’ve been getting into a lot of conversations lately about what intuitive eating is.
Intuitive eating can sound mysterious … You may have heard of intuitive eating and been like “Oh … I just eat what I want …”
And that’s part of it, but there’s a bigger conversation going on.
Because you also don’t calorie count either. Or keep track of your weight. No calorie counting, no rules …
WtF?!? Let me try to explain and ping me for questions or comments. Or just contact me.
Intuitive Eating Definition
I’d say intuitive eating is defined by eating from your right brain, or emotional brain.
What surprises people is how much they use their left brain, or logical brain to eat.
For a lot of people, especially for people who have tried dieting numerous times, this is no bueno.
See. Our ancestors didn’t evolve with left brains. Left logical brains are fairly new to the evolutionary party. Here’s a good article by Healthline discussing this same point.
Our right brains are what we use to eat. For example your hunger and digestion is regulated by your right brain.
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Intuitive eating is like ‘yoga’ for weight loss.
Just like in yoga how you reconnect with your body thru breathing, stop thinking etc, and ultimately make peace with your Self …
So too is Intuitive eating. You reconnect with your hunger, digestion, etc and make peace with food.
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