Re: New Day. New Post. New Topic.

[Guest guest]

it sounds like you are off and going on your IE journey :-) Besides

learning to be gentle with yourself, another suggestion that I found helpful was

to have FUN with this process too! Instead of strongly going to 'school' on

hunger signs, perhaps PLAYING around with these can be informative and useful

too?

Recent discussion over how subtle satisfaction signals can be made me think of

how black & white my thinking of this can be. When I envision this internal

messaging thinking of it as a sliding scale or like a volume control helps me.

Do I only 'hear' it when its LOUD or do I have stuck on MUTE?!? And even when I

listen for it, how quietly can I hear it?

The play part comes when I begin self testing - am I willing to leave ONE BITE

on my plate and see if I can notice any difference in feelings of fullness or

satisfaction? What would leaving 2 bites result in? Am I more pleased when I

give myself permission to over eat (can't deal with emotions at that moment) or

with 'conquering' that urge (vs. allowing myself to FEEL whatever - even if the

results are being FULL).

PLAY with finding which foods you enjoy and don't like. PLAY with discovering

how what you eat makes you feel. Etc.. I think that when you turn IE into a fun

practice vs. a 'program' you could begin to embrace elements of it that work FOR

you.

BEST wishes,

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Good morning, everyone.

>

> I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many

good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like

to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of

" un-intuitive " eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of

time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the

bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as

my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is

lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my

body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with

all of it, and I want my life back!!

>

> I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating.

>

> Waiting for the rumble,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, Katcha, I often think of how a kid, a normal child, would relate to his signals? I'm kind of thinking of someone like Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer type who has a life. :-) I would imagine he doesn't ruminate or focus long wondering about whether he's experiencing hunger signals -- he just knows when he is hungry and wants to eat. If he gets "too" hungry, he cannot be happy and then will seriously look for food. I am also supposing his mother would serve meals spaced apart enough for him to be able to eat and if he doesn't WANT to eat too much, she will not force him, encourage him to eat more than what his body is asking for. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:39 AMSubject: Re: New Day. New Post. New Topic.

it sounds like you are off and going on your IE journey :-) Besides learning to be gentle with yourself, another suggestion that I found helpful was to have FUN with this process too! Instead of strongly going to 'school' on hunger signs, perhaps PLAYING around with these can be informative and useful too?

Recent discussion over how subtle satisfaction signals can be made me think of how black & white my thinking of this can be. When I envision this internal messaging thinking of it as a sliding scale or like a volume control helps me. Do I only 'hear' it when its LOUD or do I have stuck on MUTE?!? And even when I listen for it, how quietly can I hear it?

The play part comes when I begin self testing - am I willing to leave ONE BITE on my plate and see if I can notice any difference in feelings of fullness or satisfaction? What would leaving 2 bites result in? Am I more pleased when I give myself permission to over eat (can't deal with emotions at that moment) or with 'conquering' that urge (vs. allowing myself to FEEL whatever - even if the results are being FULL).

PLAY with finding which foods you enjoy and don't like. PLAY with discovering how what you eat makes you feel. Etc.. I think that when you turn IE into a fun practice vs. a 'program' you could begin to embrace elements of it that work FOR you.

BEST wishes,

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Good morning, everyone.

>

> I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of "un-intuitive" eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with all of it, and I want my life back!!

>

> I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating.

>

> Waiting for the rumble,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, Katcha, I often think of how a kid, a normal child, would relate to his signals? I'm kind of thinking of someone like Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer type who has a life. :-) I would imagine he doesn't ruminate or focus long wondering about whether he's experiencing hunger signals -- he just knows when he is hungry and wants to eat. If he gets "too" hungry, he cannot be happy and then will seriously look for food. I am also supposing his mother would serve meals spaced apart enough for him to be able to eat and if he doesn't WANT to eat too much, she will not force him, encourage him to eat more than what his body is asking for. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:39 AMSubject: Re: New Day. New Post. New Topic.

it sounds like you are off and going on your IE journey :-) Besides learning to be gentle with yourself, another suggestion that I found helpful was to have FUN with this process too! Instead of strongly going to 'school' on hunger signs, perhaps PLAYING around with these can be informative and useful too?

