Diet culture vs intuition eating: How to find a common ground between the two

The most ironic fact about intuitive eating is it is not very intuitive for most It takes intentional effort to get to that pointEighty per cent of women in the US alone are dissatisfied with their bodies Moreover longing for a thin and ideal body is international in natureThe impact of diet culture is rippling But here are some of the top ones to consider Certain groups of food are heavily demonized Makes you feel unworthy of enjoying the good moments of life Pressure on every woman especially brides and new mothers to lose weight is immense Excessive emotional eating behaviours if your weight does not reduce in the timeline you needNow the list is endless The byproducts of the impacts are feelings of lethargy eating disorders mood swings guilt shame and anxietyChronic dieters know that they will always gain the weight back Dieting has a negative connotation to it even while thinking about it Now that the supposed villain is floating around everywhere in the world it is time to find the main protagonist Unfortunately like a hero in a movie science and the human body is not black and white There are multiple perspectives that come into play when considering intuitive eatingThe basic principle is to put weight loss on the back burner and listen more to the cues of hunger It shows you the path to heal your relationship with food It encourages tapping into your inner wisdom of what your body needs It also leads to acceptance of your ancestral form of eating It values fullness over starvation It nudges you to respect your bodyBut the reality is as of now that most focus is on just losing weight So how do we find a common ground between intuitive eating and weight loss The best way to look at diet culture vs intuitive eating is to ask the right questions How many kgs did I lose Vs Am I feeling stronger every day How can I avoid carbs in this meal Vs Am I feeling satisfied with my meal What will others think when they see my body Vs Am I feeling healthy in my body Am I eating a 1200 calorie diet Vs Am I eating according to what my body and mind need to function properlyThe thought of losing weight is weighing on pretty much every womans mind There are deeper roots of the diet mentality than what seems on the surface Somewhere it stems from the patriarchal viewpoint of seeing beauty in thin bodies The body does its best to conform to massive changes in life and protect itself But if the main source of fuel is heavily restricted the body responds back in the same nonloving mannerGood things take time There is a reason this statement has proved to be true time and again So lets make small shifts in our eating mindset daily movements for optimized health and make nutrition and fitness a lifestyle instead of a shortterm weight loss goalPallavi Moulick Founder of HFA amp Holistic Health coach for womenAlso Read Fasting this Navratri Here are three falahari recipes for you to try