Ep 107 - Intuitive Eating is not about eating less

<p>Welcome to How to Love Your Body. On today’s episode we are going to be talking about something that may get a little misinterpreted in the IE world. </p> <p>Before we get started there’s a free worksheet you can grab by clicking <a href='https://theundiet.lpages.co/ie-not-about-eating-less/'>HERE</a> to help you assess what IE means to you, how you can be more gentle with yourself, and how to celebrate yourself. </p> <p>IE is not about celebrating eating less. </p> <p>People may think this because things like this get “celebrated” </p> <ul><li>“I stopped after one cookie.”</li> </ul> <ul><li>“I passed on the stale donut in the staff room.”</li> </ul> <ul><li>“I went out to eat, ordered what I wanted, and only ate half.” </li> </ul> <ul><li>“I usually feel like dessert every single night but tonight I didn’t” </li> <li>“I listened to my body and realized I only wanted a slice of pizza with a nice salad to go along with it. Usually I want the whole pizza!”</li> </ul> <p>It does seem as though eating less is being celebrated when touching on these handful of examples…. </p> <p>And we want to tell you why it’s not about that at all - and tell you what it IS all about.</p> <p> The IE world is not celebrating eating less - what it is celebrating is…..</p> <p> </p> <ul><li>Being in tune with your body</li> </ul> <ul><li>Feeling good in your body </li> </ul> <ul><li>Stopping the bingeing because there’s no restriction </li> </ul> <ul><li>Enjoying dessert without needing to eat it ALL in one sitting because you know you can have it tomorrow or whenever. </li> </ul> <ul><li>Knowing what is worth it to you and if you don’t feel like eating stale donuts because you actually won’t even enjoy it - awesome! </li> </ul> <ul><li>Having a healthy positive mindset around food. </li> </ul> <ul><li>Being able to actually see the progress you are making in healing the relationship with food and your body </li> </ul> <ul><li>That you feel at peace, hopeful, and happy that it CAN be