Category Archives for "Hunger & Fullness"

8 Intuitive Eating Tips That Will Make You A Happy Healthy Eating Pro These Holidays

By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating

You’re probably wondering how you’re going to maintain your intuitive eating over the holidays, what with Christmas parties and buffets coming thick and fast. Remember when you were a kid and all you cared about on Christmas morning was opening your presents? All those shiny packages under the Christmas tree, some of them had your […]

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7 Delish Breakfast Foods To Keep You Fuller Longer

By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Gentle Nutrition , Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating

Let’s start with the bitter truth – breakfast is NOT the most important meal of the day. I know, right?! Bit like finding out about Santa. So, that being the case – why am I writing about breakfast foods then? Well, because I’m a breakfast-lover (not one of those coffee-and-run type of morning peeps)! Add […]

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A Quick Guide: How To Tell If Your Evening Snacking Is A Problem

By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Emotional Eating , Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating

Do you feel like snacking too much in the evening is one of your biggest challenges? Speaking as a person who truly loves and adores my sweet and salty evening snack sessions (smeared chocolate on the sofa and all). I’ve pondered the meaning of my evening snack-attacks too… especially when I first started intuitive eating. […]

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11 Simple Tips – How To Save Your Child From Diet Culture

By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating

“Mummy? Why is that lady so big?” “Mummy, sugar is bad for us, isn’t it?” “Mummy, icecream isn’t a healthy food, is it?” The things that come out of my son’s mouth some days, make me cringe as a non-diet nutritionist. But I know they come from a place of innocence. Because while I’m trying […]

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11 Surprising Reasons Why You Eat Too Much

By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Body Image , Cravings , Emotional Eating , Hunger & Fullness

It was Christmas Day 1970s style – think sunny days, pavlova and backyard cricket… the stuff of my childhood. And like most other Christmas days, I would end this one feeling over-full and still wanting to eat more. But in that child-like way, unable to make myself eat more than my body needed. And so […]

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Why Do I Still Struggle To Hear My Hunger & Fullness Cues?

By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating

Sarah was feeling really down on herself. Because, yet again, here she was after a main meal with an uncomfortably full tummy. Even though she’d really tried to listen for her fullness cues, somehow she’d overeaten… again. “What the heck is going on?!” she screamed inside her head. Sarah doesn’t know why she’s struggling to […]

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Why Do I Struggle To Stop Eating Even When I’m Satisfied?

By jennifer@thinkingnutrition.co.nz | Hunger & Fullness , Intuitive Eating

#fact – It’s a lot easier to STOP eating, when you know you can eat again next time you’re hungry. But. If you’ve dieted for long periods, your body has learnt to ignore hunger. Your body thinks that hunger can’t always be fixed. Your body has learnt to deal with starvation. Your body has learnt […]

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