How I Figured Out Intuitive Eating (After Years Of Dieting) 

Love you Steph! Thank you so much 💕💕

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U so cute sister❤ from Malaysia😍

What an incredibly well put together and educational video, that will help many people struggling with diet culture. Great job Stephanie!

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i dont understand that what is diet culture when there's junk food restaurants everywhere? i dont see anything about "diet culture" when i'n out but it's so easy to see a junk food restaurant.

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@@itwasnotyourworld diet culture isnt about the physical existence of fast-food restaurants. it's about the culture that we and our parents grew up in; having a bad relationship with food and thinking certain foods are "bad", and starving ourselves to be skinny and thinking you cant eat past whatever time etc. THAT is diet culture; the unhealthy toxic standards society has set on women especially to look a certain way, therefore resulting in body dysmorphia and DIETING.

@@saraaaa466 you're right

@Mishko Mishko This person didn't mean they "eat as much as they want and stay lean" They meant that they eat intuitively and are free from thinking "I can't eat as much as I want because I have to stay lean." Right now, if "eating as much as you want" means eating like Steph did when she first started her all in journey, then no you can't eat like that and stay lean. But you can go through what she did and eventually get to the point of "I'll get lasagna cause I want to, but I'm full after eating half" and still be incredibly fit. The issue is, are you putting your need for a 6 pack above your mental health and well being? Like steph said, intuitive eating is NORMAL eating how we were intended to eat, and how most of used to eat when we were kids and young teens

​@Mishko Mishko Do you have an XX body or a XY body? For XX/ciswomen our bodies do not WANT to be at a 10% body fat, it's not always healthy and our bodies will actively try to push us to eat more, and show warning signs like terminating your period (because you might be at risk if you get pregnant), it'll have trouble regulating body temperature and a bunch of other problems might happen. Intuitive eating is impossible if you want to stay at a very low body fat %. It's usually better for people (especially XX/women) who want to be around 15 - 30%, as if you listen to your body's cues that's most likely where you'll end up.

@Mishko Mishko 15% is around where you might be as an athlete. Stage ready tends to be lower from what I've seen, but I mostly know about figure and physique competitions. Below 15% is usually where you'll lose your period. 20-30% is even more normal for intuitive eaters to be at, but for some very active people with a lot of muscle, lower is possible, but not usual at all. Either way both you and I are fully aware that intuitive eating is not compatible with body fitness competitions.

@Mishko Mishko your body/gut wouldn’t want that cause it would feel like shit. It’s your brain who wants that.

@Mishko Mishko Dont Forget that you have to choose the foods you are going to eat based on what they make you FEEL for intuitive eating. Like, for me, I don’t feel good when eating sweets and I know a lot of other people who feel the same way. So intuitive eating would be NOT eating too many sweets for me. Also keep in mind, you cannot eat all day! It’s not eating whatever you want, how much you want, when you want. You have to listen to your body/hunger still. You have to stop at some point because you WILL get full. Does that make sense?

Ok, gonna go cry now 🥺♥️🙏

@@StephanieButtermore me too! You inspired me to honour my body and eat intuitively! I actually is losing weight now too just eating intuitively and have a way better relationship with food

Yep I think that was the first video I saw of hers, wow that was a while ago! Go steph!

I have too... I'm so proud of her :')

Right?! Those 10k challenges was how I found her YT channel....but fr I agree !!! I’m so proud of Steph👏

her AND Natacha Oceana 🤩

Me too! So true!!

Me too. Finally! Just hope I can continue and don't give up and restrict again. The weight gain is scary, normally by this point, I would be back on a diet but I'm just trying to accept it and move forward with eating intuitively.

I think to phrase it correctly, to stop extreme dieting which is what she was doing to maintain a body that wasn’t healthy

@@yolandapaulino5952 Extreme dieting is especially harmful, yes. Dieting can be very harmful too, depending on the person. I don’t think I misspoke.

