Mastering the Facets of Intuitive Eating

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Hi All,

I met with my IE nutritionist today and she gave me a wonderful handout that I

thought I share the contents of:

Title: " Mastering the Facets of Intuitive Eating "

Facets at the core:

- Reliable about feeding myself a verity of enjoyable foods

- Unconditional permission to eat

- Honor body signals of hunger and satiety

Supportive facets:

- Emotional coping skills

- Body respect

- Challenge diet thinking

- Joyful body movement

- Positive, empowering self talk

I also just got off the phone with a friend of mine who recently has lost a lot

of weight (I can barely recognize her now!) and she had never heard of IE, but

all the things she described were IE!!!! She had NO diet, in fact, she said she

didn't believe in them. She just accepted herself, loved herself and found

other ways to deal with her emotions, only ate foods she truly enjoyed, savored

them, stopped eating when she was satisfied, got off the couch and got moving

and did things she enjoyed, respected her body, and practiced good hunger

management by carrying snacks. WOW! When I told her about IE and that there

are books on this and groups of people trying to do what she just did, she was

blown away!

I have also been noticing other people in my life who practice IE without

knowing it. My mom for one has never had weight issues and the more I observe

her, the more I see that she is truly following IE! Its amazing to see and it

really reassures me that this is a great way to live.

YEY for IE!!

Mali