In this episode, we talk with Leslie Bonci about food insecurity and how it comes up in athlete populations. We discuss resources for food insecurity, dollar store meals, how athletes can meet nutrient needs, canned foods for performance, budget friendly and shelf stable creative options, supplements and so much more.  You won't want to miss this!

To connect with Leslie, follow her on Instagram (@boncilj) and at her website, activeeatingadvice.com

Find our complete show notes and the self paced course here.

Do you struggle with underfueling? Even unintentionally?

Or maybe you're tired of the hustle culture of endurance athletics and just want to be?

If this resonates, this episode is for you!

We talk with Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDRD-S who is an expert in multiple areas, including sports nutrition, family nutrition, and eating disorders. Leslie sat down with us and shed light on how she helps athletes get back to a fed state so they can perform at their best. We also discussed her book, Born to Eat, and how that plays into being an athlete as well. 

We also discussed:

• All things underfueling
• How to spot underfueling
• Why body image is so difficult for athletes
• What else can athletes focus on aside from weight when training and performing?
• And more!

Leslie is a fellow dietitian and wears many hats- she works with athletes, she writes, speaks, and has been featured in many publications like women’s health and the huffington post. Leslie is also the co-author of born to eat, which was a staple for both Sarah and me when we were introducing solids to our little ones. Leslie takes a weight neutral and non diet approach, and we talked about her work with performance athletes like the cirque de soleil athletes she works with and how she handles that. We really dove into under eating though and the detrimental affects that has across so many different facets of athlete’s lives.

To connect with Leslie, follow her on Instagram and at her website.

Find our complete show notes here.

We had the great privilege of interviewing Amelia Boone! Amelia Boone is a full time attorney, obstacle race, and ultra runner. She’s a 4x world champion and one of the most decorated obstacle racers in history. She has been on the podium over 50 times and won over 30 times in obstacle racing, including the Spartan world champion in 2013, 3x winner of the world’s toughest mudder, and 3x death race finisher.  Not only that, but Amelia has been very open about her eating disorder and how her recovery has been for most of her adult life.

In this episode, we discussed:

• Eating disorder recovery and how that looks today versus 20 years ago
• Why incorporating movement into recovery is so crucial
• How she trains now and how her philosophy for training has changed
• How she deals with pressure on race day
• Race day fueling and what she always eats before a race
• Dealing with injuries 
• Her fertility journey 
• And more!

To connect with Amelia, follower her on Instagram and at her website.

Find our complete show notes here.

This episode is sponsored by Nature Nate's. We love and recommend Nature Nate's all the time- it's the best honey to sweeten your day, and your training! Take a mini pouch with you on your next run for a great fueling source.