Intuitive Eating, 4th Edition

Make peace with food.
Free yourself from chronic dieting forever.
Rediscover the pleasures of eating.

The go-to resource--now fully revised and updated--for building a healthy body image and making peace with food, once and for all.

When it was first published, Intuitive Eating was revolutionary in its anti-dieting approach. The authors, both prominent health professionals in the field of nutrition and eating disorders, urge readers to embrace the goal of developing body positivity and reconnecting with one's internal wisdom about eating-to unlearn everything they were taught about calorie-counting and other aspects of diet culture and to learn about the harm of weight stigma. Today, their message is more relevant and pressing than ever. With this updated edition of the classic bestseller, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch teach readers how to:

. Follow the ten principles of Intuitive Eating to achieve a new and trusting relationship with food
. Fight against diet culture and reject diet mentality forever
. Find satisfaction in their food choices
. Exercise kindness toward their feelings, their bodies, and themselves
. Prevent or heal the wounds of an eating disorder
. Respect their bodies and make peace with food-at any age, weight, or stage of development
. Follow body positive feeds for inspiration and validation

. . . and more easy-to-follow suggestions that can lead readers to integrate Intuitive Eating into their everyday lives and feel the freedom that comes with trusting their inner wisdom-for life.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
Introduction xvii
1. The Science Behind Intuitive Eating 1
2. Hitting Diet Bottom 18
3. What Kind of Eater Are You? 31
4. Principles of Intuitive Eating: Overview 45
5. Awakening the Intuitive Eater: Stages 55
6. Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality 64
7. Principle 2: Honor Your Hunger 84
8. Principle 3: Make Peace with Food 104
9. Principle 4: Challenge the Food Police 123
10. Principle 5: Discover the Satisfaction Factor 150
11. Principle 6: Feel Your Fullness 167
12. Principle 7: Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness 178
13. Principle 8: Respect Your Body 196
14. Principle 9: Movement-Feel the Difference 216
15. Principle 10: Honor Your Health with Gentle Nutrition 229
16. Raising an Intuitive Eater: What Works with Kids and Teens 252
17. The Ultimate Path Toward Healing from Eating Disorders 280
Epilogue 307
Appendix A: Common Questions and Answers About Intuitive Eating 311
Appendix B: Step-by-Step Guidelines 316
References 331
Notes 341
Resources 359
Index 363