Me too! Thank you for being such an inspiring and kind person Stephanie! 🥳❤️

Literally a perfect depiction of my childhood as well! It's like once we reach a certain age it all becomes about looks and a certain body asthetic so we start to restrict and diet!

Yes. It’s so fascinating to see my kids be so intuitive with food. They will leave one bite of pizza or their sandwich because they are done. No feelings of needing to finish it or anything.

I’m proud of you! You can do it, keep fighting. ❤️❤️

@Marie-Louise Brink good luck!

check out tabitha farrar!! she really was the reason i recovered 100%

I completely understand how difficult this is. But You can do it. I tend to binge on low calorie foods in order not to gain weight (also really hungry). Don't want to give up on my shredded physique but I still trying to embrace a healthier body and focus on the things that I like in it (e.g. my arm muscles which tend to get bigger when I gain weight).

IT will be SO worth it in the end! Promise! I struggled with anorexia for years throughout my teens. I know it feels so important to be the smallest you can possibly be, but I look back on those days and want to shake myself out of it. I hated my body so much, but had literally no reason to. I struggled with the changes my body was going through, turning itself into a woman, I literally thought about food all days but would fast for 3 days at a time.... what a waste! I would be in class thinking about food when I should be actually applying myself in lessons. In church thinking about food when I should be feeling grateful for all I have, and showing love to those around me. Years wasted thinking about food, hating my hunger cues when all my body was doing was telling me to eat so it could support me through a happy healthy life. 5 years later, I love my body, my curves, I have boobs and hips! the little voice is still there, I dont know if it will ever go but I'm proud of myself every time I tell it to 'shut up, I'm going to enjoy this piece of cake'. It's not an easy journey, and everyone's recovery is different, but wanting to recover is the first and biggest step you'll take. You should be very proud of yourself. You will love your body one day, and it wont be because you're fading away to nothing, it will be because your body will allow you to live a happy, healthy, active life, will allow you grow a baby inside it, will allow you to enjoy life and enjoy food. And it will feel amazing. I wish you the very best

Good job girl. I'm happy to hear stories of people facing and beating their problems. Hope you're feeling great today, keep grinding and loving yourself

I'm literally almost crying while reading this. How are you doing?

@@SoVidushi hii! Thank you for your concern, it means so much to me!! I am better, definetely better. Tomorrow is my 17th birthday and I really was thinking about the fact that if I haven’t pursued recovery maybe I would have been “celebrating” in the hospital or worst. I am still learning to accept myself and the fact that we all are different and my body is doing his best. I keep telling myself that the more space I take while I’m in recovery, the more life I get to live. Obviously ED thoughts come time to time and I can’t stop them, still a part of me but I finally got the responsability and the wisdom to understand that my life is mine, I belong to me and others perspective on myself are just their problems and insecurities, a number will never define my worth and the way I eat has nothing to do again with my worth. I am enough and you too, the people who love you they do it because of all those little “imperfections” that you believe in. I also have acne and I ain’t lying is fricking annoying and gives me social anxiety but as the days pass I look myself in the mirror and think ‘Daria that is what makes you unique, the ones around you care about the way you make them feel, not how are you dressed or how your body skin looks, you are not alone’. There are billions of people struggeling and I want to let everyone know that people around just know your name but not your stories and if the pain that you went through builded you like that, in a body that helps you to fight everyday than I am damn proud of you, I am in love with you!

@@daducodru this was so empowering and beautiful to read, i hope you're having a good day. Take care, stay strong, wishing u the best of life!

