Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Pretty much, Arnie. The way I see it, it's pretty simple - if you ONLY prepare or make available meals you know you REALLY like (not food you think you SHOULD have), you've got a much better chance of being satisfied and enjoying your eating experiences. And thinking back over your history with those favourite foods, you probably have a fairly good idea of when you best enjoy them. The more experiences you have (and the more attention you pay in this regard), the better at anticipating your needs you will find you become. Sig :') > Just wondering how people plan ahead while trying to eat intuitively. > > If you have to prepare meals for work the next day do you just choose > foods that sound good to you now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 it is so wierd to hear that we can eat what we want. I think that I am so programed to believe that if I eat something that actually taste good or that I really want then I wont loose weight. -- Re: Work and IE Pretty much, Arnie. The way I see it, it's pretty simple - if you ONLY prepare or make available meals you know you REALLY like (not food you think you SHOULD have), you've got a much better chance of being satisfied and enjoying your eating experiences. And thinking back over your history with those favourite foods, you probably have a fairly good idea of when you best enjoy them. The more experiences you have (and the more attention you pay in this regard), the better at anticipating your needs you will find you become.Sig :') > Just wondering how people plan ahead while trying to eat intuitively.> > If you have to prepare meals for work the next day do you just choose > foods that sound good to you now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Thanks for your replies Kipkabob and Sig. That sounds like the way to go. I still always have this silly fear of running out of food. But it really is silly because there is a grocery store accross the street from where I work. But I think it comes from being on very restrictive diets and always having to be thinking way ahead to be able to stay on it. IE really is simpler. I think I just need some time to loose the anxiety of dieting all the time. Arnie > > > Just wondering how people plan ahead while trying to eat intuitively. > > > > If you have to prepare meals for work the next day do you just choose > > foods that sound good to you now? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Good point Sig. Yeah, if you make the food you love/like you're much more likely to eat it the next day. I'm doing the same thing that I did before starting IE. I take my lunch...most times I want what I packed and sometimes I don't...during those times I don't force myself to eat what I brought...I'll pick something up at the cafeteria or go out and find something else to eat. Part of what I got from the Intuitive Eating book and this overall process is that our bodies crave/want food for a reason. I think that reason can usually last for more than one meal. So, if I make a nice meal that I love/like one day and take it for lunch the next day...it's likely that my body is still seeking that same taste/set of nutrients.L:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Hi Arnie, Wanted to reply to you as well as let other newbies know too. All new members have their posts 'moderated' (read by moderator/owner) before posting to the group site. This has become necessary due to larger membership and spam etc. After a couple of 'in line with IE' posts, a new member is then put into the unmoderated category and posts start appearing immediately. I am online off and one thru out the day so I usually get to the pending posts pretty quickly. But with my being gone, as well as Eva (other moderator) and Gillian (owner) way busy, posts could sit in the pending pile for a bit longer than usual. I do believe that your membership has been updated to unmoderated so you shouldn't be having that difficulty any longer. Keep posting! Ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > I made a few posts yesterday, but none of them seem to have shown up in > the group. Maybe I did something wrong. > > Just wondering how people plan ahead while trying to eat intuitively. > > If you have to prepare meals for work the next day do you just choose > foods that sound good to you now? > > Arnie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Arnie, I'm sorry your posts didn't go through. If you continue to have problems, let me know and I will alert our Moderator Gillian and have her check into it. As far as planning goes, I think it is such an individual thing. I know I don't like to plan very much because it takes me back to those dreaded dieting days. I really like to go with the flow. Now I do try to plan in going to the grocery store around what I might cook for the week. But planning on a daily basis I do not do. I think you just have to experiment and find what works for you. I know I experimented with a lot of different things for probably close to a year before IE became pretty much a natural thing for me. I hope this helps. Alana > > I made a few posts yesterday, but none of them seem to have shown up in > the group. Maybe I did something wrong. > > Just wondering how people plan ahead while trying to eat intuitively. > > If you have to prepare meals for work the next day do you just choose > foods that sound good to you now? > > Arnie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Hi Katcha, It's not like there was anything particularly important about those posts, I was just curious. Thanks