What Is Intuitive Eating?

Imagine:

A 10 principle, sustainable approach to eating that integrates

instinct, emotion, and thought.

 

No longer being at war with your own body.

 

Eating without guilt and in a way that actually nourishes.

 

And integrates mind and body.

 

How about one that has actual scientific evidence (over 100 research studies) of psychological and health benefits.

 

Are you thinking it sounds too good to be true? I did. And then I tried it almost 20 years ago and can attest to its "epic-ness".

 

Here's the good news:

 

You've just imagined Intuitive Eating.  It's a real thing and a true game-changer.

 

If you're soooo done with a preoccupation with what, when, and how much to eat or exercise, IE will help.

 

IE is a clear, guided, process for how to get rid of the Diet Mentality.

 

With IE, you learn to trust your body and truly make peace with food. Like for real.

 

You'll actually enjoy eating - without any lingering thoughts of "starting Monday I'm going to restart my diet”. No more "what-the-heck-I already-blew-it-so-I-may-as-well-eat-the-whole-thing."

 

Here are THE 10 PRINCIPLES OF INTUITIVE EATING:

Reject the Diet Mentality

Honor Your Hunger

Make Peace with Food

Challenge the Food Police

Respect Your Fullness

Discover the Satisfaction Factor

Honor Your Feelings Without Using Food

Respect Your Body

Exercise — Feel the Difference

Honor Your Health — Gentle Nutrition

(Re)Learning IE is all about curiosity, discovery, and exploration. It takes time and is an ongoing process.  Trusting your own body, respecting internal wisdom about eating and exercise, and actually finding satisfaction and joy along the way are just a few reasons why IE  provides unprecedented freedom. And not just for days or weeks.

But for life.

Unlearning the dieting mentality is difficult. Diet culture is everywhere and can be tricky to identify - especially when disguised as’ healthy lifestyle’ or ‘clean eating’.  However packaged, the diet mentality is about rules, numbers, restriction/deprivation, and weight loss.

Diet culture has been called ‘the life thief’ for good reason. Any sense of control or power is temporary. Self blame, frustration, failure, and defeat are inevitable.

Intuitive Eating is about vitality. You enter the world ‘knowing’ the principles, naturally.

Returning to your biological default mode is your birthright.

Reclaiming built in mechanisms through Intuitive Eating is not easy in Diet Culture. There are lots of resources available along the way to support you.

An IE informed, Anti-Diet psychologist is one such resource.

Please join me and other Intuitive Eaters to the Revolution.

One delicious bite, one happy body image moment, one IE principle at a time.