Re: End of the week processing

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your lovely progress report Tilley :-) I could very much

identify with much that you spoke of - especially how eating can be a 'bother'

(at times) and about hunger being medium-ish for some time before it slips into

NOW! level.

Good job and bravo for you too.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> So....another week has gone by, and it's been interesting. I have not

completely stopped overeating, but I think perhaps I have overeaten a whole lot

less than I might have otherwise. I don't think I'm losing any weight, but then

I think-- " Well, what would I do differently? " and the answer is nothing. I'm

terrible at dieting, and my futile attempts at doing so only resulted in me

obsessing about food. and that's no fun at all.

>

> But some interesting observations about the week. Last night at the potluck I

kept eating after I was no longer hungry (warm brownies? and getting seconds

just because I wanted to keep eating) but found I was hungry again by about 8:30

pm, so it must not have been way too much. I'm realizing that perhaps I should

not try to second guess my body--not think I should be hungry at a certain time

or not hungry at a certain time. Some days I would go for long periods of time

without being hungry, and then other days I'd be hungry again in a very short

time (like this morning--I ate my beautiful bowl of oatmeal with raisins,

chopped almonds, fresh local peaches and yogurt, and felt very satisfied, but

then was hungry again in less than half an hour), and I really need to trust

myself to be able to say, sure, I'll eat again even though it's only been a half

an hour since I last ate, or no, I won't eat, even though it's been four hours

since I ate last. I really can do that, right? There really are no rules about

it.

>

> But the other thing is that since I've stopped reading while eating, and I've

been committed to eating when I'm hungry that often I just don't feel like

eating, even though I am hungry. I don't feel like preparing something to eat

AGAIN, or to take the time and sit down and eat, and I'd really rather just

ignore the feeling (which my partner does all the time whenever he's busy with

something, which is almost all the time), which is something that I have NEVER

done. I've discovered this week that I can actually be hungry for a fairly long

time and the feeling stays about the same. I don't necessarily slip from a 3 or

4 on the hunger scale down to a ravenous or desperate 1 or 2 in the blink of an

eye, and I do have some leeway.

>

> But I'm paying attention, and have been aware of the times when I know I need

to eat NOW.

>

> So I'm hoping I'm moving in the direction of the people (like my partner) who

can eat normally.

>

> Thanks for listening!

>

> Tilley

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your lovely progress report Tilley :-) I could very much

identify with much that you spoke of - especially how eating can be a 'bother'

(at times) and about hunger being medium-ish for some time before it slips into

NOW! level.

Good job and bravo for you too.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> So....another week has gone by, and it's been interesting. I have not

completely stopped overeating, but I think perhaps I have overeaten a whole lot

less than I might have otherwise. I don't think I'm losing any weight, but then

I think-- " Well, what would I do differently? " and the answer is nothing. I'm

terrible at dieting, and my futile attempts at doing so only resulted in me

obsessing about food. and that's no fun at all.

>

> But some interesting observations about the week. Last night at the potluck I

kept eating after I was no longer hungry (warm brownies? and getting seconds

just because I wanted to keep eating) but found I was hungry again by about 8:30

pm, so it must not have been way too much. I'm realizing that perhaps I should

not try to second guess my body--not think I should be hungry at a certain time

or not hungry at a certain time. Some days I would go for long periods of time

without being hungry, and then other days I'd be hungry again in a very short

time (like this morning--I ate my beautiful bowl of oatmeal with raisins,

chopped almonds, fresh local peaches and yogurt, and felt very satisfied, but

then was hungry again in less than half an hour), and I really need to trust

myself to be able to say, sure, I'll eat again even though it's only been a half

an hour since I last ate, or no, I won't eat, even though it's been four hours

since I ate last. I really can do that, right? There really are no rules about

it.

>

> But the other thing is that since I've stopped reading while eating, and I've

been committed to eating when I'm hungry that often I just don't feel like

eating, even though I am hungry. I don't feel like preparing something to eat

AGAIN, or to take the time and sit down and eat, and I'd really rather just

ignore the feeling (which my partner does all the time whenever he's busy with

something, which is almost all the time), which is something that I have NEVER

done. I've discovered this week that I can actually be hungry for a fairly long

time and the feeling stays about the same. I don't necessarily slip from a 3 or

4 on the hunger scale down to a ravenous or desperate 1 or 2 in the blink of an

eye, and I do have some leeway.

>

> But I'm paying attention, and have been aware of the times when I know I need

to eat NOW.

>

> So I'm hoping I'm moving in the direction of the people (like my partner) who

can eat normally.

>

> Thanks for listening!

>

> Tilley

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your lovely progress report Tilley :-) I could very much

identify with much that you spoke of - especially how eating can be a 'bother'

(at times) and about hunger being medium-ish for some time before it slips into

NOW! level.

Good job and bravo for you too.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> So....another week has gone by, and it's been interesting. I have not

completely stopped overeating, but I think perhaps I have overeaten a whole lot

less than I might have otherwise. I don't think I'm losing any weight, but then

I think-- " Well, what would I do differently? " and the answer is nothing. I'm

terrible at dieting, and my futile attempts at doing so only resulted in me

obsessing about food. and that's no fun at all.

>

> But some interesting observations about the week. Last night at the potluck I

kept eating after I was no longer hungry (warm brownies? and getting seconds

just because I wanted to keep eating) but found I was hungry again by about 8:30

pm, so it must not have been way too much. I'm realizing that perhaps I should

not try to second guess my body--not think I should be hungry at a certain time

or not hungry at a certain time. Some days I would go for long periods of time

without being hungry, and then other days I'd be hungry again in a very short

time (like this morning--I ate my beautiful bowl of oatmeal with raisins,

chopped almonds, fresh local peaches and yogurt, and felt very satisfied, but

then was hungry again in less than half an hour), and I really need to trust

myself to be able to say, sure, I'll eat again even though it's only been a half

an hour since I last ate, or no, I won't eat, even though it's been four hours

since I ate last. I really can do that, right? There really are no rules about

it.

