Cristina Hoyt Alvarez is back for another episode and we’re getting deep and sweaty into talking about Intuitive Eating, mindful eating, neutral nutrition, and why intuitive eating isn’t working for you.
First off, we’d like to say that this sh*t is hard and we get it. Moreover, it’s extremely hard to do tackle the non-dieting world and transition away from diet culture alone, without working with a professional. How are you supposed to learn how to eat intuitively if you’ve been hearing diet talk your entire life? How are you supposed to know if intuitive eating is working or if you’re making progress…if the way you’re used to measuring progress is through the lens of diet culture?
On today’s episode we’re talking about:
- Why people quit Intuitive Eating to go back to dieting, macro and calorie counting (it feels safe!)
- What does “working” mean to you in terms of intuitive eating? How are you measuring progress? And progress according to who?
- Why you may not be seeing progress with intuitive eating, if you equate progress with things like weight loss, aesthetics, etc.
- Why you feel “out of control” when you start intuitive eating
- The biggest struggles people see when transitioning to intuitive eating
- Bringing a dieting mentality into intuitive eating
- Some take-home, action steps that you can use as barometers of whether or not intuitive eating is working for you
- How to eat with curiosity, not hostility, and get out of the all-or-nothing mentality with eating intuitively
Hang out with Cristina!
Instagram: @cristinahoytnutrition
Blog & Clients: Nourishmbml.com
Resources Mentioned:
- Intuitive Eating, by Evelyn Tribole
- How to Spot Fake Intuitive Eating
- Emily Capelli, MS (Psychotherapist)
- Break the Diet Cycle Group with Dana & Cristina (email me at realfoodwithdana@gmail.com!)
- Sign up for more info about Break the Diet Cycle here!
You’ll love these episodes too!
69 | Breaking the Diet Cycle and Learning to Eat Intuitively with Cassy Joy Garcia
70 | What really happens when you stop dieting with Susan Hyatt
64 | Weight stigma, BMI, and digging into emotional eating with Cara Cifelli
83 | Dieting for Social Acceptance and Health at Every Size with Kirsten Ackerman, RD
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