INTRO TO INTUITIVE EATING | How to Be a Happy Eater!

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Hi guys! Welcome back to my channel :) In today's video I'm giving you guys an intro to intuitive eating, why diet culture sucks, and why intuitive eating is your way out & ticket to lifelong health & happiness when it comes to food :)
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[@EmilyParrisVideos]

I am 5'2" and went from 140 to 120 in three months with JUST intuitive eating! No working out. I changed my foods, only ate when I was hungry and stopped the junk food snacks! Changed my life over a year later!

[@stephaniecarr356]

Can you do an intuitive eating series? Tips/how to.

[@robynb1310]

Stephanie Carr I 2nd that!

[@maribelguzman517]

I third that!😋👍🏼👏🏼

[@Jasmiinwilliams]

Yes this would be so helpful!

[@ambersharpe]

Yes!!! More on this would be fantastic. We have to hear this message over and over again! I’m so sick of counting calories....

[@8SFNERose]

Yes!! I would love this

[@jayhulrs1435]

This perspective is just so freeing, just like a big sigh of relief

[@amylchapman]

I need to know how to intuitively STOP because my stop button is broken!

[@karlistauduhar9228]

Amy Chapman lol same girl

[@musclesandmindset]

Hahaha. In my experience with intuitive eating sometimes you have to keep hitting that maybe overly full feeling until you can start tapering down to that satisfied feeling. It’s okay to be overly full intuitive eating isn’t about control it’s about curiosity and feeling these feelings of hunger and fullness with a new perspective.

[@rikketakera]

Omg me too. I think I have gotten so used to ignoring any of my natural hunger signals I don’t even feel them anymore.

[@LazyHealthyDude]

that's why it's so much easier for me to be super strict and clean and eat the same thing at the same time mon- fri. then the weekend comes and i eat and drink everything in sight. then monday its back to business. thats whats worked for me for 5 years.

[@Nerdcoresteve1]

getting enough exercise and sleep can help with this. Also, are you letting yourself eat as many sweets as you want? I know that when I let myself eat as many chocolate chip cookies (my favorite dessert) as I want, I over ear much less. I also don't gorge on cookies because I trust myself that I can have more whenever I want.

[@livetochannel]

Becca, thank you so much for posting this. I know I can’t impose my will on other people but I’m sending this to my mom! Lol. I’ve been eating intuitively for 3 months and have lost 30 lbs! I eat pasta, breakfast burritos, cheeseburgers, honestly anything I’m craving. The difference is that I stop eating when my body says to! Take home leftovers, never feel obligated to “clean your plate.” And yes I still crave healthy foods like Greek yogurt and salads. It’s all about balance and listening to your body’s signals. THIS HAS CHANGED MY LIFE BECCA! Thank you for introducing me. Also, please do a series on intuitive eating.

[@Sazzay96]

I lost 50 pound last year due to intuitive eating! I found it easier than some would because I am living away from home for university, so I don't sit down for meals with my family like I did every night back at home or have scheduled lunch breaks at work- but to some extent I think anyone could make it work. In a nutshell, I ate when I was hungry and didn't eat when I wasn't. Sometimes I would crave dinner at 3pm (I usually eat at 5:30pm), so I would eat it at 3pm. Previously I would have probably eaten a snack equivalent to the caloric intake my body was looking for, and then still eaten my dinner later on. Overall- the rule I removed was timing of food. I still had some rules since I am vegan and therefore won't just eat anything, however other than that, I seemed to only want healthy food 90% of the time anyway. It probably won't work for everyone, but it did for me so I recommend giving it a try if you can!

[@mitsufawksy]

Everyone is doing Keto now, I'm doing me! Thank you for this video.

[@whoisthehotone]

I love how bold and blunt you are about the damages of diet culture. It's definitely refreshing, especially this time of year.

