Hi, I'm Amanda! I help active women 40+ create a healthy relationship with food and their body through intuitive eating, mindfulness, and gentle nutrition. Learn to undiet your life with the latest Savor Food and Body Podcast episodes, blog posts, and free downloads at www.alpinenutrition.org
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"What do you want to get out of our session today?" In other words... Why are you here, Reader? ​ While most clients hope that whatever I suggest will magically melt away perimenopause weight gain... They also want to know how to eat healthier during perimenopause or after menopause. Remember. Gentle nutrition is the sweet spot of satisfaction between what your body needs to eat and what you want to eat. If you answered the 'why are you here' question with "my doctor recently said my cholesterol and blood sugar are high, but I don't want to go back to dieting," that's your 'why.' Cardiovascular health is important to you, and so is enjoying food and not logging everything you eat. You want to find that sweet spot of satisfaction between what your body needs (heart-healthy foods) and what you want to eat. Another example... If you said, "I want strong bones and less risk of falling so I can live independently in my 80s, but osteoporosis runs in my family." Nutrition for bone health becomes part of what your body needs from food. ​ CAUTION! Gentle nutrition after 40 is more specific based on what your body needs, but it doesn't have to be diety. This is where your 'why' becomes your version of gentle nutrition. It's why intuitive eating and gentle nutrition are different in this season of life compared to when we were in our 20s and 30s. Let's get into it! Watch the 9-ish minute clip ​ ​ Make sense? With practice, you'll be able to "think about it (food)" and make confident food choices based on what your body needs and what wants to eat. Next week, we'll make specific behavior-based goals to practice "thinking about it" without falling into the dumpster fire of diet culture. Have a great weekend savoring food and your body! Amanda ​ PS: Did you know I have a 4-week online course designed to help you keep gentle nutrition easy, delicious, and doable no matter what your 'why' is? ​Click here for course info and enrollment​ You could be "thinking about it (food)" with freedom and ease before the holidays! ​ PSS: 'WHY' you want to practice gentle nutrition is what makes healthy eating without dieting different in midlife. Review. Gentle nutrition is the sweet spot of satisfaction between what your body needs to eat and what you want to eat. Watch this video to apply gentle nutrition to a specific 'why', like cardiovascular health |
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Hi, I'm Amanda! I help active women 40+ create a healthy relationship with food and their body through intuitive eating, mindfulness, and gentle nutrition. Learn to undiet your life with the latest Savor Food and Body Podcast episodes, blog posts, and free downloads at www.alpinenutrition.org
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