Re: Hello from a new member

[Guest guest]

Hi Vera,

Welcome! Looking forward to getting to know you better.

Josie >)

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am reading IE and I feel that I finally found what I am looking for. It

makes so much sense to eat when hungry and stopping when not hungry. I am

keeping a pad where I record my meals and if I was aware or not. I am surprised

how easy it is to not be distracted by reading or surfing the internet. Like I

now want to pay attention to what I am eating and how it tastes. Why did I ever

want to skip that part?

>

> It was also a surprise that in the past, I ate mostly out of boredom and the

Waste-Not mentality. I had a hard time throwing things away, especially if it is

food I like. So, what I am doing now is to put the leftovers away and tell

myself that I can have them when I am hungry again. Today, I threw away shredded

wheat that was 3 years old after thinking about whether or not I really like the

cereal. My realization was, that I really don't like it. I used to eat it

because it was " healthy. "

>

> The history in my family goes back to the WWII and the food shortage my

family encountered in central Europe as well as the traumas of war. I cannot

really imagine what that had to be like because I have never been really hungry

or unsafe in my life. It is interesting how those attitudes are carried down

each generation, of course unconsciously.

>

> I gained weight in my mid-20s after changing careers and while I was building

my business. I think there was a lot of boredom and fear that I felt while I was

waiting for business to pick up. I feel that I am on a really great path to

reconnect with my deepest self and spontaneity that has been suppressed for so

long.

>

> Thanks for listening and for being here.

> Vera

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy,

Thank you for your reply. I tried to be aware of color, texture, temperature,

aroma, sweetness of my banana this morning and it makes a such a difference in

how much I can stay aware and really enjoy it. Thank you for mentioning it.

Before, I only was trying to be aware of the sensations in my stomach and that's

a very limited approach. Maximizing pleasure makes so much sense.

I am finding that I need to look for more things that I really like and bring

them to the house. I am anticipating my first encounter with the potato chips

soon which from my history is a binging item. I am wondering how I'll do.

I was a vegetarian/vegan for the past year and only started eating meat in the

last week. I have some judgments around eating meat but at the same time I see

how I always tried to replace meat with similiar tasting things, but not quite

satisfying the cravings. Does anyone have experiences with how to deal with the

quandry?

I am looking at a piece of banana on the plate that I left behind from

breakfast. I am amazed how easy it is to leave or even throw things out when I

know I am not interested in eating them. That would have never happened before

(clean plate eater in recovery!).

Vera

>

> > **

> >

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I am reading IE and I feel that I finally found what I am looking for. It

> > makes so much sense to eat when hungry and stopping when not hungry. I am

> > keeping a pad where I record my meals and if I was aware or not. I am

> > surprised how easy it is to not be distracted by reading or surfing the

> > internet. Like I now want to pay attention to what I am eating and how it

> > tastes. Why did I ever want to skip that part?

> >

> > It was also a surprise that in the past, I ate mostly out of boredom and

> > the Waste-Not mentality. I had a hard time throwing things away, especially

> > if it is food I like. So, what I am doing now is to put the leftovers away

> > and tell myself that I can have them when I am hungry again. Today, I threw

> > away shredded wheat that was 3 years old after thinking about whether or not

> > I really like the cereal. My realization was, that I really don't like it. I

> > used to eat it because it was " healthy. "

> >

> > The history in my family goes back to the WWII and the food shortage my

> > family encountered in central Europe as well as the traumas of war. I cannot

> > really imagine what that had to be like because I have never been really

> > hungry or unsafe in my life. It is interesting how those attitudes are

> > carried down each generation, of course unconsciously.

> >

> > I gained weight in my mid-20s after changing careers and while I was

> > building my business. I think there was a lot of boredom and fear that I

> > felt while I was waiting for business to pick up. I feel that I am on a

> > really great path to reconnect with my deepest self and spontaneity that has

> > been suppressed for so long.

> >

> > Thanks for listening and for being here.

> > Vera

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy,

Thank you for your reply. I tried to be aware of color, texture, temperature,

aroma, sweetness of my banana this morning and it makes a such a difference in

how much I can stay aware and really enjoy it. Thank you for mentioning it.

Before, I only was trying to be aware of the sensations in my stomach and that's

a very limited approach. Maximizing pleasure makes so much sense.

