>>> INTUITIVE EATING?
EVER HEARD OF IT?
APPOINTMENTS FOR INTUITIVE AND
MINDFUL EAT HAVING INCREASED
122% IN THE LAST YEAR.
THE TREND HAS BECOME A VIRAL
HIT.
AND I TALKED WITH SOME WOMEN WHO
SWEAR BY IT.
>> I DID EVERY DIET YOU COULD
THINK OF UNDER THE SUN.
>> GABRIELLE DISCOVERED
INTUITIVE EATING AFTER EIGHT
YEARS OF YO-YO DIETING.
TELL ME ABOUT WHY YOU DECIDED TO
TRY SOMETHING ELSE.
>> I WANTED SOMETHING I COULD
SUSTAIN THE REST OF MY LIFE.
ANYBODY CAN GO OUT AND DROP 20
POUNDS QUICK BUT WHAT ABOUT
MAINTAINING IT?
>> NOW SHE'S SHARING HER STORY
WITH NEARLY 200,000 FOLLOWERS ON
TIKTOK.
>> SO HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN TO
PEOPLE WHAT YOU ARE DOING WHEN
YOU TALK TO THEM ABOUT INTUITIVE
EATING.
>> IT IS A LIFESTYLE.
IT IS NOT A DIET.
IF I'M OUT WITH A BUNCH OF
GIRLFRIENDS I'M GOING TO EAT.
IF I WANT TO SPLURGE AND EAT I'M
GOING TO DO IT BUT I'M ALSO ABLE
TO PICK UP ON MY HUNGER CUES THE
WEST OF THE WEEK AND IT CREATES
A BALANCED LIFE.
>> Reporter: A PROCESS OF
LISTENING AND RESPONDING TO YOUR
BODY'S MESSAGES TO MEET YOUR
PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY
NEEDS.
AND INTUITIVE EATING COUNSELORS
ARGUE IF YOUR BODY CAN TELL YOU
WHEN YOU ARE TIRED OR THIRSTY,
IT CAN TELL YOU WHEN YOU ARE
HUNGRY TOO.
>> I THINK MOST OF US, FOR THE
MOST PART KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WOULD SAY OKAY, DO YOU WANT THE
BOWL OF FRUIT OR THE CANDY BAR.
WE KIND OF KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT
FOR SOME REASON WE KIND OF LEAN
TOWARDS WHAT WE WANT.
WHERE DOES INTUITIVE EATING FIT
IN THIS?
>> IT ALLOWS YOU VIEW FOOD
NEUTRALLY.
ALLOWS YOU TO DECIDE WHATEELS
GOOD AND YES IT'S CRAVES BUT
ALSO HEALTH.
>> PART OF THE NEW WAVE OF
INTUITIVE EATERS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
SHE'S IN GOOD COMPANY.
THE HASHTAG "INTUITIVE EATING"
HAS OVER ONE BILLION VIEWS ON
TIKTOK AND TWO MILLION POSTS ON
INSTAGRAM.
>> A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH
FOOD AND BODY AND DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE FOLLOWING THESE RULES THAT
WE FEEL LIKE OH I HAVE TO EAT
THIS OR I SHOULD EAT THIS.
>> ACCORDING A RECENT ANALYSIS,
INTUITIVE EATING IS LINKED WITH
BETTER BODY IMAGE.
IMPROVED SELF ESTEEM AND OVERALL
WELL-BEING.
AND WHILE IT ISN'T A WEIGHT LOSS
PLAN A 2016 STUDY FOUND
INTUITIVE EATING WAS STRONGLY
ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER ODDS OF
BEING OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE.
>> -- WITH MY PATIENTS.
>> DR. HOLLY RUNS A WEIGHT
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
HER PATIENTS LEARN SOME
INTUITIVE EATING TECHNIQUES.
>> IF WE'RE EAT ASKING NOT
PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CUES THE
BRAIN IS SENDING OR GUT IS
SENDING, THAT CAN LEAD TO
OVEREATING AND THAT CAN BE
DETRIMENTAL FOR HEALTH.
>> SHE BELIEVES INTUITIVE EATING
FITS INTO THE COUNTRY'S SHIFTING
ATTITUDE TOWARDS DIET CULTURE.
>> I THINK A LOT OF NEW MANTRAS
ARE VERY PHYSIOLOGIC.
REALLY GETTING IN TOUCH MORE
WITH OUR ROOTS AND LISTENING TO
YOUR BODY, REALLY MAKE GREAT
STRIDES IN YOUR OVERALL HEALTH.
>> FOR THESE INTERESTED IN
INTUITIVE EATING, PATIENCE IS
KEY.
>> INTUITIVE EAT TAKES TIMES.
IT IS NOT THING YOU JUST TURN
ON.
WE HAVE TO ESSENTIAL E LEARN HOW
TO LISTEN TO OUR BODIES.
>> SO LET ME ADD ANOTHER LAYER
HERE.
COLLEEN SAID YOU SHOULD ACT LIKE
YOU ARE A SCIENTIST COLLECTING
DATA FROM YOUR BODY.
SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU EAT.
WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD AND
WHAT DOESN'T AND MAKE TWEAKS
BASED ON THAT.
WHILE IT WORKS FOR LOT OF PEOPLE
MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYONE.
IF YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
OR HIGH CHOLESTEROL OFF THE
FOLLOW A SPECIFIC DIET OR LIMIT
CERTAIN FOODS.
DYLAN YOU HAVE BEEN INTUITIVE
EATING A LONG TIME BUT YOU HAVE
SELF DISCIPLINE.
>> SOMETHING I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WAS A WAY OF EATING.
I LOVE TO EAT.
BUT I ALSO KNOW IF I EAT TOO
MUCH OF ONE THING I'LL PULL BACK
LATER ON.
>> YOU ARE JUST VERY
DISCIPLINED.
EVERYBODY I TALKED WITH WENT TO
A DOCTOR FIRST AND FIND OUT
MAYBE YOU ARE LERJIC TO
SOMETHING AND STRIP EVERYTHING
A -- GO TO A DOCTOR FIRST.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT ALLERGIC
TO SOMETHING.
>> -- EAT TOO FAST.
>> AND E ALL --
>> IT TAKES TWENTY MINUTES FOR
THE BRAIN TO REGISTER THE --
>> OFTEN PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE
HUNGRY IN FACT THEY ARE THIRST.
>> OR BORED.
>> AND SLOW DOWN AND JUST LISTEN
TO YOUR BODY.
IT WORKS FOR DYLAN.
SHE'S THE POSTER BOARD FOR
INTUITIVE EATING.
THERE YOU GO.
>> I DON'T --
>> LIKE YEAH LOOK AT ME IT
WORKS.
>> OKAY.
.
>> WOW, THAT TOOK A TURN.