RE: Overate but took ownership of it!

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzzy,

Sounds like you did a GREAT job of being a " food anthropologist "

instead of feeling the need to judge or criticize yourself. Way to go!

:-)

>

> Today, I took my boys to Taco Bell, something in the past I would

avoided at all costs. On

> the way there my kids got me aggravated. They were doing to normal

fighting, " he's looking

> at me thing. " Anyway, I walked into TB totally annoyed and ate way

too much! I'm not proud

> of eating too much but am proud of the dialogue I was having with

myself as I was doing it. I

> acknowledge that I was eating too much, that I was full, and that

if I continued to eat it was

> by choice and not by failure to stop. I should also mention that I

did allow myself to go way

> beyond hungry so that didn't help at all. Tonight I'm planning on

making a spaghetti and

> meatball dinner from the Barefoot Contessa and am excited about

it. My plan, even though

> overeating took place this afternoon, is to finish when I'm

satisfied. By more importantly to

> be conscious of how much I'm eating and what I'm eating. I'm hope

this experience will help

> me adjust to the IE way of life.

>

> P.S. I should note that I'm feeling extra full and yucky from

lunch, which is confirming that I

> should have stopped. I will be making sure not to start eating

until I'm hungry though!

>

[Guest guest]

I can totally relate to the stress of children bickering. Sometimes I think eating sends me into a "zone" where I can totally tune out the constant bickering.

Sounds like you made some real progress in owning up to the eating experience. Not only that, but you were totally aware of what you were doing. I think just being aware of what we are doing is a giant step in the right direction.

God Bless,

Dayna

To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: suzzyqb@...Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 20:49:04 +0000Subject: Overate but took ownership of it!

Today, I took my boys to Taco Bell, something in the past I would avoided at all costs. On the way there my kids got me aggravated. They were doing to normal fighting, "he's looking at me thing." Anyway, I walked into TB totally annoyed and ate way too much! I'm not proud of eating too much but am proud of the dialogue I was having with myself as I was doing it. I acknowledge that I was eating too much, that I was full, and that if I continued to eat it was by choice and not by failure to stop. I should also mention that I did allow myself to go way beyond hungry so that didn't help at all. Tonight I'm planning on making a spaghetti and meatball dinner from the Barefoot Contessa and am excited about it. My plan, even though overeating took place this afternoon, is to finish when I'm satisfied. By more importantly to be conscious of how much I'm eating and what I'm eating. I'm hope this experience will help me adjust to the IE way of life.P.S. I should note that I'm feeling extra full and yucky from lunch, which is confirming that I should have stopped. I will be making sure not to start eating until I'm hungry though! Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. Sign up today.