So…what in the world is Intuitive Eating? Maybe you saw a post on Instagram that sparked your curiosity or a friend mentioned she found food freedom. No matter how you got here, I am so happy to have the opportunity to tell you about the basics of Intuitive Eating.
Intuitive Eating is a style and philosophy of eating that integrates all parts of your well being to have a peaceful, revolutionized relationship with food. It was started by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, two incredible registered dieticians based in the United States. Since then many books and studies have been published on Intuitive Eating, your relationship with food and how it all works. Elyse and Evelyn wrote the book Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach (the latest, updated version) which outlines ten main principles for this method. This book originally inspired me to seek more information on this fascinating subject while I was still in school for nutrition. Other authors, coaches and scientists have also explored what Intuitive Eating is and how it has the potential to change how food fits in your life.
The main tenets of Intuitive Eating are to eat when you are hungry and to stop when you are full, while supporting yourself mentally and emotionally. Intuitively Eating means to stop attaching shame and guilt to your food choices, setting you free to eat what tastes good to your palate while honoring your body’s health needs. These are the basics. And there is so much more!
My one on one coaching explores Intuitive Eating thoroughly from many angles, and it flexes to where you are in your journey. No matter whether you have been chronically dieting on and off for 16 years or have found yourself just recently slipping into restrictive food habits and having negative thoughts about your body and weight, I am here to help you break free from thought and food patterns holding you back from living in peace and wholeness. I help you build on the foundation and basics of Intuitive Eating, so you are supported in your journey to truly be an intuitive eater. Tap the Book Now tab at the top of this page to see more details of what it looks like to work with me!
Interested in further reading? I highly recommend the book I mentioned above, just click the link to see it on Amazon. And some really cool studies about Intuitive Eating are below:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3511603/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195666313003085
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f256/6350464f4ecd3293b643c1c6e03c007c16d0.pdf