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Depriving ourselves of the foods we love and eliminating entire food groups from our diets is not a healthy approach to weight loss. Our metabolism is a complex and sensitive thing. Constantly yo-yo dieting, or falling into a cycle of losing and gaining weight, is a surefire way to damage your metabolism. Even under-nourishing your body and over-ristricing your calorie intake over time will damage your metabolism and make it harder for you to reach your goals. <\/span><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to deprive or restrict yourself from feeding your body certain foods. Your body is way smarter than you think. Your body knows what it needs; you just have to listen to it. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is where intuitive eating comes in.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is intuitive eating? <\/b><\/h2>\n

Intuitive eating is a way of eating that resets your relationship<\/a> with food. <\/span><\/p>\n

Intuitive eating is not a weight management program. It focuses on letting your body find its natural weight. We all have a set point that our body feels its best at. When you nourish your body properly, listening to what it needs, eating when you are hungry and stopping when you feel full, your weight will level out at a point that is comfortable for your body. <\/span><\/p>\n

Intuitive eating is not anti-nutrition\u2014you focus on eating a balance of nutrients while still including the foods you crave into your diet. You tune into what your body is telling you it needs without restricting or depriving yourself from eating at certain times or eating certain foods. Intuitive eating focuses not only on balance but also including the foods that make you<\/span> feel <\/span><\/i>good. When you learn to eat this way, you build a healthier relationship with food as well as see better results in the long run.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“If you are constantly thinking about food, you are not on the right diet plan.”<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201c<\/b>I was under-eating during the week and binge eating on the weekend, constantly thinking about food and eating a meal and thinking about what my next meal was going to be. Food was always on my mind. Since becoming an intuitive eater and balanced eater, it\u2019s barely on my mind anymore. Of course I still think about food, but I don\u2019t have those crazy cravings for those bad foods because I don\u2019t have that restrictive mindset. If you are constantly thinking about food, you are not on the right diet plan,\u201d says Morgan Kline, COO of Burn Boot Camp and host of the Coffee & Kettlebells podcast<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

How do you know if you are eating right for your body? <\/b><\/h2>\n

If you experience the following symptoms, you most likely are not eating right for your body and may want to consider adopting an intuitive eating style: <\/span><\/p>\n