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Hi, I'm Wendy.

And I'm Jess and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast.

Your online resource for inclusive and accessible wellness.

So for people who are listening, and this may be the first time you are hearing about the term

intuitive eating, maybe you're new to our podcast, I think it's a good idea to start with a general

definition on what intuitive eating is.

I have scoured the interwebs for a definition that is concise that I really like.

And it happens to be by Alyssa Rumsy, who is a dietitian that has been on our podcast a couple times

to talk about intuitive eating.

And her definition is intuitive eating is an approach to health and food that has nothing to do with

diets, meal plans, discipline or willpower.

It teaches you how to get in touch with your body's natural cues like hunger,

fullness and satisfaction while learning to trust your body around food again.

So really intuitive eating was founded and here's me that's the end of the definition.

Intuitive eating was founded by two registered dietitians, Evelyn Tribule, who has also been on

our podcast and at least Resh as a response to chronic dieting.

So intuitive eating is essentially the opposite of a diet and it's really learning to get in touch

with your body and your unique needs.

There are 10 principles of intuitive eating and I'm not going to go into all of them.

You can get the book if you want to learn more or we have a ton of podcasts episodes about this.

But number one is rejecting the diet mentality, remembering it's not about your like a willpower

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