[@jessifote1908]

So I've been watching you for a couple months now and I need you to know that you have absolutely changed my life.... I have a long, complicated weight loss story, but in a nutshell, I lost over 60 lbs about 4 years ago. No surgeries. No pills. I just did it. But ever since then I've been convinced I needed to lose more. It's been an obsession. I'm currently 165 and I keep telling myself I need to lose 20 more pounds... just 20 more pounds... it's sickening how much I've dwelt on this. But since I've started watching you, not only have I prayed about this and feel like God is working on me with this whole situation, but you have helped me learn how to change the way I think about my body. I just wanted you to know that! You are amazing and I love your videos!!! You've helped me understand that being healthy is the ultimate goal!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@joycooper4023]

THANK YOU BECCA!!! How did you know that I woke up with the intent of being an intuitive eater this morning! When I saw this video I was so excited to watch it!! I’m SO TIRED of finding myself in the same rut of counting calories and going to bed starving or just thinking about food non stop. You are seriously a gem. I hope you know how many people you are reaching from this channel. Such a rare find today with social media nonsense.

[@pudlajello]

ok... Im crying because wow your changing my life. I'm an obsessive over thinker when it comes to food I weigh everything i eat and have to track everything and I'm not happy at all. I will to try and break myself free from restriction. I dont mind gaining a little weight to get the piece of mind. Thank you so much for all your helpful videos and information

[@HelenAvery]

"Being a Happy Eater" -- that's just such a good way to describe it. Diet culture sucks!

[@allisoncooke2703]

Your videos have given me so much freedom from diet culture/perfectionism when it comes to eating well. Thank you thank you THANK YOU!

[@itsdanielleryan]

This was great Becca. I struggled with disordered eating for a few years and just in the past year or so have come to learn to really listen to my body and not stress when i eat something "unhealthy"

[@bluewave29]

"to dwell in the place where it is happiest" - LOVE that! what a perspective. amazing video.

[@sugeymancia5806]

Hi Becca this is my first time hearing about intuitive eating but it makes the most sense to me now. I am overweight and I am actually expecting at the time. Have not diet in a long time because I know diets don't work! So I will start this journey today and thanks for your information looking forward to learning more and more about intuitive eating

[@sugeymancia5806]

Hey Becca I'm doing an update on my intuitive eating journey while pregnant 🤰 ... I'm 12 weeks today. my weight was 189 I'm not doing this exactly to lose weight but to eat healthier and be healthier. I also read the book intuitive eating by Evelyn tribole. It seems so easy but it actually is not. It's hard to listen to your body when your used to never being connected to your mind and body. So the first couple of weeks was really hard. It still is but I'm doing a lot better. My pregnancy has been going really good, no nausia, hardly any heartburn, no dizziness or anything at all... I am at 183 and feel a lot better. Will keep you updated and thank you for introducing me to intuitive eating.

[@sugeymancia5806]

Hey Becca 👋 this is another update on how I'm doing started at 189 lbs. Now I'm 20 weeks pregnant and I'm weighing 187. I'm eating what I'm craving and satisfied with food. Feeling good and enjoying food as well. There is still a lot i have to learn and change but this is my journey and will focus more after pregnancy. No diets , eating healthier for me and baby thanks 😘 for your videos

[@christinadelangel6098]

I need you to know I love you, I've had so many eating disorders since middle school and have always been fixated on food 24/7 I'm just finding your channel and have just started eating better quality foods and am already feeling less stressed and physically better..

[@schmaige3]

Only 2:30 in and i'm already ALL FOR this video. I got so sick of counting calories and all the stress associated with it, and I am happy to say i've been able to eat intuitively. I'm not perfect, sometimes I overeat and other days I don't eat enough veggies, but I try my best!

[@lisamcfall605]

Thank you!! Opposite of the worlds standards. I am 52 and have dieted since I was 15!! Finally I am working to eat intuitively! So freeing!

[@shelbylynnyork]

This was such a lovely video! I’m in the process of breaking up with macro counting and transitioning to intuitive eating!

[@danyelleanderson9106]

Preach!! The intuitive eating book is life changing! It takes time but I've never been so chill and happy with my food! I've been on my intuitive eating journey for about a year now it's amazing!

