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September 27, 2023September 26, 2023 by Libby

Intuitive Eating Day in the Life {Saturday in September}

Happy Wednesday! How is your week going so far?

I have been loving the sunny days lately, fall cooking/baking, and crisper (but not too cold) temps.

Today I’m posting a day-in-the-life recap post full of delicious eats from an intuitive eating perspective!

To review, intuitive eating is a framework of eating designed to guide you in re-learning how to tune into your natural intuition when it comes to nourishing yourself. It is a combination of head knowledge (nutrition wisdom), listening to one’s body, tuning into what simply sounds good, and trusting one’s overall intuition when it comes to eating decisions.

The 10 principles are:

Reject the diet mentality
Honor your hunger
Make peace w/ food
Challenge the food police
Discover the satisfaction factor
Respect your fullness
Cope with your emotions w/ kindness
Movement – feel the difference
Respect your body
Honor your health w/ gentle nutrition

I don’t necessarily think about these principles formally in my head when I go about the day eating, but they do represent a lot of my natural/intuitive ways for navigating my own food decisions. I find the principles to be help to introduce to clients who are working through a disordered relationship with food and all the conflicting messages society tells us about what/when/how to eat.

On to an eats-focused day in the life post! As always, the heart behind these posts is to show an example of what it might look like to navigate food throughout the day from a more natural, intuitive, non-disordered perspective. What/when/how much to eat is always individualized and your eating choices and patterns probably look a lot different from mine!

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November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 by Libby

Day in the Life: Intuitive Eating Edition

(Note: This post was supposed to go up 11/23, and unfortunately it didn’t go live as scheduled! I thought I would post it now as a Thanksgiving week post even if it is a little late!)

Happy almost Thanksgiving! Today I wanted to share a “day in the life” post with some thoughts on how I incorporate intuitive eating into my everyday life. I know I find it interesting to see how others go about their days and hope you do too! See this post for a previous day in the life post.

To recap, intuitive eating is a way of eating that focuses on tuning into your own bodily cues, mind, emotions, and overall intuition. This is how we are born eating and it is our bodies’ natural way of eating. Intuitive eating focuses more on internal cues + rhythms versus external cues (diets/plans, calorie counting, “macros,” etc.) and other “should” voices in our heads regarding when, what, and how much to eat.

The principles of intuitive eating are as follows: reject the diet mentality, honor your hunger, make peace with food, challenge the food police, discover the satisfaction factor, respect your fullness, cope with your emotions with kindness, movement – feel the difference, respect your body, and honor your health with gentle nutrition.

A day in the life + reflecting on intuitive eating:

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December 15, 2021December 9, 2021 by Libby

Day in the Life: Eating Disorder Rotation

Hello! Today I wanted to share a “day in the life” type post… so read on if you are interested in seeing more of what my days often look like and more of what I have been up to in my eating disorder rotation! I know I enjoy reading these types of posts and have found it helpful to read what other dietitians’ or dietetic interns’ days are generally like. I am writing this a few days in advance, so this was my day last week on Wednesday!

5am: Wakeup! I like to wake up early so I have time to do the things I like to do before starting my work day – this helps me to feel energized and ready to go for the day! When I get up, I get on my running clothes and go downstairs to have an energy bite with some almond milk for a snack as otherwise I would get way too hungry since I don’t have breakfast till a bit later.

5:10-5:30am: After my snack, I sit in my favorite spot (next to the Christmas tree) to read my Bible and pray. I am doing a Bible reading plan that would take you through the Bible in one year but I am doing it in two years so the amount of reading each day is more doable for me right now!