Re: It's Something At Least

June 27, 2011

Now, Rain, when you said butter icing, my taste buds were up! LOL. gotta think about this now. And congrats for having it for dinner, good going girl, and I mean that. I'm toying with the idea of cake and fruit one of these days. It may happen soon, depending on my craving for it, LOL! TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 11:33 PMSubject: RE: It's Something At Least

Abby, I also sometimes eat processed food - not often though, as I mentioned earlier, the real food is just tastier. But the thing I crave, and eat, is cake. In fact, I had cake and ice cream for dinner tonight. I've been craving cake and ice cream for a couple days, and I would have eaten it earlier if I'd been able to find the right cake. I specifically want brightly colored, butter cream icing, birthday cake! I know that it's an emotional craving, and that it clearly represents something other than nourishment. However, i do wait until I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I'm hoping that I will find another way to meet whatever emotional need I think the cake is filling, because in the end, it doesn't make me feel good physically. Rain

From: Abigail WolfsonSent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:12 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Mimi,

I also eat grass fed beef, and (plenty of) saturated fat, including whole milk and butter. Like you, I try to avoid consuming (large quantities of) processed foods... but I also eat them whenever I crave them. Luckily, eating plenty of fat and protein seems to minimize (but not eliminate) the desire for these foods.

This way of eating is in tune with some, but not most, recommended ways of eating... but it seems to work the best for me.

It's kind of crazy to me that most folks think this way of eating is dead wrong... except for those who think it's the ONLY acceptable way to eat. I guess all those "experts" will never be in agreement. It's not easy to go against the mainstream nutritional advice, for me, but it's getting a little easier.

Best,Abby

June 27, 2011

Thanks Abby,Most days I'm good without the cake - not today though, and maybe not tomorrow, I don't know.I've been doing this for almost 2 months now, and the best thing is that I really do eat only when hungry and stop when I'm full - except in certain social situations. The thing that feels the best about this is that, I know when I'm hungry again, I can eat the same thing I had been eating before when I became full. I learned that it just feels better and tastes better to eat it two or three times, when hungry, rather than stuff myself in one sitting. I've actually lost about 7... maybe 8 pounds? I'm not really sure because I didn't really weigh exactly when I started, and I don't weigh myself for the most part. But I know that I'm lower now than I've

been in many years.Rain

Abby, I also sometimes eat processed food - not often though, as I mentioned earlier, the real food is just tastier. But the thing I crave, and eat, is cake. In fact, I had cake and ice cream for dinner tonight. I've been craving cake and ice cream for a couple days, and I would have eaten it earlier if I'd been able to find the right cake. I specifically want brightly colored, butter cream icing, birthday cake!

I know that it's an emotional craving, and that it clearly represents something other than nourishment. However, i do wait until I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I'm hoping that I will find another way to meet whatever emotional need I think the cake is filling, because in the end, it doesn't make me feel good physically.

Rain

June 27, 2011

Tai, thank you! I had cake and ice cream AGAIN for dinner. This is now one and half days dining on cake and ice cream. However, I think I'm done with it now. Though I definitely wanted it, it's made me feel terrible physically. In fact, my mind has shifted to thinking about ripe tomatoes and basil. We'll see what happens when I'm hungry again.

From: Tailyn GreySent: Monday, June 27, 2011 9:49 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Now, Rain, when you said butter icing, my taste buds were up! LOL. gotta think about this now. And congrats for having it for dinner, good going girl, and I mean that. I'm toying with the idea of cake and fruit one of these days. It may happen soon, depending on my craving for it, LOL! Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 11:33 PMSubject: RE: It's Something At Least

Abby, I also sometimes eat processed food - not often though, as I mentioned earlier, the real food is just tastier. But the thing I crave, and eat, is cake. In fact, I had cake and ice cream for dinner tonight. I've been craving cake and ice cream for a couple days, and I would have eaten it earlier if I'd been able to find the right cake. I specifically want brightly colored, butter cream icing, birthday cake! I know that it's an emotional craving, and that it clearly represents something other than nourishment. However, i do wait until I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I'm hoping that I will find another way to meet whatever emotional need I think the cake is filling, because in the end, it doesn't make me feel good physically. Rain

From: Abigail WolfsonSent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:12 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Mimi,

I also eat grass fed beef, and (plenty of) saturated fat, including whole milk and butter. Like you, I try to avoid consuming (large quantities of) processed foods... but I also eat them whenever I crave them. Luckily, eating plenty of fat and protein seems to minimize (but not eliminate) the desire for these foods.