Recent discussion over how subtle satisfaction signals can be made me think of how black & white my thinking of this can be. When I envision this internal messaging thinking of it as a sliding scale or like a volume control helps me. Do I only 'hear' it when its LOUD or do I have stuck on MUTE?!? And even when I listen for it, how quietly can I hear it?

The play part comes when I begin self testing - am I willing to leave ONE BITE on my plate and see if I can notice any difference in feelings of fullness or satisfaction? What would leaving 2 bites result in? Am I more pleased when I give myself permission to over eat (can't deal with emotions at that moment) or with 'conquering' that urge (vs. allowing myself to FEEL whatever - even if the results are being FULL).

PLAY with finding which foods you enjoy and don't like. PLAY with discovering how what you eat makes you feel. Etc.. I think that when you turn IE into a fun practice vs. a 'program' you could begin to embrace elements of it that work FOR you.

BEST wishes,

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Good morning, everyone.

>

> I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of "un-intuitive" eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with all of it, and I want my life back!!

>

> I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating.

>

> Waiting for the rumble,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, Katcha, I often think of how a kid, a normal child, would relate to his signals? I'm kind of thinking of someone like Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer type who has a life. :-) I would imagine he doesn't ruminate or focus long wondering about whether he's experiencing hunger signals -- he just knows when he is hungry and wants to eat. If he gets "too" hungry, he cannot be happy and then will seriously look for food. I am also supposing his mother would serve meals spaced apart enough for him to be able to eat and if he doesn't WANT to eat too much, she will not force him, encourage him to eat more than what his body is asking for. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:39 AMSubject: Re: New Day. New Post. New Topic.

it sounds like you are off and going on your IE journey :-) Besides learning to be gentle with yourself, another suggestion that I found helpful was to have FUN with this process too! Instead of strongly going to 'school' on hunger signs, perhaps PLAYING around with these can be informative and useful too?

Recent discussion over how subtle satisfaction signals can be made me think of how black & white my thinking of this can be. When I envision this internal messaging thinking of it as a sliding scale or like a volume control helps me. Do I only 'hear' it when its LOUD or do I have stuck on MUTE?!? And even when I listen for it, how quietly can I hear it?

The play part comes when I begin self testing - am I willing to leave ONE BITE on my plate and see if I can notice any difference in feelings of fullness or satisfaction? What would leaving 2 bites result in? Am I more pleased when I give myself permission to over eat (can't deal with emotions at that moment) or with 'conquering' that urge (vs. allowing myself to FEEL whatever - even if the results are being FULL).

PLAY with finding which foods you enjoy and don't like. PLAY with discovering how what you eat makes you feel. Etc.. I think that when you turn IE into a fun practice vs. a 'program' you could begin to embrace elements of it that work FOR you.

BEST wishes,

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Good morning, everyone.

>

> I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of "un-intuitive" eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with all of it, and I want my life back!!

>

> I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating.

>

> Waiting for the rumble,

>

>

[Guest guest]

hi . I waited for the hunger today to begin with, then my husband informed me he wants to eat lunch with me before I would be ready for lunch if I ate breafast. So I had two plums to stave off my hunger so I could eat normally at lunch. :-) Have great day! TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:05 AMSubject: New Day. New Post. New Topic.

Good morning, everyone.

I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of "un-intuitive" eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with all of it, and I want my life back!!

I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating.

Waiting for the rumble,

[Guest guest]

hi . I waited for the hunger today to begin with, then my husband informed me he wants to eat lunch with me before I would be ready for lunch if I ate breafast. So I had two plums to stave off my hunger so I could eat normally at lunch. :-) Have great day! TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:05 AMSubject: New Day. New Post. New Topic.

