Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Hi Dayna, I just joined this a couple of days ago, and have been lurking. I know what you mean... so what I decided to do is leave my plate on the table and tell myself I can go back if I want it later. Sometimes I find I am afraid to stop because what if I throw away the food and then realize 1/2 hour later that i am hungry after all? So I leave my plate until later, when I am sure I dont want it. then I throw the food away. it's usually less appetizing after a bit anyway. i think this is especially good when it's a treat. so it's not an all-or-never-again thing. abby For some reason I am finding it somewhat sad to give up my membership to the clean plate club. After my workout this morning I felt like making myself a good sized (but healthy) breakfast. After I got it all made, I sat down to this wonderful looking meal and couldn't wait to dig in. About half way through I found that I was starting to get full and that I probably needed to stop. For some reason the fact that I was getting full before I could enjoy the entire meal made me somewhat sad/disappointed. I REALLY wanted to eat the whole thing. But instead I ended up throwing it out (I suppose I could have saved it for later). I never thought it would be so hard to reliquish my membership to the clean plate club:( Hope y'all have a great day!God Bless,Dayna:) Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. Try it -- Abigail C. Wolfson, CPNP LICH School Based Health CenterBNS/BCS610 Henry Street, Room 209Brooklyn, NY 11231 (fax) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I know, after I threw the food away, I got to thinking that maybe I should have saved it for later. I think that's what I'll do next time so I don't feel so deprived. God Bless, Dayna:) PS: Welcome!!! To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: abigail.wolfson@...Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:19:23 -0400Subject: Re: The Clean Plate Club Hi Dayna, I just joined this a couple of days ago, and have been lurking. I know what you mean... so what I decided to do is leave my plate on the table and tell myself I can go back if I want it later. Sometimes I find I am afraid to stop because what if I throw away the food and then realize 1/2 hour later that i am hungry after all? So I leave my plate until later, when I am sure I dont want it. then I throw the food away. it's usually less appetizing after a bit anyway. i think this is especially good when it's a treat. so it's not an all-or-never-again thing. abby On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Dayna P <aaamammahotmail> wrote: For some reason I am finding it somewhat sad to give up my membership to the clean plate club. After my workout this morning I felt like making myself a good sized (but healthy) breakfast. After I got it all made, I sat down to this wonderful looking meal and couldn't wait to dig in. About half way through I found that I was starting to get full and that I probably needed to stop. For some reason the fact that I was getting full before I could enjoy the entire meal made me somewhat sad/disappointed. I REALLY wanted to eat the whole thing. But instead I ended up throwing it out (I suppose I could have saved it for later). I never thought it would be so hard to reliquish my membership to the clean plate club:( Hope y'all have a great day!God Bless,Dayna:) Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. Try it -- Abigail C. Wolfson, CPNPLICH School Based Health CenterBNS/BCS610 Henry Street, Room 209Brooklyn, NY 11231 (fax) Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. Try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Cleaning the plate? Yes, big problem when the food tastes really good. No problem at all when the food doesn't taste that good (like some cafeteria stuff). Another big problem is not to create a new rule " I MUST'N clean my plate! " I'm struggling with this one quite a bit at the moment. Regards s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Yes, Im struggling with that as well. Rules...don't we LOVE them?!?!?!? I occasionally find that I make it a challenge to leave food on the plate, just to prove to myself that I can do it. So, I have to give myself permission to continue eating if I'm still hungry. Getting the right balance is definately a challenge!!! God Bless, Dayna:) (IE since 09/08) To: IntuitiveEating_Support ; intuitiveeating_support From: styxia@...Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 11:27:20 +0100Subject: Re: The Clean Plate Club Cleaning the plate? Yes, big problem when the food tastes really good.No problem at all when the food doesn't taste that good (like somecafeteria stuff).Another big problem is not to create a new rule "I MUST'N clean myplate!"I'm struggling with this one quite a bit at the moment.Regardss. Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. Try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Dayna P wrote: > Yes, Im struggling with that as well. Rules...don't we LOVE them?!?!?!? I think we are simply used to them in every aspects of our lives. I mean what parts of our lives are not " ruled by (external) rules " ? Think about guidelines, deadlines, (alarm) clocks, schedules... Regards s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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