Re: One thing that you have really truly learned

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I've learned that eating really isn't all that enjoyable if I'm not actually

hungry. Jane

[Guest guest]

I've learned that eating really isn't all that enjoyable if I'm not actually

hungry. Jane

[Guest guest]

I've learned that eating really isn't all that enjoyable if I'm not actually

hungry. Jane

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I am learning how powerful it is for me to notice my experience without blame or

judgment. I am quite the accomplished emotional eater, so it's realistic for me

to do some of this as I learn to eat intentionally. This evening, I was in a

somewhat difficult conversation that couldn't get completely resolved right

then. I turned to food and after a few things, I realized what I was doing. So I

paused and asked myself what food would satisfy me right now. Once I figured it

out, I ate it and stopped eating after that. But the exciting part was that even

though I realized I was overeating, I treated myself with compassion and with

absolutely no judgment. For me so far, that experience is priceless.

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tilley200 wrote:

>Hi all you wonderful folks on this journey of discovering ourselves through the

practice of eating! What in ONE thing that you feel like you have really truly

learned in this journey?

>

>For me it is the idea that my mind really " doesn't know best " , and that my body

really will tell me when I need to eat. I'm finding that I am still eating

things that my mind told me I shouldn't, but that after a morning of snacking on

candy corn and malted milk balls, if I just listen to my body, then, since I

obviously wasn't in the process of eating all that, that it will tell me when

and what to eat again. I think I have spent the past 40 years thinking (with my

mind) that when I felt yucky from eating things like candy or cookies, that I'd

feel better if I ate some " good " food, so I'd eat lunch or supper or make myself

a healthy snack, and it never worked. And for the past several weeks, on those

occasions, I,ve been waiting, and listening, and my body says, no, I don't want

lunch now, or now, or now, but then sooner or later, I get hungry again, and

lunch sounds good. Today, which I have off work, I had a bowl of cereal early

when I was hungry, and then a couple hours later made some really yummy

rye/buckwheat/cornmeal/pecan/raisin pancakes, which I was also hungry for, and a

couple hours later, at lunchtime, when I was going to go out and work in my

community garden plot, my mind was saying " you should have lunch now, because

it's lunchtime, and surely you must be hungry, and if you're not now, you will

be soon, and you won't be able to get much work done, " but instead of eating

lunch, I consulted with my body, which said, " no, I'm still completely

satisfied, " so I went and worked for several hours and was fine. I don't think

I'm going to forget this. I actually don,t think I ever really knew this

before....

>

>What lesson have you learned lately?

>

>Tilley

>

[Guest guest]

I've learned that my body is the only guide I need with eating-what, when, and

how much. I've also learned that being a " normal " eater isn't about perfection,

it's about choosing a wide range of experiences, including but not limited to

food.

McKella

>

> >Hi all you wonderful folks on this journey of discovering ourselves through

the practice of eating! What in ONE thing that you feel like you have really

truly learned in this journey?

> >

> >For me it is the idea that my mind really " doesn't know best " , and that my

body really will tell me when I need to eat. I'm finding that I am still eating

things that my mind told me I shouldn't, but that after a morning of snacking on

candy corn and malted milk balls, if I just listen to my body, then, since I

obviously wasn't in the process of eating all that, that it will tell me when

and what to eat again. I think I have spent the past 40 years thinking (with my

mind) that when I felt yucky from eating things like candy or cookies, that I'd

feel better if I ate some " good " food, so I'd eat lunch or supper or make myself

a healthy snack, and it never worked. And for the past several weeks, on those

occasions, I,ve been waiting, and listening, and my body says, no, I don't want

lunch now, or now, or now, but then sooner or later, I get hungry again, and

lunch sounds good. Today, which I have off work, I had a bowl of cereal early

when I was hungry, and then a couple hours later made some really yummy

rye/buckwheat/cornmeal/pecan/raisin pancakes, which I was also hungry for, and a

couple hours later, at lunchtime, when I was going to go out and work in my

community garden plot, my mind was saying " you should have lunch now, because

it's lunchtime, and surely you must be hungry, and if you're not now, you will

be soon, and you won't be able to get much work done, " but instead of eating

lunch, I consulted with my body, which said, " no, I'm still completely

satisfied, " so I went and worked for several hours and was fine. I don't think

I'm going to forget this. I actually don,t think I ever really knew this

before....

> >

> >What lesson have you learned lately?

> >

> >Tilley

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The ONE thing I've learned in that my body is the only 'expert' I need to listen

to.

