If I would have just listened to my body

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Ok. This morning for breakfast I decided that what I really wanted to eat was oatmeal with milk and brown sugar. But I ended up talking myself into forgeting about the milk and brown sugar...that oatmeal with berries would be much healthier. So, that is what I ended up eating. However, I found that it just didn't taste very good, but it was "healthy" so I ate it anyway. When the bowl was empty, I found that I wasn't hungry anymore, but I wasn't satisfied either. So, I tried some yogurt to help appease my sweet tooth. It tasted good, but I was still on the prowl...so out come the chocolate chips and marshmellows....surely that would satisfy my sweet tooth. I was starting to get full and I had that too much sweets/sick feel in my tummy...yet unsatisfied. Sigh...about an hour later I fixed oatmeal for the kids' breakfast, pulled out a little bowl and put a small serving of oatmeal (maybe only 1/4 cup), topped it with milk and brown sugar. And guess what??? I was completely satisfied and ready to move on with my day with no more thoughts about food. Ugh...if only I had listened to what my body wanted from the very beginning, I could have saved myself a lot of grief. Chalk it up to another learning experience.

Have a great day everyone!

God Bless,

Dayna:)Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. Learn Now

[Guest guest]

This is so interesting Dayna. Could it be that our body is trust worthy?? Could it be that we have learned to NOT trust ourselves (based on the times when we kept eating and would not stop?)

Looking forward to a more trusting relationship, with myself.

Subject: If I would have just listened to my bodyTo: "intuitiveeating" <intuitiveeating_support >Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 2:22 PM

Ok. This morning for breakfast I decided that what I really wanted to eat was oatmeal with milk and brown sugar. But I ended up talking myself into forgeting about the milk and brown sugar...that oatmeal with berries would be much healthier. So, that is what I ended up eating. However, I found that it just didn't taste very good, but it was "healthy" so I ate it anyway. When the bowl was empty, I found that I wasn't hungry anymore, but I wasn't satisfied either. So, I tried some yogurt to help appease my sweet tooth. It tasted good, but I was still on the prowl...so out come the chocolate chips and marshmellows. ...surely that would satisfy my sweet tooth. I was starting to get full and I had that too much sweets/sick feel in my tummy...yet unsatisfied. Sigh...about an hour later I fixed oatmeal for the kids' breakfast, pulled out a little bowl and put a small serving of oatmeal (maybe only 1/4 cup), topped it with milk and

brown sugar. And guess what??? I was completely satisfied and ready to move on with my day with no more thoughts about food. Ugh...if only I had listened to what my body wanted from the very beginning, I could have saved myself a lot of grief. Chalk it up to another learning experience. Have a great day everyone! God Bless,Dayna:)

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[Guest guest]

You are not alone with that experience. I have done the same thing. The good news is, we learn from it!! I'm slowly learning to just truly eat what I want - other wise I keep eating or worse, thinking about the food I wanted to eat, but didn't.

Thanks for sharing this - I needed to hear it!!

Kim

IE since Aug 08

Subject: If I would have just listened to my bodyTo: "intuitiveeating" <intuitiveeating_support >Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 2:22 PM

Ok. This morning for breakfast I decided that what I really wanted to eat was oatmeal with milk and brown sugar. But I ended up talking myself into forgeting about the milk and brown sugar...that oatmeal with berries would be much healthier. So, that is what I ended up eating. However, I found that it just didn't taste very good, but it was "healthy" so I ate it anyway. When the bowl was empty, I found that I wasn't hungry anymore, but I wasn't satisfied either. So, I tried some yogurt to help appease my sweet tooth. It tasted good, but I was still on the prowl...so out come the chocolate chips and marshmellows. ...surely that would satisfy my sweet tooth. I was starting to get full and I had that too much sweets/sick feel in my tummy...yet unsatisfied. Sigh...about an hour later I fixed oatmeal for the kids' breakfast, pulled out a little bowl and put a small serving of oatmeal (maybe only 1/4 cup), topped it with milk and

brown sugar. And guess what??? I was completely satisfied and ready to move on with my day with no more thoughts about food. Ugh...if only I had listened to what my body wanted from the very beginning, I could have saved myself a lot of grief. Chalk it up to another learning experience. Have a great day everyone! God Bless,Dayna:)

