The Best Way to Control Your Weight? Listen to Your Body.

If you’re trying to get yourself on a healthy eating path, it’s easy to get confused by all the conflicting information that’s out there. There are so many different diet regimens all claiming to be the best way to eat to achieve and maintain a slim and healthy body. I personally feel most of these diets make things way too complicated for the average person to follow. Don’t eat before 11:00 am. Don’t eat after 8:00 pm. Eliminate carbohydrates. Load up on fats. Eat like a caveman… Most of the diets you’ll read about are full of rules and restrictions that definitely stack the odds against you when it comes to success.
Lately I’ve been hearing more about intuitive eating as an approach to eating and it makes a lot of sense to me. In fact, research has shown that intuitive eating is associated with lower body mass index (BMI), better psychological health and improved nutrition. The concept behind intuitive eating is simple. You eat when you’re hungry and you stop when you’re full. You don’t restrict any foods or categories of foods. You can eat any time of the day that you’re hungry.
Even though intuitive eating is so simple,

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