Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Hey All, I just returned from a trip to say goodbye to my great-grandmother, who passed away last thursday. My great-grandmother taught me about the abundance of food...because she cooked and fed anyone who came to her house. I remember how I and my mom, aunts, uncles, and various cousins felt compelled to stuff ourselves during the holidays on any kind of food she made that we wanted. Her cooking was one of the things that served as a bond to bring us together. This is my second trip home since starting IE and my feelings of peace around food have only gotten deeper. I asked myself if I was really hunger, I passed on food that I would normally just eat unconsciously, and I walked everyday that I was home. It's so much more easier to identify when I'm about to eat because I'm tired or because I'm stressing and as soon as I recognize what's going on the phantom hunger fades away. I realized something interesting this morning. Before driving to the airport...my mom asked us if we wanted to stop at Burger King and pick up some breakfast...and I automatically said " yes " ...it was morning...and ofcourse you eat breakfast...right? then, I caught myself...I wasn't feeling hungry. What a difference it would make if instead of her asking me if I wanted to stop for breakfast, she'd asked us if we were hungry. How fortunate it is now that I can ask myself " am I hungry? " . It's so easy for me to go on auto-pilot around food...and now I have a new thought process that kicks in that is as simple as...are you hungry?, are you getting full?, and are you satisfied? Latoya Working with IE since Jan '08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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