Ep 152 - What to do when intuitive eating feels unhealthy

<p>Welcome to How to Love Your Body, the podcast that guides you out of diet culture, into a lifestyle of intuitive eating and towards a life of wellness without the obsession.</p> <p>A big concern for many people is that the first phase of this work can feel a little “unhealthy” at times. Eating more than usual and often foods that you didn't allow yourself to eat before. Many people take a break from working out as well. All of this PLUS the idea that you’re letting go of the ideal body you've been working towards for the past 10-30 years, that can feel scary and a little icky.</p> <p>So if you’ve started your journey towards intuitive eating but isn’t feeling very good physically this is the episode for you.</p> What is the goal with intuitive eating? What is the end game of undieting? <p>First and foremost it is about letting go of the diet mentality. This is #1 always, it’s about untangling yourself from the harmful messaging that dieting is healthy, that thinner is better and that we have long term control over our weight.</p> <p>This awareness and new way of thinking is the basis of this work.</p> <p>However, people can often get stuck in being aware of the diet mentality but living with one foot in and one foot out - often without even knowing it.</p> <p> </p> How can you tell if you’re half in and half out?   <ul><li>You are allowing all foods but it doesn’t feel good physically</li> <li>You’re understanding that you can’t control your body size like you were told you could but you also don’t trust that your body can handle itself</li> <li>You don’t feel at peace with food - it’s still something you worry about quite often</li> </ul> <p>When we are half in and half out of the diet mentality (it can be hard to uproot all of the beliefs and thoughts that we bring with us from diet culture - but it’s absolutely possible, don’t worry), we cannot take the final steps to wellness without the obsession which MOST people are looking for - and if this is something you don’t care about that is