Re: my ah ha moment...

[Guest guest]

Nat congratulations this is great for you and as an emotional eater I know what you mean. Eva

Hi guys, Yesterday, I was sitting on the couch and was about to dig in a bowl of goldfish crackers. I started to eat mindlessly for a moment, then, I stopped and asked myself how do I feel? I felt a little angry, in fact, and I just put the bowl away and felt my anger, took a deep breath and waited a little. Then I tried the goldfish again. I stopped after a handful, thinking that they were pretty boring after all and that I would rather choose to wait 15 minutes and keep my appetite to eat my dinner. I felt quite excited to realize that as someone said before,I was in fact using food to change my mood and that yes, I could sit and feel what i need to feel instead. It sounds ordinary but for me this is a big one!Nat ------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Wow Nat, not only a great connection but follow thru too!! That has to

be the start of more excellently correct behavior for you too.

Inspiring and wonderful too.

ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Hi guys,

>

> Yesterday, I was sitting on the couch and was about to dig in a bowl of

> goldfish crackers. I started to eat mindlessly for a moment, then, I

> stopped and asked myself how do I feel? I felt a little angry, in fact,

> and I just put the bowl away and felt my anger, took a deep breath and

> waited a little. Then I tried the goldfish again. I stopped after a

> handful, thinking that they were pretty boring after all and that I

> would rather choose to wait 15 minutes and keep my appetite to eat my

> dinner. I felt quite excited to realize that as someone said before,I

> was in fact using food to change my mood and that yes, I could sit and

> feel what i need to feel instead. It sounds ordinary but for me this is

> a big one!

> Nat

>

[Guest guest]

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.... I felt quite excited to realize that as someone said before,I

> was in fact using food to change my mood and that yes, I could sit

and feel what i need to feel instead. It sounds ordinary but for me

this is a big one!

Yes, Nat, you are right, this IS a big one! As time goes on, I have

come to realize what the authors of " Intuitive Eating " mean when they

talk about the fact that after we learn the difference between eating

for hunger vs. eating for emotional reasons, it is indeed a " strange

gift " when we find ourselves having the desire to eat for emotional

reasons. They say it is a red flag, warning us that something is out

of kilter in our lives. I have found this to be true for me. When I

catch myself wanting to eat when I am not hungry, it makes me stop

and think about what I am feeling and why. It is wonderful to have

this built in " early warning system " to help us stay connected not

only to our bodies, but our hearts and minds as well.

Congratulations!

[Guest guest]

Nat, this is wonderful! I'm working on getting to the point where my

feelings don't freak me out too. It's a journey, but not a terrible

one either.

dawn

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> Hi guys,

>

> Yesterday, I was sitting on the couch and was about to dig in a bowl of

> goldfish crackers. I started to eat mindlessly for a moment, then, I

> stopped and asked myself how do I feel? I felt a little angry, in fact,

> and I just put the bowl away and felt my anger, took a deep breath and

> waited a little. Then I tried the goldfish again. I stopped after a

> handful, thinking that they were pretty boring after all and that I

> would rather choose to wait 15 minutes and keep my appetite to eat my

> dinner. I felt quite excited to realize that as someone said before,I

> was in fact using food to change my mood and that yes, I could sit and

> feel what i need to feel instead. It sounds ordinary but for me this is

> a big one!

> Nat

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