About Diede

I was looking for a (scientifically substantiated) way to work together with my clients for sustainable behavioral change. An old fellow student introduced me to ‘Intuitive Eating’ and immediately became enthusiastic. After purchasing the book, I immediately recognized a lot of scenarios that I and my clients also encountered. This was the tool I had unconsciously been looking for for years! After first applying the principles in my own life, I experienced more peace around my food choices. After this, I slowly started to introduce intuitive eating into my consultations. At first I noticed some skepticism among my clients. After they got started with the exercises, the skepticism diminished, the sense of actual progress increased, although frustration and resistance to ‘starting another diet’ changed in the response from one client: “when you once you see you can’t go back.”

Various scientific studies indicate that dieting and weight loss do not in itself improve our health and can even lead to disturbed eating behavior in the long run. Many people start as a child with a diet or list of what they can and cannot eat, because they are ‘heavier’ than the norm. I have seen a client who 50 years later still has the same ‘problem’ and who have completed diet after diet, meanwhile a bingo card full! Is this a sustainable solution?

My goal is not to lower your body weight to the weight you have ever weighed, what has been in your head for years or what that one doctor or neighbor told you you should weigh. My goal is to provide you with tools and insights to positively and sustainably change your thoughts and behavior.

Intuitive eating isn’t for overweight or obese people [only]. Intuitive eating is intended for [everyone] who wants to live healthy and stress-free around food.

BSc.