BN Blog - Intuitive eating

Last week, I attended a wellness fair at a local university in which I hosted a table introducing people to Be Nourished along side co-founder and dietitian, Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD. I was tentative at first, nervous I wasn’t going to be able to properly explain and give insight into the tenets of Health At Every Size and Intuitive Eating. However, as I started talking to people, I was astounded by how much I had absorbed after only a year of working at Be Nourished. More importantly, I was completely inspired by the deep seated hunger in the community for an approach that fully embraces every human shape in all its perfection and the growing desire to let go of destructive dieting and embody a more positive and sustainable path toward health and weight neutral self-care.

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The truth is you do not have to eat a perfect diet to be healthy. You will not suddenly get a nutrient deficiency or gain or lose weight from one snack, one meal, or one day of eating.  It is what you eat consistently over time that matters.  Progress not perfection is what counts. (Intuitive Eating by Tribole and Resch)

Our experience has shown us that to eventually get to your natural healthy weight, you need to loosen up on yourself and treat your body with respect.