Practice saying "No." No to the office donut if you aren't hungry. No to the gym if you are tired. No to explaining your food choices to others.
For decades, the medical and wellness industries have operated under a weight-centric paradigm. If you went to a doctor with a headache, they suggested weight loss. If you felt tired, they suggested weight loss. The assumption was that the body—particularly the larger body—was a problem to be solved. Practice saying "No
Intuitive Eating is a framework developed by dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch that rejects the diet mentality. Instead of external rules (calorie counting, macros, "good" vs. "bad" foods), IE uses internal cues. "good" vs. "bad" foods)