Guest guest Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Tai, you said you were curious about how others are doing in regard to learning when to stop eating. I feel like I'm doing pretty well at recognizing signs of hunger and satisfaction. But stopping eating is another thing, and much harder. Sometimes I just want to eat. The reasons are endless - I feel I need the reward, I'm relaxing, I'm stressed, etc. So I'm struggling with this next step - how to not turn to eating when I'm not hungry. Thanks, Theresa. Very encouraging. How long have you been applying IE techniques? I'm doing better than a while back since I've been applying IE principles but there are occasions that I will eat when I'm not particularly hungry. I think the thing I need to work on right now is learning when to stop eating. I'm curious how others are doing in this regard. I've learned when I'm hungry, and in general I can wait until then, but not always. The real problem comes in to play when I am eating -- how to stop when I'm no longer hungry. Tai From: Theresa To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:24 AMSubject: Re: Re: books I really like Intuitive Eating too, though the only other book I've read is Healthy at Every Weight. I've read Intuitive Eating several times, and it makes a whole lot of sense to me, and has been very inspiring, and has given me several very very helpful things to hang onto--things that I think about during the course of the day.... Namely, Am I hungry? If yes, then what do I feel like eating. If no, then what am I feeling? What do I really need? And, If you don't love it, don't eat it, and if you love it, savor it. And just the whole idea of honoring your hunger and feeling your fullness, and really savoring the pleasures of eating, because it IS a pleasure. I'm not saying that I've gotten any RESULTS from any of this, except that this week after I finally decided that I needed to take positive steps towards (re)establishing a healthy relationship with food that I've probably eaten less than I have any time in the past several years, felt great, and experienced much satisfaction with eating, and I do love cooking and eating, so that's a good thing. Dieting in previous years really made me obsessed with food, and I started doing binge eating which I'd never done before..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 , for the most part, that's my problem, too. Although when the mood, enzymes (?) hit me, I'll reach for something and perhaps endlessly. That is why the pistachios are going. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 10:32 AMSubject: Re: books + stop eating Tai, you said you were curious about how others are doing in regard to learning when to stop eating. I feel like I'm doing pretty well at recognizing signs of hunger and satisfaction. But stopping eating is another thing, and much harder. Sometimes I just want to eat. The reasons are endless - I feel I need the reward, I'm relaxing, I'm stressed, etc. So I'm struggling with this next step - how to not turn to eating when I'm not hungry. Thanks, Theresa. Very encouraging. How long have you been applying IE techniques? I'm doing better than a while back since I've been applying IE principles but there are occasions that I will eat when I'm not particularly hungry. I think the thing I need to work on right now is learning when to stop eating. I'm curious how others are doing in this regard. I've learned when I'm hungry, and in general I can wait until then, but not always. The real problem comes in to play when I am eating -- how to stop when I'm no longer hungry. Tai From: Theresa To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:24 AMSubject: Re: Re: books I really like Intuitive Eating too, though the only other book I've read is Healthy at Every Weight. I've read Intuitive Eating several times, and it makes a whole lot of sense to me, and has been very inspiring, and has given me several very very helpful things to hang onto--things that I think about during the course of the day.... Namely, Am I hungry? If yes, then what do I feel like eating. If no, then what am I feeling? What do I really need? And, If you don't love it, don't eat it, and if you love it, savor it. And just the whole idea of honoring your hunger and feeling your fullness, and really savoring the pleasures of eating, because it IS a pleasure. I'm not saying that I've gotten any RESULTS from any of this, except that this week after I finally decided that I needed to take positive steps towards (re)establishing a healthy relationship with food that I've probably eaten less than I have any time in the past several years, felt great, and experienced much satisfaction with eating, and I do love cooking and eating, so that's a good thing. Dieting in previous years really made me obsessed with food, and I started doing binge eating which I'd never done before..