A new year approaching means a new dieting trend (or several) is sure to go viral, and you may find yourself changing what you eat so drastically that there’s no way you can keep it up long term. That’s why more and more people are trying intuitive eating.
Creators of fad diets want you to believe that following their plan for a few weeks or months will help you drop pounds fast and that the scale won’t creep back up when you go back to your old lifestyle. But that’s not how the human body works.
In fact, about 80% of people who lose weight eventually gain it back, according to the Endocrine Society. And it’s well-researched that your body weight going up and down — aka yo-yo dieting — can harm you mentally and physically.
So this year, why not give yourself a break intuitive eating instead of a diet? Intuitive eating will teach you to better listen to what your body needs and be realistic with your health and weight goals.
What is intuitive eating?
Intuitive eating is an approach to eating that has no restrictions on what you can eat or how much and is instead rooted in 10 principles designed to help you meet your nutritional and movement needs and learn to love your body. Done right, intuitive eating can change a person’s relationship with food to be more about overall health and less about judgement and demonizing.
In terms of how it’s practiced, intuitive eating is pretty much the opposite of a diet because there’s no counting calories, eliminating foods or watching the numbers on the scale. Intuitive eating is the brainchild of registered dietitian Evelyn Tribole and nutrition therapist Elyse Resch, who wrote the 1995 book “Intuitive Eating,” the first time the phrase was used.
The 10 principles of intuitive eating are:
Read on to learn more about the principles of intuitive eating.
The 10 principles of intuitive eating
These 10 principles of intuitive eating are intended to help you reframe your relationship to food, your body and exercise.
Principle #1:…
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