This is the 10% happier podcast, Dan Harris.

Heads up people in the Boston area.

We're doing a live taping of the show on September 7th at the Armory Theater.

That's a Thursday.

I can't tell you who the guest is, but I suspect you will very much enjoy the conversation.

We'll put a link to purchase tickets in the show notes.

Okay.

Now to today's episode.

I am a dedicated, non-combatant in the diet wars.

I have learned to keep my mouth shut on these issues the hard way.

Over the years, I have adopted plenty of food religions, veganism, low carb, to name

just two.

I've tracked my calories obsessively the whole nine.

A few years ago, as many of you know, I made a decision right here on this show, actually

in the middle of an interview, to ditch all of that and adopt what has sometimes been

called the anti-diet.

I did this while interviewing a very persuasive person named Evelyn Tribboly.

We'll put a link to that episode in the show notes if you want to hear it.

Evelyn is one of the co-founders of Intuitive Eating.

The theory of Intuitive Eating is basically that you should eat what you want when you

want it with two key guidelines.

First, you should listen to your body for cues as to when you're hungry or full.

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