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Podcast: Rebuilding Trust With Your Body
Episode: #135: Why "Just Let Yourself Eat" Isn't Working For You
Description: If you've been approaching intuitive eating as "just let yourself eat," there's a good chance this isn't working very well for you. The sentiment behind "just let yourself eat" is beautiful, but the reality is that you're probably all over the place with food. Â Dieting teaches us to trick or ignore our hunger signals. How many times have you been told, "Drink a glass of water before you eat." Or, "If you're really hungry you'd eat an apple." The underlying message is that you can't trust your body. So to reject this message and to l...