Re: Soooo uncomfortably full!

[Guest guest]

I notice the feeling of being uncomfortably full much more often now

too. It's horrible! It's interesting too because on WeightWatchers,

I could eat past the point of being full, but it would be okay

because I was within my points range, you know? But now I really

think that I still probably gained/failed to lose pounds because

there's no way eating past your satisfaction/fullness factor can

still induce weight loss! Anyway, the great thing about intuitive

eating is that you can eat your meal until you feel satisfied, and

then a little bit later when you feel hungry again, you can have your

favorite flavor of ice cream!

Isn't IE grand?

<3-----

>

> I am posting all over the place today... : )

>

> In the past I usually ate way beyond the satisfaction point,

usually to

> the point of being uncomfortably full. But I was fine with that.

> Probably because I was numbing myself and was not truely present in

the

> act.

>

> Now that I am being present in these physical feelings and when I

do

> eat beyond my satisfaction point I am incredibly uncomfortably

full.

> Like way worse of a feeling than I ever recall.

>

> Like tonight my Mom made one of my favorite meals and I totally ate

way

> too much of it. PLUS I ate one of my favorite flavors of icecream

> afterwards. I even knew when I had hit my satisfaction point but I

> pushed it because it tasted so good. Ah!

>

> Now I am sooooo uncomfortably full. Bloated, the whole shabang. But

the

> thing is 1. I did not eat as much as I usually or can do and 2.

this is

> definitely not the first time I have eaten beyond my satisfaction

> point.

>

> Obviously I need to really focus on this feeling so I can instill

IE

> into more of my life. I feel like this is apart of the process. But

I

> just thought the whole thing was really interesting and curious.

>

> I just learned a very valuable IE lesson tonight: If I want to eat

> everything I love I need to stop when I reach the point of

> satisfaction. If I don't then eating the extras like icecream will

> always result in feeling physically sick afterwards.

>

> Any thoughts?

>

> - K

>

[Guest guest]

does anyone struggle with the difference between comfortably full versus satisfied?

i was feeling like i " could " stop, and was, but then i never got to feel comfortably full, which made life a bit less enjoyable.

so now i feel like i have to eat slightly past the satisfaction point, or else i still feel vaguely hungry.

of course, i was losing weight before, and now i'm not. so now that's less than satisfying!

wondering what to do about this... would love to still be losing weight, but not feel like i'm not feeding myself sufficiently.

abby

I totally remember counting calories and it was okay to eat anything as long as I did not exceed my calories. So I know the feeling! : ) IE is totally awesome. I was really caught off guard by how full I

felt. I just need to not eat beyond my satisfaction point. Thanks, K

[Guest guest]

K, what you describe is very familiar to me and much in keeping with

what I have read here from others. It does take time to 1) start

feeling the body sensations and emotions too as these have been denied

for so long, its habit. 2) discovering and adjusting 'fullness' levels

and 3) letting go of the IMMEDIATE 'need' to eat what is sooooo good,

even when one's guts are bursting.

Congrats on your baby step and keep up your IE journey

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> I am posting all over the place today... : )

>

> In the past I usually ate way beyond the satisfaction point, usually to

> the point of being uncomfortably full. But I was fine with that.

> Probably because I was numbing myself and was not truely present in the

> act.

>

> Now that I am being present in these physical feelings and when I do

> eat beyond my satisfaction point I am incredibly uncomfortably full.

> Like way worse of a feeling than I ever recall.

>

> Like tonight my Mom made one of my favorite meals and I totally ate way

> too much of it. PLUS I ate one of my favorite flavors of icecream

> afterwards. I even knew when I had hit my satisfaction point but I

> pushed it because it tasted so good. Ah!

>

> Now I am sooooo uncomfortably full. Bloated, the whole shabang. But the

> thing is 1. I did not eat as much as I usually or can do and 2. this is

> definitely not the first time I have eaten beyond my satisfaction

> point.

>

> Obviously I need to really focus on this feeling so I can instill IE

> into more of my life. I feel like this is apart of the process. But I

> just thought the whole thing was really interesting and curious.

>

> I just learned a very valuable IE lesson tonight: If I want to eat

> everything I love I need to stop when I reach the point of

> satisfaction. If I don't then eating the extras like icecream will

> always result in feeling physically sick afterwards.

>

> Any thoughts?

