What even is intuitive eating?
I heard about this on TikTok and I was so intrigued by the idea. As a person who’s done almost every diet ever and was looking to lose weight in the healthiest most sustainable way possible this idea intrigued me.
The main take away (as I am not a medical professional) is to eat when you are hungry and to listen to your body for what it needs.
For everyone this may look a little different. For me this includes eating breakfast at 8:30 or 10:30 depending when I’m hungry. It may look like having grilled chicken and an orange at 9 am and eggs with toast at 9 pm.
I have lost 20 lbs since the beginning of the year JUST by incorporating this into my life. No cutting things out, no new gym routine, just eating what my body needs.
Overtime this has become almost second nature. I don’t even notice it sometimes I just take two bites of a granola bar then eat the rest when I want the rest.
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wow! That’s great!! I do calorie tracking and have lost 8 lbs but it also taught me intuitive eating and to stop eating when I’m full