Hey guys,
So I was having a lot of bad body image lately and really beating myself up for not really giving in to my ED. But I saw my dietitian tonight and she was trying to help me work on intuitive eating. I find that so hard. It's so confusing. I would much rather have a meal plan to follow where I have strict gudelines to make sure I'm adhering to. But I suppose that is part of the ED so I know it is important to try and break that rigidity. I have made a lot of progress in that area but still some to be made. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else ever feels like this? Is it hard for anyone else to follow their body signals and eat intuitively? I'm guessing the answer is yes but what do you do to try and combat it? I think I'm also just having a harder time because my therapist who was out on maternity leave contacted me yesterday and that is going to be a whole other difficult situation that I'd rather avoid. Another reason to want to engage. But I refuse to. For tonight anyway. Any thoughts?
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ReplyDeleteExactly what is intuitive eating? Sounds clinical. Is it something like, "Eat only when hungry"?
ReplyDeleteThanks Diana! And Mr. Mac, that is basically the jist of it. Intuitive eating basically means to try and listen to your hunger cues. My dietitian came up with a scale for me to rate my hunger on, and to rate my fullness on. The most important thing would be for me to stop when I'm full so I won't feel guilty later and end up engaging in compensatory behaviors (like purging), and not to wait to long to eat, so you know I don't get overly ravenous or anything. Does that make sense? And I appreciate you asking!
ReplyDeleteerika! intuitive eating is really difficult for me too. I MISS YOUU!!!!! is this your blog for school?
ReplyDeletexoxo kiah
Yes it is!!!!! OMG HOW DID U FIND IT?? haha however it happened im glad u did!! LOVE YOU!!
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