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Hey there! If you are reading this, I will assume that you have had your fair share of diets. And, while some worked better than others, in the end, they all felt like an unwinnable race.

Whether you are counting calories, restricting carbs, or practicing intermittent fasting, it always goes down the same way. You see quick initial results, then the progress slows down as things get tougher, you eventually lift the restrictions, and then you gain the weight back.

I know this too well. My experience with diets began in my teens, right after I started consuming an excess of highly processed foods and gained a lot of weight. In response, I turned to extreme diets – anything that promised quick results, from eating just a grapefruit per day to the “10 pounds in 7 days” cabbage soup diet.

This constant cycle of dieting continued well into my adult years and affected not just my weight but also my self-esteem and my relationship with food.

My preoccupation with diets eventually led to intuitive eating. Its principles resonated with me, and I realized that instead of fighting my body, I should listen and follow its lead.

To turn this around for good, I had to accept that no magic solutions exist. That meant going back to basics and using that old strategy that sounded like a cliche: moderation.

It’s funny how the solution was there all along, but bombarded with information about the latest diet trends, we often miss the obvious.

Unfortunately, moderation is hard. Often, people prefer to swear off bread completely rather than stop when feeling full after just a couple of slices of pizza.

That’s why we created Eating Buddy. It’s built around four key ideas:

No Food is Off-Limits. The minute you tell yourself you can’t have pizza, it suddenly becomes the most tempting thing ever.

Eat with intention. Before you reach for a snack, stop and ask yourself, “Why am I eating?” Make eating a deliberate choice, not just something you do because the food’s there.

Slow down and enjoy your meal. Take small bites, chew well, and really taste your food.

Listen to your body. You don’t have to clean your plate. Are you enjoying a delicious meal but feeling full? It’s okay. Most of the time, you can have the rest later.

Finally, we want to share a tip that made the process easier for us. Try to steer clear of heavily processed foods. They can affect our natural hunger signals. Cooking at home is the best way to learn to eat intuitively, but I get it: we’re all busy. When you can’t cook, pick the least processed options available.

Welcome to Eating Buddy; we hope you will like this app and that it will help you as much as it is helping us.