Re: Redos

[Guest guest]

MORE THOUGHTS ON " BINGES " AND " PARTIES IN MY MOUTH " ..

For me..... a " binge " is me eating more food than my body needs in a

way that keeps me from tasting the food I'm eating. And a " party in

my mouth " is me eating more food than my body needs in a way that I

taste and enjoy every bite.

Whenever I have a " binge " I do a mental redo replacing it with

a " party in my mounth " where I still eat the food I just so it in

such a way that I enjoy it and stop sooner. For me this is a huge

shift toward making me an intuitive/naturally slender eater.

I'm loving this journey and especially making up my own rules as I go.

I have been listening to some FREE tapes called inside out weightloss

that go very well with Intuitive eating and one of the tapes is about

something called " redos " .

When I use the " redo " is when I do something that I would like to do

different next time.......So instead of beating myself up I just do a

redo.

An example for me is.... last night I went to a hen party and watched

the Sex in the City movie with a bunch of girlfriends. When I got

there is was not hungry so I did not eat any of the food but when the

movie was over I was hungry so I started eating and ate quit a bit of

food without tasting any of it.

So instead of feeling bad about it I just did a redo. My redo was to

get a small plate of food only my favorites and sit down and eat them

with a fork. LOL

I keep forgetting that........if they are my favorite that must mean

I like their taste.......so it would make sense to remind myself to

eat them slowish so I can taste them. LOL

[Guest guest]

Gail,

I tried this today. I had a really, really good day overall using

my fullness and hunger and finally, truly honoring WHAT I wanted to

eat. Tonight I came home and just had the urge to eat something. No

reason, just because.

I had a Milky Way that I have saved from before, and I thought that

did sound good. I started eating it mindlessly, and then I remembered

what you said. I changed my thinking of " oh great, another binge " to

" I'm having a party in my mouth! " .

Gail! Wow!!!!!!

You absolutely hit on something for me!!!! That little bit of thinking

left me feeling...happy! about that candy bar! Do you know how long

it's been since I've ENJOYED the food I ate on a " binge " ??? That one

candy bar transformed from something " bad " and a " binge " into a true

pleasure! I ENJOYED IT!!!!! I actually enjoyed it!!!!

And after that, I was SO giddy from the feeling, that I sat there as

content as a bird in a tree. I probably looked like a goober, sitting

there grinning, but good grief I never expected what happened to happen.

Thank-you from the bottom of my heart! This little piece of advice

really clicked for me!!!

dawnz:)

>

> I have been listening to some FREE tapes called inside out weightloss

> that go very well with Intuitive eating and one of the tapes is about

> something called " redos " .

>

> When I use the " redo " is when I do something that I would like to do

> different next time.......So instead of beating myself up I just do a

> redo.

>

> An example for me is.... last night I went to a hen party and watched

> the Sex in the City movie with a bunch of girlfriends. When I got

> there is was not hungry so I did not eat any of the food but when the

> movie was over I was hungry so I started eating and ate quit a bit of

> food without tasting any of it.

>

> So instead of feeling bad about it I just did a redo. My redo was to

> get a small plate of food only my favorites and sit down and eat them

> with a fork. LOL

>

> I keep forgetting that........if they are my favorite that must mean

> I like their taste.......so it would make sense to remind myself to

> eat them slowish so I can taste them. LOL

>