Hey,,,girl. Good for u. I have 17 yr old daugher, n i help her deal with her image issues. She is 5’8 xs n curvy skinny super fit athletic. N she still feel insecure. Because of the guys in high school always want “think” need curves need this need that. First of all….since i am in toronto HUGE partly crowd high presure. Biggest party crowds full of hot ppl highest presure. I can tell u that NO1 if guys avertly talk about :”i want thick . U need this ..” major red flag….misogynistic. I have never had a good friend NOT feel ashamed talk about it In front of a Female. It’s Deal breaker. NO2. I have had the hottest gfs, asian, white, roommates,,friends…. Years down the road, NONE of them get involved married because the way they look. And most of all beyond that. In fact most guys do NOT look at Instagram, when women post on stuff they are for other women to see. I have 250000 pics n I do NOT post, cuz i know myself fine. I have had eating disorder for decade, one point i gained 20 lb from XS to M, when I gained the weight, was when I broke off bad long term,,,I wa most free,,,n I actually never had issue meeting ppl…. As long as u keep good spirits ppl like to be around u. I hear guys talk about the HOT ppl they meet, within 5 min they cant make conversation, they find them too bitchy, they are not beyond what their pics are set up to be, they say their thoughts kept coming back to me. Its more than face or pics or weight. In the end. I successfully got rid of eating disorder ,,,, even for my GYM goer, atheletic husband, who actually looks like gym trainer. 90% men obcessed with gym have secret eating disorder. Its just front n Cooping mechnism to maintain the look /shape . Luckily i took health, n nutrition. So learning about food, body, science, metablism,,,, eating disorder, cause, n plan, how to eat like athelet, how to deal with eating disorder while still exercise,. Its a diff topic. What stephany is saying listen to the body is EXACTLY what u have to do to get out. Professor: “ IF U DO NOT FEEL HUGERY when u need to eat,,, then 2 hrs later u hit with wave of hunger---sign of eating disorder--caused by Chemical imbalance” Its the Brain has issues that not releasing the proper hormon : when ur hungery, when ur full. These 2 signals are ultimate mechnism we are born with, but r broken working against us. So if we have eating disorder, if we do not fix our eating habbits n RE SET the signal/hormon ,,,but jump in try to diet, working out first. It will make ED worse. Do grocery--on time (believe or not, thats the hardest thing). Meal prep (Balanced 40-50% carb to start, then protein vege---then over the course reduce carb add protein, but need to get more carb to start ED body CRAVES more carb,,,) aim to find the Spot when Brain feel quick “satisfaction” so wont crave more food Make meal prep big portion, save some portions in FREEZER (critical) for rainy days sick days - set alarm to eat (inntially ED ppl wont have the signal of hunger…but once u warm up the food u have first bite, u suddenly feel hungry n eat the whole thing. Thats how u know ur brain hunger signal is not working, u really do NEED food), first 4 weeks u need to set alarm, once it rings u need to eat right way within 20 min - Most important thing is LUNCH, NOT dinner. (With lunch eating on time, u will get hungry on time for dinner… keep body on good flow) - Make sure go to bed before 12:30 -1am first 4-6 months….(will HELL FAST TRACK U GET RID OF ED FAST). Cuz it helps u to regulate metabolism . If u ever get HUNGRY by 10:30pm. The HUNGER is NOT REAL HUNGER. Its body prepare u to stay up late. Its called Leptin hormon. Its not real hunger. If u can NOT miss read that as hunger, but my body knows i need to go to bed, but knows i like to stay up late. U need to go to bed within 20-30 min. Then ud walk up not hungry at all. (Shows that hungry signal is fake) If ur going to date, movie, family cookout, …. The dinner is 7 pm. That means ppl won’t arrive till 8, order food, drink first,,,then this then that..food comes :8:30-9pm. Lol. Always alway always buy a Banada from STarbusk to buy some time, or get muffin even donut/chips/protein bars. Anything with cal to fill in the gap between 6-9pm, the goal is to maintain body function doesn’t make it lower to starvation mode. Once its on starvation mode,,, d body is running Slow on next 36 hours,,,,even if u eat Normal amount as usual, u d still gain weight( this is utter MOST IMPORTANT LIFE COACHING ) . U cant get from gym trainers who have ED themselves. ONLY College professors Actually TREAT ED as Disease (HORMONAL disorder) will tell u that. “If u have been eating good, once a while weekends go to house party, or late pot luck movie,,,,MAKE sure eat something cuz ud be on d go anyway, to keep body going. The biggest mistake is :”i am going to eat anyway’ It might be okay if u do NOT have ED, but if u HAVE ED, it will TRIGER ED. To Combate ED, it is to REGULATE body Metablism” K its so long ago,,, just let u know i did half marathon,,, long jog, amazing performance. I did all sorts things. I got out of ED course i took course for it. Cuz to treat it like disease. Its not about cal, its life style. Our professor: “First little while will make u put on weight, cuz when u start eating Full meals at Lunch, Dinner, yr body is broken it is always on Starvation mode, it will hoard fat, but dont panic….it will 100% adjust itself out within 2-4 weeks…after that ur body lose Fat for u, u dont even need to workout”… It happened to me. I lost like 20 LB by EATing MORE. I got my GYM obcessed husband out of ED also. He lost 60 lb but was YoYO dieting, binge then next day 4 hour workout. I got him out of ED within 10 months( he didnt believe me first lol ) i got myself out of ed within 6-7 months . One day he actually need reducing workouts since he had been dating me…n he had been EATING MORE n regularity. Out of blue he lost 8lb (for already muscle fit dude losing 8lb fat is a lot of loss comparing fat person losing 8 lb) . He was in shock. Lol..in the past he had to go on diet for it. But he was like Eating pasta for lunch, Baked chicken with baked potatoes, vege etc. not like super lean diet . I put microwaved egg/boiled egg in each pack n apple. A couple months in if i dont pack food. He PANICS…. PANICS.. he’d be so hungry. Before that he would be like :”i have not eaten all day i am not hungry. Why shall i eat when i am not hungry” Yeah by NYE. 30 ppl Potluck ….30 dishes…quickly, He’s like:”I am FULL” lol. Thats first time i knew he’s OUT OF ED. Cuz know him since i was 19 he ALWAYS BINGED . He had never felt full. My daughter is 17…. Since u open up. It really resonate with me. I hope this helps. Woman to woman. I hope this makes u feel enpowered cuz i am stranger. Helping others will make us feel like the world is good place to enjoy. Good luck