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Yes, I keep telling myself that I need to learn from this experience and start trusting my body more. I just wish I wasn't such a slow learner...lol;)

God Bless,

Dayna:)

To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: kimhill38@...Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:22:41 -0800Subject: Re: If I would have just listened to my body

You are not alone with that experience. I have done the same thing. The good news is, we learn from it!! I'm slowly learning to just truly eat what I want - other wise I keep eating or worse, thinking about the food I wanted to eat, but didn't.

Thanks for sharing this - I needed to hear it!!

Kim

IE since Aug 08

From: Dayna P <aaamammahotmail>Subject: If I would have just listened to my bodyTo: "intuitiveeating" <intuitiveeating_support >Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 2:22 PM

Ok. This morning for breakfast I decided that what I really wanted to eat was oatmeal with milk and brown sugar. But I ended up talking myself into forgeting about the milk and brown sugar...that oatmeal with berries would be much healthier. So, that is what I ended up eating. However, I found that it just didn't taste very good, but it was "healthy" so I ate it anyway. When the bowl was empty, I found that I wasn't hungry anymore, but I wasn't satisfied either. So, I tried some yogurt to help appease my sweet tooth. It tasted good, but I was still on the prowl...so out come the chocolate chips and marshmellows. ...surely that would satisfy my sweet tooth. I was starting to get full and I had that too much sweets/sick feel in my tummy...yet unsatisfied. Sigh...about an hour later I fixed oatmeal for the kids' breakfast, pulled out a little bowl and put a small serving of oatmeal (maybe only 1/4 cup), topped it with milk and brown sugar. And guess what??? I was completely satisfied and ready to move on with my day with no more thoughts about food. Ugh...if only I had listened to what my body wanted from the very beginning, I could have saved myself a lot of grief. Chalk it up to another learning experience. Have a great day everyone! God Bless,Dayna:)

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[Guest guest]

So true...I think this morning was somewhat of a turning point for me. This is one big step towards building that trust with myself.

God Bless,

Dayna:)

To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: kakonrath@...Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:24:20 -0800Subject: Re: If I would have just listened to my body

This is so interesting Dayna. Could it be that our body is trust worthy?? Could it be that we have learned to NOT trust ourselves (based on the times when we kept eating and would not stop?)

Looking forward to a more trusting relationship, with myself.

From: Dayna P <aaamammahotmail>Subject: If I would have just listened to my bodyTo: "intuitiveeating" <intuitiveeating_support >Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 2:22 PM

Ok. This morning for breakfast I decided that what I really wanted to eat was oatmeal with milk and brown sugar. But I ended up talking myself into forgeting about the milk and brown sugar...that oatmeal with berries would be much healthier. So, that is what I ended up eating. However, I found that it just didn't taste very good, but it was "healthy" so I ate it anyway. When the bowl was empty, I found that I wasn't hungry anymore, but I wasn't satisfied either. So, I tried some yogurt to help appease my sweet tooth. It tasted good, but I was still on the prowl...so out come the chocolate chips and marshmellows. ...surely that would satisfy my sweet tooth. I was starting to get full and I had that too much sweets/sick feel in my tummy...yet unsatisfied. Sigh...about an hour later I fixed oatmeal for the kids' breakfast, pulled out a little bowl and put a small serving of oatmeal (maybe only 1/4 cup), topped it with milk and brown sugar. And guess what??? I was completely satisfied and ready to move on with my day with no more thoughts about food. Ugh...if only I had listened to what my body wanted from the very beginning, I could have saved myself a lot of grief. Chalk it up to another learning experience. Have a great day everyone! God Bless,Dayna:)

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