Exercise should not be punishment, it should be an activity we look forward to doing because of the way it makes our body feel. Our bodies were made to move.... Continue Reading
Of all the Intuitive Eating Principles, the 8th principle, Respect Your Body has been the hardest for me. Learning to respect my body is a process I am still working on,... Continue Reading
I’ve struggled with emotional eating since I was a child. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized how much I was using food to cope with my... Continue Reading
INTUITIVE EATING PRINCIPLE #6: DISCOVER THE SATISFACTION FACTOR As a former dieter, I saw food as something that always needed to be controlled, measured and counted. When I began embracing... Continue Reading
THIS WEEK I AM TALKING ABOUT INTUITIVE EATING PRINCIPLE #5, FEEL YOUR FULLNESS. When I think back to when I began this journey in 2015, I remember my health coach... Continue Reading
INTUITIVE EATING PRINCIPLE #4: CHALLENGE THE FOOD POLICE Scream a loud “No” to thoughts in your head that declare you’re “good” for eating minimal calories or “bad” because you... Continue Reading
INTUITIVE EATING PRINCIPLE #2: HONOR YOUR HUNGER Keep your body biologically fed with adequate energy and carbohydrates. Otherwise you can trigger a primal drive to overeat. Once you reach... Continue Reading
INTUITIVE EATING PRINCIPLE #3: MAKE PEACE WITH FOOD Call a truce, stop the food fight! Give yourself unconditional permission to eat. If you tell yourself that you can’t or... Continue Reading
INTUITIVE EATING PRINCIPLE #1: REJECT THE DIET MENTALITY Rejecting the diet mentality is a crucial, yet very challenging step. Throw out the diet books and articles that offer you false... Continue Reading
In a weight-centric society, we assume that improvements to health and happiness that happen to be accompanied by weight loss must be the result of the lost weight. But are... Continue Reading
