Ditch the Diet: Embracing Intuitive Eating for Lasting Wellness

Intuitive eating means considering food and nutrition as a part of a healthy lifestyle and not as a strict diet chart. It is a process of becoming aware of the body’s signs and signals to meet the physical and psychological needs. The following principles of intuitive eating helps with lasting wellness by ditching the diet.

1. Reject the diet mentality –Developing a sustainable eating habit rather than following short term fad diets is a must when it comes to intuitive eating for overall health and wellbeing.

2. Honor the hunger signals –Eating only when feeling hungry instead of eating because food is available or at the sight of food, helps to prevent a lot of weight management issues.

3. Make peace with food –Regarding food as a fuel to the physical needs of the body and not the wants of the body and maintain a healthy relation with food goes a long way in order to maintain peace and harmony with food and the eating habits.

4. Challenge the food police –Instead of blindly believing in food habits / opinions shared on social media, try to understand the science behind eating the food and follow what is appropriate for your body’s requirements.

5. Respect your fullness –Understand your body’s satiety signals and avoid overeating especially when it’s your favorite dish.

6. Discover the satisfaction factor –Listening to your body’s signals and eating only when hungry and not over eating when you are already satisfied helps you to feel better and avoid stressing out your body both physically and mentally.

7. Honor your feelings without using food –Weather you feel low or high, happy or sad, do not use food as a means to overcome / deal with your emotions. Thoughtlessly eating or avoiding food during emotional fluctuations, impacts the body in a negative way.

8. Respect your body –Love and respect your body for who you are. You may want to change a few things in your body, but take it with a positive attitude and work towards your goals with lifestyle modifications to make the difference.

9. Exercise to feel the difference –Being physically active, rejuvenates the body, improves energy levels and wakes up the inner wellness. It helps one remain fit and provides multiple health benefits.

10. Honor your health with gentle nutrition –Ensuring that our body gets the nutrients it requires in adequate amounts and at the right time, helps maintain the best health. Health is the greatest wealth.

-Smeetal Furtado Smeetal Pereira , Senior Nutritionist and Dietitian –Qua Nutrition Clinics

👩🎓 Meet Smeetal: Smeetal is a Microbiology graduate with a Post Graduate Diploma in Quality Assurance in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries, and a Master’s in Foods, Nutrition, and Dietetics.

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