Re: I'm going to buy a bag of snickers bars

[Guest guest]

Hi Tilley and everyone,

I am also watching the legalization. Someone had mentioned that it may be just

as important to legalize the amounts as the kind of things. I made cupcakes a

few days ago and really enjoyed them even when I wasn't hungry. There is the

last one in the fridge and I think I am over the cupcake phase now. I do feel

unpleasant fullness when I overeat and I think that is going to be the one

reason why I won't want to do it in the future. Maybe I need the awareness and

connection between the stuffed feeling and the overeating that needs to

strengthen in my brain.

Every feeding is an opportunity to experiment. I have been learning that after I

stuff myself, it takes a lot longer to get hungry again, and often I just don't

want to wait that long to have something yummy. I started making goat cheese

from my very own milked milk and it tastes so good with everything. I am

experimenting with different herbs and it feels so good to eat my very own food.

I am thinking about growing a garden next year because I feel there is something

about the food I make myself. There is an extra layer of enjoyment.

>

> I have so appreciated this whole discussion about legalizing, and see very

clearly that I have not legalized at all. Today after lunch I really really

wanted a snickers bar, but there were no snickers bars to be had, and part of me

thought, well, that's a good thing, or otherwise I'd eat one, and another part

of me said, wait a minute, why can't I have a snickers bar if I want one? And I

realized that in my mind, candy bars were really still forbidden. I walked all

over the building looking for some kind of candy, and finally found someone with

a while bag of reeses peanut butter cups, which I also love, so I took two, and

went back to the lunchroom to eat them, but when I did, I didn't really like

them all that much. They were too sweet, and didn't have enough flavor, and

were kind of gritty, and then someone else was taking slices of cucumbers out of

her salad, and those looked SO GOOD, but someone else took them.

>

> So I think I need to get myself the things the I desire to eat, to make them

legal, and just be aware.....

>

> Sigh.

>

> Tilley

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Tilley and everyone,

I am also watching the legalization. Someone had mentioned that it may be just

as important to legalize the amounts as the kind of things. I made cupcakes a

few days ago and really enjoyed them even when I wasn't hungry. There is the

last one in the fridge and I think I am over the cupcake phase now. I do feel

unpleasant fullness when I overeat and I think that is going to be the one

reason why I won't want to do it in the future. Maybe I need the awareness and

connection between the stuffed feeling and the overeating that needs to

strengthen in my brain.

Every feeding is an opportunity to experiment. I have been learning that after I

stuff myself, it takes a lot longer to get hungry again, and often I just don't

want to wait that long to have something yummy. I started making goat cheese

from my very own milked milk and it tastes so good with everything. I am

experimenting with different herbs and it feels so good to eat my very own food.

I am thinking about growing a garden next year because I feel there is something

about the food I make myself. There is an extra layer of enjoyment.

>

> I have so appreciated this whole discussion about legalizing, and see very

clearly that I have not legalized at all. Today after lunch I really really

wanted a snickers bar, but there were no snickers bars to be had, and part of me

thought, well, that's a good thing, or otherwise I'd eat one, and another part

of me said, wait a minute, why can't I have a snickers bar if I want one? And I

realized that in my mind, candy bars were really still forbidden. I walked all

over the building looking for some kind of candy, and finally found someone with

a while bag of reeses peanut butter cups, which I also love, so I took two, and

went back to the lunchroom to eat them, but when I did, I didn't really like

them all that much. They were too sweet, and didn't have enough flavor, and

were kind of gritty, and then someone else was taking slices of cucumbers out of

her salad, and those looked SO GOOD, but someone else took them.

>

> So I think I need to get myself the things the I desire to eat, to make them

legal, and just be aware.....

>

> Sigh.

>

> Tilley

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Tilley and everyone,

I am also watching the legalization. Someone had mentioned that it may be just

as important to legalize the amounts as the kind of things. I made cupcakes a

few days ago and really enjoyed them even when I wasn't hungry. There is the

last one in the fridge and I think I am over the cupcake phase now. I do feel

unpleasant fullness when I overeat and I think that is going to be the one

reason why I won't want to do it in the future. Maybe I need the awareness and

connection between the stuffed feeling and the overeating that needs to

strengthen in my brain.

Every feeding is an opportunity to experiment. I have been learning that after I

stuff myself, it takes a lot longer to get hungry again, and often I just don't

want to wait that long to have something yummy. I started making goat cheese

from my very own milked milk and it tastes so good with everything. I am

experimenting with different herbs and it feels so good to eat my very own food.

I am thinking about growing a garden next year because I feel there is something

about the food I make myself. There is an extra layer of enjoyment.

