Intuitive Eating Principle 1: Reject the diet mentality
Many of us have been taught to believe that being in a smaller body is inherently better. In our society, thinner bodies are often seen as more valuable, both morally and socially. We’re led to equate thinness with health and to think that if our body doesn’t meet the “idealized” size, it must be broken. Weight loss is widely promoted and celebrated, and many of us invest significant time, energy, and money trying to shrink our bodies to gain approval from others.
What even is Intuitive Eating?
Over the past few years, Intuitive Eating (IE) has become a buzzword across social media. A quick search will uncover endless “mindful and intuitive what I eat in a day” videos, along with clips misrepresenting IE as simply “eating whatever you want, whenever you want.” I’ve even seen people joke about choosing less nutritious foods and calling it “intuitive eating.