INTUITIVE EATING is it good for weight loss?

Happy Friday! I've received a lot of questions about intuitive eating and weight loss so I wanted to share a video answering this question. Technically, Intuitive eating is not a weight-loss tool, however, intentional eating is! Watch the video for all of my thoughts and then please share yours down in the comments below!

I like the term intentional. I have been spending more time planning and prepping meals so I can fuel and nurture myself. It's been about a month for me and I find it a great help. When the right food is ready and easily available, it's easier to make good choices.

I found a eat more when I'm on a diet because I'm always trying to find things that fit the program and I end up eating too much. By the way I grew up in an Italian family and I never had a weight problem and ate macaroni and meatballs twice-a-week

I love the "you enjoy and make you feel satisfied and satiated" I'm lacking the satiation. I'm eating healthy foods, but not having the full satisfied, satiated impact, which I need!!! Thank you, Dani!

This was a helpful distinction. IE helped me to quit dieting and obsessing about my body. I gained some weight, quit binge eating, and gradually lost interest in what my body looked like. I started enjoying my life, focusing on family, hobbies, other interests. I stopped weighing myself, saying mean things about my body and lack of willpower. It's been awesome. But now I'm wanting to take care of this body better. Not to change it's shape or weight. It will do and be whatever it's designed to, and I've made peace with the changes that middle age brings. But I also want to be able to keep up with my someday grandkids and be able to hike with my husband for the next 20 years, Lord willing. I never ever want to go back to dieting or caring about what my weight is, yet I want to stay active and trim enough to keep up with my active hubby and family. This is the distinction I needed.

Very excited to be here!! I discovered your channel only 3 days ago. I was on the cusp of making changes without "dieting" for almost 2 years now.. but even in the no diet culture there is still so much information out there to take in which can be overwhelming. Your channel really resignates with me. I'm so grateful! I've already begun to make some healthy changes.❤️

Well said🙌 Thank you for putting in the time to make this video! What works for me is to alternate during the year. I am intentional most months but am intuitive from August to January (but still aware). It seems to help with the obsession with thoughts of food, calories, and macros. I have lost alot of weight with this approach.

thank you Dani, for this very useful information, I have never thought about it this way and it makes much sense, situational eating is a habit you eat it because you can relate it to the activity you are doing. I want to work on my intuitive eating, and also be kinder to myself, after 40 years of on again off again diets and always struggling with my weight, I finally understood diets are not the solution, the solution is to be mindful and kind to oneself. My new journey is that to be nice to me and to stop the perfectionism that I feel I have to keep to have the body I want, thank you so much <3

This was such a helpful explanation, thank you!

Thank you for sharing this info. I have no idea about the intuitive vs intentional

Thank you for taking on a topic which can be confusing to digest! (No pun intended!) I will have to listen to your wonderful video again and then decide what to do for myself. I have been on WW (Weight Watchers) for over 10 years and have lost 100 #s which is great because I was at a point in my life where I mentally thought I could never lose any weight! I am a bit stuck now.... I know I can lose weight but I don't want to do all the work to do it because I know how exhausting it is for me to work at being positive and energetic and preparing healthy meals and exercising enough. Also I just love food! I love to eat! Food is my friend.... I have no man in my life and my family is grown.... my life can be very lonely and eating sometimes keeps me company honestly. I am hoping to get past all of this and feel energized to move forward in my journey and lose the other 50#s I need to lose! And from there the other 40 or so more.... but at times I am unmotivated to do it! The convenience foods and most foods are so fast and easy and many times taste better than what is available! It's a struggle what can I say? In addition I have other health concerns that are serious like hypothyroid and worse. It's hard. I am nice to myself.... I try and talk nicely to myself and encourage and positively reward myself.... because me is all I have most days! Your videos and recopies have helped me so much and I thank you for your kindness in making this one! Wow I rambled on and so sorry for that... but this weight thing is complicated! God Bless you and your little family and all of your viewers!

This is so helpful, thank you Dani. Love the “fuel foods” that really spoke to me; I am new to your channel but you are already helping me so much with your concise and informative videos, kind approach to eating better, meal prep tips, and tasty recipes. I recently made your peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies — a fuel food for me for sure and something I will always try to have in my freezer. I can really relate to you!

Just what I needed to hear, again, today. Thank you.

Thank u for all u do & share!

I was a good and healthy individual(athlete),but then started developing all sort of eating disorders,(I blame social media for that) body dysmorphia etc. I thought what I eat in a day videos are helping but god they were just developing my problems. So glad I found you! Already started to implement your advices into my daily habits and I think I feel much better. Only challenge is in the evening when I come from work. Sometimes I’m thinking I’m not even hungry but as soon as I have one bite it become this unstoppable eating patter, it’s like my brain stops working. Thanks for your content ❤️

This video is right on time for me. Thank you.

I just started the intuitive eating & I love it. I am just staying on my target weight this way. I love it. ❤️

💚 this was very Informative!

Thanks for this explanation! I thought I was following intuitive eating to lose a few lbs and overall establish a healthy eating habit but actually I am doing intentional eating! I would then like to transition to intuitive eating to maintain my health, which includes a healthy weight. Thank you so much!

I binge watched all your healthy eating/weight loss video advices and you are the best❤❤❤❤❤