, corn, peanuts, alcohol, soy, and joy for a few months and wound up GAINING weight at the end of it all.
- The surprising reason I had an itchy rash the majority of the time.
- How this experience led me to say "F this I'm done" with diet culture for good and led me to the work I do today.
- A sprinkle of humor as I regale you with stories of how I used to spend hours making "nacho cheese" out of sweet potatoes, crying over candied pecans, and picking beans out of chili at super bowl parties--and how I came out on the other side.
Links mentioned in this episode:
"The WHOLE Truth: My Experience With Elimination Diets" (blog post that inspired this episode)
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