>

> I have so appreciated this whole discussion about legalizing, and see very

clearly that I have not legalized at all. Today after lunch I really really

wanted a snickers bar, but there were no snickers bars to be had, and part of me

thought, well, that's a good thing, or otherwise I'd eat one, and another part

of me said, wait a minute, why can't I have a snickers bar if I want one? And I

realized that in my mind, candy bars were really still forbidden. I walked all

over the building looking for some kind of candy, and finally found someone with

a while bag of reeses peanut butter cups, which I also love, so I took two, and

went back to the lunchroom to eat them, but when I did, I didn't really like

them all that much. They were too sweet, and didn't have enough flavor, and

were kind of gritty, and then someone else was taking slices of cucumbers out of

her salad, and those looked SO GOOD, but someone else took them.

>

> So I think I need to get myself the things the I desire to eat, to make them

legal, and just be aware.....

>

> Sigh.

>

> Tilley

>

[Guest guest]

Oooh--that all sounds really yummy. And growing a garden is a fantastic thing

to do. There is nothing like eating food you've grown yourself. I have bought

bacon less than half a dozen times in my adult life, but when the tomatoes were

ripe this year, me and my boys feasted on BLTs with the yummiest, ripest garden

tomatoes in the world, and was it ever worth it.

I know what you mean about not wanting to wait to eat something yummy again, but

then, just think how much yummier those yummy things are when you're really

hungry. I was really hungry the other night when I was making dinner, but

rather than tasting as I cooked, which I've always done, I restrained myself

because I wanted to fully enjoy the meal when I sat down to eat it. All of this

is much easier when I'm eating by myself.

Tilley

> >

> > I have so appreciated this whole discussion about legalizing, and see very

clearly that I have not legalized at all. Today after lunch I really really

wanted a snickers bar, but there were no snickers bars to be had, and part of me

thought, well, that's a good thing, or otherwise I'd eat one, and another part

of me said, wait a minute, why can't I have a snickers bar if I want one? And I

realized that in my mind, candy bars were really still forbidden. I walked all

over the building looking for some kind of candy, and finally found someone with

a while bag of reeses peanut butter cups, which I also love, so I took two, and

went back to the lunchroom to eat them, but when I did, I didn't really like

them all that much. They were too sweet, and didn't have enough flavor, and

were kind of gritty, and then someone else was taking slices of cucumbers out of

her salad, and those looked SO GOOD, but someone else took them.

> >

> > So I think I need to get myself the things the I desire to eat, to make them

legal, and just be aware.....

> >

> > Sigh.

> >

> > Tilley

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Oooh--that all sounds really yummy. And growing a garden is a fantastic thing

to do. There is nothing like eating food you've grown yourself. I have bought

bacon less than half a dozen times in my adult life, but when the tomatoes were

ripe this year, me and my boys feasted on BLTs with the yummiest, ripest garden

tomatoes in the world, and was it ever worth it.

I know what you mean about not wanting to wait to eat something yummy again, but

then, just think how much yummier those yummy things are when you're really

hungry. I was really hungry the other night when I was making dinner, but

rather than tasting as I cooked, which I've always done, I restrained myself

because I wanted to fully enjoy the meal when I sat down to eat it. All of this

is much easier when I'm eating by myself.

Tilley

> >

> > I have so appreciated this whole discussion about legalizing, and see very

clearly that I have not legalized at all. Today after lunch I really really

wanted a snickers bar, but there were no snickers bars to be had, and part of me

thought, well, that's a good thing, or otherwise I'd eat one, and another part

of me said, wait a minute, why can't I have a snickers bar if I want one? And I

realized that in my mind, candy bars were really still forbidden. I walked all

over the building looking for some kind of candy, and finally found someone with

a while bag of reeses peanut butter cups, which I also love, so I took two, and

went back to the lunchroom to eat them, but when I did, I didn't really like

them all that much. They were too sweet, and didn't have enough flavor, and

were kind of gritty, and then someone else was taking slices of cucumbers out of

her salad, and those looked SO GOOD, but someone else took them.

> >

> > So I think I need to get myself the things the I desire to eat, to make them

legal, and just be aware.....

> >

> > Sigh.

> >

> > Tilley

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you are right on course! Connecting " unpleasant fullness " with

overeating is a link that will serve you more than any 'shoulding' ever did

(well didn't really ;-). I too love food as fresh and as personal as I can get

it. Just had a strawberry right out of our garden - ah the flavor! A garden

really does help to make food enjoyed in my own experience too. Thanks for

sharing your experiences with us too.

