slow learner

[Guest guest]

Well, it is now a year and a half since I gave up dieting. I still

have the weight I

gained during the process of legalizing all foods BUT in spite of the

weight, I do

feel I have made progress. I no longer binge!

I am still having trouble recognizing hunger and fullness and the old habits of

wanting to eat because of emotions or boredom or just because I like

it are still

problemsome. Lately I have adopted a new approach which I think will work for

me. When I am not sure whether it is really hunger, I wait a half

hour or so, and

if I am still preoccupied, I eat. And second, I deliberately cut my

portions in half.

If I want more I can have it after a half hour wait. Hopefully I will

someday learn

to interpret what my body is telling me.

And another important new insight! Having a choice also means having a choice

to NOT EAT. Somebody probably said or wrote this long ago, but it is only now

registering.

I'm usually a lurker, but I gain so much from what others write I

thought I'd share

what is happening with me.

Barbara