Vacation - IE is so easy while I'm on vacation!

[Guest guest]

I'm back from a week-plus vacation. I took the

time off for a " staycation " to do day motorcycle

trips in and around home... so OF COURSE we got

a week of record-setting, non-stop rain. Bummer.

Oh well, I enjoyed being off at any rate.

I was again struck, as I have been on previous

vacations, by how easy and intuitive it is to

" do " IE when I'm on vacation. Especially when

I'm on a loose vacation without any kind of

regimented schedule to adhere to. When the clock

is not dictating or a schedule is not dictating,

I always find that I really do ONLY pay attention

to hunger, not eating because it's time to or

because I should. NICE! But what this tells me,

and should tell all of us, is that we absolutely

DO have it in us to eat intuitively, and doing so

absolutely IS the natural way our bodies want to

handle food. We've just spent so long imposing

other reasons for eating, that we think eating by

the clock is natural. It isn't!

I also had a nice moment on vacation when I was

doing some clothes shopping and tried on a pair of

black jeans in my size and was struck by how GOOD

they looked on me! Sure, they were still a plus-

size, but dang I looked good in 'em! I was

standing there at the mirror thinking, " Ya' know,

why can't you just celebrate this, looking good in

a pair of black jeans, no matter what size it is?! "

So I did!

I neither gained nor lost a single pound on vacation,

which is fine. I DID exercise my everlovin' butt off

(okay, not literally ), working out every single

morning, but I also enjoyed da' heck out of some

medium rare ribeye, some marvelous berry pie with

whipped cream, and a " second " breakfast every morning

after working out ('cause I was HUNGRY after working

out!). I ate all kinds of things that I'd once

figured were " forbidden " with no real thought about

their " status " in the acceptable-foods-lists, just

about whether or not I was hungry and it was what I

wanted at the time.

Vacation is a marvelous way to live and eat - now I

just gotta' figure out how to live like I'm on vacation,

when it comes to food, even when I'm not on vacation.

[Guest guest]

Gymisadrug, That is wonderful that you had such a good week even in

the rain. I was supposed to be in Lake today for Americade but

was waylaid by allergies and some 'bug' with it.

I went out to breakfast this am and was 'starving' by the time I got

there. Sitting and chatting with biker friend, I could not decide

what I wanted. I had passed a farm stand with rhubarb and thought of

pie, so that is what I had for breakfast. Warm strawberry rhubard pie

with real whipped cream, coffee and ice water. I was full AND HAPPY.

What a difference than sitting 'counting points'.

Later this week I start traveling the east coast(by car) for the

next week and a half. I SO know that when I am on vacation, IE is

easier. You come and go as you please and when hunger hits, feed it.

My problem is the waiting too long and then over doing it. That is my

homework for this trip, to know WHEN to eat before it gets too far.

Cammie

And congrats on the black jeans...always a win-win when you feel

good!!!

>

> I'm back from a week-plus vacation. I took the

> time off for a " staycation " to do day motorcycle

> trips in and around home... so OF COURSE we got

> a week of record-setting, non-stop rain. Bummer.

> Oh well, I enjoyed being off at any rate.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yippee Gym!!! I could 'hear' pride of achievement in all that you

wrote. Not to mention delightful and affirming surprise too. Isn't it

wonderful to KNOW that IE works for you?!? It really does and can if

we give it time. Congrats for your excellent 'time off' Sounds like

a fabulous way to live life

ehugs, Katcha

>

> I'm back from a week-plus vacation. I took the

> time off for a " staycation " to do day motorcycle

> trips in and around home... so OF COURSE we got

> a week of record-setting, non-stop rain. Bummer.

> Oh well, I enjoyed being off at any rate.

>

> I was again struck, as I have been on previous

> vacations, by how easy and intuitive it is to

> " do " IE when I'm on vacation. Especially when

> I'm on a loose vacation without any kind of

> regimented schedule to adhere to. When the clock

> is not dictating or a schedule is not dictating,

> I always find that I really do ONLY pay attention

> to hunger, not eating because it's time to or

> because I should. NICE! But what this tells me,

> and should tell all of us, is that we absolutely

> DO have it in us to eat intuitively, and doing so

> absolutely IS the natural way our bodies want to

> handle food. We've just spent so long imposing

> other reasons for eating, that we think eating by

> the clock is natural. It isn't!

>

> I also had a nice moment on vacation when I was

> doing some clothes shopping and tried on a pair of

> black jeans in my size and was struck by how GOOD

> they looked on me! Sure, they were still a plus-

> size, but dang I looked good in 'em! I was

> standing there at the mirror thinking, " Ya' know,

> why can't you just celebrate this, looking good in

> a pair of black jeans, no matter what size it is?! "

> So I did!

>

> I neither gained nor lost a single pound on vacation,

> which is fine. I DID exercise my everlovin' butt off

> (okay, not literally ), working out every single

> morning, but I also enjoyed da' heck out of some

> medium rare ribeye, some marvelous berry pie with

> whipped cream, and a " second " breakfast every morning

> after working out ('cause I was HUNGRY after working

> out!). I ate all kinds of things that I'd once

> figured were " forbidden " with no real thought about

> their " status " in the acceptable-foods-lists, just

> about whether or not I was hungry and it was what I

> wanted at the time.

>

> Vacation is a marvelous way to live and eat - now I

> just gotta' figure out how to live like I'm on vacation,

> when it comes to food, even when I'm not on vacation.