[@bryanacamillebraxton4770]

Intuitive eating is something I want to work this year. I’m so busy that sometimes I eat mindlessly and I want to learn more self control. Part of that is distinguishing the difference between emotional and physical hunger. Thanks for the info, Becca!

[@Simply.KiraMarie]

Preach girl preach! I'm a former tone it up girl and wound up taking a nutrition class after finding your channel ages ago. Before I took the class I was borderline disorder over food and eating I think tone it up pushed me to that edge. Your videos have helped me overcome that. I'm definitely looking forward to more videos on intuitive eating. Are you planning a series for this?

[@joycooper4023]

Kira Marie I have found the TIU message very triggering towards disordered eating!

[@adrianaespinoza898]

Yes intuitive eating series yes yes yes yeeeees

[@jennalauren8401]

Learning to intuitively eat and listen to my body is a huge goal of mine this year! Too many times I have counted calories, and it works, but only for a limited time. The weight always comes back. Thank you for always having the best and most informational videos. Happy Friday!!

[@MadetoOrderNutrition]

Love this! I feel like as dietitians we're expected to just tell people to count calories and eat less. But it is truly about balance and listening to your body!

[@missfrenchluvr]

I love this so much Becca! I've just started my intuitive eating journey and it's been incredibly difficult, but incredibly rewarding. Thank you for this!!

[@haleydvorak9646]

Thank you for sharing this Becca! Started my intuitive eating journey on 1/7/18 and I have already notice a huge difference. I just feel so much better all the time! Love your content and excited to see more!

[@BeccaBristow]

So happy to hear that!!! 💗💗

[@JulieDiana1992]

I think an added part of intuitive eating that has helped me is focusing how you feel after you eat different foods. Some foods make me feed sick, Some foods give me indigestion, or gas, some foods I eat I just feel too full or just overall bad. That is also our bodies sending us cues that whatever we are eating is not ideal for our body. I have just overall avoided foods that I know make me feel bad after I eat them (dairy and high fat or sugar pastries). I also try to avoid acidic foods. When I say Avoid I just mean limit or small amounts. Even then I don't fully restrict myself.

[@hannahschwartz9576]

Yes yes yes! Your videos are seriously so helpful and kick my butt into gear to remember why I am on the journey I am. Kind of made me sad to read comments below about certain programs not being a diet when they are controlling what and how much you eat. Intuitive eating, like you said, is not at all restrictive with the amount or type of food. It breaks my heart when people fully don't understand intuitive eating, but hopefully this video and other like it will begin to shed some light into their life!

[@brieb777]

Intuitive eating creates a NEW relationship with food and your body. Never realized I was an intuitive eater till now! Lol thx Becca! Xoxo

[@SarahEsmaeWolfe]

Someone once told me if it tastes good, it's bad for you. 🙄 Thanks for your positive videos and channel!

[@naiyavine-essentialsforeve586]

wow- so so insightful! I've never heard of intuitive eating before... definitely going to learn more about it. Thanks for sharing, Becca!

[@ashleyholley2977]

Becca, its ridiculous exactly how much I love your videos, there are people that keep it real and they are people that live out keeping it real--you are the later. I love that its your career to know the facts but your all about balance. I've loved getting to see your subscribers numbers rise, keep doing you

[@DramaLlama2310]

I've read a book about intuitive eating and it was a revelation...unfortunately it has a crap name: Don't Go Hungry Diet...but it's not about dieting and you can adjust it to suit yourself. What I liked about it is that it shows how science backs up intuitive eating and how our bodies actually work.

[@nehasayeed1384]

Thank you so much for this! Because of you i just freed myself from all food boundaries by deleting myfitnesspal app. looking forward to listening to my body and food cues and seeing how that goes

[@spicybiscuit88]

Neha Sayeed Well done! Freedom! Xx

[@bpez27]

This video almost made me cry!! So many people need to hear this message especially young girls 💕💕💕

[@daniellejeross8889]

This was an awesome video! I totally needed this to kick my butt away from falling into the new years diet game. When I have lost weight in the past it was totally just working out and listening to my body about what to eat. So needed this right now!

[@buadore]

I love this message of healthy body positivity and self-love! All of your videos are wonderful, Becca, can't wait to learn more about intuitive eating!

