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Intuitive Eating: A Practical Guide to Make Peace with Food, Free Yourself from Chronic Dieting, Reach Your Natural Weight
First published in 1995, Intuitive Eating has become the classic book that teaches readers how to rebuild their body image, make peace with food, and find the natural weight that's right for them. This program-developed by two prominent nutritionists-teaches: -How to reject diet mentality forever -How the three Eating Personalities define our eating difficulties -How to honor hunger and feel fullness. A tried-and true-plan that couldn't be more in tune with the times we live in, this fully revised and updated edition includes: -A new chapter on eating disorders -Step-by-step guidelines for following the ten principles of Intuitive Eating.
5 pages, Audio CD
Published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Evelyn Tribole
31 books160 followersEvelyn Tribole, MS, RD is an award-winning registered dietitian, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She has written seven books including the bestsellers Healthy Homestyle Cooking and Intuitive Eating(co-author). Her newest book is the Ultimate Omega-3 Diet.
Evelyn was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America, appearing from 1994-’95 and was a national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association for 6 years. She was contributing editor for Shape magazine where her monthly column, Recipe Makeovers, appeared for 11 years.
She is often sought by the media for her nutritional expertise and has appeared on hundreds of interviews, including: CNN, Today Show, MSNBC, Fox News, USA Today, Wall St. Journal and People magazine.
As a speaker, Evelyn is passionate and has been called, "Wonderfully wise and funny", whether providing a keynote or full-day workshop.
Achievements and honors include, receiving the American Dietetic Association’s Award for Excellence in Private Practice. Many national magazines have rated Evelyn as one of the best nutritionists in the country including: Self, Harper’s Bazaar, and Redbook magazine.
Professional memberships include: the Am. Dietetic Assoc., International Society for Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, the Celiac Disease Foundation, and the Academy for Eating Disorders.
Evelyn qualified for the Olympic Trials in the first ever women’s marathon in 1984. Although she no longer competes, Evelyn runs for fun and is an avid skier and hiker. She also enjoys surfing, kayaking and white water rafting. Evelyn’s favorite food is chocolate, when it can be savored slowly.
Evelyn was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America, appearing from 1994-’95 and was a national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association for 6 years. She was contributing editor for Shape magazine where her monthly column, Recipe Makeovers, appeared for 11 years.
She is often sought by the media for her nutritional expertise and has appeared on hundreds of interviews, including: CNN, Today Show, MSNBC, Fox News, USA Today, Wall St. Journal and People magazine.
As a speaker, Evelyn is passionate and has been called, "Wonderfully wise and funny", whether providing a keynote or full-day workshop.
Achievements and honors include, receiving the American Dietetic Association’s Award for Excellence in Private Practice. Many national magazines have rated Evelyn as one of the best nutritionists in the country including: Self, Harper’s Bazaar, and Redbook magazine.
Professional memberships include: the Am. Dietetic Assoc., International Society for Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, the Celiac Disease Foundation, and the Academy for Eating Disorders.
Evelyn qualified for the Olympic Trials in the first ever women’s marathon in 1984. Although she no longer competes, Evelyn runs for fun and is an avid skier and hiker. She also enjoys surfing, kayaking and white water rafting. Evelyn’s favorite food is chocolate, when it can be savored slowly.
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September 8, 2024
Narration was okay, no complaints.
I chose this less popular edition because it is considerably shorter than the other editions of this book and I wasn't as interested in all the science and research as I was in the ideas. I wanted to see if intuitive eating is something I want to explore further- if it is something I think might work for me.
There was a lot to like in this book, there were ideas and suggestions I find helpful and have begun to practice. However, the book also had its flaws, and certain aspects of it rubbed me the wrong way. What I liked best were the tips and advice regarding dealing with emotions without using food. Identifying emotions, tolerating feelings, practicing self- nurturing, and taking the time for mindfulness all feature here and I found this entire section helpful.
What I liked least was that much of Intuitive Eating as it is presented here is based on lack of deprivation. The authors point out that when we deprive ourselves of foods, we crave them all the more and we are more likely to binge on them. The authors critique "diet mentality" for creating an obsession with counting calories and carbs which sets up this idea of "forbidden foods" that we wind up craving. I get this and even agree with it. However, their solution is to provide yourself with unlimited access to those foods to counter the lure of the forbidden. However, unlimited access to the "forbidden" isn't practical for everyone so I dislike that this is such a huge emphasis in the book and presented as essential to the process. For example: Diabetics like my daughter HAVE TO count carbs. I am hypertensive and need to limit salt intake. And many people, including me, have financial limitations that limit access to foods. I can't afford limitless access to fresh fruit or store bought cheesecake. Tips that acknowledge these limitations would have been welcome and useful. The first time that diabetics are even MENTIONED in the book is in the last 5 mintues of the audio!
Also, while I understand the rationale of silencing the food police and allowing oneself access to all foods without labelling any as bad or forbidden, it is difficult to practice this aspect of intuitive eating UNTIL one has a handle on emotional eating. And getting emotional eating under control can be very very difficult, making the rest of the advice in this book difficult to follow successfully.
Despite my criticism and the fact that I didn't love this book as much as I'd hoped I would, I did find some good ideas and helpful advice. I'm glad I listened to it and might give it another listen again one day if I feel like I've met the practical pre-requisite of being able to control emotional eating. "C+"
I chose this less popular edition because it is considerably shorter than the other editions of this book and I wasn't as interested in all the science and research as I was in the ideas. I wanted to see if intuitive eating is something I want to explore further- if it is something I think might work for me.
There was a lot to like in this book, there were ideas and suggestions I find helpful and have begun to practice. However, the book also had its flaws, and certain aspects of it rubbed me the wrong way. What I liked best were the tips and advice regarding dealing with emotions without using food. Identifying emotions, tolerating feelings, practicing self- nurturing, and taking the time for mindfulness all feature here and I found this entire section helpful.
What I liked least was that much of Intuitive Eating as it is presented here is based on lack of deprivation. The authors point out that when we deprive ourselves of foods, we crave them all the more and we are more likely to binge on them. The authors critique "diet mentality" for creating an obsession with counting calories and carbs which sets up this idea of "forbidden foods" that we wind up craving. I get this and even agree with it. However, their solution is to provide yourself with unlimited access to those foods to counter the lure of the forbidden. However, unlimited access to the "forbidden" isn't practical for everyone so I dislike that this is such a huge emphasis in the book and presented as essential to the process. For example: Diabetics like my daughter HAVE TO count carbs. I am hypertensive and need to limit salt intake. And many people, including me, have financial limitations that limit access to foods. I can't afford limitless access to fresh fruit or store bought cheesecake. Tips that acknowledge these limitations would have been welcome and useful. The first time that diabetics are even MENTIONED in the book is in the last 5 mintues of the audio!
Also, while I understand the rationale of silencing the food police and allowing oneself access to all foods without labelling any as bad or forbidden, it is difficult to practice this aspect of intuitive eating UNTIL one has a handle on emotional eating. And getting emotional eating under control can be very very difficult, making the rest of the advice in this book difficult to follow successfully.
Despite my criticism and the fact that I didn't love this book as much as I'd hoped I would, I did find some good ideas and helpful advice. I'm glad I listened to it and might give it another listen again one day if I feel like I've met the practical pre-requisite of being able to control emotional eating. "C+"
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