Re: HUNGRY today!

[Guest guest]

I think we all have hungry days and we also have cues of hunger that

aren't actually hunger. Sometimes thirst is actually hunger. Have you

tried drinking some water? If I have those feelings without a food

attached, it generally means I am thirsty or in search of something

emotional.

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[Guest guest]

Hi! I get hungry in " cycles " . I have maybe two not-so-hungry days and

then a totally starving day. I think our bodies stock up, release,

stock up, release. I think you should go with your body's cues. If

you're body's a little more hungry...feed it a little more.

Hugs,

Mel

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> Hi all. I'm really enjoying the messages that I'm getting, and while

> I may not chime in on everything, I'm learning something new each

> time. I imagine that once I'm more comfortable with all of this, I'll

> probably contribute more! The past couple of days, I've felt like

> I've turned a corner. When I gave myself permission to eat, I was

> doing just that--eating...a lot! But then I really began to focus on

> tasting my food and listening to cues, and I really found that I

> wasn't a graze-y as I normally am, and that really relishing my

> mealtimes was enough to keep my energy up (great feeling) and to have

> that feeling of contentment with my body. I did snack a couple of

> times in between (usually an apple, some peanut butter, or string

> cheese), to make sure I didn't get too hungry. I'm a teacher in the

> primary grades, and most of our job centers around helping our

> students learn to read (decode) so that they can free up cognitive

> space in order to begin to comprehend what they're reading. I'm

> beginning to think that this is an excellent analogy for what I've

> been doing--I'm finding that the more cognitive space I'm " freeing up "

> by not obsessing about food, the richer the other parts of my life are

> becoming. It's an awareness and alertness that I was missing. This

> is something!

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> Having said that, I'm a bit preoccupied today, as I'm HUNGRY. What

> satisfied me the past couple of days is falling short today. My

> activity didn't increase, but I'm assuming my body is making up for

> something! I'm trying to graze sensibly, to answer the call (that is,

> I'm taking my time when I eat something and really trying to think

> about WHAT I want). However, my body isn't being specific and I feel

> like it's telling me, " Nah, it wasn't that...try again! " Is this odd?

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