Good morning, everyone.

I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of "un-intuitive" eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with all of it, and I want my life back!!

I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating.

Waiting for the rumble,

[Guest guest]

I think this is a common issue for those of us who choose to incorporate this new life with the lives of those around us. All of the dieting certainly separated me from others - in so many ways - too many to list here. Today, I have to work at this new way of life with the goal of being MORE normal. The issues I have (had) with food were very self centered. I want to move to a place where it's not ALL ABOUT ME and MY food and MY diet and MY thighs One thing that I have found that is SO WONDERFUL... If I am really in a good, healthy IE place, and I find that I am hungry, and I have plans with others in an hour or so, I can CHOOSE to have a little something, or I an CHOOSE to wait. WAIT? Oh my! How wonderful. I am a middle class American. I will NOT drop dead from starvation on the sidewalk. And another WONDERFUL thing... when I am truly hungry, my body wants healthy foods in healthy amounts. When I am eating for reasons other than true hunger, neither of these is the case. Waiting for the rumble, , IE since 7/2011>> hi . I waited for the hunger today to begin with, then my husband informed me he wants to eat lunch with me before I would be ready for lunch if I ate breafast. So I had two plums to stave off my hunger so I could eat normally at lunch. :-) Have great day! Tai> > > > ________________________________> To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:05 AM> Subject: New Day. New Post. New Topic.> > > Â > Good morning, everyone. > > I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of "un-intuitive" eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with all of it, and I want my life back!!> > I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating. > > Waiting for the rumble, > >

[Guest guest]

I think this is a common issue for those of us who choose to incorporate this new life with the lives of those around us. All of the dieting certainly separated me from others - in so many ways - too many to list here. Today, I have to work at this new way of life with the goal of being MORE normal. The issues I have (had) with food were very self centered. I want to move to a place where it's not ALL ABOUT ME and MY food and MY diet and MY thighs One thing that I have found that is SO WONDERFUL... If I am really in a good, healthy IE place, and I find that I am hungry, and I have plans with others in an hour or so, I can CHOOSE to have a little something, or I an CHOOSE to wait. WAIT? Oh my! How wonderful. I am a middle class American. I will NOT drop dead from starvation on the sidewalk. And another WONDERFUL thing... when I am truly hungry, my body wants healthy foods in healthy amounts. When I am eating for reasons other than true hunger, neither of these is the case. Waiting for the rumble, , IE since 7/2011>> hi . I waited for the hunger today to begin with, then my husband informed me he wants to eat lunch with me before I would be ready for lunch if I ate breafast. So I had two plums to stave off my hunger so I could eat normally at lunch. :-) Have great day! Tai> > > > ________________________________> To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:05 AM> Subject: New Day. New Post. New Topic.> > > Â > Good morning, everyone. > > I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of "un-intuitive" eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with all of it, and I want my life back!!> > I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating. > > Waiting for the rumble, > >

[Guest guest]

, I am so glad you put it about the years of "unintuitive eating" behind us. Yes ... now we are working our way into more normal and delightful thinking. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 11:05 AMSubject: New Day. New Post. New Topic.

Good morning, everyone.

I enjoyed reading the posts from yesterday and last night. There are so many good things that we can learn from each other. I know that I would someday like to say that I am a long term intuitive eater. I would love to put the decades of "un-intuitive" eating behind me. I have found this to be a goal worth lots of time and effort. It isn't easy, and my path has been a bit bumpy - sometimes the bumps are pretty hard. The days when I wait for true hunger and stop as soon as my body (not my brain or my heart) is satisfied are very rewarding. There is lots to unlearn. I have decades of searching for a solution from outside of my body and manipulating every morsel that goes into my mouth. I am exhausted with all of it, and I want my life back!!

I wish all of you a peaceful day of intuitive eating.

Waiting for the rumble,