In my years of working with people around eating disorders and disordered eating, I can’t tell you the number of times someone describes feeling out of control with chocolate chips and peanut butter. At face value it may seem innocent enough: chocolate and peanut butter are two delicious items, duh. And sure, they are delicious! But for all the unique people with unique and individual tastes I’ve seen, I find it hard to believe so many favor a spoonful of peanut butter with chocolate chips thrown on top as their treat of choice.
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One principle of Intuitive Eating is Honor Your Hunger. While it may seem simple (ringing up past moments of diet-y advice to ‘just eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full!’), we know it’s more than that. After decades of being told that your hunger is something to be controlled, revered, or ignored, honoring it feels scary and somewhat impossible.
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It’s officially November. Halloween has passed, the days are shorter, and Christmas decorations seem to be coming out in full force. Between now and December 31st, we will be surrounded by foods we’re told to simultaneously make/bake/enjoy while also told (implicitly and explicitly) to abstain from. A real mind-f**k.
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