>

> - K

>

[Guest guest]

K,

As I've read your posts, I've been smiling in recognition of the

similar questions/journey I've gone through over the past 11 months.

It's very cool to share in your progression with IE.

Latoya:)

as I've read your questions/posts

> I just learned a very valuable IE lesson tonight: If I want to eat

> everything I love I need to stop when I reach the point of

> satisfaction. If I don't then eating the extras like icecream will

> always result in feeling physically sick afterwards.

> - K

[Guest guest]

Yes, I definitely struggle with what you described. I feel that being

on the border of uncomfortably full is what satisfaction is. But,

through IE, I am realizing that that is completely misguided.

I am struggling to stop at my point of satisfaction. I think mostly

because for so many years I have associated super full with

satisfaction. So now I am having to relearn that behavior.

I am nowhere through this particular issue but eating slower, and

stopping after the first bite and halfway through the meal has helped

me.

I also refuse to weigh myself or count calories... But the urge is so

there! But I KNOW it will only dissapoint me. By doing that I will be

hurting myself and I am so tired of that.

Goodluck!

K

[Guest guest]

Thanks! : )

This is really hard BUT I feel really good. I feel so much happier than

any diet I was on. By not feeling any urge to binge I feel wayyyyyyy

mentally and physically healthier.

Thank you for your response, I appreciate it... I am finding I need to

adjust what fullness means to me. And more importantly realize I don't

have to eat way too much of a favorite food item, I can just have it

for lunch tomorrow instead. : ) I also need to sloowwww down when I

eat. I never considered myself a fast eater but now that I pay

attention to it I feel like I scarf my food down when I am

unconsciously eating!

- K

[Guest guest]

Wow! Thank you for that respons. It totally hit me. Maybe because for

so long I have felt like NO ONE understood how I felt about my body and

how I wanted to treat it. At times, it can be exhausting being

surrounded by die - hard dieters.

It is really awesome to know that there is someone out there who has

gone through this before... Especially since I value your replies so

much.

Thanks, K

[Guest guest]

>

I just learned a very valuable IE lesson tonight: If I want to eat

everything I love I need to stop when I reach the point of

satisfaction. If I don't then eating the extras like icecream will

always result in feeling physically sick afterwards.

Any thoughts?

- K

gail here

My Four Day Win book suggests when I eat more than my body needs....I

need to set and think about what I ate until I can think about it with

out feeling shame. maybe you're past the point of feeling shame when

you overeat...but if you're not like I'M not....then in order for me to

stop I have to get to a point where I can love myself even as I do it.

[Guest guest]

Yes Abby,

I struggle with this too. If I don't go just past satisfaction and

a little bit into full I too feel vaguely hungry. I've tried the

waiting 20 minutes and sometimes find I'm still hungry I too have

wondered if I didn't go to any fullness what so ever and just stop

and somewhat satisfied if I too wouldn't drop some weight. But the

nawing, slightly hungry feeling is a yucky feeling to me. I don't

think I eat much anymore to being uncomfortable full. But I always

go to slightly, comfortable full. Maybe it's my fear of being

hungry driving this? I am now not so afraid of getting hungry and I

actually enjoy getting really hungry. I just seem to enjoy the food

so much more.

I don't have any answers. I think it's something I need to ponder

on and maybe do some experimenting with. Just wanted to share that

I think I know what you are talking about.

Alana

-- In IntuitiveEating_Support , " Abigail Wolfson "

wrote:

>

> does anyone struggle with the difference between comfortably full

versus

> satisfied?

>

> i was feeling like i " could " stop, and was, but then i never got

to feel

> comfortably full, which made life a bit less enjoyable.

>

> so now i feel like i have to eat slightly past the satisfaction

point, or

> else i still feel vaguely hungry.

>

> of course, i was losing weight before, and now i'm not. so now

that's less

> than satisfying!

>

> wondering what to do about this... would love to still be losing

weight, but

> not feel like i'm not feeding myself sufficiently.

>

> abby

>

>

>

> >

> > I totally remember counting calories and it was okay to eat

anything as

> > long as I did not exceed my calories. So I know the feeling! : )

> >

> > IE is totally awesome. I was really caught off guard by how full

I

> > felt. I just need to not eat beyond my satisfaction point.

> >

> > Thanks, K

> >

> >

> >

>