Re: not liking any food any more?

[Guest guest]

>

> Thank you too for letting me know that others of you have trouble

> eating fruits and vegetables.

Hi Helene,

Just add me to the list of folks who did not go near a fruit or

vegetable in the beginning of I.E. I did not touch a piece of fruit

OR a vegetable during my first two months of Intuitive Eating. I was

starting to think my intuition was " broken " from a lifetime of

dieting and bingeing. (I am 55 years old.)

On my third month, I start craving fruit, which made me happy. And my

fourth month, I started wanting to eat veggies.

It is SO much more enjoyable eating fruit and veggies because you

WANT to as opposed to eating them because you HAVE to on a diet.

As part of my " satisfaction factor " , I find I am willing to spend

more money on produce than I did in the past. I would not permit

myself such treats as cherries in the past because they were too

expensive. Now that is what I buy, because that is what I want.

Better to spend an extra dollar or two than buy something less

expensive and end up throwing it in the trash.

Believe it or not (and believe me, I would NEVER have believed this

during my first few months of I.E.), I now often prefer to have fruit

for dessert than cake or pie or ice cream. Amazing! I remember when I

read in " Intuitive Eating " about making peace with foods like cake,

the authors said that once you legalize these fun foods, they will be

no more exciting to you than eating a peach. I remember rolling my

eyes and felt like throwing the book across the room in disgust,

thinking, " That will NEVER happen to me! " I will admit, I had to eat

a LOT of cake before I got to that point, but I did get there! :-)

Best wishes,

[Guest guest]

, It is late at night and I just read your delightful message.

At the end, I was LOL wondering " How much cake will I have to eat

before it will be no different than eating a peach? " I have a peach

on the counter in the kitchen, right now. I can see it from here, it

is shriveling as I write....looks horrible. No longer edible.

Thank you for giving me hope and making me laugh. I look forward to

the day when I will love fruit. I know it is good, I remember it is

good. There is just a part of me that says " So what " ?

> >

> > Thank you too for letting me know that others of you have trouble

> > eating fruits and vegetables.

>

> Hi Helene,

> Just add me to the list of folks who did not go near a fruit or

> vegetable in the beginning of I.E. I did not touch a piece of fruit

> OR a vegetable during my first two months of Intuitive Eating. I

was

> starting to think my intuition was " broken " from a lifetime of

> dieting and bingeing. (I am 55 years old.)

>

> On my third month, I start craving fruit, which made me happy. And

my

> fourth month, I started wanting to eat veggies.

>

> It is SO much more enjoyable eating fruit and veggies because you

> WANT to as opposed to eating them because you HAVE to on a diet.

> As part of my " satisfaction factor " , I find I am willing to spend

> more money on produce than I did in the past. I would not permit

> myself such treats as cherries in the past because they were too

> expensive. Now that is what I buy, because that is what I want.

> Better to spend an extra dollar or two than buy something less

> expensive and end up throwing it in the trash.

>

> Believe it or not (and believe me, I would NEVER have believed this

> during my first few months of I.E.), I now often prefer to have

fruit

> for dessert than cake or pie or ice cream. Amazing! I remember when

I

> read in " Intuitive Eating " about making peace with foods like cake,

> the authors said that once you legalize these fun foods, they will

be

> no more exciting to you than eating a peach. I remember rolling my

> eyes and felt like throwing the book across the room in disgust,

> thinking, " That will NEVER happen to me! " I will admit, I had to

eat

> a LOT of cake before I got to that point, but I did get there! :-)

>

> Best wishes,

>

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