How is the #summerofintuitiveeating going for you? Now, as we land on the fifth principle and are half way through, I am feeling the impulse to pause briefly and reflect on how this process is working for me. This has been a crazy hectic summer so far, and it is showing no signs of slowing down. So, I am thankful…
Eating has, for most people, become a land mine of guilty feelings, guilt which drives most of our food choices, and often how we feel about ourselves in general. We have become a society of food fundamentalists with a black and white moralistic approach to our food choices. This fundamentalism manifests in what is called The Food Police in the…
Yesterday this came across my twitter feed: “Your body, mind, and heart resists restriction but craves self-care.” (@EatWhatYouLove ). I believe this is true and at the heart of Principle #3; Make Peace With Food. Here is how the principle reads on the Intuitive Eating Website: Make Peace with Food: Call a truce, stop the food fight! Give yourself unconditional…
“My tummy is full” Kate, my little niece, recently said to me with a smile. Not an earth-shattering statement, but coming from a three year old it was a nice change because this comment didn’t come filled with all the subtext that adult chit chat about hunger and fullness seems to teem with. Kate was simply telling me her…
These Intuitive Eating Principles start off with a bang, extolling us to reject the notion that 1) we must lose weight as a result of our efforts to be healthier and 2) that dieting is a reasonable way to accomplish that goal. Wow! That is huge, for most of us requiring a paradigmatic shift in our thinking ….it strikes at…
This meme (I’ve made some alterations, as you can see) has resurfaced in my Facebook newsfeed, highlighting the difference in the cost between a ‘healthy meal’ and a fast food meal and asking us to consider if the comparative low cost of the ‘bad’ food is “Why Kids Are Obese”. Although, on the surface this is a good message –…
There is such power in letting go. In releasing what no longer serves. Letting go not only helps set us free from negative emotions and patterns, but it frees up space in our heart and in our lives for new, more helpful ways of being. Today I am celebrating the power in letting go of the notion, the hope, the…
* as published in the Jan/Feb 2014 edition of WHOLifeE magazine A few years ago I decided to accept my body unconditionally and let go of the need to lose weight to be happy. Since then I have felt better and have taken better care of myself. I stay strong and limber with daily exercise (which includes cardio, strength training, yoga).…
The Holiday Season can be one of the toughest times of the year when it comes to how we feel about our our body and our relationship with food (these two things seem to always be connected, don’t they?). For some of us with body concerns, the Holiday Season can even tougher than swimsuit season. Let’s talk a bit about…