Intuitive Eating

I happened to stumble onto an article about a professor who lost a lot of weight by "intuitive eating". I've been trying to lose weight for years, most of my life, and I've had successes...only to be followed by miserable failures. I guess I've gained and lost a couple hundred pounds over the last 10 years. This "intuitive eating" concept sounded too good to be true and so I decided to check a little further here.

Here's some information from the "history" section:

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In short, the concept of intuitive eating suggests that all individuals have within themselves a natural mechanism that if allowed to function will ensure good nutrition at a healthy weight. As individuals get in touch with this "inner guide" or access their "inner wisdom" they will be more in tune with their body's physical needs and will eat in a way that supports health, thinness, and nutrition; while at the same time avoiding overeating, obsessive food consumption, harmful dieting, or mindless nibbling.


The intuitive eating philosophy continues to reject restrictive dieting in order to control weight, but instead commits individuals to learn and practice the keys of intuitive eating in an open, unrestrained relationship with food that promotes healthy weight management and positive self-esteem.


The underlying assumptions of the intuitive eating philosophy are that the intuitive eater will develop healthy food intake habits, healthy body weight, and favorable health indicators (cholesterol, blood pressure, etc.) as the keys of intuitive eating are mastered and used long-term. It is further assumed that everyone is capable of eating intuitively and that anyone can be trained to eat intuitively if given proper instruction and if willing to commit the necessary time and energy to learning and practicing intuitive eating skills.

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I don't know...it seems too good to be true. Wasn't there once an idea that you could teach alcoholics to drink moderately? I need to do some further research on this. Meanwhile, it looks like this website goes into full swing next summer.

Monday Mambo:

1. What musician looks best in a pair of blue jeans?

Probably Bruce Springsteen

2. We all have a favorite pair of jeans. They're a little worn out, but not too much. They fit like a glove, and they're our first choice when we're having a wardrobe dilemma. What song, album and/or artist is your favorite "pair of blue jeans"?

Billy Joel--any of his albums!

3. Blue jeans are gritty, sometimes dirty, useful in many different situations, and classic as Mom and Apple Pie. Name an artist or two whose voice you think fits that description.


Hate to be redundant...Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel

4. You're at your local mall, doing Christmas shopping. It's been a long day, you're tired, you can't find what you need, and the lines are outrageously long, slow and filled with rude people. You desperately need a song, THAT song, the song that puts you in a good mood no matter how bad things are. What song do you want blaring out of the mall speakers at that exact moment?


"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"