Your body needs carbs, fat, and protein, and enough of each of these to keep you satisfied and fueled throughout the day. If you are restricting carbs, fat, or protein…or restricting calories overall…you may be dieting. 

We’re all born intuitive eaters! Babies know when they’re hungry, and they stop eating when they are full. We don’t “grow out” of being intuitive eaters, but many of us lose touch with our intuitive eating skills.

Most of us have been weighed at the doctor’s office. Some of us may have brought children to the doctor where they are weighed. It can be uncomfortable, and even stressful.

Also called “yo-yo dieting”, weight cycling is a pattern of weight loss and regain. Research suggests that weight cycling may increase someone’s risk of developing chronic diseases including diabetes and heart disease more than if someone remained in a larger body.

The “Appearance Ideal” is what society tells us the “perfect woman” looks like. Think perfect skin, toned, large-chested, ultra-slender. (Notice, some of these features are pretty incompatible…)

Holidays can be stressful for many reasons, and especially stressful for people on a journey to a better relationship with food. Guess what? You can still eat intuitively during the holidays!

Food deprivation will leave us wanting MORE. Our bodies biologically don’t realize we’re intentionally restricting, and our bodies will send signals to drive us to EAT.