Fueling for Recovery- Nutrition Care for Athletes and Eating Disorders

Fueling for Recovery- Nutrition Care for Athletes and Eating Disorders Fueling for Recovery is a team of inclusive, dedicated dietitians who specialize in eating disorder treatment and sports nutrition.

We provide unique care to athletes who suffer from eating disorders or experience disordered eating.

07/24/2026

Eating less doesn’t guarantee a predictable change in weight, because our bodies aren’t simple calculators.

When your body isn’t getting enough energy, you may notice fatigue, increased food thoughts, digestive changes, hormonal disruption, poorer concentration, and a slower recovery from daily life or exercise.

Instead of asking, “Why isn’t my body getting smaller?” it may be more helpful to ask, “What is undereating costing me?

Your body deserves consistent nourishment, not punishment for responding in ways you didn’t expect.

📩 Share this with someone who may be struggling to trust their body.

07/16/2026

🥗 Unpopular opinion: You’re probably eating too many fruits and vegetables

If you’re an athlete who’s always feeling full but somehow still low on energy, struggling to recover, or dragging through workouts, your meals might be filling your stomach without fully fueling your body.

Fruits, vegetables, and salads absolutely have a place in sports nutrition. But because they’re high in volume and relatively low in energy, they often aren’t enough on their own to support training.⚡

Instead of taking the salad away, build around it.
→ Add a sandwich.
→ Include chips, potatoes, rice, or pasta.
→ Finish with dessert.
→ Don’t forget your fluids.

Your salad can stay. It might just need some teammates.🥪

👉Share this with a training partner who’s trying to survive summer training on salads alone.

07/09/2026

🏃‍♀️𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀... 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 👀

Even on your “easy” days, your body is still working.

If you’re out there for 45 minutes or longer, especially in the heat, that run can take more out of you than you realize.

Skipping fuel doesn’t just affect 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 run. It can leave you with less energy, slower recovery, and make the rest of your training week feel harder.

Your body doesn’t only keep track of your hard workouts. It notices the easy ones, too.

✨ Try this: Bring an ice-cold drink with carbohydrates and electrolytes on your next recovery run and pay attention to how you feel: not just when you finish, but in your next few workouts.

Let us know if you try it and how it feels!

💬𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Summer doesn’t pause an eating disorder. For a lot of athletes, it’s when the thoughts get louder.💬🗓️No practice schedul...
07/07/2026

Summer doesn’t pause an eating disorder. For a lot of athletes, it’s when the thoughts get louder.💬

🗓️No practice schedule. No team meals. No coach checking in. The structure that was quietly protecting you is gone, and a disrupted routine is one of the biggest summer relapse triggers, especially for athletes used to a tightly scheduled season.

Then come the summer-specific pressures: swimsuits, “beach body” messaging, vacations, barbecues, pools, and comments about food or bodies. If this season feels harder than you expected, you’re not alone.

The good news? The off-season can also be one of the best times to reach out for support.

Without competitions or a demanding training schedule to work around, there’s often more space to build sustainable habits, challenge eating disorder thoughts, and support recovery before the next season begins.

Recovery isn’t separate from performance, it’s part of what allows you to train, adapt, and compete over the long term.

🔗 Learn more about how we support athletes in recovery, using the link in bio.

07/02/2026

Athletes often want to eat as “healthy” as possible to support their performance, and social media is full of advice about what you should and shouldn’t be eating. 📱

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲? Much of that advice isn’t designed for athletes.

⚡ As your training volume increases, so do your energy needs. If you’re filling up on foods that are very low in calories, cutting out entire food groups, or avoiding carbohydrates in the name of “healthy eating,” you may actually be making it harder for your body to perform, recover, and adapt to training.

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: eating enough is just as important as eating nutritious foods.

If you’re doing everything “right” but your energy, recovery, or performance still feel off, it may be worth asking whether you’re truly eating enough to support your training.

Share this with an athlete who might need this reminder. 💚

Many athletes spend so much time trying to figure out food and movement on their own. And often, they’re carrying all ty...
06/30/2026

Many athletes spend so much time trying to figure out food and movement on their own. And often, they’re carrying all types of questions alone.

Recovery is better when there’s specialized support around food and movement, especially early on.

If food, movement, or recovery have been feeling more complicated than they need to, support can help you navigate those challenges with more confidence and clarity.

We’re here to help and support both your health and your athletic goals. 💚

🔗Click the link in the bio to learn more.

06/25/2026

If your performance is dropping, your first thought might be:
“I need to train harder.”

❗️But what if your body isn’t asking for more work, but actually asking for more fuel?

Low energy, slower recovery, and declining performance aren’t always the signs of overtraining. Sometimes they’re signs that you’re not getting enough energy to support everything you’re asking your body to do.

💡It’s a lot more common than most athletes think. Share this with an athlete who needs to hear it.

06/18/2026

🏸 You can love your sport and still be struggling.

We work with many athletes who are afraid that admitting they’re having a hard time means they aren’t grateful, committed, or passionate enough.

But loving your sport and struggling with food, body image, exercise, or performance pressures are not mutually exclusive.

You can love running…

and still dread rest days.

You can love soccer…

and still feel guilty after eating.

You can love lifting…

and still wonder if you’re doing enough.

Struggling doesn’t mean you’re weak.
And it doesn’t mean you love your sport any less.

You don’t have to hate your sport to seek help.

💚 Share this with an athlete who might need the reminder.

Somewhere along the line, you started to believe that food has to be earned.That you need to run enough, burn enough cal...
06/16/2026

Somewhere along the line, you started to believe that food has to be earned.

That you need to run enough, burn enough calories, or earn rest before allowing yourself to eat.

The truth is that performance nutrition doesn't work that way.

Your body needs fuel on hard days.
Your body needs fuel on easy days.
Your body needs fuel on rest days.

If thoughts like…

➡️ "I didn't work out, so I should eat less."

➡️ "I have to earn dessert."

➡️ "I need to burn this off."

…sound familiar, you may have unintentionally internalized these common diet culture messages.

These food rules are common among runners, endurance athletes, and active people struggling with disordered eating or an unhealthy relationship with exercise.

This is your reminder that you never have to earn your food. Simply existing is a valid enough reason for you to eat.

💚 Share this post with someone who needs to hear it!

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