Millions of Americans planned to stuff themselves yesterday. While listening to local radio morning shows, throughout this month, I heard about deep frying turkeys and listened to giddy voices discuss how much they could eat. I realized that Thanksgiving day truly is the Intuitive Eating Super Bowl! From dealing with a culturally sanctioned agreement to [...]

It’s almost November and my body’s been hit by the “seasonal munchies.” After practicing intuitive eating for the past three fall and winter seasons, I’ve gotten used to certain fluctuations in my eating patterns. Many people experience similar shifts in their eating habits as the weather turns frosty. Have you noticed a shift in your [...]

Is being overweight really a bad habit? A few weeks ago, I read a featured article on Yahoo.com entitled “Making up for Bad Health Habits.” My eyes closed and opened again repeatedly in disbelief when I saw “Being Overweight” as the #5 bad health habit listed in this editorial along with “habits” like #3 Smoking [...]

In the News: Call overweight people ‘fat” instead of ‘obese’, says British Public Health Minister, Anne Milton. Her reasoning: “The former nurse said larger people were less likely to bother to try to lose weight if they were told they were obese or overweight than if the doctor was blunt and said they were ‘fat’.” [...]

“Drink water as a tool of peace and not as a weapon in the war against hunger” popped into my head today. Earlier, I ventured into the kitchen to wash some dishes and noticed a vague sense of unease in my body. Could it be hunger? I wasn’t sure. Usually, if I’m not sure about [...]

Each season has its own eating pleasures to offer. In the summer, the juicy sweet watery goodness of that oblong green and white striped globe with red flesh and black seeds makes my body hum with delight. If that particular fruit of nature brings you joy like it brings me, then you know that the [...]

“I’m going to start ‘eating right’ and exercising”. “I’ve fallen off the wagon and I have to get back on.” “I know what I need to do to lose this weight.” “I just have to get my mind straight and get serious about my weight.” These are just some of the statements that I have [...]

Did you know that May 6th is International No Diet Day(INDD)? I was very excited to learn about this observance on Sheryl Canter’s Normal Eating blog last year. Canter wrote that Mary Evans Young, the creator of International No Diet Day, indicated that the “goals for INDD are to celebrate natural body diversity, promote positive [...]

In previous years, I usually emptied and refilled my bowl of cold cereal about three times before I had eaten enough to feel a clear signal to stop. This morning, I was aware of my fullness signals before I got through one bowl of cereal. I have lived with a long-standing concern about the fact [...]

When was the last time you had a meal perfectly pleasing to your palate? Better yet, when was the last time you had a whole day of great meals? A whole week or a whole month?  A week or a month of satisfying meals is pushing it, right? Experiencing at least one meal within a [...]