How to be great at intuitive eating: full permission vs. conditional permission

When was the last time you allowed yourself to have pasta, a sandwich on real bread, or cookies without guilt or a commitment to get "back on track tomorrow?"

Let's talk about full, unconditional permission with carbs. Full permission means you allow yourself unrestricted access to the food consistently - in this case, grain-based carbs.

Unconditional means you not only allow yourself physical access to the carbs (buy them, stock your pantry with them), you allow psychological permission too. Meaning, you let yourself enjoy carbs without guilt or shame INDEPENDENT of it being the holidays, the weekend, your birthday, they're organic, or how much time you spend exercising.

Saying you can have carbs (especially desserts and candy) because it's the holidays, your weekend cheat day, they're organic, etc is conditional permission to eat.

Listen to this brief episode and...

1️⃣ Start undieting your relationship with carbs by allowing yourself unrestricted access to them.

2️⃣ Then move on to practice psychological full, unconditional permission.

By using this 2-step strategy to heal your relationship with food, you'll be great at intuitive eating. Remember, practice not perfection is key. While there are 10 principles of intuitive eating to guide your undiet journey, each one comes with nuances that will be unique to your midlife situation.

Got questions about your intuitive eating journey in midlife? I'd love to answer them! Head over to www.alpinenutrition.org and hit the CONTACT link at the top. 

Have a terrific week savoring food and your body!

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