^THIS! So good and I completely relate❤️

“Comparison is the thief of joy” - love that !!! ❤️

@@cherrybomb4184 Thanks! Definitely not my quote, though!

Babies are ugly tho...lol

@@alexdromero13 lol 😂 I wasn’t, that’s what my mom told me. Lol

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Noted! We got this :)

Except my ED thoughts are SO loud when I don't use a screen as a distraction and then I end up not eating what I'm supposed to eat.. It's a very good tip for when bingeing though!

@@MsHandballplayer I'm so proud of you! How are doing?

For anyone reading this comment who is in the first stages of recovering from an ED: if your ED thoughts are too loud and every time you try to eat you have an internal battle with yourself, than you might want to eat in front of a screen! It gives your mind a distraction from the food. Not eating in front of a screen is very helpful for people who have a tendency to overeat, but if you need the distraction that's ok too! (No hate to the original commenter, I'm just trying to spread more information)

@@olivia8702 thank you! I hope your relationship with food is better :)

yes. i hate when someone just says "trust me, it will work and you'll go back to normal." intuitive eating works for some, but not for others. each body is different so people need to test out what works and doesn't work for them

But she talks about that training immediately after she says it's for everyone. It can be for everyone, but some of us have to do some work before we get there.

@@ladebrouillarde it seriously isn't for everyone. i don't know how you think all people work exactly the same way. in any case, if it works for you that's great.

Nope! Just how a person who has always ignored their feeling can learn one day to listen to their emotions so can a chronic over eater. That thought process that you have is why some people will never reach their happy weight or happy state because they feel they are too far gone. you are never too far gone to tune into your own bodies needs.

intuitive eating is a process that is gradual and tailored to the individual. it’s not the same thing as all-in. i would encourage you to read the book because the authors talk a lot about how they work with clients and they even have a whole section on EDs!

Me! I managed to break out of the starve-binge cycle that I've repeated in the last 14 years, by going all-in.

@@hspd Bingeing and restricting is all I've known since I was around 11 years old. All these success stories make me smile. I've only just started with 'all-in' but I hope that it will pay off in the long run.

