How to Love Your Body

Gentle Nutrition is the last principle of Intuitive Eating, it's also a slippery slope back into dieting. We explain here why you can safely skip gentle nutrition and keep on focusing on the other principles of Intuitive Eating. Wanting to become an Intuitive Eater more quickly and with more confidence? -- Check out the Intuitive Eating Academy that starts next month here --> bit.ly/tblsiea Contact us at hello@thebodylovesociety.com if you have any questions or are wondering how we might be able to help! Love, Lauren and Jenna 

We know that clothes can be a really difficult point when it comes to your body changing, especially if that invovles weight gain. In our dieting times, we were always looking to fit into the next smallest size and not fitting into our skinny jeans was a sure fire sign we needed to get serious again on Monday. We know we don't want that life anymore but what do we do now when it seems like we have to always be buying new clothes for this new body? Tune in now to learn how to cope with these changes just a little better. Want clothes, food and body image to be easier? Check out the Intuitive Eating Academy (we start in October!) -- bit.ly/tblsiea  Much Love,   Jenna and Lauren oxoxo

In this episode we share with you why focusing on your set point weight is damaging.   As ex dieters and now fully intuitive eaters, we know you cannot become free around food without letting go of trying to control your weight (SPOILER ALERT: you dont have control over it anyway).   Many people think if they stop obsessing over weight loss they will all of a sudden gain a bunch of weight, that is not how it works. Obsessing over it is actually what’s keeping you in the restrict/binge cycle which is actually what has you gain weight overtime.   This is not to say weight gain is bad, but if your main goal is to lose weight, obsessing over it is not the way to go about it!   You may think you are eating intuitively but if you are still terrified of weight gain or thinking about how IE might help you lose weight, you’re not, this is just another diet.   In Intuitive Eating you’ve probably heard of the weight set point, this is discussed in intuitive eating because when you tune into your body instead of being on the diet rollercoaster your body WILL find a happy place to land, this is rarely your “goal weight” but it is a place your body can be comfortable and maintain for a long time.   Your set point weight can be less than it is now, more or the same, it doesn't matter, it’s about finding stability NOT finding weight loss.   This is where things can get tricky because people think, oh i've let go of focusing on weight loss, now i'm just waiting to get to my set point weight….. This is the same thing.   NOTE: Your set point weight will change over time, from aging, circumstances, pregnancies, hormones etc.   You will learn the reasons why waiting for that infamous set point weight is preventing you from finding freedom and balance with food and your body.    You can join our free FB community by clicking on this link- bit.ly/TBLSfbgroup 

Listen in as we coach Mary!   In this episode -Comparrsion steals joy  -Learn how to mother yourself  -Put weight loss on the back burner  -Create your own trust mantra    For more info on the Intuitive Eating Academy: bit.ly/tblsiea

Today's quick coaching episode is about making food neutral. We share why all food truly does get to be neutral. You may be thinking..how in the heck can chocolate and broccoli be one in the same? We share all about how you can take the morality out of food- not making it good or bad, just neutral. If you have any questions please email us at hello@thebodylovesociety.com xo Lauren and Jenna 

Still wearing your fitbit?  Here is why you might want to stop. Want more information about Intuitive Eating? -- Download our free Intuitive Eating guide here www.bit.ly/tblsguide     

We chatted with Andrea as she continues on her journey to become an Intuitive Eater. This was a powerful call and we covered a lot but much of this journey comes down to dealing with the diet mentality. Want to know how to become an Intuitive Eater faster? Check out the Intuitive Eating Academy -- www.thebodylovesociety.com/intuitive-eating-academy  Join our free online community for support -- www.facebook.com/groups/thebodylovesociety  

Ever feel like vacations, holidays or special events send you into a particularly horible bout of dieting and body obsession so you can "look your best" for that special time? We get it. We did that for YEARS, but it turns out your vacation AND your life when you get back from it will be so much more fun as an intuitive eater. Tune in to see how to eat intuitively on vacation and why it is so important. As always, you're invited to our free community for Intuitive Eating support -- www.facebook.com/groups/thebodylovesociety  Love, Jenna and Lauren 