My latest lesson is to now take IE (and life in general) so blasted seriously,

to just let it roll as it flows. Its amazing that the less I push, the easier

things seem to happen for me. Not to mention more enjoyable too.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hi all you wonderful folks on this journey of discovering ourselves through

the practice of eating! What in ONE thing that you feel like you have really

truly learned in this journey?

>

> What lesson have you learned lately?

>

> Tilley

>

[Guest guest]

The one thing that's made the most difference for me is wait until I am truly

hungry to eat. Not almost hungry. Not sorta hungry.

When I do that I find myself stopping when I've had enough. And that's

miraculous for someone like me who always cleaned his plate.

Evan

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for the great question!

Yesterday, I went shopping by myself for the first time in a long time. I had a

list but also had the time to just look around. I was happy to notice that I

wasn't restricting any section of the grocery store. I got some of my very

favorites without judgement (cheetos). What surprised me was to get seafood

salad that I used to love but once got sick from. I enjoyed it so thoroughly for

breakfast today and remembered how my mother and I would get herrings in cream

sauce for a snack in the afternoons when growing up. I loved the memory and the

taste of it.

I haven't been looking at the labels anymore. That also feels so good. I don't

need to check on myself and I can TRUST that I'll eat what I need nutritionally.

Another thing I have noticed is when I get caught up in doing something I love.

Like sewing a puppet yesterday. I kind of forgot that I was hungry. It has been

happening more and more that I go through the days and weeks without thinking

about what I'll eat next. And that allows me to think about other things. Like

what do I want to do with my awake hours?

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the great question!

Yesterday, I went shopping by myself for the first time in a long time. I had a

list but also had the time to just look around. I was happy to notice that I

wasn't restricting any section of the grocery store. I got some of my very

favorites without judgement (cheetos). What surprised me was to get seafood

salad that I used to love but once got sick from. I enjoyed it so thoroughly for

breakfast today and remembered how my mother and I would get herrings in cream

sauce for a snack in the afternoons when growing up. I loved the memory and the

taste of it.

I haven't been looking at the labels anymore. That also feels so good. I don't

need to check on myself and I can TRUST that I'll eat what I need nutritionally.

Another thing I have noticed is when I get caught up in doing something I love.

Like sewing a puppet yesterday. I kind of forgot that I was hungry. It has been

happening more and more that I go through the days and weeks without thinking

about what I'll eat next. And that allows me to think about other things. Like

what do I want to do with my awake hours?

[Guest guest]

Let's see, I've learned that food can become a ritualistic pleasure again when I don't give my body more than it feels good having.

Mimi

Subject: Re: One thing that you have really truly learnedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 11:13 AM

The ONE thing I've learned in that my body is the only 'expert' I need to listen to.My latest lesson is to now take IE (and life in general) so blasted seriously, to just let it roll as it flows. Its amazing that the less I push, the easier things seem to happen for me. Not to mention more enjoyable too.KatchaIEing since March 2007

[Guest guest]

Mimi, can you expand on what you mean by this?<Let's see, I've learned that food can become a ritualistic pleasure

again when I don't give my body more than it <feels good having.

 

<Mimi

[Guest guest]

That's really inspiring. It sounds as if food is slowly taking the proper place in your life. I am getting there, too, very slowly. It seems that sometimes, like you, I get caught up in something (life!) and don't think about where my next meal will come from. How wonderful and relaxing! This isn't the norm, however -- I am still very much preoccupied with food, hunger levels, etc. But that's OK, because this is my time to experiment. Thanks for your post.

Mimi

Subject: Re: One thing that you have really truly learnedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, October 23, 2011, 8:39 PM

Thank you for the great question! Yesterday, I went shopping by myself for the first time in a long time. I had a list but also had the time to just look around. I was happy to notice that I wasn't restricting any section of the grocery store. I got some of my very favorites without judgement (cheetos). What surprised me was to get seafood salad that I used to love but once got sick from. I enjoyed it so thoroughly for breakfast today and remembered how my mother and I would get herrings in cream sauce for a snack in the afternoons when growing up. I loved the memory and the taste of it.I haven't been looking at the labels anymore. That also feels so good. I don't need to check on myself and I can TRUST that I'll eat what I need nutritionally. Another thing I have noticed is when I get caught up in doing something I love. Like sewing a puppet yesterday. I kind of forgot that I was hungry. It has been happening more and more

that I go through the days and weeks without thinking about what I'll eat next. And that allows me to think about other things. Like what do I want to do with my awake hours?

[Guest guest]

That's really inspiring. It sounds as if food is slowly taking the proper place in your life. I am getting there, too, very slowly. It seems that sometimes, like you, I get caught up in something (life!) and don't think about where my next meal will come from. How wonderful and relaxing! This isn't the norm, however -- I am still very much preoccupied with food, hunger levels, etc. But that's OK, because this is my time to experiment. Thanks for your post.