This way of eating is in tune with some, but not most, recommended ways of eating... but it seems to work the best for me.

It's kind of crazy to me that most folks think this way of eating is dead wrong... except for those who think it's the ONLY acceptable way to eat. I guess all those "experts" will never be in agreement. It's not easy to go against the mainstream nutritional advice, for me, but it's getting a little easier.

Best,Abby

June 27, 2011

Tai, thank you! I had cake and ice cream AGAIN for dinner. This is now one and half days dining on cake and ice cream. However, I think I'm done with it now. Though I definitely wanted it, it's made me feel terrible physically. In fact, my mind has shifted to thinking about ripe tomatoes and basil. We'll see what happens when I'm hungry again.

From: Tailyn GreySent: Monday, June 27, 2011 9:49 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Now, Rain, when you said butter icing, my taste buds were up! LOL. gotta think about this now. And congrats for having it for dinner, good going girl, and I mean that. I'm toying with the idea of cake and fruit one of these days. It may happen soon, depending on my craving for it, LOL! Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 11:33 PMSubject: RE: It's Something At Least

Abby, I also sometimes eat processed food - not often though, as I mentioned earlier, the real food is just tastier. But the thing I crave, and eat, is cake. In fact, I had cake and ice cream for dinner tonight. I've been craving cake and ice cream for a couple days, and I would have eaten it earlier if I'd been able to find the right cake. I specifically want brightly colored, butter cream icing, birthday cake! I know that it's an emotional craving, and that it clearly represents something other than nourishment. However, i do wait until I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I'm hoping that I will find another way to meet whatever emotional need I think the cake is filling, because in the end, it doesn't make me feel good physically. Rain

From: Abigail WolfsonSent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:12 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Mimi,

I also eat grass fed beef, and (plenty of) saturated fat, including whole milk and butter. Like you, I try to avoid consuming (large quantities of) processed foods... but I also eat them whenever I crave them. Luckily, eating plenty of fat and protein seems to minimize (but not eliminate) the desire for these foods.

This way of eating is in tune with some, but not most, recommended ways of eating... but it seems to work the best for me.

It's kind of crazy to me that most folks think this way of eating is dead wrong... except for those who think it's the ONLY acceptable way to eat. I guess all those "experts" will never be in agreement. It's not easy to go against the mainstream nutritional advice, for me, but it's getting a little easier.

Best,Abby

June 27, 2011

Tai, thank you! I had cake and ice cream AGAIN for dinner. This is now one and half days dining on cake and ice cream. However, I think I'm done with it now. Though I definitely wanted it, it's made me feel terrible physically. In fact, my mind has shifted to thinking about ripe tomatoes and basil. We'll see what happens when I'm hungry again.

From: Tailyn GreySent: Monday, June 27, 2011 9:49 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Now, Rain, when you said butter icing, my taste buds were up! LOL. gotta think about this now. And congrats for having it for dinner, good going girl, and I mean that. I'm toying with the idea of cake and fruit one of these days. It may happen soon, depending on my craving for it, LOL! Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 11:33 PMSubject: RE: It's Something At Least

Abby, I also sometimes eat processed food - not often though, as I mentioned earlier, the real food is just tastier. But the thing I crave, and eat, is cake. In fact, I had cake and ice cream for dinner tonight. I've been craving cake and ice cream for a couple days, and I would have eaten it earlier if I'd been able to find the right cake. I specifically want brightly colored, butter cream icing, birthday cake! I know that it's an emotional craving, and that it clearly represents something other than nourishment. However, i do wait until I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I'm hoping that I will find another way to meet whatever emotional need I think the cake is filling, because in the end, it doesn't make me feel good physically. Rain

From: Abigail WolfsonSent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:12 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Mimi,

I also eat grass fed beef, and (plenty of) saturated fat, including whole milk and butter. Like you, I try to avoid consuming (large quantities of) processed foods... but I also eat them whenever I crave them. Luckily, eating plenty of fat and protein seems to minimize (but not eliminate) the desire for these foods.