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm fully concentrating on eating when hungry and stopping when not hungry these days. I was trying to stop when full and that wasn't doing a darn thing for me. I am rarely ever stuffed anymore but when was full full? I find it much easier since re-reading The Overfed Head, to realize I should be stopping when not hungry and that is really working for me. I feel so much "lighter" doing it this was and it's so much easier. I do find that my body rather automatically makes a sigh when i am not hungry anymore. It's easy to miss and easier to go over that point when being mindless so I really have started watching for it. Much to my delight, over the past couple of weeks I have finally started taking off the weight I put on when legalizing everything. I am so pleased with my progress into IE and this most recent phase is very satisfying to learn. Sunny Re: Re: books I really like Intuitive Eating too, though the only other book I've read is Healthy at Every Weight. I've read Intuitive Eating several times, and it makes a whole lot of sense to me, and has been very inspiring, and has given me several very very helpful things to hang onto--things that I think about during the course of the day.... Namely, Am I hungry? If yes, then what do I feel like eating. If no, then what am I feeling? What do I really need? And, If you don't love it, don't eat it, and if you love it, savor it. And just the whole idea of honoring your hunger and feeling your fullness, and really savoring the pleasures of eating, because it IS a pleasure. I'm not saying that I've gotten any RESULTS from any of this, except that this week after I finally decided that I needed to take positive steps towards (re)establishing a healthy relationship with food that I've probably eaten less than I have any time in the past several years, felt great, and experienced much satisfaction with eating, and I do love cooking and eating, so that's a good thing. Dieting in previous years really made me obsessed with food, and I started doing binge eating which I'd never done before..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 When to start? When to stop? These are challenging issues for us. No kidding!! Thanks, Sunny, for your thoughts on stopping when no longer hungry, rather than when full. > > > > > > Thanks, Theresa. Very encouraging. How long have you been applying IE techniques? I'm doing better than a while back since I've been applying IE principles but there are occasions that I will eat when I'm not particularly hungry. I think the thing I need to work on right now is learning when to stop eating. I'm curious how others are doing in this regard. I've learned when I'm hungry, and in general I can wait until then, but not always. The real problem comes in to play when I am eating -- how to stop when I'm no longer hungry. Tai > > > > > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:24 AM > Subject: Re: Re: books > > > > > I really like Intuitive Eating too, though the only other book I've read is Healthy at Every Weight. I've read Intuitive Eating several times, and it makes a whole lot of sense to me, and has been very inspiring, and has given me several very very helpful things to hang onto--things that I think about during the course of the day.... > > > Namely, > > > Am I hungry? > > > If yes, then what do I feel like eating. > > > If no, then what am I feeling? What do I really need? > > > And, > > > If you don't love it, don't eat it, and if you love it, savor it. > > > And just the whole idea of honoring your hunger and feeling your fullness, and really savoring the pleasures of eating, because it IS a pleasure. > > > I'm not saying that I've gotten any RESULTS from any of this, except that this week after I finally decided that I needed to take positive steps towards (re)establishing a healthy relationship with food that I've probably eaten less than I have any time in the past several years, felt great, and experienced much satisfaction with eating, and I do love cooking and eating, so that's a good thing. Dieting in previous years really made me obsessed with food, and I started doing binge eating which I'd never done before..... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Sunny, Sounds like another IE component has really " clicked in " for you. Congrats! I've had the same experience as you have, of not being able to determine " full " but having a much easier time noticing " not hungry anymore " and that when I stop then, good things happen. Like, I don't feel leaden and tired, I don't have a tummy ache, and I feel light and energetic. Of course, if I don't wait for a clear stomach signal of hunger before I start eating, it is impossible to notice its absence to know when to stop eating. Plus, weirdly enough, eating before I am truly experiencing hunger signals seems to just set me off eating uncontrollably and then I DO have a stomach ache and feel leaden and miserable. And I hate that feeling! Here's a thought: maybe I used to routinely eat until leaden and overfull not to deaden emotional pain or anxiety, but because it was the