I got out my copy of Intuitive Eating so that I could write this blog today and realized that I would be repeating some of what I said in my previous post. But that’s OK, I think that “food police” and guilt about food and eating are so common among people working on achieving a [...]
The second principle of Intuitive Eating put forth by Tribole and Resch is “Honor your Hunger.” Here’s their introduction to the principle: ”Keep your body fed biologically with adequate energy and carbohydrates. Otherwise, you can trigger a primal drive to overeat. Once you reach the moment of excessive hunger, all intentions of moderate, conscious eating [...]
This is actually the first principle put forth by the authors of the book, but I wanted you to get a feel for what Intuitive Eating is so I started off by talking about unconditional permission to eat. Not everyone who would benefit from learning to be an Intuitive Eater is a chronic dieter, or [...]
It sounds like we’re talking about talks at Camp David, doesn’t it? I think for many people it can feel that way too! The thought of making peace with food and giving yourself unconditional permission to eat can be overwhelming because it’s very important to you, it can also be overwhelming because it just doesn’t [...]
I’m skipping over two of the principles of Intuitive Eating, but I will get back to them. I want to talk about this principle because even if you’re not a “dieter” looking for the next quick fix or you’re not see-sawing between starving and over-stuffed, it is still valuable advice. I also want to discuss [...]
The authors of Intuitive Eating suggest ten principles. When I loan my clients a copy of this book, I tell them to take what resonates with them and leave the rest. You may practice many of these core principles already while others may be novel and new. So, take what you want and leave the [...]