When you're immersed in diet mentality, it can kind of it can drown out that inner knowing. So I found when I would ask myself, how would I feed someone I love who doesn't diet or riot? What feels the most loving for your body right now? It's not respectful to restrict and eat things you don't even like. But know that if you keep practicing, it won't be this much work. It gets more natural.
Everyone has a view about what you should eat and how much. We're so bombarded with fad diets, fasting plans and nutritional advice that we can bounce from one way of eating to another without stopping to think: "What do I want to eat?"
Psychotherapist Andrea Wachter endured years of disordered eating and obsessing about her weight, until she decided to heed her inner voice and what her body wanted to consume. She explains to Dr Laurie Santos how so-called intuitive eating can free us from both diets and overeating.
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