SNOC Women in Sport Committee Webinar series: What Women Want
My Health, Mind & Body: Food – Friend or Foe?

Date: Saturday, 29 May 2021
Time: 2.00pm – 3:30pm
Register here: https://forms.gle/hyNZzj74D1YEXp949

Sport and physical activity are typically encouraged to promote fitness and health, so it is ironic that the pursuit of sporting excellence may actually predispose some who are susceptible or at risk to develop attitudes and behaviours towards food and dietary habits that may be detrimental to their physical, emotional and mental health. Often times, the affected individual suffers alone in silence and soldiers on.

The webinar speakers and panelists will discuss common root issues, how we might identify such a person, and what we can do to lend help and support.

Programme:

2.00pm Welcome & Introduction (Ms Melanie Martens)
2.05pm Food: How does a foe become a friend? (Dr Carolyn Nahman, Sports Psychiatrist)
2.25pm –  Diet and beyond (Dr Jamie Lye, Sport Dietitian)
2.45pm –  Making weight (Mr Muhammad Shakir Juanda, two-time World Champion in Pencak Silat)
2.55pm –  Cultivating a healthy body image (Ms Cheryl Tay, Founder, The Naked Truth)
3.05pm –  Breakout discussion (All speakers)
3.25pm –  Q&A, Closing (Ms Melanie Martens)

About the speakers

Dr Carolyn Nahman, Sports Psychiatrist

Dr Caz Nahman is a Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist working with teenagers who have an eating disorder. She was on the Executive Committee for the Eating Disorders Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych). She is currently deputy chair of the RCPsych Sport Psychiatry SIG and is also a member of the ISSP (International Society for Sport Psychiatry) where she completed further training in Sport Psychiatry. Dr Nahman has an interest in athlete mental health.  She is Co-editor of a book, “New to Eating Disorders” and is a chapter author of a book “Case studies in Sport Psychiatry”.

Dr Jamie Lye, Sport Dietitian

Dr Jamie Lye is an accredited dietitian of Singapore, having obtained her Honours degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in Flinders University, Australia. She started her career as a clinical dietitian at National University Hospital, before moving on to do research related to nutrition, physical activity and exercise. Jamie did her PhD studies in the area of functional food and exercise with Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She is currently Head of Sports Nutrition with National Youth Sports Institute, and adjunct lecturer with Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Her research interests are in the area of RED-S, menstrual health & sport performance as well as eating disorders in athletes.

Mr Muhammad Shakir Juanda, two-time World Champion in Pencak Silat

My Name is Muhammad Shakir bin Juanda. I started Silat when I was 14 years old. I’ve been in the National team for a good 16 years, and through out my journey in the sport, my pinnacle achievement was winning the World Pencak Silat Championship twice. I am also a multiple SEA Games medallist. Like any other combat sports, there are weight categories. Throughout the 16 years in Silat, I have been in many categories and making weight for me is tough right from the start. I would struggle trying to make weight and often follow the bad practices in trying to loose weight. Having knowledge about nutrition is important so that not only it can help me with making weight but also helping me to perform at my utmost best. Proper nutrition is very important. If follow correctly, it will help you to maximise your potential. Before this, I will always look at food as an enemy, where I have to stay away from it when dieting but now, food is my best friend. With knowledge, proper planning, you will achieve your desired weight and goals. Like I always used to say, “Be consistent and trust the process, Give your ultimate best and let the Almighty do the rest”.

Ms Cheryl Tay, Founder, The Naked Truth

There was a time when all Cheryl Tay cared about were the digits on the scale. The desire to become skinny evolved into an unhealthy obsession with weight that led to a myriad of eating disorders. After more than a decade of struggling with her body image, Cheryl finally found her self-confidence through fitness and walked out of the darkness. In 2016, she founded a body positivity movement Rock The Naked Truth to inspire and help other people going through similar battles with their bodies. Today, she does Ironman triathlons and this has helped her see how much the body is capable of, instead of stressing over how it should look.