BEST wishes, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hi Tilley and everyone,

>

> I am also watching the legalization. Someone had mentioned that it may be just

as important to legalize the amounts as the kind of things. I made cupcakes a

few days ago and really enjoyed them even when I wasn't hungry. There is the

last one in the fridge and I think I am over the cupcake phase now. I do feel

unpleasant fullness when I overeat and I think that is going to be the one

reason why I won't want to do it in the future. Maybe I need the awareness and

connection between the stuffed feeling and the overeating that needs to

strengthen in my brain.

>

> Every feeding is an opportunity to experiment. I have been learning that after

I stuff myself, it takes a lot longer to get hungry again, and often I just

don't want to wait that long to have something yummy. I started making goat

cheese from my very own milked milk and it tastes so good with everything. I am

experimenting with different herbs and it feels so good to eat my very own food.

I am thinking about growing a garden next year because I feel there is something

about the food I make myself. There is an extra layer of enjoyment.

>

[Guest guest]

What a beautiful image of eating a fresh strawberry from the garden! I love

coming here to the forum every evening and read all your posts and know that you

all are also paying attention and doing the best we can with every meal.

I am sitting here surrounded by cheetos which I love and yet, I feel satisfied

with the dinner I had and a few of them after it. I have legalized them and I

trust that I won't eat the whole thing in a sitting. But, I do find that

sometimes sitting here talking with my partner makes me just keep reaching into

the bag, especially when he also is eating them.

I have been noticing my jaw lately. I have some hidden tensions there that I'd

like to release. I catch myself so many times a day that I am holding it in a

smile or some expression. It is fascinating how strange it feels to let my face

relax. Like my face becomes this long flat thing that I worry isn't pretty.

Also, I noticed I have a tendency to chew only on one side and that creates more

tigntness on one side. Especially if I eat popcorn! I am learning to chew on

both sides and that takes some extra awarenss.

It is so good to be able to write this.

Vera

> >

> > Hi Tilley and everyone,

> >

> > I am also watching the legalization. Someone had mentioned that it may be

just as important to legalize the amounts as the kind of things. I made cupcakes

a few days ago and really enjoyed them even when I wasn't hungry. There is the

last one in the fridge and I think I am over the cupcake phase now. I do feel

unpleasant fullness when I overeat and I think that is going to be the one

reason why I won't want to do it in the future. Maybe I need the awareness and

connection between the stuffed feeling and the overeating that needs to

strengthen in my brain.

> >

> > Every feeding is an opportunity to experiment. I have been learning that

after I stuff myself, it takes a lot longer to get hungry again, and often I

just don't want to wait that long to have something yummy. I started making goat

cheese from my very own milked milk and it tastes so good with everything. I am

experimenting with different herbs and it feels so good to eat my very own food.

I am thinking about growing a garden next year because I feel there is something

about the food I make myself. There is an extra layer of enjoyment.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

What a beautiful image of eating a fresh strawberry from the garden! I love

coming here to the forum every evening and read all your posts and know that you

all are also paying attention and doing the best we can with every meal.

I am sitting here surrounded by cheetos which I love and yet, I feel satisfied

with the dinner I had and a few of them after it. I have legalized them and I

trust that I won't eat the whole thing in a sitting. But, I do find that

sometimes sitting here talking with my partner makes me just keep reaching into

the bag, especially when he also is eating them.

I have been noticing my jaw lately. I have some hidden tensions there that I'd

like to release. I catch myself so many times a day that I am holding it in a

smile or some expression. It is fascinating how strange it feels to let my face

relax. Like my face becomes this long flat thing that I worry isn't pretty.

Also, I noticed I have a tendency to chew only on one side and that creates more

tigntness on one side. Especially if I eat popcorn! I am learning to chew on

both sides and that takes some extra awarenss.

It is so good to be able to write this.

Vera

> >

> > Hi Tilley and everyone,

> >

> > I am also watching the legalization. Someone had mentioned that it may be

just as important to legalize the amounts as the kind of things. I made cupcakes

a few days ago and really enjoyed them even when I wasn't hungry. There is the

last one in the fridge and I think I am over the cupcake phase now. I do feel

unpleasant fullness when I overeat and I think that is going to be the one

reason why I won't want to do it in the future. Maybe I need the awareness and

connection between the stuffed feeling and the overeating that needs to

strengthen in my brain.

> >

> > Every feeding is an opportunity to experiment. I have been learning that

after I stuff myself, it takes a lot longer to get hungry again, and often I

just don't want to wait that long to have something yummy. I started making goat

cheese from my very own milked milk and it tastes so good with everything. I am

experimenting with different herbs and it feels so good to eat my very own food.

I am thinking about growing a garden next year because I feel there is something

about the food I make myself. There is an extra layer of enjoyment.

> >

>