All About Intuitive Eating (and Training!) [Ep. 39]
When you "eat healthy", do you simply follow a checklist of rules and strategies and hope for the best? If being healthy is something that you want to be a lifestyle and last forever, then you need to become more intuitive. Intuitive Eating (and Training) means beginning with a set of healthy guidelines, but then using your own wisdom and discernment to ultimately guide your food and exercise choices. When you eat and train, ask yourself these questions: Does this meal/workout comply with the SM healthy guidelines? Is there anything that I can change, add, or take away to make it better for my body? How will this food/beverage make me feel in about 30 minutes? Hungry still? Stuffed? Sugared out? Lethargic? Will I feel better if I just eat less or more of it? Will I feel better if I change this workout somehow or do something a little different today? Will this meal/workout be helping or hindering me from reaching my goals? Don’t just blindly follow rules, but begin to own your journey, feel it in a deeper way, look for insights and clues, and start to make choices that are wise and mature. More Resources: The Strong Mommas Squad - FREE private FB community for moms that would like more accountability & support! Stress Eating & Mindless Munching (Learning the Art of Mindfulness) - podcast episode 20 How Your Body Was Made to Move (functional training) - podcast episode 7