I was already aware of the principles of intuitive eating, but reading the whole book was still immensely helpful as it expands in great detail on each step in the process and why it is necessary, with lots of real world examples. They argue (and they have tons of examples and scientific studies to back up their approach) that your body knows what it needs and how to eat intuitively, you just need to give it permission and listen to it. And it’s actually harmful to your body and your metabolism. Once more for the people in the back: dieting does not work. Tribole and Resch are both experienced and qualified nutritionists and dieticians, who have come up with this sustainable and actually quite logical approach after being confronted time and time again by the fact that dieting does not work. Rather, the basic principle of the book is making peace with food, and going back to the natural, intuitive way of eating that you would be living by if society, your peers, your parents, magazines and the diet industry hadn’t fucked you up. It is an anti-diet book, but it does not promote being unhealthy. As with Body Positive Power, I think this is a very important book that anyone who struggles with weight, food and/or body image can benefit hugely from reading.
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