>

[Guest guest]

Yippee Gym!!! I could 'hear' pride of achievement in all that you

wrote. Not to mention delightful and affirming surprise too. Isn't it

wonderful to KNOW that IE works for you?!? It really does and can if

we give it time. Congrats for your excellent 'time off' Sounds like

a fabulous way to live life

ehugs, Katcha

>

> I'm back from a week-plus vacation. I took the

> time off for a " staycation " to do day motorcycle

> trips in and around home... so OF COURSE we got

> a week of record-setting, non-stop rain. Bummer.

> Oh well, I enjoyed being off at any rate.

>

> I was again struck, as I have been on previous

> vacations, by how easy and intuitive it is to

> " do " IE when I'm on vacation. Especially when

> I'm on a loose vacation without any kind of

> regimented schedule to adhere to. When the clock

> is not dictating or a schedule is not dictating,

> I always find that I really do ONLY pay attention

> to hunger, not eating because it's time to or

> because I should. NICE! But what this tells me,

> and should tell all of us, is that we absolutely

> DO have it in us to eat intuitively, and doing so

> absolutely IS the natural way our bodies want to

> handle food. We've just spent so long imposing

> other reasons for eating, that we think eating by

> the clock is natural. It isn't!

>

> I also had a nice moment on vacation when I was

> doing some clothes shopping and tried on a pair of

> black jeans in my size and was struck by how GOOD

> they looked on me! Sure, they were still a plus-

> size, but dang I looked good in 'em! I was

> standing there at the mirror thinking, " Ya' know,

> why can't you just celebrate this, looking good in

> a pair of black jeans, no matter what size it is?! "

> So I did!

>

> I neither gained nor lost a single pound on vacation,

> which is fine. I DID exercise my everlovin' butt off

> (okay, not literally ), working out every single

> morning, but I also enjoyed da' heck out of some

> medium rare ribeye, some marvelous berry pie with

> whipped cream, and a " second " breakfast every morning

> after working out ('cause I was HUNGRY after working

> out!). I ate all kinds of things that I'd once

> figured were " forbidden " with no real thought about

> their " status " in the acceptable-foods-lists, just

> about whether or not I was hungry and it was what I

> wanted at the time.

>

> Vacation is a marvelous way to live and eat - now I

> just gotta' figure out how to live like I'm on vacation,

> when it comes to food, even when I'm not on vacation.

>

[Guest guest]

Missed ya Gym! Welcome back. Keep rockin' those hot black jeans,

baby. ;-)

S

>

> I'm back from a week-plus vacation. ...

> I also had a nice moment on vacation when I was

> doing some clothes shopping and tried on a pair of

> black jeans in my size and was struck by how GOOD

> they looked on me! Sure, they were still a plus-

> size, but dang I looked good in 'em! I was

> standing there at the mirror thinking, " Ya' know,

> why can't you just celebrate this, looking good in

> a pair of black jeans, no matter what size it is?! "

> So I did!

[Guest guest]

Missed ya Gym! Welcome back. Keep rockin' those hot black jeans,

baby. ;-)

S

>

> I'm back from a week-plus vacation. ...

> I also had a nice moment on vacation when I was

> doing some clothes shopping and tried on a pair of

> black jeans in my size and was struck by how GOOD

> they looked on me! Sure, they were still a plus-

> size, but dang I looked good in 'em! I was

> standing there at the mirror thinking, " Ya' know,

> why can't you just celebrate this, looking good in

> a pair of black jeans, no matter what size it is?! "

> So I did!

[Guest guest]

Welcome back Gym!! Sounds like you had a great week! gymisadrug wrote: I'm back from a week-plus vacation. I took thetime off for a "staycation" to do day motorcycletrips in and around home... so OF COURSE we gota week of record-setting, non-stop rain. Bummer. Oh well, I enjoyed being off at any rate. I was again struck, as I have been on previous vacations, by how easy and intuitive it is to "do" IE when I'm on vacation. Especially when I'm on a loose vacation without

any kind of regimented schedule to adhere to. When the clockis not dictating or a schedule is not dictating, I always find that I really do ONLY pay attentionto hunger, not eating because it's time to orbecause I should. NICE! But what this tells me,and should tell all of us, is that we absolutely DO have it in us to eat intuitively, and doing soabsolutely IS the natural way our bodies want tohandle food. We've just spent so long imposing other reasons for eating, that we think eating bythe clock is natural. It isn't! I also had a nice moment on vacation when I was doing some clothes shopping and tried on a pair ofblack jeans in my size and was struck by how GOODthey looked on me! Sure, they were still a plus-size, but dang I looked good in 'em! I was standing there at the mirror thinking, "Ya' know,why can't you just celebrate this, looking good ina pair of black jeans, no matter what size

it is?!"So I did! I neither gained nor lost a single pound on vacation, which is fine. I DID exercise my everlovin' butt off(okay, not literally ), working out every single morning, but I also enjoyed da' heck out of some medium rare ribeye, some marvelous berry pie withwhipped cream, and a "second" breakfast every morningafter working out ('cause I was HUNGRY after workingout!). I ate all kinds of things that I'd once figured were "forbidden" with no real thought abouttheir "status" in the acceptable-foods-lists, just about whether or not I was hungry and it was what Iwanted at the time. Vacation is a marvelous way to live and eat - now I just gotta' figure out how to live like I'm on vacation,when it comes to food, even when I'm not on vacation.

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