[@graysonj.8235]

This is such a perfect video at the perfect time! Thanks Becca you are so wise, inspirational, and optimistic

[@deathlyhallows8495]

I almost starting crying during this (yes, it sounds super weird)! It was so refreshing hearing someone talk like this. Because of my eating disorder my fullness and hunger cues had been gone for a very long time and I have gotten the hunger cues back but I have such a hard time following them (I don’t) and this makes me so happy! Thank you! P.S this is the first video I see on your channel. D.S

[@florencevaninwegen5433]

I saw that you started listening to the Nourishing Women podcast. I have been listening to them for awhile. I learned about them from an Instagram influencer here in Richmond, Lex Daddio aka Restoring Radiance. You would like her too. That podcast has helped me a lot with my IBS. Thanks to them I have learned to include things like collagen peptides and bone broth in my diet and I think it’s made a difference. I am working on intuitive eating too!

[@flashlight384]

I really love the idea of intuitive eating, but like a lot of other people in the comments I feel as though its easy to listen to the "eat what you want" part and not hear the "intuitive" part. So my question is, how do we go about incorporating more healthy options while also avoiding the creation of "rules"? Perhaps you could talk more about the intuition and thought process that goes into deciding what to eat? And where to draw a line when I want to order pizza every night of the week? As always, thank you for your informative and well balanced videos, it's wonderful that a professional such as yourself is providing so much free information to us :)

[@cmwishon]

I would love to see a series on intuitive eating as well..I have never heard of this before and I am interested!

[@cowgirl_film]

Hey, I would love to be completely on board but I am recently out of college and currently my body is DAILY telling me I want chick-fil-a and Twix! How do I get my body to crave healthy food. It is also super hard since I work in healthcare!

[@ccap3211]

stefanind95 same girl! I just commented the same thing. If I listen to my body I end up eating junk all day!

[@bryanacamillebraxton4770]

stefanind95 i’m a recent college grad too! Lol i know the struggle. What’s helped me is making small switches, like choosing brown rice over white. And find healthy meals you love, then your body will start to crave them.

[@sarahvillines2131]

What Bryana said! Sometimes it just takes self control (I know it’s hard!) to train your brain to not want the refined sugar, but instead reach for fruit. It’s not going to be an over-night thing, but trust me, from someone who used to eat Canes almost every night, and now I rarely eat out, you can do it! Baby steps 😊 I’d say just start by looking up healthier recipes of the foods you love.

[@ccap3211]

Sarah Villines I know you're right. I went through a period of eating really healthily and I started craving healthy foods. I definitely wasn't eating balanced though and didn't allow myself to eat any junk food. The moment I started allowing myself to have sweet occasionally I began to crave them all the time and the healthy food didn't taste as good anymore. I just can't seem to figure out how to eat a balance of both.

[@amylchapman]

ccap3211 Same here girl! The eating struggle is real!

[@emilya915]

Any tips on being an intuitive eater who also has to pack breakfast, snacks & lunch for working away from home?

[@MllrSr]

What you said about diets not working really hit home because the last time I did a calorie restriction diet I developed some seriously disordered eating patterns (and had no energy, was constantly cold and very irritable ) and went from the upper range of healthy weight (not even the overweight category yet) to being underweight and I started realizing body dismorphia setting in. Then I started doing intuitive eating and now I am back at a healthy weight

[@emilyrose2884]

I would love to see more videos from you about how to incorporate intuitive eating. I watched the last one too but I’m still struggling to apply it in my personal life. Have you ever read the book “thinside out: how to have your cake and your skinny jeans too”? The book focuses on intuitive eating, I’m enjoying reading it and hoping it will help me break free from a lifetime of disordered eating patterns.

[@kaianaturals]

You are one of my favourite KZbinrs to watch (and your eyelashes are amazing)! Intuitive eating is a great way to set yourself up for success, great tips!!

