Guest guest Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Hi Divine2B, I can understand your struggle. I am a member of the "clean your plate club" as I was forced to eat as a child when I didn't want to. I too have trouble stopping eating when I am full - the food tastes good and I want to enjoy more of it - but that is a habit that has helped me over eat and weigh more than I want to. Then the guilt afterwards is simply not worth it. I am an emotional eating and I have struggles in the afternoon from 3 pm until dinner and then again around 8:30. What works for me is to keep busy; iron, take a walk, garden, if you work, get up and walk around your floor or go outside for a few meinutes. The evening is hard, and I have no advice to give on that - as a matter of fact, I could use some advice on that. Debra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Sandy-sometimes I know I overeat " in case " because I worry it will be a long time before I will be in a position to eat again (which is really a personal lie because I ALWAYS have access to food), but it's the mentality that " i need to prevent being hungry in an hour " that pushes me past my hunger limits. Debra, I can completely relate to what you said about being a member of the " clean your plate club " AND that it's hard to stop eating because the food tastes good and I want to enjoy more of it - but you are right that this indulgent habit is just a temporary pleasrue that leaves me feeling empty, not satisfied. I need to remember that I choose to honor my hunger and fullness, not because Ihave to, but because I want to do what is right for me and what makes me feel good. You are right -the guilt after overeating is simply not worth it. > > > > > > > Hi Divine2B, > > > > I can understand your struggle. I am a member of the " clean your plate > > club " as I was forced to eat as a child when I didn't want to. I too have > > trouble stopping eating when I am full - the food tastes good and I want to > > enjoy more of it - but that is a habit that has helped me over eat and weigh > > more than I want to. Then the guilt afterwards is simply not worth it. > > > > I am an emotional eating and I have struggles in the afternoon from 3 pm > > until dinner and then again around 8:30. What works for me is to keep busy; > > iron, take a walk, garden, if you work, get up and walk around your floor or > > go outside for a few meinutes. The evening is hard, and I have no advice to > > give on that - as a matter of fact, I could use some advice on that. > > > > Debra > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 so true, I want to find a way to convince myself that i'm practicing ie out of self love and not as a new self-fix regime. Bc I feel myself rebelling when I reach physical satisfaction but I still want more. I try to reason with myself why it won't be good for me to overeat but then I rebell against the limitations (physical boundaries) > > > is that some mindful eating techniques > > can start to feel too cumbersome, or carry a negative connotation with them > > because they feel like a job or a task, or a way to " modify our behavior " > > instead of working with our natural inclinations. I think if something feels > > like behavior modification, or like a punishment, then it can feel like what > > it's really trying to do is prevent so called " bad " eating behavior. And > > thus even become something to rebel against. > > Absolutely. > > It always feels like " the bad, obese woman needs finally to be educated > about portions - like all the diet gurus always told her " . > > Tough rebel material. :-/ > > Best wishes > s. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Goodness I can relate. I feel like I view ie as a negative thing-another diet telling me I can't have all I want. > > > Abby, I like the point you made about not " punishing " yourself with these > > methods. Gillian (founder of this group, IE counselor I'm working with) has > > been emphasizing for me how a lot of mindful eating methods can work like > > behavior modification for many people. Like you can feel in the back of your > > mind you're doing these things to ensure you don't eat to much, or they > > become too much work and take away the pleasure of eating, and cause you to > > rebel. It's important to experiment and find the things that you're > > comfortable with. Mindful eating techniques can be fantastic tools to learn > > about behaviors, and to help us " slow down " and feel the satisfaction, just > > need to make sure that it never feels bad, or like a punishment. > > That hit right on spot. > > Those mindful eating techniques always feel either like some sort of > punishment for eating too much or as a tool to ensure I stop eating > sooner and don't eat too much (DIET THOUGHTS!!) - no wonder I don't want > to do them... > > Best wishes > s. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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