for the explanation. And thanks to all three of our moderators for expending the time and effort to keep this such a great group. Arnie > > Hi Arnie, > > Wanted to reply to you as well as let other newbies know too. All new > members have their posts 'moderated' (read by moderator/owner) before > posting to the group site. This has become necessary due to larger > membership and spam etc. After a couple of 'in line with IE' posts, a > new member is then put into the unmoderated category and posts start > appearing immediately. I am online off and one thru out the day so I > usually get to the pending posts pretty quickly. But with my being > gone, as well as Eva (other moderator) and Gillian (owner) way busy, > posts could sit in the pending pile for a bit longer than usual. I do > believe that your membership has been updated to unmoderated so you > shouldn't be having that difficulty any longer. > > Keep posting! Ehugs, Katcha > IEing since March 2007 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 BINGO! Arnie Its hard to see that we have spent soooo much time fighting with our bodies, and to embrace that the solution is once again - time. Its a great gift though and one I have found to be enjoyable too, which was a surprise to me at first Ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Thanks for your replies Kipkabob and Sig. That sounds like the way to > go. I still always have this silly fear of running out of food. But > it really is silly because there is a grocery store accross the > street from where I work. But I think it comes from being on very > restrictive diets and always having to be thinking way ahead to be > able to stay on it. IE really is simpler. I think I just need some > time to loose the anxiety of dieting all the time. > > Arnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I really believe that most of diet mentality is designed to keep my focus off of my own internal feedback and put it onto the 'social' image as an ideal. That keeps me chasing unobtainable 'goals' and really only tortures me instead. For me IE is about my own INternal needs (nutrition and MY health) and not some single focus, other declared 'goal'. Of course food tastes GOOD, and why shouldn't that which you eat NOT taste good?!? But I do understand your concern - its very usual for anyone who has been 'denied' something to focus on that. And especially with food we can so easily want to eat as MUCH and as FAST as we can before we get 'caught'. You have learned to NOT trust yourself, now you have to learn to reverse that and find a way to enjoy that too. Eating is pleasurable, don't you want for it to be for you too? :) Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > it is so wierd to hear that we can eat what we want. I think that I am so > programed to believe that > if I eat something that actually taste good or that I really want then I > wont loose weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I have heard that we should chew our food slower, take our time to taste the food. that way we get all the pleasure from the flavor but we also don't eat as much because we get fuller faster. But it is very hard to get un programmed. -- Re: Work and IE I really believe that most of diet mentality is designed to keep myfocus off of my own internal feedback and put it onto the 'social'image as an ideal. That keeps me chasing unobtainable 'goals' andreally only tortures me instead. For me IE is about my own INternalneeds (nutrition and MY health) and not some single focus, otherdeclared 'goal'. Of course food tastes GOOD, and why shouldn't that which you eat NOTtaste good?!? But I do understand your concern - its very usual foranyone who has been 'denied' something to focus on that. Andespecially with food we can so easily want to eat as MUCH and as FASTas we can before we get 'caught'. You have learned to NOT trustyourself, now you have to learn to reverse that and find a way toenjoy that too. Eating is pleasurable, don't you want for it to be foryou too? :)KatchaIEing since March 2007>> it is so wierd to hear that we can eat what we want. I think that Iam so> programed to believe that> if I eat something that actually taste good or that I really want then I> wont loose weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Re slower eating - yes there are some positive reasons for doing that. I know that since I started IE I have become aware of how FAST I tend to eat. That awareness led me to being able to think about why I do that (family history, meal time examples, etc.) as well as what I was comfortable with doing to slow myself down too. Chewing more throughly has been something I do when I can keep my awareness at that. It seems to not only allow my food to 'register' within my body, but it also has improved digestive related discomforts. The main thing I needed was to NOT feel like any thing I did was a 'should' and if I didn't do this practice each and every time, I was OK with feeling good about the times I did do it, and not feel bad about when I didn't. I know eating is something I do for MYself, but often it is difficult to keep my inner focus. That has improved with time and patience with myself too. Best to you - Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > I have heard that we should chew our food slower, take our time to taste the > food. > that way we get all the pleasure from the flavor but we also don't eat as > much because > we get fuller faster. > But it is very hard to get un programmed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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