[@thebeautyshell194]

Please do a step by step on how to/what foods for intuitive eating

[@rikketakera]

My only New Years resolution this year is to learn to listen to my body better, especially in regards to food. Please please please talk more about this ❤️

[@speakerph0nee]

So many people need to hear this! You go girl

[@rittasdan]

Great video! I always tell my clients to ALWAYS listen to their body over the theory! No theory out there is smarter than our bodies!

[@neonk2222]

Thank you, this gives me hope, I've struggled with disordered eating for an 8th of my life (sigh) and I NEED this! I hope that one day I will be an intuitive eater and be free.

[@lexiibeann]

Hey Becca! What should we eat if we aren't exactly sure what we're hungry for? Sometimes I get really hungry but nothing sounds appetizing enough to eat and be satisfying.

[@saff1257]

i’m trying to get out of anorexia. my minds determined to eat intuitively, but i don’t know how/struggle to. i keep getting overcome by overthinking and guilt. tomorrow i’m going to try and intuitively eat. no fucking food rules or restriction or planning. i love your attitude thank you so so so much ❤️❤️

[@katelynreigel7048]

Please keep going with a series on this!! Would love to become an intuitive eater!! Love your channel so much!

[@inesa5369]

Another great and so informative video Becca! I am so eager to learn more about intuitive eating and this video was great to watch. Keep sharing the right message because that is what our society needs.

[@creatzalecsa]

Thank you for doing this! I agree that people should understand better the difference between diet and healthy eating👏👏👏can’t wait for the series!

[@carsonlacy6277]

Hi, I’m a fan and no hate but diets do work it’s just a matter of sticking with them- like you said though, some are just so stupid and ridiculous, by bashing all diets? Because like me, I’m trying to build muscle in a very specific place so I do have to watch white carbs but take quite enough to build, and have a lower fat intake hence why I’m doing a high carb low fat “diet”. But a lot of ppl seem to use intuitive eating and like it very much and that’s great to 😁

[@saff1257]

i intuitively ate today. i listened to my body when it wanted sugary things, and then later found that it wanted vegetables so i had a lovely soup because i wanted it, not to be hEalThy. your body knows what you need, and will tell you. trust it. it may want something ‘unhealthy’ or ‘high carb’ but that’s because that’s what you need at that moment, and who knows, you could want vegetables later on.

[@cheriemcgrayne9871]

Love your channel! I am so happy I stumbled across it! Thank you 💗

[@elisabethbaioneliz989]

I HATE DIETS ! WHO'S WITH ME ON THIS ONE ! 😃

[@MariniteLG]

I would like to get tips on eating when you’re bored or stress and how to alleviate that

[@KacieBreider]

It’s taken me about a years time to get intuitive eating down/figuring out what makes me feel good. But once I figured it out, I actually started losing a bit of weight.

[@jschubidu2249]

best video so far! you got me all smiley and happy. you go girl !!

[@Ashlynnheartsguitar]

Preach Becca!!! Seriously diet culture is the worst.

[@sophieklause6748]

I really want to try intuitive eating but I’ve struggled with anorexia and bulimia in the past and it’s really hard either not to restrict or being out of control :/

[@owlflurry]

Omg that oprah weight watchers “free stylin” taco party commercial pisses me off and YES it makes me feel insecure bc i eat tacos whenever i want hahahha

[@BeccaBristow]

Tacos are life!!!

[@joycooper4023]

owlflurry You go girl 😊

[@gabyd0909]

Wow, you’re like a breath of fresh air ❤️🙏🏻

[@DaniFaye113]

Hey Becca and Becca followers, so lately I have just not been wanting to eat. I have absolutely no appetite and then all of a sudden it’s 6:00 at night and i realized I haven’t eaten anything. I’m not sure what to do about it. Any tips on making yourself eat?

[@Lobo59470]

I agree with all of this after a decade of lifting weights. I’ve always said to listen to your body. But the reason I’m here is because I feel like crap. And I think my diet is to blame. Or most of it would like to add foods to feel better. Fats and fruits

[@brieb777]

You're on your A game in this video! Love the enthusiasm. Definitely need a series on this! I couldn't agree with you more on the "rules" etc.