@@Sam-oo1uo It will! Trust the process, the payoff is worth it

Me too!! 😉🤭

Intuitive eating made my binge eating and bulimia WAY worse! I recovered by doing the exact opposite... and because of that, I was able to lose all the excess weight I gained from binge eating and now have my dream body☺️ maybe I could have recovered with intuitive eating... but I’m not naturally thin, so I know I wouldn’t have been happy with my body

I'm so happy for you!

Cheers to that! Fellow italian here, love my pasta!

People over eat pasta these days because they now consider it “bad” due to low carb diets. So they binge on it during cheat meals. A serving of high quality pasta can provide some iron from the wheat in pasta. It is yummy satisfying vehicle for sauces and proteins.

Same with potatoes in Germany

Hi How long did you plateau before dropping the 50lbs naturally ? And how long it took you to drop that weight ?

Hey. You. Yes, you. I’m proud of you. Keep your chin up, you amazing person.

thats LITERALLY me right now..

I'm not loving how she is still so food obsessed. Literally, almost every recent vid she has is food-focused.

I think she is bulimic

She is a scientist/doctor? No? This is something that is something she is studying and trying to improve her and our understanding of. It’s something she is dedicated to for now at least. It’s a subject that all humans deal with one way or another. Every human eats, many under eat, others over eat, others maintain a “healthy body weight”. Most of us struggle to maintain a healthy weight with appropriate nutrition at the same time.

These replies are so clearly projection that it’s sad. I hope you guys find happiness on your own.

@@uningegnere9177 When all you think, vlog, and write about is what you eat -- you're obsessed.

Amen!

It’s actually not normal to do that. now hearing Stephanie say “just try it” I feel like if it’s too much stop. Theres no point in denying yourself over And over again. The only reason I want to deny myself something is if I can’t afford it.😂

Nono s ni

Goodluck with your journey! I am almost 17 and 5'2", my lowest weight was a few lbs more than yours. It took me limiting the amount of times I check myself in the mirror in a day and mindful eating for over a year to finally feel stable. I am not afraid of gaining or losing weight now and it is such a freeing mindset to be in.

Same.

What if u let go of all expectations and u let ur body take the lead and decide what weight and shape is the healthiest for itself?

BobbyFischer0000 your concern is valid, but in fact our body’s intuition normally doesn’t guide us to eat donuts all day, and if it does it would be a way of rebelling against restriction, and this would definitely be temporary while the trust in our body is rebuilt ... our intuition when trusted and nurtured is the way to our best selves. But this can be done through patience, practice and self compassion. Because We are not simply materialistic robots to be lead by mere calculated calories and portions , we are complex spiritual emotional human beings. We need to consider this very carefully in order to be healthy for REAL.

Right. Easier to say eat what you want and don’t be afraid of food when you look amazing. I was at my heaviest in may and I’m sucking it up being on low cals to lose weight but my end goal is to bring up my maintenance so I can eat normal and enjoy myself (without going through the all in process) bc being at my heaviest has been bad enough. Try thinking of your end goal and work back from that!

For what it’s worth, I’ll add that I believe Stephanie would encourage anyone at any weight to do this. Because it’s not about weight gain or loss, it’s about healing your body and healing your relationship with food. That being said, hard to tolerate doing it if not very thin, but I suppose that’s part the ED🙃

Can you give me advice please on how you did it, and your journey? I have been struggling with binge eating disorders on and off, and it's so exhausting.

Congrats! This is exactly what I hope to achieve.