only thing which stopped the compulsive eating. I would stuff away and finally stop because I actually felt an unmistakable signal from my body to cease and desist. Because I'm really not noticing any more emotional strain than I did before, so I don't think it was an effective way of " stuffing feelings. " In fact, I'm wondering whether that whole " stuffing feelings with compulsive overeating " line I heard in Overeaters Anonymous was just hogwash. The compulsive overeating part does seem real, as once I get going when I'm not hungry, it's really hard to stop until it I am uncomfortable in my body. Which certainly explains the obesity. I just hope I am able to continue to improve on waiting until I am truly hungry before eating and then eat mindfully so I notice the end of that hunger signal and can stop. Jane > > > > > > Thanks, Theresa. Very encouraging. How long have you been applying IE techniques? I'm doing better than a while back since I've been applying IE principles but there are occasions that I will eat when I'm not particularly hungry. I think the thing I need to work on right now is learning when to stop eating. I'm curious how others are doing in this regard. I've learned when I'm hungry, and in general I can wait until then, but not always. The real problem comes in to play when I am eating -- how to stop when I'm no longer hungry. Tai > > > > > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:24 AM > Subject: Re: Re: books > > > > > I really like Intuitive Eating too, though the only other book I've read is Healthy at Every Weight. I've read Intuitive Eating several times, and it makes a whole lot of sense to me, and has been very inspiring, and has given me several very very helpful things to hang onto--things that I think about during the course of the day.... > > > Namely, > > > Am I hungry? > > > If yes, then what do I feel like eating. > > > If no, then what am I feeling? What do I really need? > > > And, > > > If you don't love it, don't eat it, and if you love it, savor it. > > > And just the whole idea of honoring your hunger and feeling your fullness, and really savoring the pleasures of eating, because it IS a pleasure. > > > I'm not saying that I've gotten any RESULTS from any of this, except that this week after I finally decided that I needed to take positive steps towards (re)establishing a healthy relationship with food that I've probably eaten less than I have any time in the past several years, felt great, and experienced much satisfaction with eating, and I do love cooking and eating, so that's a good thing. Dieting in previous years really made me obsessed with food, and I started doing binge eating which I'd never done before..... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Wonderful Sunny!! Thanks for sharing. I know this is a finishing point I need to work on as well. I am inspired by your progress :-) ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > I'm fully concentrating on eating when hungry and stopping when not hungry these days. I was trying to stop when full and that wasn't doing a darn thing for me. I am rarely ever stuffed anymore but when was full full? I find it much easier since re-reading The Overfed Head, to realize I should be stopping when not hungry and that is really working for me. I feel so much " lighter " doing it this was and it's so much easier. I do find that my body rather automatically makes a sigh when i am not hungry anymore. It's easy to miss and easier to go over that point when being mindless so I really have started watching for it. Much to my delight, over the past couple of weeks I have finally started taking off the weight I put on when legalizing everything. I am so pleased with my progress into IE and this most recent phase is very satisfying to learn. > > Sunny > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Wonderful Sunny!! Thanks for sharing. I know this is a finishing point I need to work on as well. I am inspired by your progress :-) ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > I'm fully concentrating on eating when hungry and stopping when not hungry these days. I was trying to stop when full and that wasn't doing a darn thing for me. I am rarely ever stuffed anymore but when was full full? I find it much easier since re-reading The Overfed Head, to realize I should be stopping when not hungry and that is really working for me. I feel so much " lighter " doing it this was and it's so much easier. I do find that my body rather automatically makes a sigh when i am not hungry anymore. It's easy to miss and easier to go over that point when being mindless so I really have started watching for it. Much to my delight, over the past couple of weeks I have finally started taking off the weight I put on when legalizing everything. I am so pleased with my progress into IE and this most recent phase is very satisfying to learn. > > Sunny > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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