HAES is accepting and respecting the diversity of body shapes and sizes. We focus on health enhancing behaviors rather than the scale.  Focusing on the scale often leaves people stuck in the diet cycle or developing eating disorders.
Intuitive eating lets you take an off-ramp from the never-ending dieting cycle. Instead of trying to “fix” your body and addressing eating and health concerns with plans and restriction, intuitive eating gives you alternative ways of coping. Instead of pulling that pendulum back towards restriction yet again, you’re now taking your hands off the pendulum and letting it settle in the middle. That looks like honoring your hunger by tuning in to hunger cues and eating in response… or it may consist of following a flexible meal plan designed by your dietitian.