@@vailreheart8083 ​ Hello ! I tried to give you as much insight as I could in my journey : Before starting, I would like to say that my therapy was "self-made" and was based on advices from two french youtubers who are Intuitive Eating behavioir Dietetician and obviously the bible of Intuitve Eating which cost about 15 dollars : « Intuitive Eating A revolutionnary anti-diet approach ». That's it, my ED recovery cost was 15$. I think it is a very good way to start especially if you struggle financially, I think it is 9$ for the kindle version. I would also recommend if you have question and want a supportive community around you to join Beatrice Caruso (the yter) discord and go to the Intuitive Eating section to read/learn/share. The thing I learned following my Intuitive Eating Behaviour Therapy to treat my ED is that 1/ Stop feeling guilty about using food has a coping method. It is okay. Your brain try to survive and the only tool he can access quickly is food. Because it is usually the only tool you gave it to survive. So it is okay. Sometimes when you feel distressed; you will eat chocolate and it helps. In Intuitive Eating, the goal number 7 is to cope with your feeling without using food utlimately, because you were able to put in place of food other tools for your brain to use when dealing with stress. It is a process that takes times and it asks of you to try and learn to be in sync with your body, to understand when you are hungry, when you are thirsty, when you want to eat chocolate for the sheer pleasure of it ( and celebrate it !) or when it is your tool to deal with stress. When you more or less get your body/mind patterns, you can try and implement new tools whatever they are may be it would be plain swearing, or dancing or opening a book, or dealing directly with the source of your distress. And accept that sometimes the tool that will be used will be food, and it is okay. Because sometimes chocolate can heal. It will just stop to be your only way to deal with (di)stress. ANd from that day on, food will not be something to fear, but a companion of your life. It can take time and it is more than okay, because you are teaching your brain to take brand new roads and breaking a pattern that he has now for may be all his life. 2/ I also learned in therapy to never feel guilty about my binge eating, and to approach it as an experience to be able to learn myself better and understand the whys and the hows behind it. The moment I stopped overdramatizing my binge eating episodes, it almost stopped on its own. In my case it was because i was also using it as a tool to destroy my own self-esteem and to make me feel like the piece of s*** I thought i was, it was a tool of self-destruction. 3/ What was also key was to stop moralizing food, there is no good food or bad food, there is only food. The moment I stopped giving an aura of ultimate temptation/forbideness to the « bad food », they lost their power to tempt me. They were only foods among other foods and my brain stopped wanting to go to them because they lost this grip they had on me. It took me 10 months to get there, but when I started my journey I could have never guessed that I could ever reconnect with myself and food. So I would not recommend stopping having the food you love at home because it will most likely turn into an obsession and could trigger binge eating of all things at a later date. I would Recommend to start thinking in depth about what is your relationship to food, how to reconnect with your body, understanding your in-depths mechanisms is key. 4/ I put this last, but it should be be at the very top, the only way to start healing is completely stopping to try to lose weight. It IS one of the most difficult part, because one of the reasons we are where we are today is because we have been fighting ourselves to make our bodies fit our vision of beauty. When I started my therapy , I was weighting 115kg, and it seemed somehow pure insanety to not try and lose weight when my body was suffering so much ( not because of my weight but because of the very real impact of diet yo-yoing & bingeing on my health). But I knew that as long as I did not heal my body would keep on paying the price, I would keep on bingeing and destroying my health. ANd every time I thought about restricting myself so that I could lose weight I would end up bingeing. Every single TIme. So I learned to root out a lifetime of a bad habit. Now, sometimes, this bad habit wants to make a come back in my life, but I refuse. I gained my health and mental health back, I am not sacrificing that for any imaginary pounds. YOu will see, the moment your body stop binge eating for sometimes, it is almost like your body reset itself and you live in a new body and brain. I wish you the best of luck. If you have any additional questions, you can contact me on discord : ParisianBitch#7651

@@QueenXKnit You are the kindest human being ever! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such meaningful words for me, I truly appreciate it. I started to try to implement the understanding that there is no such a thing as bad foods, but again, it truly takes a decent time to master it without feeling guilt. I want to say I'm so proud of you, as well as congratulations for trying to rid such a painful and exhausting repetitive cycle. As well as thank you for telling me that it's not about weight. I was always overweight through out my life, I lost 80lbs through anorexia and then gained it back plus a bit more, and my eating habits have never been the same since then. I guess I feel sorrow over what I gained back, so I try to compensate by trying to lose weight but it just leaves me binging. I will try to work on improving me health and wellbeing as much as I can! I will also look into the book. Again, truly, thank you so much for taking the time to write back to me :)

Amazing stuff, congrats!

