

This is about flourishing and the quality of your living and enjoying your eating." "All are welcome, no matter where you're at - come check it out and see if it makes sense for you. "You really can't fail at intuitive eating because it's a constant journey," she said. If anything that has you disconnect from your body, which is a huge red flag," she said. "For example, if anyone is having you count or measure things, like tracking macros, or if it's keto where there's windows of timing - those are red flags. However, Tribole explained that "sometimes with all of that popularity comes a little confusion" when the work gets co-opted in ways that she didn't intend, so she offered some red flags "straight from the source."

"It's wild to see the popularity, it feels like a success overnight, just 25 years later." There's 300 million hashtags on TikTok alone which is just amazing," she said. "This is just taking off worldwide, we now have over almost 1,400 certified intuitive eating counselors in 37 countries. Kelly McCarthy Top tips and other helpful information "Every body is worthy of dignity and respect - in spite of what diet culture tells you, study after study has shown that trying to shrink the size of your body results in harm and is not sustainable," she said. Tribole said the key here is to "move away from the idea that the size of your body automatically tells you what your health is, which is not true." "Ultimately this principle comes down to then is expanding your toolbox for coping techniques."

"Eating in and of itself can be emotional if you think about most life events from birth to death - what we find is when people cope with their emotions with eating, it adds problems," she explained. "Look at what your body does with the information, maybe, if you felt like you ate too much at lunch let's see what happens mid afternoon let's see what happens with dinner, maybe you'll discover you naturally don't want as much food." Our culture has demonized feeling full, but it's actually a sign from our body that 'Hey, I've had enough fuel,' and it's time to stop," she said. Tribole added that discovering satisfaction is an actionalble and personal step "that's about getting curious" and said this step is at the hub of the entire practice.

"This helps strike that balance on a very personal level." "What feels satisfying to you in a meal or a snack? What sounds good and how do you want to feel? Ultimately, it doesn't feel good to undereat and it doesn't feel good to overeat to the point of discomfort," she said.
