Anti-Diet, "Soul Food" episode 1, with Ange Helie of Banff, Alberta (CBP 409) | 21 February 2023

Calgary Business Podcast

In the first episode of “Soul Food” with personal trainer, fitness instructor and life coach, Ange Helie, we took a deep dive into understanding why she is referred to as the “Anti-Diet” individual. Now, in order to avoid calling out her mother for arriving at such a distinguished title, I asked Ange to provide some clarity since there are so many diet solutions available on the market.

Selected highlights:

[2:22]...there is this external pressure…because by doing so, this will equal weight loss

[2:30]...we are getting ads for diet products, meal plans, templates or calculations you need to follow to lose weight

[5:10]...when we see these beautiful [people] on social media…we are told “...do this calorie plan so you can get this body…”

[5:32]...on top of the physical, it's the mental exhaustion of trying to follow this plan

[6:35]...every single woman I work with comes to me saying: “...I am doing all the things, I’m taking the magic supplements, I am watching my sugar…but I am not seeing any results…”

[9:24]...you just start fearing food

[13:59]...I am really curious on the emotional state and whether you are really in tune [with the fact] that you are eating?

[32:51]...we make these into giant statements where “butter = weight gain” – for sure, if you are going to eat a whole block of butter

[37:31]...you know when you are feeling healthy; you know when you are feeling good…

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The following links stem from my “Anti-Diet” discussion with Ange:

Beyoncé “master cleanse”. Beyoncé made this cleanse “famous” her role in the 2006 film, “Dreamgirls” [NOTE: this is the “spring cleaning cleanse” Ange and her friend undertook in April 2008]

USA Today published this article in February 2019 titled “Beyonce lost 20 pounds with a juice cleanse. Here are the pros and cons of the crash detox”: https://tinyurl.com/34dybmwf

This is a link to the cleanse recipe:

https://www.thecookierookie.com/detox-lemonade/

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Dr. Lindo Bacon, founder of the “Health at Every Size” movement:

https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/

“Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates "thin" with "healthy" is the problem. The solution? Health at Every Size.” - Dr. Lindo Bacon

This is a link to the book available on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/2jhjf4ux

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Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist and Wharton Professor

Link to“Masters of Scale” podcast episode titled “Why we need to think again” which aired on 27 October 2022 | https://apple.co/3zLVM6M

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To learn more about Ange Helie, her work at AfterGlow and her “Soul Food” approach to dieting, click on one or more of the following links:

Website | https://angehelie.com

Instagram | @ange.helie

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-helie-86a6445a/

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