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  are you saying you lost the weight cuz of intuitive eating tho? Cuz im pretty sure its cuz you removed ultra processed foods
context: The system is rigged against you and your intuition. 
  
  Yeah, if the majority of what you eat is pre-made (like frozen meals) or treats, but if that’s the case, that’s a big problem on its own. Even then, there is some value in listening to your body.
  This is kinda weird, though. It’s the first time I hear the term intuitive eating when it comes to adults. I’ve only seen it with regards to toddlers/kids, but I guess some adults do need to re-learn how to eat. >
  
  For obese people, I see "intuitive eating" as a goal of total lifestyle transformation.
  One of the biggest mistakes people make when losing weight is they don't focus on developing a new lifestyle to maintain their losses. Often this involves calorie counting for years to know proper portioning to maintain a healthy weight. While you're doing this you should pay attention to your hunger and satisfaction, and learn to use them in place of calorie counting.
  After years of doing this, most people can get to a place where they don't need to count calories and can "intuitively eat." >
  
  Is it really "intuitive" if you spent years measuring, learning the amounts and training said "intuition"? >
  
  Kind of I guess. 
  I recovered from a binge eating disorder and I’ve been tracking my food and weighing it 90% of the time for the last 2 years. I’ve lost 130 pounds. I’ve become more aware of what a “normal” portion is, when I feel satisfied and stopping rather than feeling stuffed, and learned when I’m feeling actually hungry as opposed to bored hungry. Also I’ve really learned what foods actually were making me feel like shit, and I barely crave them anymore. Do I still have an ice cream occasionally or get pizza? Yeah, but do I get 3 large pizzas and a bucket of ice cream every other day? Lol no
  I see the weighing and tracking as training wheels. I might have to do it for a few more years, I may not. I’ve been slowly letting myself go freeballing about it in more increments. Usually I do this on my off days, or on vacation, and I’ve learned how to not completely sabotage myself while still enjoying myself.
  It takes time to reformat your brain, especially with food. >
  
  So this wasn't very intuitive to you >
  
  Learning to ride a bike or write isn’t intuitive the first couple times, eventually it becomes so >
  
  It's funny how intuitive eating is presented as a novel concept when 99% of people on the planet eat "intuitively", that is, without giving a shit about calories. People who are obese eat intuitively and that shit is not working for them. >
  
  Its pretty hard not to gain weight when your intuitive eating consists of a whole family size bag of chips and a 2L soda to wash it down.
  If most people ate healthier intuitive eating would work for most of the population, unfortunately OP is right in that the big brands specifically make their food addicting with high sugar and salt content. >
  
  Facts, intuitive eating could probably work if your exercise routine is dialed in and your diet consists of higher protein, lower calorie stuff. But most people don't work out enough to burn significant calories and combining that with junk food which is designed to make you want more is a recipe for being out of shape >
  
  I just intuitively ate a hot fudge sundae and that shit was delicious >
  
  I just "intuitively" ate two rows of Oreos funny thing is, my bodies not too happy >
  
  Were they double stuffed? >
  
  you know it >
  
  They are the best kind after all. >
  
  I’m just… confused. You act like people can’t actually want to eat things that are healthy for them… >
  
  I don’t think that was his point it’s more that to get to the stage where you enjoy eating such food takes a lot of effort thus it’s not “intuitive” anymore. >
  
  Well they said “your body does not know intuitively what’s good for itself”
  I see that to mean, “your intuition doesn’t matter because corporations make junk food which your body gets addicted to” so they’re basically saying that someone can’t want to eat smth other than junk food when intuitively eating. Which is just wrong. >
  
  I mean yeah your body can differentiate between healthy and unhealthy food to an extent but I think his overall point was that society as a whole is eating so unhealthily that it’s not really intuitive for a lot of people any more.
  Eating junk food is a habit for lots of people that is extremely hard to break. >
  
  I do intuitive eating. 
  It works amazingly well. 
  The only thing is, I make 100% of my food. You are correct that you can’t intuitive eat if the world makes everything to make you eat as much as possible. 
  But once I removed literally 100% of ultra-processed foods from my life, I can easily intuitively eat. 
  Do I want a burger today? I make the buns and the patty. 
  Do I want cake? I make the cake. 
  Sense I’ve been doing this I’ve lost an incredible amount of weight, feel much much better and literally enjoy everything I eat.