I am finding that I need to look for more things that I really like and bring

them to the house. I am anticipating my first encounter with the potato chips

soon which from my history is a binging item. I am wondering how I'll do.

I was a vegetarian/vegan for the past year and only started eating meat in the

last week. I have some judgments around eating meat but at the same time I see

how I always tried to replace meat with similiar tasting things, but not quite

satisfying the cravings. Does anyone have experiences with how to deal with the

quandry?

I am looking at a piece of banana on the plate that I left behind from

breakfast. I am amazed how easy it is to leave or even throw things out when I

know I am not interested in eating them. That would have never happened before

(clean plate eater in recovery!).

Vera

>

> > **

> >

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I am reading IE and I feel that I finally found what I am looking for. It

> > makes so much sense to eat when hungry and stopping when not hungry. I am

> > keeping a pad where I record my meals and if I was aware or not. I am

> > surprised how easy it is to not be distracted by reading or surfing the

> > internet. Like I now want to pay attention to what I am eating and how it

> > tastes. Why did I ever want to skip that part?

> >

> > It was also a surprise that in the past, I ate mostly out of boredom and

> > the Waste-Not mentality. I had a hard time throwing things away, especially

> > if it is food I like. So, what I am doing now is to put the leftovers away

> > and tell myself that I can have them when I am hungry again. Today, I threw

> > away shredded wheat that was 3 years old after thinking about whether or not

> > I really like the cereal. My realization was, that I really don't like it. I

> > used to eat it because it was " healthy. "

> >

> > The history in my family goes back to the WWII and the food shortage my

> > family encountered in central Europe as well as the traumas of war. I cannot

> > really imagine what that had to be like because I have never been really

> > hungry or unsafe in my life. It is interesting how those attitudes are

> > carried down each generation, of course unconsciously.

> >

> > I gained weight in my mid-20s after changing careers and while I was

> > building my business. I think there was a lot of boredom and fear that I

> > felt while I was waiting for business to pick up. I feel that I am on a

> > really great path to reconnect with my deepest self and spontaneity that has

> > been suppressed for so long.

> >

> > Thanks for listening and for being here.

> > Vera

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You can find a copy of the 3 Food Groups at this group site. Click on Files on

the left (purple) column then go to the Articles folder there. Next click on the

General IE folder and you will find the 3 Food Groups file.

Katcha

> > > > >

> > > > > > **

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi everyone,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I am reading IE and I feel that I finally found what I am looking

> > for.

> > > > It

> > > > > > makes so much sense to eat when hungry and stopping when not

> > hungry. I

> > > > am

> > > > > > keeping a pad where I record my meals and if I was aware or not. I

> > am

> > > > > > surprised how easy it is to not be distracted by reading or surfing

> > the

> > > > > > internet. Like I now want to pay attention to what I am eating and

> > how

> > > > it

> > > > > > tastes. Why did I ever want to skip that part?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > It was also a surprise that in the past, I ate mostly out of

> > boredom

> > > > and

> > > > > > the Waste-Not mentality. I had a hard time throwing things away,

> > > > especially

> > > > > > if it is food I like. So, what I am doing now is to put the

> > leftovers

> > > > away

> > > > > > and tell myself that I can have them when I am hungry again. Today,

> > I

> > > > threw

> > > > > > away shredded wheat that was 3 years old after thinking about

> > whether

> > > > or not

> > > > > > I really like the cereal. My realization was, that I really don't

> > like

> > > > it. I

> > > > > > used to eat it because it was " healthy. "

> > > > > >

> > > > > > The history in my family goes back to the WWII and the food

> > shortage my

> > > > > > family encountered in central Europe as well as the traumas of war.

> > I

> > > > cannot

> > > > > > really imagine what that had to be like because I have never been

> > > > really

> > > > > > hungry or unsafe in my life. It is interesting how those attitudes

> > are

> > > > > > carried down each generation, of course unconsciously.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I gained weight in my mid-20s after changing careers and while I

> > was

> > > > > > building my business. I think there was a lot of boredom and fear

> > that

> > > > I

> > > > > > felt while I was waiting for business to pick up. I feel that I am

> > on a

> > > > > > really great path to reconnect with my deepest self and spontaneity

> > > > that has

> > > > > > been suppressed for so long.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thanks for listening and for being here.

> > > > > > Vera

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

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