Welcome to Episode 32 of the Eat for Endurance Podcast, featuring Senior Peloton Instructor and Masters World Champion track cyclist, Christine D’Ercole.
Whether you are a Peloton rider and already familiar with Christine or not, I am so excited to share her nutrition story with you today. She calls herself a story-teller, and she truly is. She shared story after story during our 2+ hour interview, and I felt like we could’ve kept on going!
We talked about Christine’s individual nutrition journey over the years. We highlighted the importance of enjoying, celebrating, and embracing food. We discussed how there is more to food than just nutrition.
Here's a preview of what we cover in this episode:
The entire arc of her career as a performer, both in the arts and in sports - as a young ballerina, an actress, a competitive track cyclist, and cycling instructor
Christine’s struggle with bulimia as a teenager
How her approach to food and her body image evolved as she started cycling
Becoming a Mom in her late 20s and raising a body-positive daughter
Getting back into competitive sport and fueling herself for success
Learning to stop fighting her body and instead to “embrace her build”
How her signature mantra, “I am I can I will I do,” was born and how we can use it in the nutrition and body image space
Everything you want to know about competitive track cycling, including fueling
Becoming a Peloton instructor
What her everyday nutrition looks like now
General advice on building confidence, nourishing your body and mind, and rejecting harmful messages from diet-culture and the media-machine
Here's a quote that I loved, as it captures Christine D'Ercole's nutrition approach:
"The most beautiful body is that one that can move, is the one that at 80 can carry the grandchildren up the stairs. Eat for that. The most beautiful arms are the ones that can hug. Eat for that. It’s beautiful."
THANK YOU Christine for sharing your story, for making yourself vulnerable, for showing us that change IS possible, and for inspiring us all everyday on the bike.
Links & Resources:
Christine's website: https://christinedercole.com
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Music Credit: Joseph McDade
Disclaimer – all information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to replace individual medical and nutrition recommendations. If you'd like to work with me for individualized nutrition support, please reach out!
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