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129: Why Intuitive Eating Isn’t Working for You (Weight Gain & What You’re Missing)
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- Lizzie Ens Show
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- Feb 24, 2026
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- 1692
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Summary
If you’ve been asking yourself, “Can you actually lose weight with intuitive eating?” this episode breaks down what most women are missing. The truth is, intuitive eating only works when you understand calories, macronutrients, metabolism, and your body’s actual energy needs. Without that foundation, intuitive eating can easily turn into undereating, overeating, hormone imbalance, or stalled fat loss. In this episode, Lizzie breaks down what intuitive eating actually means and why so many women are misapplying it. If you’ve been told to “just listen to your body” but you’ve never learned calories, macronutrients, portions, or how your metabolism works, this conversation will challenge you in the best way. Lizzie explains why intuitive eating is an advanced skill, not a starting point. She walks through the foundational education most women skip, including basal metabolic rate, total daily energy expenditure, protein needs, carbohydrate myths, and how chronic undereating keeps your body stuck in survival mode. You’ll learn why tracking is not about obsession, but education. Why eating more often leads to better results. Why carbs are not the enemy. And how digestive enzymes, gut health, parasites, heavy metals, and inflammation can quietly block progress, even when your habits look “perfect” on paper. This episode reframes intuitive eating as the end goal, not the entry point, and gives you a grounded, structured path toward metabolic health, hormone balance, and sustainable fat loss. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why intuitive eating is not for beginners The difference between intuitive eating and educated eating Why calories in vs calories out still matters What basal metabolic rate actually means How total daily energy expenditure impacts results Why most women a…