Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 IntuitiveEating_Support writes: Reply to I find that lunch is absolutely key. I'm a teacher and I only have a half an hour to eat lunch, and if I don't make it a SUBSTANTIAL one, I am ravenous by 3:30, and eat a HUGE snack, which is fine by itself, but then I make dinner for my family and eat all over again. If it was just me, I'd eat dinner at 4 pm. I don't usually eat all that much in the evening because I've eaten enough during the day..... Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'm with both of you! It's hard for me to eat enough at lunchtime because of timing sometimes, but if I don't do it, yup, I'm starving by the end of the day (I finish at 4 pm). I also work in a school. And when I get home, I often want a big snack... and then realize I don't want dinner. Luckily for me, I live alone, so I don't inconvience anyone else... but I often eat " snack foods " in the late afternoon, and then end up throwing away " dinner foods " because I rarely realize that my 5 pm snack IS dinner. I'm off for the summer and maternity leave... hoping that I will do better when I go back in December!Best,Abby IntuitiveEating_Support writes: Reply to I find that lunch is absolutely key. I'm a teacher and I only have a half an hour to eat lunch, and if I don't make it a SUBSTANTIAL one, I am ravenous by 3:30, and eat a HUGE snack, which is fine by itself, but then I make dinner for my family and eat all over again. If it was just me, I'd eat dinner at 4 pm. I don't usually eat all that much in the evening because I've eaten enough during the day..... Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Hi, Judy. Someone mentioned a while back that losing weight can be psychologically dangerous for some. That was an interesting comment, because I notice when I lose weight I tend to think I can "eat" again. I am not winning when I weigh myself (I hate it when I gain or don't lose), and when I see I lose weight I get too excited, etc. and don't have realistic expectations. Therefore, the scale once again, went out.Subject: Just Sayin...To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 11:25 AM I've had a couple of realizations in recent days. First, I don't know why I was clinging so tightly to the habit of weighing. I haven't weighed this week at all (it was a daily ritual) and it's OK. Not weighing feels like I have let go of some sort of security blanket? I was really resistant to trying to get rid of the scale and now I find I'm fine without it. Some comment somewhere, here or in one of the IE books struck me sufficiently to stop using the scale – I have no idea what it was, or I'd pass it on, because I feel more free. Second, it appears that the best way for me to avoid feeling over-hungry and rummaging for food at night is to have a substantial lunch. Is that true for others? It's so real for me that I'm seeing lunch as the important meal for me. Th..that's all Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Abby, right now after I read some earlier posts a few weeks ago, I decided I won't have my physician weigh me any more, because I don't want to know. Nope. She'll probably fire me as a patient anyway. :-) Not worried. But if you can do it without anxiety, great. I'm happy for you. But I can't and I'm much happier not knowing, lol. Like the unknown -- I may not want to know, too scary ;-) Always a pleasure hearing from you. Tai Subject: Just Sayin...To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 11:25 AM I've had a couple of realizations in recent days. First, I don't know why I was clinging so tightly to the habit of weighing. I haven't weighed this week at all (it was a daily ritual) and it's OK. Not weighing feels like I have let go of some sort of security blanket? I was really resistant to trying to get rid of the scale and now I find I'm fine without it. Some comment somewhere, here or in one of the IE books struck me sufficiently to stop using the scale – I have no idea what it was, or I'd pass it on, because I feel more free. Second, it appears that the best way for me to avoid feeling over-hungry and rummaging for food at night is to have a substantial lunch. Is that true for others? It's so real for me that I'm seeing lunch as the important meal for me. Th..that's all Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Abby, right now after I read some earlier posts a few weeks ago, I decided I won't have my physician weigh me any more, because I don't want to know. Nope. She'll probably fire me as a patient anyway. :-) Not worried. But if you can do it without anxiety, great. I'm happy for you. But I can't and I'm much happier not knowing, lol. Like the unknown -- I may not want to know, too scary ;-) Always a pleasure hearing from you. Tai Subject: Just Sayin...To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 11:25 AM I've had a couple of realizations in recent days. First, I don't know why I was clinging so tightly to the habit of weighing. I haven't weighed this week at all (it was a daily ritual) and it's OK. Not weighing feels like I have let go of some sort of security blanket? I was really resistant to trying to get rid of the scale and now I find I'm fine without it. Some comment somewhere, here or in one of the IE books struck me sufficiently to stop using the scale – I have no idea what it was, or I'd pass it on, because I feel more free. Second, it appears that the best way for me to avoid feeling over-hungry and rummaging for food at night is to have a substantial lunch. Is that true