This is Season 4 Episode 4 of MK on the Mic, a podcast dedicated to having conversations relevant to POC communities.
I, Meera Kumar, called up Renee McGregor for a chat about underfuelling, overtraining, and eating disorders. Renee is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist, who specialises in RED-S, overtraining, eating disorders, and female health.
Find timestamped topics below:
1:44 How common are eating disorders? 3:52 Where does an eating disorder stem from? 6:55 Recurring eating disorder triggers in men, and how emotions can trigger eating disorders 11:33 How to stop negative experiences/feelings affecting our relationship with food 13:50 Adopting sport as an identity 15:50 Feeling guilt after eating 18:10 Turning ‘negative’ emotions into something positive, and vulnerability 21:50 Defining yourself and finding an identity 24:50 ‘Losing weight makes you faster’ and losing weight to win 34:40 Symptoms of underfuelling 37:05 Why you may not look like you have a problem 38:08 Why the eating disorder stereotype leads to other sufferers being overlooked 40:48 Resources to help you 42:22 A lovely story about a baker and some jammy dodgers to help you put things in perspective
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Renee’s books are amazing, check them out below: Training Food, Fast Fuel books. and Orthorexia, When Healthy Eating Goes Bad