Re: IE Musings

[Guest guest]

For sure each 'journey' is as unique as the person taking it, but I

say I agree with

> IE is somehow both more than I ever expected, and not what I

expected > at all.

It has become 'the way' I eat, not A way to eat. :) Katcha

>

> Despite the fact that I don't feel like I'm " walking the IE walk " ,

something

> about this process seems to be getting to me. If nothing else,

when I do

> eat, I am truly aware of whether or not I'm really hungry, and

that's a first

> in itself. A bare handful of my former binge foods are now legal.

I catch

> myself in the act of scarfing down something and take a deep breath

and think,

> " Hey, slow down! Taste this! Realize you're eating. Enjoy it or

not, but

> be here in the moment, gal! " I even recognized that I enjoy eating

dark

> chocolate chips, but not dark chocolate bars. Something about

enjoying tiny

> little bits, one at a time, as opposed to even a mini-bar--the very

texture is

> different. So, amazingly, I actually consume less, because I'm

enjoying my

> chocolate more. (As a chocolate addict, this is a real step

forward!) IE is

> somehow both more than I ever expected, and not what I expected at

all. And I

> wonder if that's how the journey seems for everyone, or if we all

have very

> individual experiences with this process?

>

>

>

> **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL

Living.

>

(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/

> 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

>

[Guest guest]

This is awesome, great job! I bet a lot of

people here can relate to your experiences. Awareness is the first step, and a

big one at that. I have had many of the same experiences as you, and I think we

all have some similar experiences and then some that are really specific to

just ourselves. I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying your chocolate,

that must feel so much better than feeling guilty after eating it! J

Thanks for sharing, the more you do, the

more you will inspire others and let members know they aren’t alone in

their experiences!

Thanks!

Gillian

Gillian

Hood-son, MS, ACSM

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From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of meritaten27@...

Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008

3:21 AM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject:

IE Musings

Despite the

fact that I don't feel like I'm " walking the IE walk " , something

about this process seems to be getting to me. If nothing else, when I do

eat, I am truly aware of whether or not I'm really hungry, and that's a first

in itself. A bare handful of my former binge foods are now legal. I

catch myself in the act of scarfing down something and take a deep breath and

think, " Hey, slow down! Taste this! Realize you're

eating. Enjoy it or not, but be here in the moment, gal! " I

even recognized that I enjoy eating dark chocolate chips, but not dark

chocolate bars. Something about enjoying tiny little bits, one at a time,

as opposed to even a mini-bar--the very texture is different. So,

amazingly, I actually consume less, because I'm enjoying my chocolate

more. (As a chocolate addict, this is a real step forward!) IE is

somehow both more than I ever expected, and not what I expected at all.

And I wonder if that's how the journey seems for everyone, or if we all have

very individual experiences with this process?

Delicious ideas to please the pickiest

eaters. Watch

the video on AOL Living.