[@simoneesther12]

You’re perfect! Amazing job! I study nutrition in school and you kill it.

[@HowJenDoesIt]

Love this, Becca!! Such a beautiful, healthy message!

[@paigescherer2473]

Hi Becca! I'm a dietitian as well and I just found your channel. I love it! Keep up the awesome videos!

[@autisticmystic8540]

Can I intuitively eat something I’m craving, even if my tummy doesn’t feel hungry, or are cravings bad?

[@Whossheyenne]

I’m curious what your advice would be for someone with an autoimmune disease like myself, where I’m being told that there are several foods that I should & shouldn’t eat or can & cant have.

[@LazyHealthyDude]

i enjoy rules and restriction. keeps it super east and super simple. does the binge come? yes. but i manage it and i can stop it. and that works for me. we're all different

[@lisayuxiwang5964]

I am an intuitive eater and find it to be very helpful to feel healthy both physically and psychologically. However, I always have this question in the back of my mind when it comes to "body's genetically built ideal weight". I've been overweight my whole life due to a long period of unhealthy lifestyle (i.e. starting from eating 4 meals a day since 2.5 years old). It is hard for me to know what that "ideal weight" is, and whether that "ideal weight" has already been altered by the long time unhealthy lifestyle. I certainly lost some weight and am continuing losing weight due to intuitive eating and exercising. But I don't have any source to really know what my body's healthy/ideal/genetically built body range is. What's your thought on this? Would you please explain more on this concept of "weight" within the intuitive eating method? Thank you.

[@bornthisway3360]

Yes Becca! This is the view the world needs. Amazing you are truely amazing. Keep on inspiring❤❤❤

[@tokidoki8D]

Intuitive eating series please!!!

[@draankpaank]

I struggle a lot with getting started on this, because despite saying to myself I am allowed everything, I will have to actively stop myself from always choosing the low calorie options. Seriously how long until I finally stop this, because it's really frustrating to realize how much I focus on calories and then not have any idea how to stop doing that

[@brookludy574]

This makes me so happy. you inspire me and i could not agree with you more.

[@sophielouiseS2]

Non-diet approach for the win! x

[@chunkymonkey9097]

With all due respect, because I love your channel, but this video didn’t explain much. I’m currently in 10:21 and all you mentioned was “This is NOT a diet” (which let’s be real- as you said, everyone on the internet promotes it as that. Diet isn’t even a bad word- it just gained a bad reputation. Diet literally means your eating pattern. Also, you mentioned “food cues” which I really liked the idea of!! But you didn’t expand on them. How can I understand them? You also didn’t take into account stress and Hormones, which makes me think of myself as a college student, and my sisters who have hormonal imbalances. They can’t listen to their body- because their body is telling them to eat sugar. When I’m stressed, my body is telling me to store nutrients and sugar in case I don’t eat again for whatever reason. How are women like us, who realistically are the majority of women, listen to these cues that you’re explaining?

[@spicybiscuit88]

chunkymonkey9097 The way our society generally uses the word diet means 'restrictive plan for weight loss' though. Also this video was just an intro to IE, i think Becca is doing more so will expand on it. ☺

[@ashleyemma4954]

chunkymonkey9097 this is just an intro video as she mentioned. It's a huge topic

[@musclesandmindset]

chunkymonkey9097 hormone imbalances are no joke especially diagnosed ones. I’m in school too so I get the stress hormones kicking in at high gear. What’s worked for me to keep me on track with intuitive eating is better coping skills that focus on making sure stress isn’t an issue. Stress in necessary in moderation but when stress comes from your body thinking it’s not going to get another meal on a long time or from being overwhelmed from school. Those are stresses you can have some control over. Once stress levels out so do the stress hormones. External stress is all perspective right, what stresses you maybe won’t stress me so it’s important to make sure you have ways that work best for you to maintain a “comfortable” for lack of better work amount of stress.

[@mybestfriendsarediamonds1241]

I'm pretty sure she said Intro a few times?

