Issues that we all face – boredom eating, stress eating, and emotional eating can be detrimental to our health goals. However, we don’t have to deal with them for the rest of our lives – for REAL. Here’s how to stop doing these habits for good.
My #1 recommendation…
Is to read the book Intuitive Eating by Resch and Tribole.
Intuitive Eating is a process where you’re able to listen to your body, eat when you’re hungry & stop when you’re full, and not eat out of boredom, stress, and emotional reasons.
They take you through the different types of eaters which are listed here. Can you identify yourself? You may be a combination!
- The Chaotic Eater – eating style is haphazard, “gulp n’ go”
- The Refuse-Not Eater – especially vulnerable to candy jars, food in meetings
- The Waste-Not Eater – influenced by the value of the food dollar
- The Emotional Eater – stress feelings trigger eating
- The Careful Eater – appears to be the perfect eater but anguishes over each food morsel
- The Professional Dieter – this person is perpetually dieting
- The Unconscious Eater – often unaware that she is eating or how much she’s eaten
But the Intuitive Eater on the other hand (which is the goal of this book, to have you become an intuitive eater) makes food choices without experiencing guilt or an ethical dilemma. She honors her hunger, respects her fullness, and enjoys the pleasure of eating.
By reading this book, food loses its control over you – it puts you 100% in control of your life and what you’re eating.
It truly changed my life when I read it – and was critical in helping me get past all of my own food issues.
The core principles of Intuitive Eating are:
- Reject the Diet Mentality
- Honor Your Hunger
- Make Peace with Food
- Challenge the Food Police
- Respect Your Fullness
- Discover the Satisfaction Factor
- Honor Your Feelings Without Using Food
- Respect Your Body
- Exercise–Feel the Difference
- Honor Your Health with Gentle Nutrition
When reading Intuitive Eating, I recommend making big lists of:
- Foods that you love (you should eat the foods you love every day – whether that’s pizza, ice cream, salad, you name it. Eating should always be an enjoyable experience).
- Foods that you do NOT like – don’t waste your time & energy on these
- Activities you can do that distract you and comfort you – whether it’s taking a bath, taking a walk, reading a magazine, you name it.
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