Old Habits Die Hard: Don’t Turn Intuitive Eating Into the Hunger/Fullness Diet!
About a year ago I got a ticket for running a stop sign. As you probably guessed, I was much more cautious when driving after that. Well, at least for a few days. Gradually, my old habits of rolling through stop signs and going a bit over the speed limit crept back into my routine.1 A few weeks later, I was processing my eating issues with my therapist when it hit me that the same thing was happening as I moved along in my intuitive eating journey. Old habits bring a sense of comforting familiarity and that sometimes causes us to take a step backwards. This was never more true than when I subconsciously tried to blend my dieting habits with intuitive eating. …
While my dog was outside doing his business I wondered what I should have for breakfast. My new favorite veggie sausage sounded good, so that’s what I made. Now that’s intuitive eating! 