The body cannot become trustworthy while every signal is treated as suspicious.
The book starts by dismantling the food police so interoception can return.
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Intuitive Eating
7 memorable lines from Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, each with the idea behind it.
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Permission reduces rebound eating more effectively than shame does.
Rules can create urgency; permission makes choice possible again.
Hunger is care information, not a discipline failure.
Responding earlier protects both energy and decision quality.
Satisfaction is part of nutrition because humans are not machines.
A meal that ignores pleasure often keeps the mind searching.
Fullness cues need attention before they need perfection.
The skill is noticing enough without turning it into another rigid rule.
Body respect can begin before body love is available.
Respect gives practical care a place to start.
Intuitive eating is structured trust, not chaos.
Its principles rebuild a feedback loop that dieting often breaks.
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