Episode 152
Binge Eating (feat. Lisa Oldson MD)
The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.
For today’s episode, Dr. Lisa Oldson, founder of Oldson Medical and Smart Weight Loss Coaching, joins us to discuss binge eating. Binge Eating Disorder is the most common eating disorder, but it is often undiagnosed because it’s easy to hide. Tune in to learn how self compassion, medication and knowledge could support someone with a binge eating disorder and binge eating behavior.
IN THIS EPISODE:
● [06:45] Lisa Oldson’s journey.
● [11:00] The way we speak to ourselves is so important.
● [14:15] Understanding that nobody chooses to have binge eating disorder or chooses to carry excess weight.
● [18:00] How we define a binge eating disorder.
● [22:00] Binge eating disorder is the most common of the eating disorders.
● [25:00] Binge eating can feel like a personality flaw, but it is a medical condition.
● [32:00] Someone can have binge eating disorder, but their significant other, spouse, or roommate could have no idea, because they hide it.
● [36:00] Self-compassion and self-coaching might assist with some skills and strategies to address binge eating disorder.
● [41:00] By using the word “practice” you create a little softness and space for yourself not to get it right from the beginning.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
● Binge eating disorder is a medical condition and is the most common eating disorder in the United States.
● Binge eating is difficult to diagnose as it’s often hidden from those closest to us.
● There are ways to support people struggling with binge eating like medication, self compassion and shifting perspectives.
QUOTES:
“The one thing I would ask people to walk away with some compassion and understanding for the fact that nobody chooses to have binge eating disorder, nobody chooses to carry excess weight.” Dr. Lisa Oldson
“Binge eating disorder is definitely the most common of the eating disorders and my opinion about why it is so underrecognized and underdiagnosed is because of the shame and the blame that people have.” Dr. Lisa Oldson
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As an Obesity Medicine physician coming from a Primary Care background, she understands the impact of excess weight on health as well as on self-esteem, employment, relationships, mood and productivity. Every day we make a myriad of decisions about food, movement and lifestyle that impact our weight. She acts both as a docent and a coach, educating and guiding individuals as they navigate these decisions, for themselves and for those in their community.
She’s board certified in Internal Medicine since 1997 and Obesity Medicine since 2013. As the founder of Oldson Medical and Smart Weight Loss Coaching she has an opportunity to impact people’s weight and health every day. As she says, with this role comes a responsibility to refute the shame and stigma so often attached to excess weight. An elevated BMI is not a moral failing, it’s a medical condition. Nobody chooses to struggle with their weight. Her work is all about helping people off that struggle bus!
