Raise your hand if you’ve been on some kind of diet or “lifestyle” before and it didn’t work for you. Now raise your hand if you blamed your “lack of willpower” and “lack of self control” for this. Okay. Now, raise your hand if you loved this “lifestyle” or diet at the beginning until the first “cheat” happened and you either binge ate or overate on something that was "off limits". I am over here raising my hand at all of this. We think that the diet[...]
[Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, mental health care or eating disorder treatment.] Intuitive eating is not a diet. It is a way of eating that honours your body's hunger and fullness signals, while bringing pleasure and enjoyment into your meals. There are no rules to intuitive eating. You basically eat foods that feel good in your body and that feel right in the moment. No foods are off limits. I hear you lou[...]
[Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, mental health care or eating disorder treatment.] As most of you know by now, I struggled with disordered eating and various eating disorders for over ten years - I would argue that my relationship to food has been rocky my entire life. I had heard of intuitive eating before, but always thought that I could never EVER allow myself to eat whatever I crave at any given[...]