This way of eating is in tune with some, but not most, recommended ways of eating... but it seems to work the best for me.

It's kind of crazy to me that most folks think this way of eating is dead wrong... except for those who think it's the ONLY acceptable way to eat. I guess all those "experts" will never be in agreement. It's not easy to go against the mainstream nutritional advice, for me, but it's getting a little easier.

Best,Abby

June 28, 2011

Rain, I have not had my cake and fruit day yet, and I'm not sure if it will ever come because I'm not running to make the cake yet. I hope it does, lol! But today my husband was emptying the car and he remarked that I already have cake mixes in the house, why am I buying more? I forgot I had cake mixes in the house. The idea of cake is enticing to me now, but I have had oatmeal for breakfast perhaps with too many (gulp) calories because I'm making it with honey and prune juice (yes, I'm having bowel problems) and cut up prunes and a couple of sliced almonds in the mix, and yes, it's good enough almost like cake! :-) Now at last, after my pineapple (fresh) and now oatmeal mixture, I'm full. But I am slightly distressed that I have not lost any weight. However, I am going ahead

with this, hoping that eventually the body/desire/fulfillment thing will level out. Since I stopped my year of absolute binging, I stopped eating all the cake, candy, pretzels, ice cream, etc. I could jam down my throat between meals, I lost immediately 10 pounds. But now I'm stuck for the past 4 weeks like molasses in January regarding the weight. It's not that I'm thin. I started at 220 and immediately dropped to 210 because I stopped all the junk eating. By junk I mean the unrestrained jamming of all the candy (never did that before where I bought bags of candy in the house). I know that's not supposed to be the issue, but I think I have to make some adjustments. But what? I don't know...Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 10:19 PMSubject: RE: It's Something At Least

Tai, thank you! I had cake and ice cream AGAIN for dinner. This is now one and half days dining on cake and ice cream. However, I think I'm done with it now. Though I definitely wanted it, it's made me feel terrible physically. In fact, my mind has shifted to thinking about ripe tomatoes and basil. We'll see what happens when I'm hungry again.

From: Tailyn GreySent: Monday, June 27, 2011 9:49 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Now, Rain, when you said butter icing, my taste buds were up! LOL. gotta think about this now. And congrats for having it for dinner, good going girl, and I mean that. I'm toying with the idea of cake and fruit one of these days. It may happen soon, depending on my craving for it, LOL! Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 11:33 PMSubject: RE: It's Something At Least

Abby, I also sometimes eat processed food - not often though, as I mentioned earlier, the real food is just tastier. But the thing I crave, and eat, is cake. In fact, I had cake and ice cream for dinner tonight. I've been craving cake and ice cream for a couple days, and I would have eaten it earlier if I'd been able to find the right cake. I specifically want brightly colored, butter cream icing, birthday cake! I know that it's an emotional craving, and that it clearly represents something other than nourishment. However, i do wait until I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I'm hoping that I will find another way to meet whatever emotional need I think the cake is filling, because in the end, it doesn't make me feel good physically. Rain

From: Abigail WolfsonSent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 4:12 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: It's Something At Least

Mimi,

I also eat grass fed beef, and (plenty of) saturated fat, including whole milk and butter. Like you, I try to avoid consuming (large quantities of) processed foods... but I also eat them whenever I crave them. Luckily, eating plenty of fat and protein seems to minimize (but not eliminate) the desire for these foods.

This way of eating is in tune with some, but not most, recommended ways of eating... but it seems to work the best for me.

It's kind of crazy to me that most folks think this way of eating is dead wrong... except for those who think it's the ONLY acceptable way to eat. I guess all those "experts" will never be in agreement. It's not easy to go against the mainstream nutritional advice, for me, but it's getting a little easier.

Best,Abby

June 28, 2011