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Our Intuitive Eating Community (based on the book Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch) is a safe and nurturing place -- free from "diet talk", "fat talk", and body bashing. Reading the book is highly recommended as discussions do use and follow book terms and suggested practices.
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MEMBER: Introductions
Introduce yourself to the Community - your history tidbits, what brought you to the forum, general information about you. (NO QUESTIONS asked in Intro - those to go in correct Category)
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MEMBER: Postcards from IE Journey
Share ALL your experiences - baby steps, challenges, whines, rants & IE issues you ponder too.
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MEMBER: Inspiration & Success Stories
Congratulate yourself and inspire others! Positive steps you have done and what made these happen for you. Please feel free to elaborate on any or all of the above questions.
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MEMBER: Special/Medical Needs + IE & Children
This is the place to post about food intolerance/allergies, and medical conditions, as it relates to Intuitive Eating.
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MEMBER: Men & Intuitive Eating
Welcome to our brothers! Let us know what is important for you. The moderator for this section David Orozco, MS, RD who is a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.
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FORUM: IE Workbook & Related Media
Share and discuss the IE workbook and IE related articles, Video/Audio links and reviews of books other than Intuitive Eating by Tribole and Resch.
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FORUM: IE is FUN!
Post silly diet cartoon, perhaps an eating joke, OR funny story related to IEing. Everyone benefits from a great GRIN :-)
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PRINCIPLES: Diet Mentality/Diet Culture
Discussions on thoughts about dieting, what diet mentality is and how it effects you.
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PRINCIPLES: Hunger - Body/Non Body (Emotions)
Discussions on reacquainting and reconnecting with biological hunger AND identifying and dealing with non-biological 'hungers' (wants & needs).
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PRINCIPLES: Permission to Eat, Making Peace with Food
Discussions on foods thoughts and issues, Food Police intrusions, rigid rules and permission to fuel and nourish your body.
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PRINCIPLES: Fullness & Satisfaction
Discussions on reacquainting and reconnecting with body sensations and reactions to eating - foods and body feedback.
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PRINCIPLES: Body Issues & Honoring
Discussions about YOUR body, how you view it, what it IS and how to honor it.
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PRINCIPLES: Exercise & Gentle Nutrition
Discussions on embracing these factors for body contentment as well as releasing these from negative effects against your body.
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NON PRINCIPLE Questions
Diet oriented and social issues such as - WEIGHT, scale, FAT/thin pressure, eat timing etc.
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CHAT with Certified Intuitive Eating PRO
Each month we have a live chat discussion with a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Each chat is centered around one of the principles of Intuitive Eating. This is the place to ask your questions for upcoming chats.
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Sliding into my old habits.Posted by Rade Radosevich-Slay on February 13, 2021 |
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Early diet memoriesPosted by Sarah on February 24, 2021 |
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Diet Culture I noticed today and the resulting Diet Mentality it triggeredPosted by Katcha - IEing since March 2007 on February 24, 2021 |
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Post WLSPosted by Kerry Hansen on February 13, 2021 |
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Guilty When Eating at NightPosted by R on February 20, 2021 |
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IE CertifiedKatcha - IEing since March 2007 replied to Sarah's discussion Early diet memories
"For me it was all those 'subtle' but deeply wounding remarks that family members made 'for my own good' -
* You must have a hollow leg! Where are you putting all that food?
* Don't eat that, you will spoil your dinner.
* The…"
Finally IESarah replied to Katcha - IEing since March 2007's discussion Diet Culture I noticed today and the resulting Diet Mentality it triggered
"1) Where to start? I was watching a segment on TV and noticed that all of the actors were impossibly beautiful and have bodies that are more than likely due to dieting.
2) I think to myself "well if that person can do it, I mean why…"
Finally IESarah posted a discussion
Early diet memories
I was struck by a memory that I haven't thought about in decades. I won't detail the memory in case it triggers other people since it was a dieting tactic but basically it was replacing a meal with a piece of junk food. I can't remember exactly but it was a practice I started somewhere between 2nd and 5th grade. As I was thinking about this, I wonder now, what the heck? Why didn't any adults step in? I remember clearly talking to several parents over at least a few months who made a comment…See More
"My dietician introduced me to IE in my pre-WLS sessions, it really helped me through the time after when could eat almost nothing to not stress about the "rules" and actually listen to my body. I'm trying to revisit again now more…"
IE CertifiedKatcha - IEing since March 2007 replied to Katcha - IEing since March 2007's discussion Diet Culture I noticed today and the resulting Diet Mentality it triggered
"1) I noticed advertisements online that promote losing weight. I also noticed less subtle diet culture hints promoting overly 'thin' models and 'healthy' eating which are really not defined or explain HOW that is…"
IE CertifiedKatcha - IEing since March 2007 posted a discussion
Diet Culture I noticed today and the resulting Diet Mentality it triggered
Diet Culture surrounds us all the time. Its so prevalent that we have come to think of it as part of our world as well as correct. Its most powerful tool is the Diet Mentality that Diet Culture encourages us to embrace as our own thoughts and actions. Rejecting Diet Mentality can not happen until it is 'seen' and we decide that we do NOT want to have this effecting our lives. How each of us do that is something each individual does as suits them. But it all starts with recognizing that Diet…See More
IE CertifiedKatcha - IEing since March 2007 commented on Katcha - IEing since March 2007's status
"It is fabulous to eat what one likes when you are wanting it - no guilt or shame which is purely diet mentality from the diet culture humans are currently living in."
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