Intuitive Eating is a self-care eating framework, which integrates instinct, emotion, and rational thought and was created by two dietitians, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995. Intuitive Eating is a weight-inclusive, evidence-based model with a validated assessment scale and over 100 studies to date. It’s a personal and dynamic Read more…
by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S It’s exciting to see Intuitive Eating growing in popularity both in the media and in the research. But it’s also frustrating to see the co-opting of our work by diet culture in social media and beyond. So I thought I would address are a Read more…
by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD What if peace on earth could begin at the dinner table? Imagine experiencing an inner peace, free from incessant worry about what to eat. It’s hard to enjoy the holidays when you are preoccupied with eating or worried about what to say to relatives who Read more…
By Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD Unbelievable. Disturbing. The April issue of Vogue magazine prominently features a cover story about a mother who puts her 7-year old child on a weight loss diet, triggered by the pediatrician classifying her as obese. The mother acknowledges her own disordered eating issues, with 30 Read more…
By Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) asked if I would contribute an article on the dangers of dieting (specifically, how dieting increases weight gain) as part of their outreach for National Eating Disorders Awareness week, which begins February 26, 2012. Of course, I said yes, Read more…
by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD There seems to be a common perception that mindless eating is a condition in which you have no idea that you just ate, akin to “eating amnesia”. Many of my clients eat while distracted—but don’t consider themselves mindless eaters, because they are aware that they Read more…
My patients often express difficulty being around enthusiastic friends, who incessantly talk about their new weight loss diet. The friends are usually well meaning, with no intent to harm. Yet, this diet talk stirs up a bunch of mixed feelings, such as: Envy of the quick weight loss Fantasies of Read more…