>

> But the other thing is that since I've stopped reading while eating, and I've

been committed to eating when I'm hungry that often I just don't feel like

eating, even though I am hungry. I don't feel like preparing something to eat

AGAIN, or to take the time and sit down and eat, and I'd really rather just

ignore the feeling (which my partner does all the time whenever he's busy with

something, which is almost all the time), which is something that I have NEVER

done. I've discovered this week that I can actually be hungry for a fairly long

time and the feeling stays about the same. I don't necessarily slip from a 3 or

4 on the hunger scale down to a ravenous or desperate 1 or 2 in the blink of an

eye, and I do have some leeway.

>

> But I'm paying attention, and have been aware of the times when I know I need

to eat NOW.

>

> So I'm hoping I'm moving in the direction of the people (like my partner) who

can eat normally.

>

> Thanks for listening!

>

> Tilley

>

[Guest guest]

Tilley, You are doing so good!!! WOW!!!! Keep it up.  Sandy

 

So....another week has gone by, and it's been interesting. I have not completely stopped overeating, but I think perhaps I have overeaten a whole lot less than I might have otherwise. I don't think I'm losing any weight, but then I think-- " Well, what would I do differently? " and the answer is nothing. I'm terrible at dieting, and my futile attempts at doing so only resulted in me obsessing about food. and that's no fun at all.

But some interesting observations about the week. Last night at the potluck I kept eating after I was no longer hungry (warm brownies? and getting seconds just because I wanted to keep eating) but found I was hungry again by about 8:30 pm, so it must not have been way too much. I'm realizing that perhaps I should not try to second guess my body--not think I should be hungry at a certain time or not hungry at a certain time. Some days I would go for long periods of time without being hungry, and then other days I'd be hungry again in a very short time (like this morning--I ate my beautiful bowl of oatmeal with raisins, chopped almonds, fresh local peaches and yogurt, and felt very satisfied, but then was hungry again in less than half an hour), and I really need to trust myself to be able to say, sure, I'll eat again even though it's only been a half an hour since I last ate, or no, I won't eat, even though it's been four hours since I ate last. I really can do that, right? There really are no rules about it.

But the other thing is that since I've stopped reading while eating, and I've been committed to eating when I'm hungry that often I just don't feel like eating, even though I am hungry. I don't feel like preparing something to eat AGAIN, or to take the time and sit down and eat, and I'd really rather just ignore the feeling (which my partner does all the time whenever he's busy with something, which is almost all the time), which is something that I have NEVER done. I've discovered this week that I can actually be hungry for a fairly long time and the feeling stays about the same. I don't necessarily slip from a 3 or 4 on the hunger scale down to a ravenous or desperate 1 or 2 in the blink of an eye, and I do have some leeway.

But I'm paying attention, and have been aware of the times when I know I need to eat NOW.

So I'm hoping I'm moving in the direction of the people (like my partner) who can eat normally.

Thanks for listening!

Tilley

[Guest guest]

Enjoyed reading your processing. Stepping back from the week or the day helps

me ferret out the successes and re-think the times when things weren't what I

would have liked. Thing is, IE eventually makes more and more room for choosing

as the diet police/diet rebel become quieter and the intuition increasingly

kicks in. This is such a great journey. Thanks for the reflections.

Sandarah

>

> So....another week has gone by, and it's been interesting. I have not

completely stopped overeating, but I think perhaps I have overeaten a whole lot

less than I might have otherwise. I don't think I'm losing any weight, but then

I think-- " Well, what would I do differently? " and the answer is nothing. I'm

terrible at dieting, and my futile attempts at doing so only resulted in me

obsessing about food. and that's no fun at all.

>

> But some interesting observations about the week. Last night at the potluck I

kept eating after I was no longer hungry (warm brownies? and getting seconds

just because I wanted to keep eating) but found I was hungry again by about 8:30

pm, so it must not have been way too much. I'm realizing that perhaps I should

not try to second guess my body--not think I should be hungry at a certain time

or not hungry at a certain time. Some days I would go for long periods of time

without being hungry, and then other days I'd be hungry again in a very short

time (like this morning--I ate my beautiful bowl of oatmeal with raisins,

chopped almonds, fresh local peaches and yogurt, and felt very satisfied, but

then was hungry again in less than half an hour), and I really need to trust

myself to be able to say, sure, I'll eat again even though it's only been a half

an hour since I last ate, or no, I won't eat, even though it's been four hours

since I ate last. I really can do that, right? There really are no rules about

it.

>

> But the other thing is that since I've stopped reading while eating, and I've

been committed to eating when I'm hungry that often I just don't feel like

eating, even though I am hungry. I don't feel like preparing something to eat

AGAIN, or to take the time and sit down and eat, and I'd really rather just

ignore the feeling (which my partner does all the time whenever he's busy with

something, which is almost all the time), which is something that I have NEVER

done. I've discovered this week that I can actually be hungry for a fairly long

time and the feeling stays about the same. I don't necessarily slip from a 3 or

4 on the hunger scale down to a ravenous or desperate 1 or 2 in the blink of an

eye, and I do have some leeway.

>

> But I'm paying attention, and have been aware of the times when I know I need

to eat NOW.

>

> So I'm hoping I'm moving in the direction of the people (like my partner) who

can eat normally.

>

> Thanks for listening!

>

> Tilley

>