So glad of you! How are you today? Are you still „healed“?🌹

i dropped my workout in the middle so i can watch 😭

Yessss...in the gym and literally stopped working out to watch

same here!

estrogen can cause issues with insulin regulation. see your doctor, because it might be hypothyroidism as well. this form of eating does not work for everyone - make sure to get a blood test to check your hormone levels

I have a friend with PCOS and she says she is always hungry and always craving sweets no matter how much she eats. Some people's bodies just don't tell them when they are full or send mixed signals, and it just sucks that it happens.

It’s not about eating full satisfaction, for some people (like me, that never comes or waits until WAY past fullness to come) it’s about listening to your hunger & fullness signals. And soon enough out of habit your satisfaction might align with your hunger and fullness. Sometimes I won’t feel satisfied while eating, so I keep eating more, and more, and more. And I never feel satisfied, I only stop when the feeling of extreme fullness takes over. Another way that I could have done this is I paused, I was eating rice cakes with peanut butter, I wasn’t fully satisfied but I was full so I stopped. I so badly wanted to eat more. But right when I made the decision to stop eating I felt better, I felt in control, and I put it away and felt good about my decision. If you are used to overeating you cannot rely on satisfaction to be healthy. You must learn to listen to your body and not your mind. You must learn self control, discipline, and replacements. Satisfaction isn’t reliable. You might never be satisfied even when you feel stuffed to the brim you might want more food. It’s unreliable.

@@whitney4857 Sounds like your friend is very insulin resistant and should be on metfomin. Constant hunger is hideous even if you are underweight.

No one goes for just "one square of chocolate". Chocolate squares are a liiiiiiiieeeeeeeee

but why throw it out

so true

Yep that was me when I was 270lbs. I just kept eating.

@@kartashuvit4971 some people do. Not everyone wants to eat a whole chocolate bar

Yes it's good to diet when you have weight to lose. I certainly don't recommend just eating all in like what she did if U have weight to lose . She doesn't have a weight problem. Everyone's body is different

Yes ! This is the best thing you could do for your health. Weight alone doesn't indicate health status. And some research actually points towards the idea that our weight constantly going up and down from dieting (and the backlash from it) is actually less healthy than being at a stable albeit higher weight. And the bingeing cycle is just plain miserable ! Everyone deserves to eat intuitively. Keep going and trust yourself, you're doing great. ❤️

❤️ 😁

@@kimt4512 I agree, once you correct your eating habits having a caloric deficit s crucial for losing weight.

I really believe she’s restricting again but is not telling.

I'd like to encourage you to stick to your journey. Recovery is different for everybody, her journey is just an example. Regardless of whether she's restricting again or not (which i don't believe) All-in does work. My first question would be: Are you still restricting in any way? Are you still exercising? How has your weight been before restricting? Maybe you've been at such a young age that you don't even know your set weight point, maybe it's just where you've arrived know. All in is not about loosing your "overshoot", but connecting with your bodies hunger and satiety cues and rewiring neurally the way you think about your body. When you reached that point, you're recovered - no matter what size you are. Do you know kayla rose? She founded a great recovery community, just google damnthediets or search for her on RU-vid. The community is great and supportive and muss less triggering than stephanie's videos because it's without pictures and also kayla rose never shows her recovered body in a triggering way in her videos. Maybe you wanna give it a try if you don't already have. Would be happy to know that you somehow got passed this, don't let anybody tell you how you have to look like❤️

@@TwoSugarAndMilk hey, I know Kayla Rose. And I know that her journey was longer then Stephanie´s and she doesn´t exercise. I am not restricting in any way and not exercising at all due to Corona. I know my set weight because I was All in in the past. But with age my weight got higher. I restricted last year for 3,5 months and lost 10-12 kg and I have gained 15-20kg. I haven´t weight my self because I am scared. From my clothes I know that I haven´t been ever so big. And is just frustrating. I don´t really like how I look. But I am not stopping. At the moment I have no motivation what so ever to start trying to restrict. I tryed last week to cut sugar and replace it with nuts and it didn´t work out. So I am not changing anything. There are challenging times and I don´t have the nerve. But nevertheless I wanted to wright that the experience of Stephanie is not my experience. And women/men who are following her example should be aware that gaining weight is connected with health problems. It isn´t just a phase for some of us.

