Embrace Your Strength: Christine D’Ercole on Overcoming Struggles, Fueling for Success, and Building Confidence

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're a Peloton rider already familiar with Christine or new to her story, I’m beyond excited to share her powerful nutrition journey today. Christine refers to herself as a storyteller, and she truly lives up to that.

Over the course of our 2+ hour conversation, she shared so many personal and inspiring stories - I honestly felt we could have kept going!

In this episode, we dive deep into Christine’s evolving relationship with food, how she learned to embrace and celebrate it, and why there’s so much more to food than just nutrition.

What We Cover in This Episode:

• The arc of Christine’s diverse career - from young ballerina and actress to competitive track cyclist and cycling instructor
• Her personal battle with bulimia during her teenage years
• How cycling helped transform her relationship with food and body image
• Becoming a mom in her late 20s and raising a body-positive daughter
• Returning to competitive sport and discovering how to fuel her body for success
• Shifting her mindset from fighting her body to learning to “embrace her build”
• The powerful origin of her signature mantra: “I am I can I will I do” and how it relates to nutrition and body image
• The ins and outs of competitive track cycling, including how to fuel for performance
• The journey to becoming a Peloton instructor
• What Christine’s everyday nutrition looks like now
• Tips for building confidence, nourishing your body and mind, and rejecting the harmful messages from diet culture and the media

A huge thank you to Christine for sharing her story with us, for showing us that change is possible, and for inspiring all of us every day on the bike.

Links:

• Christine’s Website: https://christinedercole.com 
• Join my new monthly membership service, Fuel for Life Crew, for just $30/month (cancel anytime)
• Check out my free nutrition downloads
• Fill out a new client inquiry form if you’re interested in 1:1 nutrition coaching
• Join my Patreon community
• Get in touch at [email protected]
• 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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