[@MsShannon213]

I love your videos and truly look up to you for inspiration, but as a teenage girl I can’t help but worry about appearance. I feel like it’s easy for someone who’s skinny and beautiful to say “eat intuitively” but when I eat what makes me happy (which is healthy food but sometimes unhealthy foods) I gain weight. It gets discouraging. I have lost 14 pounds and I’m at a healthy weight for my height. I have been counting calories and macros for almost a year and I don’t know if it is good or bad. And I also don’t know how to stop. I’m not unhappy with the food I eat or the amount that I consume (I can’t go hungry I get very light headed and irritable if I am) I’m just stuck between a rock and a hard place. What I want, what society wants, what my parents what, what others want. I indulge in foods sometimes but most of the time I am saying things like “I can’t have that”. I don’t know if that’s self control or if that is not good for my body. The whole thing is confusing and very difficult. I never thought about my weight until two years ago. I saw a picture myself in a bikini and thought “who is that” I was 14 pounds heavier than now. Even when I was a size 00 I was unhappy with my body. I like to think I’m happy now but if that involves counting calories and macros I’m not so sure after watching this video. I’d love your help. Thanks Becca❤️

[@bunknee1220]

Shannon whatever works for you! but it won't feel like you're in between a rock and a hard place if you're doing it out of genuine love and appreciation for your body. if you decided to lose weight because you loved your body, for yourself, and the way you did that was to count calories/macros - it wouldn't feel bad. it wouldn't feel restrictive. it would feel like GAINING HEALTH instead of LOSING out on something. so just sit and think hard about why you want to lose weight; your motivations for doing certain things; why it might be bad for the thing you fear the most to come into fruition and, in your head, face that head-on. then you can unravel all that's going on in your mind and your answers, what's right for YOU, will come to you by and by. good luck, and hope that helps xx

[@hayleymarie2088]

Wow I so needed this video Becca, thank you thank you so much for making these types of videos and for sticking to what you believe in b.c. it totally keeps me on the right, healthy track! I was totally getting sucked into the New Year's diet goals and this video graciously reminded me to ignore all that and keep on an intuitive eating journey. Definitely please cont. the intuitive eating videos, tips, info 😆

[@jenniferkelly0625]

can someone do intuitive eating if they are on meds that affect their appetite?

[@delilahisabel]

I wish I could thumbs up this 1,000 times. Thank you so much for talking about such an important and relevant topic!!!

[@sophiaherleyy7382]

Don’t you need a certain amount of calories a day for your body to function properly? And how do you make sure you get enough fruits and veggies if you just eat whatever you want? I really want to learn more about intuitive eating :) xoxo

[@nicolepetty3121]

wayy off topic, but what lip color is this your wearing??

[@funkydelee4808]

But I have PCOS! I am supposed to restrict carbs and sugar. This is so frustrating.

[@cmwishon]

I love this...although I am overweight it is because I am lazy. Once I get my body moving I start to drop the weight without changing what I am eating or drinking. I still want healthy foods, but since I changed jobs and have a more sedetary job I need to move more...and I just don't want to join a gym. I had a treadmill and would use it faithfully, I just need to get another one and get back in the saddle!

[@lzza6095]

I'm I did this yesterday and ate between 1000- 1250 calories when I checked, is that normal?

[@alexissingh8929]

can i try intuitive eating as a way to recover from an eating disorder

[@Mimihomestyle]

I love this! For me though I still need to watch my portions and I do know that if I don’t have the junk in the house that I know I will binge eat I am a much better eater. I hate that weight watchers commercial and don’t believe in it. I am 54 and it has been tough because I am in menopause. I have dieted all my life! It worked once and I was even in magazines and books for the one diet I did and then menopause hit and I was back to my old habits. I do need healthier ideas so when I am hungry I have healthier alternatives to my favorite things. I grew up in a household that we ate everything and anything all day long and had to get that under control. I do need to lose some weight now because my doctor told me that I am borderline high cholesterol.

[@DarkBlueNutrition]

Yesss! Love the topic and glad more people are talking about intuitive eating on KZbin 💙

[@edmyoga]

I love you & your message Becca!!

[@beckywatts502]

You are 100% correct. You are a genius! Thank you!!!!!