for others? It's so real for me that I'm seeing lunch as the important meal for me. Th..that's all Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Abby, right now after I read some earlier posts a few weeks ago, I decided I won't have my physician weigh me any more, because I don't want to know. Nope. She'll probably fire me as a patient anyway. :-) Not worried. But if you can do it without anxiety, great. I'm happy for you. But I can't and I'm much happier not knowing, lol. Like the unknown -- I may not want to know, too scary ;-) Always a pleasure hearing from you. Tai Subject: Just Sayin...To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 11:25 AM I've had a couple of realizations in recent days. First, I don't know why I was clinging so tightly to the habit of weighing. I haven't weighed this week at all (it was a daily ritual) and it's OK. Not weighing feels like I have let go of some sort of security blanket? I was really resistant to trying to get rid of the scale and now I find I'm fine without it. Some comment somewhere, here or in one of the IE books struck me sufficiently to stop using the scale – I have no idea what it was, or I'd pass it on, because I feel more free. Second, it appears that the best way for me to avoid feeling over-hungry and rummaging for food at night is to have a substantial lunch. Is that true for others? It's so real for me that I'm seeing lunch as the important meal for me. Th..that's all Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I am happy to report that at the present time I cannot look another pistachio nut in the face, even though a big bag is standing right near the chair I'm in, and even though I think I'm hungry. Awright, because I'm hungry maybe I can now have one. Haven't eaten for about 4 hours, so I guess, think, that I'm hungry. The stomach is working up a little. :-) This proves something to me. It proves that my mood and desire for certain types of food changes. A body/mind thing I guess. I had almost a full bag of Stella d'Oro cookies yesterday and wound up throwing the other bags I had in the house out today. I kept one of them thinking it might taste good. But the reason I threw those lousy Stella D'oro cookies out? They didn't TASTE that good ... yet I ate them last night until I could eat no more. And then thought about making something that tastes real good and yummy, but more nutritious than those Stella d'Oro cookies that I had last night. Or even just real good-tasting, forget about nutrition. I'll work on it. I'm so glad I threw those buy one get one free bags of cookies out today! bye bye. Tai Subject: Just Sayin...To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 11:25 AM I've had a couple of realizations in recent days. First, I don't know why I was clinging so tightly to the habit of weighing. I haven't weighed this week at all (it was a daily ritual) and it's OK. Not weighing feels like I have let go of some sort of security blanket? I was really resistant to trying to get rid of the scale and now I find I'm fine without it. Some comment somewhere, here or in one of the IE books struck me sufficiently to stop using the scale – I have no idea what it was, or I'd pass it on, because I feel more free. Second, it appears that the best way for me to avoid feeling over-hungry and rummaging for food at night is to have a substantial lunch. Is that true for others? It's so real for me that I'm seeing lunch as the important meal for me. Th..that's all Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 I am happy to report that at the present time I cannot look another pistachio nut in the face, even though a big bag is standing right near the chair I'm in, and even though I think I'm hungry. Awright, because I'm hungry maybe I can now have one. Haven't eaten for about 4 hours, so I guess, think, that I'm hungry. The stomach is working up a little. :-) This proves something to me. It proves that my mood and desire for certain types of food changes. A body/mind thing I guess. I had almost a full bag of Stella d'Oro cookies yesterday and wound up throwing the other bags I had in the house out today. I kept one of them thinking it might taste good. But the reason I threw those lousy Stella D'oro cookies out? They didn't TASTE that good ... yet I ate them last night until I could eat no more. And then thought about making something that tastes real good and yummy, but more nutritious than those Stella d'Oro cookies that I had last night. Or even just real good-tasting, forget about nutrition. I'll work on it. I'm so glad I threw those buy one get one free bags of cookies out today! bye bye. Tai Subject: Just Sayin...To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 11:25 AM I've had a couple of realizations in recent days. First, I don't know why I was clinging so tightly to the habit of weighing. I haven't weighed this week at all (it was a daily ritual) and it's OK. Not weighing feels like I have let go of some sort of security blanket? I was really resistant to trying to get rid of the scale and now I find I'm fine without it. Some comment somewhere, here or in one of the IE books struck me sufficiently to stop using the scale – I have no idea what it was, or I'd pass it on, because I feel more free. Second, it appears that the best way for me to avoid feeling over-hungry and rummaging for food at night is to have a substantial lunch. Is that true for others? It's so real for me that I'm seeing lunch as the important meal for me. Th..that's all Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.