{"id":3394,"date":"2021-10-12T09:24:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T09:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2021-10-12T09:24:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T09:24:33","slug":"how-to-do-intuitive-eating-as-a-cyclist-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/2021\/10\/12\/how-to-do-intuitive-eating-as-a-cyclist-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Do Intuitive Eating As a Cyclist \u2013 Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you want to eat healthily but don\u2019t like any of the diets out there? You might be a great candidate for the intuitive-eating strategy. In this series, we will take a look at how this approach works and how to implement its principles into your cycling lifestyle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Become an expert on your own eating habits<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Intuitive eating is the opposite of what\u2019s considered a traditional diet. It doesn\u2019t tell you what foods to avoid and what foods to eat more of. It doesn\u2019t tell you how much or when you should eat. Intuitive eating<\/a> teaches that you are the best person to make those choices. It\u2019s trying to make you the expert on your body and its hunger signals. The goal is to help you develop a healthy attitude toward food and body image.<\/p>\n

The basic idea behind intuitive eating is that you should eat when you\u2019re hungry and stop when you\u2019re full. It sounds quite easy but, for many people, it\u2019s not. There are so many attractive food choices all around us \u2013 cakes, fast food, chocolate, chips, ice cream, sugary drinks \u2013 that it can be hard to ever feel real hunger. Add internet full of contradicting advice and you have a perfect scenario where people are not confident in what it means to eat well.<\/p>\n

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There are so many attractive food choices around. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Physical and emotional hunger<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The main thing to understand with intuitive eating is hunger. You need to pay closer attention to it to trust your body. That\u2019s because there are several types of hunger, and not all of them are worth listening to. These are two main categories.<\/p>\n

Physical hunger<\/strong> \u2013 This is the type of hunger you feel after a long hike, in the morning or after exercise. It\u2019s a biological signal to get more nutrients and energy.<\/a> It builds and increases in intensity gradually. You don\u2019t suddenly feel intense physical hunger. It goes away when you eat any food.<\/p>\n

Learned hunger<\/strong> \u2013 This is hunger driven by emotional needs,<\/a> cravings, food cues, societal pressure or even the time of day. It often doesn\u2019t have much to do with physical hunger, doesn\u2019t go away after eating just any food, and can appear quickly and feel intense.<\/p>\n

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Can you tell learned hunger from physical one? \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s important to pay attention to emotions such as sadness, loneliness, anxiety,<\/a> and boredom around food. These are some of the feelings that can create cravings for comfort foods. Similarly, it\u2019s important to notice when you\u2019re having a slice of cake: is it when a colleague is celebrating or are you buying pastries just because you walked past a bakery? All of these false hunger sensations can make it seem like you\u2019re hungry really often, and that you need specific flavours and textures of food to satisfy that hunger. Intuitive eating is trying to help you get rid of those types of hunger so that you eat almost only when real physical hunger strikes.<\/p>\n

What are the benefits of intuitive eating?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Studies have linked intuitive eating<\/a> to healthier psychological attitudes, lower body mass index, and good weight maintenance, but not weight loss. Participants in intuitive eating studies<\/a> also improved their self-esteem, body image, and overall quality of life while experiencing less depression and anxiety. People in these studies also showed they are more likely to stick with this way of eating than they would with a diet.<\/p>\n

If these benefits sound interesting to you, stay tuned. Next time, we will take a look at the rules and principles of intuitive eating so you can start doing it too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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