10 Principles of Intuitive Eating Series, Principle 5: Discover the Satisfaction Factor
What does “Discover the Satisfaction Factor” mean to you? For me, the satisfaction factor is when I take my first bite of a dinner I just finished prepping for the week, and I can taste the different sauces I marinated my protein of choice in. Savoring the spices put in gives me a feeling of satisfaction in my meal. Figuring out what the satisfaction factor is for you can be a process depending on what your relationship with food used to be and is in your current status in the intuitive eating journey.
10 Principles of Intuitive Eating Series, Principle 2: Honor Your Hunger
In this post, we will learn more about how to honor your hunger. Honoring our hunger can be considered a way to rebuild trust between us, our bodies, and the hunger signals we have lost touch with. It can also be a way to start rebuilding your trust in food.
10 Principles of Intuitive Eating Series, Principle 1: Rejecting Diet Mentality
Rejecting the diet mentality means to stop thinking about losing weight and dieting. This is a big step in your journey of intuitive eating, especially if you have been dieting for a long period of time. It is not expected of you to stop your dieting habits cold turkey, it is something that you have to ween off. Especially when it comes to counting calories, points, microproteins. Diet mentality most harshly affects those who do not fit with the stereotype that the media presents for us to look like.