Our first Quick Coaching episode! In these mini episodes we will be sharing a quick coaching tip so you can move forward in your journey towards Intuitive Eating and Body Love with some tangible skills and mindset shifts. Today's Quick Coaching is about the grieving process - this is a vital step in the process that a lot of people miss and therefore get blocked from finding true freedom. QUESTIONS WE POSED IN THIS EPISODE: What are you grieving? The thin ideal Your past body The idea that you can control their body size The idea that a diet will fix everything and that they work The loss of the time and energy you put into dieting in the past Grieving/forgiving yourself for being so hard on yourself for so long Anything else you feel like you need to let go of Let us know if you did the activity and how you think it'll help you moving forward by emailing us at hello@thebodylovesociety.com.  If you are looking for DAILY support so you can actually become an Intuitive Eater and feel confident in your journey you may be interested in checking out the Intuitive Eating Academy -- www.thebodylovesociety.com/intuitive-eating-academy .   Much Love, Jenna and Lauren

Does comparison hold you back on this journey to finding body confidence and food freedom? This is the episode you are going to want to check out. Learn how to think about things differently and learn a few tools so you can move forward and focus on your own life instead of getting into everybody else's ! Wanting to take a peek at what our Intuitive Eating Academy is all about? -- www.thebodylovesociety.com/intuitive-eating-academy  Join our free support group HERE -- www.facebook.com/groups/thebodylovesociety   Love, Lauren and Jenna xoox

Do you binge eat? We sure did for a very long time, it has got to be one of the worst feelings as a dieter. It really feels like a failure when you're eating all the foods you were working so hard to avoid.  In this epsiode we share what binge eating is, what causes it and how to start getting away from it and towards a healthier relationship with food. If you're looking for more deep support on this journey, check out the Intuitive Eating Academy here --> www.thebodylovesociety.com/intuitive-eating-academy We also invite you to follow us on Instagram for more tips and inspiration --> www.instagram.com/thebodylovesociety As always, you're also invited to join our online support community as well --> www.facebook.com/groups/thebodylovesociety   Much Love, Lauren and Jenna xoxo

Have a special occasion you feel like you want to diet for but also know that it isn't going to work? Caitlin had this struggle leading up to her wedding but she got through it, is on the other side and is working on getting even stronger as an Intuitive Eater as a newly married woman!   Tune in and listen to the end to hear 3 action steps YOU can take to get stronger in your journey as an Intuitive Eater and not fall back into old ways that just get you stuck in the dieting cycle again.   We have a few spots left (4) in the Intuitive Eating Academy starting July 15th. Ready to make this a permanent change and finally find your freedom around food and in your body? -- Get the deets here! www.thebodylovesociety.com/intuitive-eating-academy    And of course you are always welcome to join our free online support community -- www.facebook.com/groups/thebodylovesociety    Much Love,   Jenna and Lauren (and a big thanks to Caitlin for being on the show!!)

Even if you've never been pregnant and don't plan on it this episode is a great insight into how Intuitive Eating can really be a life saver when you come across life changes that result in body changes. We're all going to age and have ups and downs in life and this all comes with body changes. So how can Intuitive Eating and Body Acceptance play a part in these changes? Tune in to see!   Interested in learning more about the Intuitive Eating Academy? You can learn more here www.thebodylovesociety.com/intuitive-eating-academy or simply email us at hello@thebodylovesociety.com and tell us a bit about where you're at in your Intuitive Eating journey and we can go from there.   Want to join our free Intuitive Eating and Body Love support group? Join here --> www.facebook.com/groups/howtoloveyourbody    Much Love,   Jenna and Lauren 

Diets do not work. The science is there, we all know it from experience yet here we are decades later wondering what's wrong with US! No more of that! Tune into this episode to hear WHY the diets aren't working for you and of course, what you could be doing instead. Interested in learning more about the Intuitive Eating Academy (launching July 15) --> www.thebodylovesociety.com/intuitive-eating-academy Join our free Intuitive Eating and Body Love support group --> www.facebook.com/groups/thebodylovesociety We are always here to support, have questions? Email us at hello@thebodylovesociety.com xoxo Much Love, Jenna and Lauren

Does it feel like if you accept your body this means you'll just be sitting on the couch eating bonbons for the rest of your life? We're here to explain why that just isn't the case. You're welcome to join our Intuitive Eating Support Group here --> www.facebook.com/groups/thebodylovesociety Ready to get serious about becoming an Intuitive Eater and accepting your body finally? Learn more about our work here --> www.thebodylovesociety.com/intuitive-eating-academy Want to chat to see how we might be able to help? Shoot us an email at hello@thebodylovesociety.com and let us know a bit about you and what you're looking to achieve! Here to support you on your journey to food and body freedom,   Jenna and Lauren xo