There are so many studies that are coming out now that show that actually dieting before

you get pregnant, so kind of in that preconception phase, actually really negative has a really

negative impact on your fertility. And it shows that it doesn't increase your chances of getting

pregnant, surprise, surprise, it just, it's not great.

You do not want to go into the conception phase, like,

signaling to your body that there's either a famine or there's these stresses going on

or, you know, that it's unsafe to be in your body because that's what it feels like

when you're going through those processes.

Hey, friends, welcome to Dox Salt My Game. I'm Laura Thomas. I'm a registered nutritionist

specializing in intuitive eating and I'm also the author of two books, Just Eat It and How to

Just Eat It. And we are here having conversations with game changers. I am so excited

to introduce you to today's guest, Nicola Salmon. She is just such a delight and this conversation

feels really nurturing. All right, so if you don't already know Nicola, she is a fat positive

fertility coach and author of Fat and Fertile. She helps fat folks navigate

getting pregnant in a weight-obsessed world and advocates for changes in how fat people are

treated whilst accessing help with their fertility. Nicola uses her unique fat-positive framework

to support people in finding their own version of health without diets, advocate for their bodies, relearn how to trust their body and believe in their ability to get pregnant.

So in this episode, we are talking about fat positive fertility. We discuss why you don't have to lose weight before trying to start

a family and how that might actually even be counterproductive. We talk about the weird,

predatory, fatty fertility diets that are out there. We discuss BMI cutoffs around assisted

fertility and why they're complete bullshit and why the term

high risk is harmful. And lastly, we talk about some practical things that you can do to support

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