Imagine a diet where it’s possible for you to eat anything you want.
You only eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full.
It’s intuitive eating-a way of eating that helps people establish a healthy relationship with food and their bodies.
This shift turns eating from a struggle to an enjoyable way to nourish your body.
Here are Tribole’s 10 principles of intuitive eating:
1.
Reject the Diet Mentality
Diets give you rules about when and what you should eat.
By doing this you’ll be able to identify those different levels of hunger and fullness.
Make Peace with Food
Are there foods that you consider off limits?
Or do you feel guilty about what or how much you eat?
According to Tribole, restricting certain foods can lead to uncontrollable urges and overeating.
So make peace with food by giving yourself unconditional permission to eat.
Getting rid of rules and the judgment calls that accompany them are an important step in eating intuitively.
Hunger and fullness encompass a wide spectrum, from stuffed to ravenous.
take a stab at avoid each of those extremes.
It’s a sign that you’ve had enough.
Discover the Satisfaction Factor of Eating
Eating should be an enjoyable, satisfying experience.
Enhance that satisfaction by making mealtime special-set the table, sit down to eat.
If you’re eating alone, focus on eating without distractions like TV.
Or take pleasure in sharing a meal with others.
Find other ways to deal with your feelings-like anxiety, loneliness, boredom and anger-that are not food-related.
Take a walk, call a friend, write down your feelings…
Respect Your Body
Accept and respect your body as it is now, whatever shape and size you are.
Exercise-Feel the Difference
If you’re exercising just to burn calories, then it becomes a chore.
Tribole recommends tuning in to how exercise feels.
That doesn’t mean you have to give up bad foods, says Tribole-quite the opposite.
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