Guest guest Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 As far as those hunger signals go, I have learned to wait for them (sometimes) and enjoy them! Also, as you said, Katcha, I'm having a bit of fun with them! Regards -- 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, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.