Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

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Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

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Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

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Sue: "This is such a learning curve..."Tai: It certainly is. :-)To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 6:09 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

I guess I just hadn't notice how much food I buy! My cupboards and refrigerators (!) are always full to overflowing, because of this "unconscious" fear of being hungry, or running out. I hope that my food hoarding (whatever) will abate over time as I learn I just don't need HUGE portions and - there will be a food tomorrow. This is such a learning curve...

>

> > **

> >

> >

> > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Tai, I realy believe there is a link between clutter and weight. We hold on to the extra weight the same as we hold on to the extra stuff. I was on a list that dealt with clutter.....many of the members said they were also overfat. And when something is on sale, I have a tendency to buy too much (although I'm getting better at judging just how much of the stuff I need to buy.) My kids always laugh when they look in the fridge or pantry, they can tell what was on sale.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:52:52 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Tai, I realy believe there is a link between clutter and weight. We hold on to the extra weight the same as we hold on to the extra stuff. I was on a list that dealt with clutter.....many of the members said they were also overfat. And when something is on sale, I have a tendency to buy too much (although I'm getting better at judging just how much of the stuff I need to buy.) My kids always laugh when they look in the fridge or pantry, they can tell what was on sale.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:52:52 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Tai, I realy believe there is a link between clutter and weight. We hold on to the extra weight the same as we hold on to the extra stuff. I was on a list that dealt with clutter.....many of the members said they were also overfat. And when something is on sale, I have a tendency to buy too much (although I'm getting better at judging just how much of the stuff I need to buy.) My kids always laugh when they look in the fridge or pantry, they can tell what was on sale.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:52:52 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Right, Carole, I'm beginning to think the same way. I have a book with the title "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" by Walsh and I haven't read it yet, but I did glance over it and the back says: "This is a book about clutter. The clutter around you and the clutter inside you that prevents you from living the life you want." I agree with that, and that is one reason I am going through everything in the house and deciding if I need it. I haven't got near the food supply, though. I will. Eventually. :-) TaiTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday,

August 17, 2011 9:08 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Tai, I realy believe there is a link between clutter and weight. We hold on to the extra weight the same as we hold on to the extra stuff. I was on a list that dealt with clutter.....many of the members said they were also overfat. And when something is on sale, I have a tendency to buy too much (although I'm getting better at judging just how much of the stuff I need to buy.) My kids always laugh when they look in the fridge or pantry, they can tell what was on sale.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:52:52 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Right, Carole, I'm beginning to think the same way. I have a book with the title "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" by Walsh and I haven't read it yet, but I did glance over it and the back says: "This is a book about clutter. The clutter around you and the clutter inside you that prevents you from living the life you want." I agree with that, and that is one reason I am going through everything in the house and deciding if I need it. I haven't got near the food supply, though. I will. Eventually. :-) TaiTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday,

August 17, 2011 9:08 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Tai, I realy believe there is a link between clutter and weight. We hold on to the extra weight the same as we hold on to the extra stuff. I was on a list that dealt with clutter.....many of the members said they were also overfat. And when something is on sale, I have a tendency to buy too much (although I'm getting better at judging just how much of the stuff I need to buy.) My kids always laugh when they look in the fridge or pantry, they can tell what was on sale.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:52:52 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Right, Carole, I'm beginning to think the same way. I have a book with the title "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" by Walsh and I haven't read it yet, but I did glance over it and the back says: "This is a book about clutter. The clutter around you and the clutter inside you that prevents you from living the life you want." I agree with that, and that is one reason I am going through everything in the house and deciding if I need it. I haven't got near the food supply, though. I will. Eventually. :-) TaiTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday,

August 17, 2011 9:08 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Tai, I realy believe there is a link between clutter and weight. We hold on to the extra weight the same as we hold on to the extra stuff. I was on a list that dealt with clutter.....many of the members said they were also overfat. And when something is on sale, I have a tendency to buy too much (although I'm getting better at judging just how much of the stuff I need to buy.) My kids always laugh when they look in the fridge or pantry, they can tell what was on sale.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:52:52 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto ditto. I was thinking today abt the clutter in the apt I have accumulated and which my mind is turning over in order to organize things and throw out things I don't need. I do believe I do the same with food. I buy too much food. I'm working on getting rid of clutter, it's a VERY HARD job for me to do. It

takes for me lots of brain power, more than I'm used to. The word I keep repeating to myself today is: "minimalist." It helps me make decisions. I ask myself, what would a minimalist do about this item? Keep it or get rid of it? It's not easy. Tai

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:01 PMSubject: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

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> > >

> > >

> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> > >

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Yes, I read that book. He makes a lot of sense.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:25:27 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food

overflow...

Right, Carole, I'm beginning to think the same way. I have a book with the title "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" by Walsh and I haven't read it yet, but I did glance over it and the back says: "This is a book about clutter. The clutter around you and the clutter inside you that prevents you from living the life you want." I agree with that, and that is one reason I am going through everything in the house and deciding if I need it. I haven't got near the food supply, though. I will. Eventually. :-) Tai

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Yes, I read that book. He makes a lot of sense.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:25:27 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food

overflow...

Right, Carole, I'm beginning to think the same way. I have a book with the title "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" by Walsh and I haven't read it yet, but I did glance over it and the back says: "This is a book about clutter. The clutter around you and the clutter inside you that prevents you from living the life you want." I agree with that, and that is one reason I am going through everything in the house and deciding if I need it. I haven't got near the food supply, though. I will. Eventually. :-) Tai

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Yes, I read that book. He makes a lot of sense.CaroleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:25:27 PMSubject: Re: Re: Tossing food... food

overflow...

Right, Carole, I'm beginning to think the same way. I have a book with the title "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" by Walsh and I haven't read it yet, but I did glance over it and the back says: "This is a book about clutter. The clutter around you and the clutter inside you that prevents you from living the life you want." I agree with that, and that is one reason I am going through everything in the house and deciding if I need it. I haven't got near the food supply, though. I will. Eventually. :-) Tai

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re: tossing food.  I have an opposite take on that which I didn't think about until today. When my friend and I go to 's/fast food we often take some left overs from home.  Today I took a little chicken, cheese, and ham leftovers and mixed them into a side salad.  it works for me better than their too big salad or burger and they don't seem to mind. Sandy

 

I guess I just hadn't notice how much food I buy! My cupboards and refrigerators (!) are always full to overflowing, because of this " unconscious " fear of being hungry, or running out. I hope that my food hoarding (whatever) will abate over time as I learn I just don't need HUGE portions and - there will be a food tomorrow. This is such a learning curve...

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> >

> >

> > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > benefits? If I see " free food " in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > how a little bit of food that I " m going to throw out will help starving

> > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

> >

> >

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Hi Jackie, I remember there was a list but right now I can't think of it. I'll get back to you with some links when I find them. My cabinets are overly stocked with 2 for 1's and so forth. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:29 PMSubject:

Re: Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Hi I am the same way. When some thing is on sale I buy it up.

I am wondering what list you were on for clutter?

take care Jackie

Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen, there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the "space" in my head no longer spent thinking about food?Jane> > > > > **> > >> > >> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the> > > benefits? If I see "free food" in the supermarket or other places, does that> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think> > > how a little bit of food that I"m going to throw out will help starving> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.> > >> > > > > >> >>