Guest guest Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 > I sure do appreciate your suggestions, but eating even a nutritional breakfast when I'm not hungry doesn't feel like honoring my body... Well, the problem is that you are not able to honour your body. Either you eat before you are hungry, or you wait until you are too hungry. This is forced upon you by your circumstances. You have a choice. Eat breakfast, even though you are not hungry; or don't eat when you are hungry. Which do you think is the bigger problem? For me, it is the latter. By eating a small, light and nutritional breakfast, I make a compromise. If you are able to eat (without rushing) before your break, for example a boiled egg or a sandwich, of course that would make a better solution. I believe, in these situations, that it's a matter of experimentation. For me, a light breakfast works best; for you, something else may be the case. Paddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 > I sure do appreciate your suggestions, but eating even a nutritional breakfast when I'm not hungry doesn't feel like honoring my body... Well, the problem is that you are not able to honour your body. Either you eat before you are hungry, or you wait until you are too hungry. This is forced upon you by your circumstances. You have a choice. Eat breakfast, even though you are not hungry; or don't eat when you are hungry. Which do you think is the bigger problem? For me, it is the latter. By eating a small, light and nutritional breakfast, I make a compromise. If you are able to eat (without rushing) before your break, for example a boiled egg or a sandwich, of course that would make a better solution. I believe, in these situations, that it's a matter of experimentation. For me, a light breakfast works best; for you, something else may be the case. Paddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Today I 'had' to eat when I was not feeling the rumbling sensations, but I knew I should have been hungry, so I ate before we are leaving the house (on a deadline today) and I also knew that if I did not eat, I would not have a chance to eat for another 4 hours, so i ate a moderate but substantial breakfast. I hate it when there's no time to wait. :-( Tai To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:23 AMSubject: Re: Eating at Work Hi Paddy--I sure do appreciate your suggestions, but eating even a nutritional breakfast when I'm not hungry doesn't feel like honoring my body, which I'm really trying to do, especially since I'd be doing that 5 days a week. . I've spent years eating when I wasn't really hungry, and here I am where I am now. Maybe I could TAKE a hard-boiled egg to eat later in the morning...Last year I was getting up at 5:30 am to go running before I had to take my son to school, and then I WAS hungry by 7:00, and I did eat a good breakfast, but my son is in college now, and I'm enjoying an extra hour of sleep. But I'm not hungry before 7:00, which is when I start biking to work. I'll work on this, because it seems really important.Tilley>> > > ... was wondering what folks have to say about eating at work.> > >> > > ...> > > I've been doing very well (and feeling great) eating when I'm> > hungry and stopping when I'm no longer hungry when my time has> > been my own, but now that I'm back in school, I'm having a hard> > time finding the balance again.> > Theresa,> > It's important to plan when you know that your intake will be> restricted by outside forces.> > For me, a nutritional breakfast that is high in complex> carbohydrates and low on refined foods is excellent.> > A plate of wholewheat muesli (with soya milk, not cow's milk), a> fruit, and a glass of fruit juice tend to satisfy my appetite and> provide long-lasting energy, while being easy to eat when not> particularly hungry. I have this almost every morning and love it.> > Alternatives could include oat porridge or wholegrain toast. If> protein is important to you, a boiled egg makes an easy yet light> addition.> > Paddy> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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