@@Asmrfoodshorts of course she's restricting. Nobody gets that lean with abs without some form of tracking.

It took Steph over a year to start losing any of the weight. Be patient, you've come this far!

she didn't work out for a while during her all-in journey tho. overexercising can be another type of punishment when one has ED/severe restrictions, so, while recovering, there is nothing wrong about not working out. not to mention that chances are, cause she is more active now - she might also be more hungry and eat more compared to someone who is intuitively eating but does not regularly exercise. plus, it's not about the weight. even if her weight would land higher - there would be nothing tragic about that. she mentioned it herself in the previous videos multiple times.

Intuitive eating isn't a weight loss diet and the goal isn't to achieve a certain weight, so I think talking about it in terms of end weight is missing the whole point of intuitive eating.

While true, I think a lot of people are watching this from a point of being unsatisfied with their bodies and they are looking for a way to also get to that place, just like Steph did after going all in and then returning to a fairly lean and quite fit physique that most women would kill for.

? For Stephanie's hunger correction, it was expected for her to gain weight rapidly, decrease to somewhere in the middle, and then plateau. She was exercising throughout every stage bc that's her standard, but the change/work was about calories in, hence "eating." She's a fitness channel and ripped, so her working out goes without saying, but either way this video's about intuitive eating, not the aesthetic side effect of weight fluctuation. It entirely depends if you'll lose and/or gain any anyway, and she makes that clear

Me. I love this girl so much!

Me too lol

Omg I couldn’t agree with you more. I am miserable, always restricting/binging. Feel like shit and guilty all the time. I abandon my school work, all others thing that matters to me because the only thing I could think about is food and the guilt of eating it. I’m so freaking mean and I ruined all my relationships with my beloved ones. I’m trying to be better now though it’s really hard because of my weight and body image (it just gained and dropped all the time due to my vicious cycle; I’m 157cm 53kg). I am in depression and literally had no joy in life. Looking back at pics of my old body (due to extreme diet and over-exercising), than reflect on the current one always drive me to anxiety. I was at a point where I felt so lost and I absolutely don’t know what to do. I could relate to you on such a spiritual level. I read your comment a thousands time like i was reading my life diary. Nobody in my life understand what I have been through, they would just think I’m crazy if I tell them. So thank you so much for your comment, it just feel so good to know I’m not alone.

@@chihirokashima this comment made me SOB. I’m so glad you feel less alone this; I too always feel alone because no one in my family gets what I’m going through (not to sound cliche, but it’s true). Recovery is difficult, and these past few days have been difficult as fuck, but we can get through this. Our bodies are vehicles and they deserve fuel REGARDLESS of weight and shape. They grant us the luxury to live a happy and fulfilled life. Please don’t hesitate to reach out for help from anyone who is dear to you. I wish you the absolute best with the recovery process, and I hope you know you’re so loved. We can fucking do this ❤️Anorexia doesn’t control our lives.

@@roxier.138 thank you so so much. It’s hard to believe how much a total stranger could help and sympathy with you more than anyone in your family. We can do this, we will get through this. Thank you so much for letting me know I’m not alone.

My sentiments👌🏾. Do what works for you. I do intermittent fasting because it’s the only thing that has worked against my gastrointestinal problems.

How does IF help woth IBS? Please explain, I am very interested

Through fasting I tend to feel the real hunger rather than eating according to the clock and it gives my digestion a break. When I mindfully eat when physically hungry rather than the 3 meals plus snacks blah blah, I’ve zero digestion problems. I don’t adhere to any schedule and everyday is different… Let your body be your lab and do what works for you. There’s no one size fit for all✌🏽