Popsugar Health & Fitness Intuitive Eating Memes on Instagram to Remind You to Honour Your Hunger This Roundup of Instagram Memes Is a Friendly Reminder to Honour Your Hunger 18 May 2020 by Jenny Sugar View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nina Dahan MS RD (@nina_dahan_rd) on Jul 21, 2019 at 6:28am PDT Diet culture tells us to ignore our hunger in the name of shrinking our bodies. It convinces us to ignore our intuition about our very basic need for nourishment, and values thinness over health. F*ck that! For anyone who is restricting calories, giving up certain foods, or not eating the foods they crave just to lose weight, know that it's OK and necessary to honour your hunger. Listen to your body when your stomach is growling or you feel lightheaded, but also honour your emotional hunger when you walk by a bakery and that chocolate cupcake looks too damn good to pass up. You deserve to feel full and satisfied and to enjoy eating. Eating is essential to our health to fuel our bodies and eating also brings us joy. These 15 memes are for those who need a little reminder to trust that voice inside saying, "take care of yourself." On a related note, you've probably heard a lot about intermittent fasting (IF), and when you're going through the adjustment period of maybe skipping breakfast if you're doing 16:8, you can expect to feel hungry at breakfast time. Within a week or two, your body will adjust and you'll no longer feel hungry outside your feeding window. But if at any time during this period you feel lightheaded, overly fatigued, or have any other symptoms that make it difficult to carry on with your day, then listen to your body, honour your hunger, and eat! Gradually building up to your desired fasting window will allow you to simultaneously listen to your body and reach your IF goals. Related: Here's How I'm Trying to Save My Daughter From the Body-Image Issues That Scarred Me View this post on Instagram A post shared by Claire MS, RD, LD/N (@nourishwithclaire) on Apr 14, 2020 at 4:25pm PDT 1 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by dylan | nutrition expert (@dylanmurphy.rd) on May 7, 2020 at 12:52pm PDT 2 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peace with Food App (@peacewithfoodapp) on Jan 7, 2020 at 9:44am PST 3 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex Raymond, RD, LD, CEDRD (@courage.to.nourish) on Jan 11, 2019 at 9:01am PST 4 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Christie Bayley MS, INHC, CTNC (@gogochristie) on Jul 13, 2018 at 6:03am PDT 5 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shana Minei Spence,MS,RDN,CDN (@thenutritiontea) on Mar 20, 2020 at 6:19am PDT 6 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sarah Herstich (@sarahherstichlcsw) on May 9, 2020 at 3:47am PDT 7 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Annie Goldsmith (@second_breakfast_nutritionclt) on May 11, 2020 at 6:02am PDT 8 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alice Baker (@alicebakerrd) on May 11, 2020 at 6:01am PDT 9 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, RD2BE 💫 (@a_pinchofnutmeg) on May 8, 2020 at 3:49pm PDT 10 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Big Fat Lies (@big.fat.lies) on May 2, 2020 at 10:00pm PDT 11 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Grace Lautman, MS, CN, LMHC (@honor_nutrition_counseling) on May 9, 2020 at 4:50pm PDT 12 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sarah Hawton🍯 (@hawt.eats) on May 9, 2020 at 12:13pm PDT 13 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emma • Dietitian • Non-diet (@foodinutrition) on May 9, 2020 at 8:40am PDT 14 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicki Thome, MS, RDN, LD (@nickimarie.rd) on Apr 15, 2020 at 9:48am PDT 15 / 16 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nina Dahan MS RD (@nina_dahan_rd) on Jul 21, 2019 at 6:28am PDT 16 / 16 Intuitive EatingHealthy Living