Mimi

Subject: Re: One thing that you have really truly learnedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, October 23, 2011, 8:39 PM

Thank you for the great question! Yesterday, I went shopping by myself for the first time in a long time. I had a list but also had the time to just look around. I was happy to notice that I wasn't restricting any section of the grocery store. I got some of my very favorites without judgement (cheetos). What surprised me was to get seafood salad that I used to love but once got sick from. I enjoyed it so thoroughly for breakfast today and remembered how my mother and I would get herrings in cream sauce for a snack in the afternoons when growing up. I loved the memory and the taste of it.I haven't been looking at the labels anymore. That also feels so good. I don't need to check on myself and I can TRUST that I'll eat what I need nutritionally. Another thing I have noticed is when I get caught up in doing something I love. Like sewing a puppet yesterday. I kind of forgot that I was hungry. It has been happening more and more

that I go through the days and weeks without thinking about what I'll eat next. And that allows me to think about other things. Like what do I want to do with my awake hours?

[Guest guest]

That's really inspiring. It sounds as if food is slowly taking the proper place in your life. I am getting there, too, very slowly. It seems that sometimes, like you, I get caught up in something (life!) and don't think about where my next meal will come from. How wonderful and relaxing! This isn't the norm, however -- I am still very much preoccupied with food, hunger levels, etc. But that's OK, because this is my time to experiment. Thanks for your post.

Mimi

Subject: Re: One thing that you have really truly learnedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, October 23, 2011, 8:39 PM

Thank you for the great question! Yesterday, I went shopping by myself for the first time in a long time. I had a list but also had the time to just look around. I was happy to notice that I wasn't restricting any section of the grocery store. I got some of my very favorites without judgement (cheetos). What surprised me was to get seafood salad that I used to love but once got sick from. I enjoyed it so thoroughly for breakfast today and remembered how my mother and I would get herrings in cream sauce for a snack in the afternoons when growing up. I loved the memory and the taste of it.I haven't been looking at the labels anymore. That also feels so good. I don't need to check on myself and I can TRUST that I'll eat what I need nutritionally. Another thing I have noticed is when I get caught up in doing something I love. Like sewing a puppet yesterday. I kind of forgot that I was hungry. It has been happening more and more

that I go through the days and weeks without thinking about what I'll eat next. And that allows me to think about other things. Like what do I want to do with my awake hours?

[Guest guest]

Sure. I find eating to be a nourishing, joyful ritual. When I sit down to eat, I want to be grateful for the bounty I am able to have, for the fact that I am able to feed myself and my family, and for all that food brings into my life. Overeating and eating when I'm not hungry breaks that bond. I am no longer being nourished, but overfed. My body no longer feels the comfort of satisfying hunger, but the discomfort of digesting food that it doesn't really need. So, when I am intuitive eating, I am feeding both my body and my spirit.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Re: One thing that you have really truly learnedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 10:48 AM

Mimi, can you expand on what you mean by this?

<Let's see, I've learned that food can become a ritualistic pleasure again when I don't give my body more than it <feels good having.

<Mimi

[Guest guest]

How wise. Choosing a wide range of experiences instead of a narrow range of "allowed and sanctioned" choices is really what intuitive eating and intuitive LIVING are all about. Thanks for that.

Mimi

Subject: Re: One thing that you have really truly learnedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 10:26 AM

I've learned that my body is the only guide I need with eating-what, when, and how much. I've also learned that being a "normal" eater isn't about perfection, it's about choosing a wide range of experiences, including but not limited to food. McKella

[Guest guest]

How wise. Choosing a wide range of experiences instead of a narrow range of "allowed and sanctioned" choices is really what intuitive eating and intuitive LIVING are all about. Thanks for that.

Mimi

Subject: Re: One thing that you have really truly learnedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 10:26 AM

I've learned that my body is the only guide I need with eating-what, when, and how much. I've also learned that being a "normal" eater isn't about perfection, it's about choosing a wide range of experiences, including but not limited to food. McKella

[Guest guest]

How wise. Choosing a wide range of experiences instead of a narrow range of "allowed and sanctioned" choices is really what intuitive eating and intuitive LIVING are all about. Thanks for that.

Mimi

Subject: Re: One thing that you have really truly learnedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 10:26 AM

I've learned that my body is the only guide I need with eating-what, when, and how much. I've also learned that being a "normal" eater isn't about perfection, it's about choosing a wide range of experiences, including but not limited to food. McKella