Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works Paperback – August 7, 2012

This book changed my relationship with food completely. When I bought it about 6 months ago, I had just gained a few pounds after some big life stuff happened and just couldn't bring myself to diet it off. So I was binging a lot in preparation for this looming diet I eventually had to start. I'm not hugely overweight but like most women, I don't always feel great about my body and food choices.I was listening to NPR one day and heard a researcher talking about how dieting DOESN'T WORK, and in fact, it makes you wider in the long run. I thought this was interesting and did some research on similar topics- there are a lot of books out there about this idea! I thought this book was the best place to start.Fast forward to today. I don't binge anymore, hardly EVER. I feel very calm about food and my body. I'm not perfect (eating mindfully is hard) or model thin (but get serious). I did the steps in the beginning of just buying and eating the food I craved so badly and it was weird/hard. (You're already feeling fat and then you ate Oreos and chips and so much ice cream?? Yes I did, and then some.) And yes, I did gain some weight during this period, which was very hard to swallow on top of already feeling big. But you will find, if you indulge the cravings, they start to get fewer and quieter until "I'M GOING TO EAT EVERYTHING" becomes "I want 1 bowl of ice cream and I'm going to enjoy it and that's enough." It's subtle, but so powerful. When you don't call these foods "evil" anymore, they aren't so tempting. They're just food.Per the book, I haven't weighed myself since I started on this adventure. But I feel as if I at first I gained a bit, then am slowly losing now since I don't binge anymore. Like how weight gain sneaks up on you over time, weight loss should be the same way. I've focused much more on activity per the book (I started Zumba videos) which I also am not perfectly consistent at but more consistent than I have ever been before with exercise. If exercise is fun, it's so much easier to do. So whenever I get those "diet thoughts" I pop in the video and feel instantly more beautiful and strong when I'm done. No destructive fasting needed.Summary: The book is not a "quick fix" nor is it supposed to be. If you don't like your relationship with food, it will help you. Give up the idea of becoming a supermodel vegan and accept that it's okay to enjoy food for what it is and your body for what it is. Hopefully you will find this as freeing as I did.

If you're looking to have peace with food, to get rid of obsessing about your body size and shape and finally be free from the "Food Police" then buy Intuitive Eating 3rd Edition. There are no "number games" here, there are no food rules or menus, this is like starting from day ONE. "Day one?" you ask, "which day would that be", well, the day you were born! We were all born with the ability to eat Intuitively, but many of us have lost that due to many factors unique to our own lives. Some people have eating disorders, some diet often, others eat for comfort, filling an emotional or mental need with food.No matter where you are right now you can actually just drop everything and go back to eating the way you were intended to eat: Intuitively.I have heard of IE since the late 90's but didn't believe it could be a help for me, but now, I realize I have to give up the "Magical Thinking" that I will some day weight "X" amount, and instead focus on what foods are satisfying, what ways of thinking are most helpful to move forward in freedom and what kinds of things have to let go of to live a fulfilling life. To me, a more fulfilling life would be to stop worrying, obsessing or feeling guilty about weight and food choices. I am at the beginning of the journey, but "success" is not measured by pounds or inches; success is not measured by outside influences at all, but it is measured by our own ability to have peace with food. Some might say that they crave "bad" foods, but Intuitive eaters know all foods are just that, food of some sort, and what they choose to eat today, might not be the food they eat next week, and all together, in the progression of their life, overall they will choose to eat a variety of foods that will feed nourish and Satisfy.As an example, my DH knew I'd been hankering for a hamburger, just now he brought me one for lunch! How sweet! Instead of panicking at the thought, I sat down with a drink, and the DH and ate,stopping a bit to see how things were going (am getting satisfied? how's the burger tasting?) A regular sized burger, with cheese, and I guess, by the time I decided, "I'm fine, done, satisfied" there were a few bites left over, which the Jack Russell terrier in my life gobbled down. Sounds simple, but really a triumph. Guilt free lunch, no "make up exercise" to work it off or food restricting to "counter act" the calories, I'm satisfied, and later, If and when I am hungry, I will have something to eat.If you have an Eating Disorder, there are words of wisdom (a whole chapter) devoted to you, want your kids to grow up with a healthy attitude about food, this is the book: and if you simply want to get rid of the shackles of the Food Police/diets from your own life, Intuitive eating is for you. :o)

Excelente libro que te cambia el pensamiento sobre la alimentación

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This book has been invaluable to me in my efforts to conquer my binge eating. I’ve already started inplementing the steps to becoming an intuitive eater and I haven’t binged since I started reading it. And I’m only halfway through! I can’t say enough good things about it. It really helps you understand the way you think and the destructive thoughts that lead you to binge, while giving you actionable advice on how to change your thought process. I wish I had discovered this book years ago. For anyone wondering, this is NOT a diet book. It’s quite the opposite. Who would have thought the key to weight loss would be to stop dieting and eat whatever the hell you want? Sounds crazy but it works!

Utile, chiaro, ben argomentato: davvero un'opera importante per tutti noi e, più nello specifico, per chi ha sofferto di disturbi alimentari o per chi sente di non avere una relazione serena con la propria alimentazione o la propria immagine corporea. ottimo come sempre il servizio spedizioni di Amazon.

Dommage qu il n'existe pas de version traduite en français.Je recommande la lecture du livre d'exercices "the intuitive eating workbook"par les mêmes auteures pour la mise en pratique.