Ep 151 - How to Handle Intuitive Eating Burnout

 Welcome to How to Love Your Body - on this week’s episode we are talking about Intuitive Eating Burnout. How to handle it. And what to do if you are feeling the overload. <p>Let’s first start off by discussing what Intuitive Eating burnout is- this is when you feel like your life feels consumed by trying to listen to your hunger signals, figure out if the diet mentality is talking or if it’s truly your intuition. It’s listening to every IE podcast, reading every book, and ingesting as much IE content as possible to “fix” yourself. </p> <p>Although it’s not dieting it may just feel like another obsession - although it may feel much better than dieting and constantly trying to lose weight - it still keeps your mind really busy, like it’s now the only thing you can think of - you still aren’t free. </p> <p>When you feel this - you may think - well, I better read ANOTHER book, listen to ANOTHER podcast, focus even more acutely on my hunger signals- do anything and everything to learn, learn, learn in the hopes of finally “fixing” the issue. </p> <p>Okay SO - if you feel this way - we get it, And guess what - it’s “normal” to feel this way. This doesn’t mean there is something wrong with you and you’ll never ever really truly embody IE. Not the case at all - </p> <p>What this does mean…. </p> <p>That instead of loading on more content and education - it may just mean that you need to take a break, take a step back, and start to trust your body that it knows more than you think it does. </p> <p>Yes, this may mean to stop forcing it and to let yourself be. </p> <p>If </p> <p>-listening to another podcast </p> <p>-reading another book </p> <p>-taking on every IE tip you read on IG </p> <p>-following more and more coaches/ counselors</p> <p>-focusing even harder on the 10 IE principles </p> <p>-doing that free IE challenge someone is promoting </p> <p>… sounds exhausting and like it’s gobbling you up. It’s perfectly okay to STOP. To take a break and not put anything more on your plate. </p>