How do you know if you’re eating enough? + listener questions

Time for a listener questions episode! On today’s episode we’re focusing on a main topic of: how do you know if you’re eating enough? We also cover…

* A discussion on using TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) to find maintenance calories after (unintentionally restricting) 

* Tips to get adequate fuel with low appetite/prolonged fullness?

* Nutrition tips when preparing to get pregnant? 

* Our favorite car snacks!

Timestamps for questions:

* 1:35 – Favorite car snacks

* 11:02 – Total daily energy expenditure + under-eating discussion

* 18:30 – How do you know if you’re eating enough? (without any tracking, TDEE, etc.)

* 27:00 – Low appetite/prolonged fullness

* 37:50 – Nutrition for preconception

Recommendations & Resources Mentioned

* PDF: Using the Hunger-Fullness scale to check in with your hunger cues

* Pitfalls of the hunger-fullness scale

* List of our favorite car snacks from this episode!

* Coming up next week on Patreon: Evidence-based, non-diet interventions for IBS and IBD

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