What intuitive eating is NOT

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Just wanted to share something that came in my inbox today. I thought it really

hit the nail on the head, both in terms of my own IE struggles as well as some

of the struggles I have seen others post here.

http://www.nourishingcircle.com/what-intuitive-eating-is-not/

A few quotes that resonated with me:

" If you find that you are using intuitive eating as permission to binge, it can

be a sign that you have more work in the emotional eating arena to do. "

" Yes, part of intuitive eating is about legalizing foods but it isn't permission

to eat whatever you want, whenever you want. It is about listening to your body,

not your mind. "

" Being an intuitive eater doesn't mean you can't be gluten free, dairy free,

vegan, high raw, whatever. Intuitive eating is about banishing those rules that

surround the " hard core " way of thinking about such lifestyles. "

How many of you, like me, have gotten away from the crucial " listening to your

body's hunger/satiety signals " part and focused more on the " no dieting rules!

eat eat eat! " part?

Sara