Welcome to Intuitive Eating: Rediscover Your Relationship with Food

What is Intuitive Eating?

Intuitive Eating is a revolutionary approach to food and body image that emphasizes listening to your body’s natural hunger and fullness cues rather than adhering to external diet rules. This method, developed by dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, promotes a healthier, more balanced relationship with food and empowers you to reclaim your natural ability to regulate eating.

Why Intuitive Eating?

In a world dominated by diet trends and restrictive eating plans, Intuitive Eating offers a refreshing alternative. Here’s why it works:

• End Diet Culture: Say goodbye to the cycle of dieting and feeling guilty about food. Intuitive Eating encourages you to break free from the diet mentality and trust your body’s wisdom.

• Promote Body Respect: Learn to appreciate your body for what it does rather than how it looks. Intuitive Eating supports body positivity and self-acceptance.

• Cultivate Healthy Habits: Focus on nourishing your body with foods you enjoy and that make you feel good, rather than adhering to arbitrary food rules.

Core Principles of Intuitive Eating

1. Reject the Diet Mentality: Let go of the diet culture that tells you there’s a “right” way to eat. Embrace a new perspective that values your body’s signals over external standards.

2. Honor Your Hunger: Listen to your body’s hunger cues and eat in response. Regular nourishment is key to maintaining balance and energy.

3. Make Peace with Food: Allow yourself to enjoy all foods without guilt or judgment. Trust that all foods can fit into a balanced diet.

4. Challenge the Food Police: Identify and confront the internal voices that criticize or judge your eating habits. Replace them with self-compassion and understanding.

5. Respect Your Fullness: Pay attention to your body’s signals of fullness and satisfaction. Eating mindfully helps you feel more connected to your body’s needs.

6. Discover the Satisfaction Factor: Choose foods that are both enjoyable and satisfying. Eating should be a pleasurable experience, not a chore.

7. Honor Your Feelings Without Using Food: Find ways to cope with emotions that don’t involve food. Explore other outlets for dealing with stress or feelings.

8. Respect Your Body: Appreciate your body’s unique characteristics and avoid comparing it to unrealistic standards. Focus on health rather than appearance.

9. Exercise – Feel the Difference: Engage in physical activity that you enjoy and that feels good to your body. Move for the joy of movement rather than as a punishment.

10. Honor Your Health – Gentle Nutrition: Make food choices that honor your health and taste buds. Focus on a balanced approach that supports overall well-being.