Intuitive eating does not work for athletes! Recently, a dietitian on social media said this in a video, and I was surprised by how many people in the comments were agreeing with her. Her argument was that hard workouts can blunt hunger signals, and she wouldn’t eat if she were only eating according to her hunger cues. I wanted to talk about this because this idea that intuitive eating is only ever about eating when you’re hungry is incorrect. Gentle nutrition is the last principle of intuitive

We had just finished eating, and like the shy person I am, I didn’t want to ask for help… Then I heard how insistent and urgent my service dog’s alert was. We had everything except that medication in my emergency pack, which is one of the things we need in this situation. I ended up getting some, having a reaction, and being somewhat okay (no ER visit tonight). It makes me wonder if this was headed in the direction of causing a seizure (since his seizure alert is vocal) or if he just wanted to g

Hi everyone. We are still here but she has picked up eating some more. She’s had sausage, some chips, and a little bit of pudding. Her doctor just came in and said he’s glad to see her eating. Going to watch her today and into tomorrow. He’ll be back around tomorrow to take her bandages off around her hernia incisions. The loop drain where her gtube was is draining more than it has been but no sign of infection. She’s had about 4oz today so much better than yesterday and no fluids or anything ei