Re: I just ate off the big plate.

[Guest guest]

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Yeah!! I love that you did this!! I've had those moment, too. Last night after trick-or-treating with my younger son, I ate some of the candy - guilt free!! And after about 4-5 pieces, I didn't want any more. I allowed myself to eat the candy, enjoyed every bite, didn't guiltily gobble it down, and then didn't want any more. That has NEVER happened to me with Halloween candy.

When I got hungry later, I actually wanted a pear!! LOL! Bowls of candy in my house, and I wanted pear. Pinch me! These moments tell me I'm on the right road

Kim

IE since Aug 08

Subject: I just ate off the big plate.To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 11:26 AM

That's right.Better yet, I just ate pancakes. Off a big plate, not a salad plate.And I made the pancakes with Bisquick and eggs, and I didn't "make" myself substitute flaxseed or whole wheat flour or oat bran to be healthier. And I thought about making some homemade turkey sausage to go with them, because we all know that if you don't eat protein for breakfast, the fires of hell will come down around you by 10 am, and the earth will stop spinning, and you will pass out dead from your gluttonous carb-attack.But I didn't want protein. It's the day after Halloween, and it's cold and rainy, and everyone seems to have kids but me, and I wanted some good old-fashioned comfort food. I wanted pancakes.And they were ridiculously fluffy.And ridiculously tasty. Especially since I actually put syrup on them.And when I put three side by side on a dinner-sized plate, they almost filled it. And

when I had finished 2.5 of them--I realized they actually didn't taste as good anymore. How wonderful is that? Our bodies actually change how we perceive taste when we've had enough? So, perhaps strangely, I started pulling apart the last half a pancake, playing with my food, like a kid. And it was fun! And then I tossed it.And I am perfectly happy, and not overfull. And there is a big plate of pancakes on the counter, awaiting my fiance, and I have no need to chow through them at all.I've had these victories throughout IE, but today I think I needed one. I spent the first half of this week back into calorie-police mode, and feeling badly about my body. This sneaks up on me over and over, and I'm trusting it will lessen over time. Sometimes I realize I haven't fully legalized--that I still restrict or make rules in the name of "nutrition". But I'm getting much better.And I ate off the big

plate. And I ate pancakes. So hello, November!-

[Guest guest]

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That is totally awesome!!! That's gotta feel great. A belly full of food you actually want tastes so much better (and is way more satisfying) than anything you could ever eat on any diet!

I too had a realtively minor victory yesterday as well. Ate at the buffet at Pizza Hut with the kids. Totally skipped the salad bar. Instead ate just a couple of small pieces of pizza and a slice of dessert pizza (not even a quarter of what I would usually eat at any given buffet). I quit when I was satisfied and felt great afterwards!!!

God Bless,

Dayna

To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: katiecensky@...Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 15:26:55 +0000Subject: I just ate off the big plate.

That's right.Better yet, I just ate pancakes. Off a big plate, not a salad plate.And I made the pancakes with Bisquick and eggs, and I didn't "make" myself substitute flaxseed or whole wheat flour or oat bran to be healthier. And I thought about making some homemade turkey sausage to go with them, because we all know that if you don't eat protein for breakfast, the fires of hell will come down around you by 10 am, and the earth will stop spinning, and you will pass out dead from your gluttonous carb-attack.But I didn't want protein. It's the day after Halloween, and it's cold and rainy, and everyone seems to have kids but me, and I wanted some good old-fashioned comfort food. I wanted pancakes.And they were ridiculously fluffy.And ridiculously tasty. Especially since I actually put syrup on them.And when I put three side by side on a dinner-sized plate, they almost filled it. And when I had finished 2.5 of them--I realized they actually didn't taste as good anymore. How wonderful is that? Our bodies actually change how we perceive taste when we've had enough? So, perhaps strangely, I started pulling apart the last half a pancake, playing with my food, like a kid. And it was fun! And then I tossed it.And I am perfectly happy, and not overfull. And there is a big plate of pancakes on the counter, awaiting my fiance, and I have no need to chow through them at all.I've had these victories throughout IE, but today I think I needed one. I spent the first half of this week back into calorie-police mode, and feeling badly about my body. This sneaks up on me over and over, and I'm trusting it will lessen over time. Sometimes I realize I haven't fully legalized--that I still restrict or make rules in the name of "nutrition". But I'm getting much better.And I ate off the big plate. And I ate pancakes. So hello, November!- When your life is on the go—take your life with you. Try Windows Mobile® today

[Guest guest]

, you just made me laugh out loud. Good for you, girl!

Welcome November indeed!

And I thought about making some homemade turkey sausage to go with

them, because we all know that if you don't eat protein for breakfast,

the fires of hell will come down around you by 10 am, and the earth

will stop spinning, and you will pass out dead from your gluttonous

carb-attack.

[Guest guest]

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That is so great about how you wrote that things don't taste good

anymore-and that's our bodies built in signal to stop eating! I find

this to be so true! I also find that when I want to eat, but don't

know what I want to eat, I'm usually not truly hungry!

Hello November indeed!

-le

My IE blog: http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/etherence/

>

> That's right.

> Better yet, I just ate pancakes. Off a big plate, not a salad plate.

> And I made the pancakes with Bisquick and eggs, and I didn't " make "

myself substitute

> flaxseed or whole wheat flour or oat bran to be healthier.

>

> And I thought about making some homemade turkey sausage to go with

them, because

> we all know that if you don't eat protein for breakfast, the fires

of hell will come down

> around you by 10 am, and the earth will stop spinning, and you will

pass out dead from

> your gluttonous carb-attack.

>

> But I didn't want protein. It's the day after Halloween, and it's

cold and rainy, and

> everyone seems to have kids but me, and I wanted some good

old-fashioned comfort

> food. I wanted pancakes.

>

> And they were ridiculously fluffy.

> And ridiculously tasty. Especially since I actually put syrup on them.

> And when I put three side by side on a dinner-sized plate, they

almost filled it. And

> when I had finished 2.5 of them--I realized they actually didn't

taste as good anymore.

> How wonderful is that? Our bodies actually change how we perceive

taste when we've had

> enough? So, perhaps strangely, I started pulling apart the last

half a pancake, playing

> with my food, like a kid. And it was fun! And then I tossed it.

>

> And I am perfectly happy, and not overfull. And there is a big

plate of pancakes on the

> counter, awaiting my fiance, and I have no need to chow through them

at all.

>

> I've had these victories throughout IE, but today I think I needed

one. I spent the first half

> of this week back into calorie-police mode, and feeling badly about

my body. This

> sneaks up on me over and over, and I'm trusting it will lessen over

time. Sometimes I

> realize I haven't fully legalized--that I still restrict or make

rules in the name of

> " nutrition " . But I'm getting much better.

>

> And I ate off the big plate.

> And I ate pancakes.

> So hello, November!

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>