Is Intuitive Eating Right For You?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Do you see some foods as good and some foods as bad?
- A.
  More like I see some foods as health promoting and some as the enemy
- B.
  There are some foods I won’t bring into the house or I will go crazy with them.
- C.
  I let myself eat whatever I want but I portion out a serving size so that I don’t go overboard
- D.
  I let myself eat what I want, when I want it, and as much as I want of it like the grown a$$ adult that I am
2.
Do you ever feel guilty after eating a food because of the type of food or the amount?
- A.
  Almost daily
- B.
  Weekly
- C.
  Monthly
- D.
  Occassionally
- E.
  I don’t feel guilty ever about what I eat, maybe I would if I stole the food...maybe
3.
What is exercise to you?
- A.
  I see exercise as something I HAVE to do to lose or maintain weight, I will exercise even when I don't feel well, I feel really guilty if I miss a workout
- B.
  I see exercise as something that I should do to be healthy, I wish I did it more.
- C.
  I exercise so I can eat ice cream!
- D.
  I exercise when I am trying to lose weight, when I get off track with my diet, exercise usually goes with it.
- E.
  I see exercise as something that is fun to do, and I feel good when I do it, but it's not something I HAVE to do. I am flexible with my exercise schedule, some weeks I do more, some weeks less or not at all.
4.
What feels more true about the way you feel about your body?
- A.
  I hate my body, I feel like I HAVE got to get some weight off, I can’t stand it!
- B.
  I’m uncomfortable with my body and believe I would feel better if I was thinner or more muscular
- C.
  It's complicated, some parts of my body are ok, others parts I wish were different. I do try to lose weight through diet and exercise.
- D.
  I don’t love my body, but I don’t hate it either, and I don’t focus on changing it
- E.
  I’m pretty much a smoke show
5.
What is most true about your diet history?
- A.
  I either diet all the time or I don't diet but I’m super careful about what I eat all. the. time and I eat a lot of the same things over and over.
- B.
  Diets, you name it, I’ve tried it! I have tried a number of them over the years on and off... when I'm not on one, I'm thinking about the next one I might try.
- C.
  I’ve tried a few different diets in the past, sometimes now I’ll just cut back on calories, carbs or sugar for a little bit to see if it makes a difference.
- D.
  Diet schmiet, I don’t count, track, or restrict anything.
6.
What is most true about what you are looking for now:
- A.
  I MUST lose weight, there is no other option.
- B.
  I'm pretty sure the right diet will help me lose weight, I just have to find the right plan.
- C.
  I am tired of dieting, but I am also afraid of gaining weight.
- D.
  Honestly, I'm at a place where I want to prioritize my health over being a certain size...but it would also be nice if I lost some weight.
- E.
  I'm over trying to lose weight, eating no longer stresses me out, and most days, I feel pretty good physically and mentally... I guess I'm not looking for anything else except maybe a community of other people like me!

Quiz Outcomes

1.
You Got This!
CONGRATS You Are Doing It!!! You have done a lot of work towards food freedom and body acceptance or perhaps you grew up in a household where that was modeled for you and you have lived a life. While you may not feel 100% great about your body or your eating every moment of every day, you feel pretty relaxed and confident in your eating and appreciate your body and what it does for you.You are counter to our culture, freely eating all types of food without food guilt and not constantly trying the next new thing to lose weight.But sometimes this can feel lonely and you may often find yourself feeling like you are the only person in the room not on a diet. It can take intention to find folks who think about food and their body in a way that is similar to you. Sign up for our monthly Things We Forking Love newsletter, our list of favorite food and body positive resources that we have seen each month and curate for you to help you continue your food freedom journey.
2.
Not Quite There Yet
You are in a hard place, you are so uncomfortable in your body that you feel like losing weight is your only option. As a result, food often feels like a necessary evil and eating feels either exhausting, or mundane... eating the same things over and over again, just going through the motions, because it feels "safe" and doesn't make you anxious or have to think about food too much. But throw an impromptu invitation to a meal out to a restaurant into the mix and you either avoid the event altogether or eat very little because you are worried about messing your food plan up. OR you eat, maybe foods that are guilt provoking, and you feel like you have messed up horribly so you say "what the hell" and binge.This tight rope you walk with food feels rigid, limiting, and exhausting, but you feel like you have no other choice because you want to lose weight or you are very afraid of gaining weight. Intuitive eating could feel super overwhelming and chaotic to you. There are some steps in between that can be very helpful to take that may feel safer, yet offer you some more flexibility in your eating and relief from negative body thoughts. After working one to one with clients who have experienced similar to you, we believe one to one work is the best next step to improving your relationship with food and your body. If you think you are interested in learning how one to one nutrition counseling and coaching could work for you, we offer a free, 20 minute discovery call, you can click the button below to schedule a time.
3.
If you think your ready, I think you are ready!
You've tried diets and other weight loss strategies in the past but you have not been able to stick with it long term. You inevitably reach a point where you are off track or off the wagon and wait until the inspiration hits again to get back on... but you regain all the weigh lost during this time.. maybe even more. And you are getting tired of it. Sure, that initial excitement of a diet feels fun, but it is short lived. And when you "get off track" it feels so bad...the highs and lows feel like a roller coaster. And you would like to not think about food and your body so much. You are tired of counting, tracking, making sure you don't miss a workout, avoiding fun foods with friends, feeling guilty when you "mess up"...you are wondering isn't there a better way, where eating is easy?You may have heard of intuitive eating, you wonder if it could be easy...but the idea of not pursuing weight loss feels like you would be letting yourself go, giving up, and that feels hard...and maybe also a little liberating. What if you could just stop dieting and actually be ok? You can.Actually, you can be better off. Eating intuitively can help you end the roller coaster experience with food and your body. It can help make eating easy. And people find that regardless of how their weight responds, they feel better about themselves when they learn to eat intuitively.And how do we know? We have helped hundreds of people like yourself stop the endless pursuit of weight loss and instead, relax into a sustainable life of eating intuitively. Want to know where to go next? Check out the Fork the Food Rules Course by clicking the button below!