Pavlov's Dog

[Guest guest]

Hello, friends. I have been very excited about waiting for REAL hunger - with actual physical signs like my stomach growling. Tonight I did - as I have SO many times before - the Pavlov's dog thing. I walked into my home after work, and ate a meal. I had thought to myself on the way home about waiting for real hunger, and how it might be nice to get into a routine of reading a book or doing ANYTHING else - participating in real life - until I am truly hungry. I am disappointed, but I am not a failure. I am "practicing" intuitive eating, and I hope to "practice" it for the rest of my life. I don't want to give up. I will not do it perfectly everyday. The meal I had was healthy, and I will now move on with real life. I've been in other support groups that would have suggested I make a phone call to discuss this with someone or "commit" it to someone. A rule?!?!? Yikes! I have called friends a million times to commit to sticking to a plan, and if I don't stick to the plan, I have two issues about which I feel guilt. Who wants that?!?!?!My IE experience has given me the knowledge that most of the time I was eating due to "fake" (head hunger, mouth hunger, etc.) hunger, not real hunger. Also, I realize that I do not need as much food as I had been consuming. This is good news. Thanks for listening, everyone!