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What Kind of Eater Are You?
There are several different eating personalities – intuitive eating being just one of them. While intuitive eating is the end goal, chances are you aren’t there quite yet. Here’s how to figure out if you are an intuitive eater and – if not – what type of eater you are right now. Determining this is…
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Is Intuitive Eating Right for You?
Intuitive dating is the opposite of diet. It lets you make peace with food and re-discover your connection to your body cues so you can know what your body is communicating to you, eat what you want – when you want – how you want, and then move on. But does intuitive eating work? I’m…
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How to Get Rid of Your Internal Food Police
The food police are the unreasonable rules in your head, created by dieting and diet culture, that cause you to feel guilty. These rules are housed deep in your brain and pop up on a daily basis to govern your food decisions. It’s impossible to view eating as a normal, pleasurable activity when the food…
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How to Start Intuitive Eating – a Guide to Intuitive Eating
Intuitive eating sounds well, intuitive, yet it can be challenging to eat based on body cues and internal preferences, especially if you’ve become disconnected from your body. This blog post walks you through some foundation steps on how to start intuitive eating. Here are five ways to help you get started with intuitive eating. To…
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The Science Behind Your Halloween Candy Binge (and How to Prevent It)
As Halloween candy takes over store shelves, advice on how to resist such candy takes over nutrition headlines. But the science of eating behavior shows that the more we try not to eat something, the more likely we are to overeat it. So before you vow to keep all of the candy out of your house…
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3 Daily Habits That Have Changed My Life This Year
Health is about way more than just food and fitness. This year I’ve been focusing on small daily changes to improve my body and mind. Here are three daily wellness habits I’ve started this year that have changed my life in a big way. 1. I Started Wearing A Watch I always used to wear…
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The Hunger-Fullness Scale
The hunger-fullness scale is a practical tool that can be helpful as you work on building awareness and getting in tune with your hunger and fullness cues. Read on to learn more about how to use the hunger and fullness scale, including the most common mistake I see people make when first using the tool.…
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Why Is There So Much Confusion Over Nutrition?
What is a balanced diet? If you aren’t sure the answer to this, you’re not alone! A big part of the problem: there is way too much focus on individual nutrients and food groups. Here’s why you should take a step back, or risk losing the forest for the trees. Nutrition can be a…
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2-Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
If you ask me, there is NOTHING better than chocolate + peanut butter. These simple two-ingredient mini chocolate peanut cups take that flavor combo to a whole new level. I’ve loved chocolate since I was a little kid. Twizzlers, Swedish Fish, Starbursts – you can keep those. Just give me all the chocolate! As I…
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