Comments on: Eating Normally is the New Black

By: Jessica @ How Sweet

Jessica @ How Sweet — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:58:14 +0000

Guess what…this didn’t come up in my reader again. I’m sorry!!

I believe in all of those rules! I try to follow them everyday. Sometimes it is harder than others.

By: Anna@ Newlywed, Newly Veg

Anna@ Newlywed, Newly Veg — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:45:53 +0000

Great post! I like most of her definitions of normal eating. To me, normal eating is focusing on your body’s wants AND needs, and focusing on balance. Normal eating should not consume your life, but should be a source of pleasure and delight.

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:42:19 +0000

Great, great post, Estela!

I believe in the definition of normal eating exactly as it was written by Ellyn. I think that it is possible for everyone, but we have been brainwashed into thinking that “healthy” eating is so much more difficult, strict, and structured.

Great post!

By: lynn @ the actors diet

lynn @ the actors diet — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:36:54 +0000

oh my, is this a trick question?! for me, “normal eating” is being able to enjoy my food, stop when i’m full, and not obsess over everything i just consumed.

By: The Candid RD

The Candid RD — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:32:56 +0000

I love the message at the beginning of this post. That’s what I try to do, everyday. Basically, it’s eating intuitively. It’s eating like we did as a child! Have you ever been around a kid who was offered a piece of pizza, and he or she said no? Have you ever thought, “what?! NO?! I can’t believe he said no! I mean, he’s a kid, he can eat that kind of stuff and not feel guilty!”. I have been there before, and that’ when I realize that kids are intuitively eaters. We were all born as intuitive eaters, and now as adults we should all work on bringing it back!

By: Andrea@Celery In The City

Andrea@Celery In The City — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:51:48 +0000

I am taking a nutrition class about the history of diets, and the week we discussed what normal eating was a THROW DOWN. It was so interesting to discuss vegan/vegetarian lifestyles/omnivores,lol.
One of the questions that followed our discussion of eating was (this is black and white, very limited scope), would you rather eat anything you want but die 10 years younger, or feel limited and be healthy?

By: Nicole, RD

Nicole, RD — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:34:38 +0000

Ellyn Satter is such a role model to me! Wonderful post!

By: Kelly @ Healthy Living With Kelly

Kelly @ Healthy Living With Kelly — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:22:07 +0000

To me, healthy eating means eating when my body tells me to eat and stopping when it tells me it is full. I know that sounds really simple but I know it isn’t. That is what 90% of my clients struggle with. They don’t eat only when they are hungry and they eat way past the point of being full. It is a learning process for everyone.

By: katie

katie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:45:02 +0000

i agree that normal eating means listening to YOUR BODY! eating when you arent hungry, and stopping with you are full. this is soo hard to grasp! but its soo crucial!

By: Beth @ DiningAndDishing

Beth @ DiningAndDishing — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:22:08 +0000

I totally agree that eating normally means eating intuitively. I try to eat when hungry, stop when full and eat exactly what I want. I balance this with exercise and don’t really struggle with my weight. It took a while for me to get to this place though which I think is refelctive of the poor ideas American women are given about health and weight. So glad we have things like NEDA to call attention to these things now!