Are you tired of obsessing about food and your body?
Diet culture messaging is running rampant right now with all the “new year, new you” BS. When the clock ticked over from December 31 to January 1, it was truly the same as any other night. No magic switch was flipped that says you now have to be a new person.
Sure, if the new year provides you a time to reflect on the past year and assess what you might want to do differently or what you might want to accomplish in the new year, that is great. But let’s be realistic.
Did you know that over 80% of New Year’s Resolutions fail by early February?! That’s because, I believe, we set too big of goals that we hope to achieve in too small of time.
Are You Tired of Obsessing About Food??
So if you are tired of obsessing about food and your body or you are tired of dieting, you may be asking, what should I do instead?
Assess. Set realistic goals. Be flexible. Focus on behaviors, not outcomes.
Intuitive eating is “a dynamic mind-body integration of instinct, emotion, and rational thought. It is a personal process of honoring your health by paying attention to the messages of your body and meeting your physical and emotional needs. It is an inner journey of discovery that puts YOU front and center; you are the expert of your own body.”
The goal of Intuitive Eating is to stop yo-yo dieting and normalize your relationship with food. We were all born with the innate ability to be an Intuitive Eater. Diet culture such as societal expectations, body comparison, negative body image comments, and weight loss diets are the culprit that have thrown us off track from relying on our internal physical cues and needs.
Intuitive Eating is a PROCESS. It does not happen overnight. It is a journey that is different for everyone, but if you stick to the process with compassion and kindness for yourself, it is POSSIBLE to heal your relationship with food and get back to living a fulfilling life without the obsession and guilt surrounding your food choices.
Why do I mention this? Because Intuitive Eating is a GREAT new year’s (or anytime) goal because it is behavior focused, there’s no pass or fail, and it’s a personal, individual process of healing your relationship with food and your body.
Benefits of Intuitive Eating:
- Less guilt around food
- Food is no longer “good” or “bad; “healthy” or “unhealthy”
- You are able to separate emotions from food and find other coping mechanisms
- You are able to keep “trigger” foods in your house!
- So much more!
Here’s what some others are saying about Intuitive Eating:
So what do you think about BIG New Year’s resolutions? Have they worked for you in the past? Do you think there’s a different way to approach your goals this year?
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