Guest guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 , this struck me as funny, though I'm not laughing at you but at me (because it has happened to me) -- especially "making rules about rules"! It's hard, it's counterintuitive, even illogical, but, yeah, I've certainly experienced a desire to eat triggered by realizing I'd eaten earlier and forgot it. Probably we've all shared this experience or one very like it To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 4:00 PMSubject: I am Disappointed I guess I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today, or maybe it's PMS, but I've had to try a little harder today to deal with emotions that have arisen unbidden. I just got back from the grocery store a few minutes ago and realized I had been thinking that I hadn't eaten yet today and I was all like "Wow, look at me wait until I'm hungry to eat." And then I realized that I did eat this morning and I'm so disappointed because I was all proud of myself for listening to my body. And, actually, I guess I did wait and I did listen. I think the disappointment stems from earlier thinking that maybe I could slip in some tasty, forbidden foods because I hadn't eaten today. Silly. That's not the kind of thinking I want to encourage. When I realized I HAD eaten, I was tempted to eat MORE. There was a box of yummy cheezits sitting right there. So far, the box is still sealed. So if I'm practicing Intentional Eating, I guess I can eat if I want to, eh? Or I can not eat if I decide to. I suppose the idea here is that I don't have to make any rules about it. I find it quite difficult to refrain from making rules. Even making rules about making rules.I'll live. There are people with much worse problems than I. I will try to put this in perspective and be a grown-up about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 , this struck me as funny, though I'm not laughing at you but at me (because it has happened to me) -- especially "making rules about rules"! It's hard, it's counterintuitive, even illogical, but, yeah, I've certainly experienced a desire to eat triggered by realizing I'd eaten earlier and forgot it. Probably we've all shared this experience or one very like it To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 4:00 PMSubject: I am Disappointed I guess I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today, or maybe it's PMS, but I've had to try a little harder today to deal with emotions that have arisen unbidden. I just got back from the grocery store a few minutes ago and realized I had been thinking that I hadn't eaten yet today and I was all like "Wow, look at me wait until I'm hungry to eat." And then I realized that I did eat this morning and I'm so disappointed because I was all proud of myself for listening to my body. And, actually, I guess I did wait and I did listen. I think the disappointment stems from earlier thinking that maybe I could slip in some tasty, forbidden foods because I hadn't eaten today. Silly. That's not the kind of thinking I want to encourage. When I realized I HAD eaten, I was tempted to eat MORE. There was a box of yummy cheezits sitting right there. So far, the box is still sealed. So if I'm practicing Intentional Eating, I guess I can eat if I want to, eh? Or I can not eat if I decide to. I suppose the idea here is that I don't have to make any rules about it. I find it quite difficult to refrain from making rules. Even making rules about making rules.I'll live. There are people with much worse problems than I. I will try to put this in perspective and be a grown-up about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 LOL. I can relate, too. It's like the, "I've blown it, so why not go hog wild" syndrome. On a related note, last night I had a conversation with a family member that I was miffed at. I had already eaten dinner and was not at all hungry before the conversation. After the conversation, I felt immediate hunger. It was weird. The hunger was obviously triggered by not wanting to deal with the family situation, but it wasn't completely non-physical. When I acknowledged feeling stressed and told myself it was OK to feel angry and hurt, I relaxed. Then I checked in with my hunger and it was still there, although not as strong. It actually was a bit of physical hunger -- the kind where you could eat or not. So I told myself that of course it was OK to eat if I felt like it. I thought about it a bit and then realized I didn't want to bother fixing something, so I didn't. Now the trick is to savor the victory of listening to my emotions and body, NOT the "victory" of not eating, which was only incidental. Mimi Subject: Re: I am DisappointedTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 7:59 PM , this struck me as funny, though I'm not laughing at you but at me (because it has happened to me) -- especially "making rules about rules"! It's hard, it's counterintuitive, even illogical, but, yeah, I've certainly experienced a desire to eat triggered by realizing I'd eaten earlier and forgot it. Probably we've all shared this experience or one very like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Mimi - what a fabulous lesson and a victory too. Not only did you notice this connection, you were able to make a decision which truly was happy making for you. Way to go and YIPPIE! for you too. :-) Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > LOL. I can relate, too. It's like the, " I've blown it, so why not go hog wild " syndrome. On a related note, last night I had a conversation with a family member that I was miffed at. I had already eaten dinner and was not at all hungry before the conversation. After the conversation, I felt immediate hunger. It was weird. The hunger was obviously triggered by not wanting to deal with the family situation, but it wasn't completely non-physical. When I acknowledged feeling stressed and told myself it was OK to feel angry and hurt, I relaxed. Then I checked in with my hunger and it was still there, although not as strong. It actually was a bit of physical hunger -- the kind where you could eat or not. So I told myself that of course it was OK to eat if I felt like it. I thought about it a bit and then realized I didn't want to bother fixing something, so I didn't. Now the trick is to savor the victory of listening to my emotions and body, NOT the " victory " > of not eating, which was only incidental. > > Mimi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Mimi - what a fabulous lesson and a victory too. Not only did you notice this connection, you were able to make a decision which truly was happy making for you. Way to go and YIPPIE! for you too. :-) Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > LOL. I can relate, too. It's like the, " I've blown it, so why not go hog wild " syndrome. On a related note, last night I had a conversation with a family member that I was miffed at. I had already eaten dinner and was not at all hungry before the conversation. After the conversation, I felt immediate hunger. It was weird. The hunger was obviously triggered by not wanting to deal with the family situation, but it wasn't completely non-physical. When I acknowledged feeling stressed and told myself it was OK to feel angry and hurt, I relaxed. Then I checked in with my hunger and it was still there, although not as strong. It actually was a bit of physical hunger -- the kind where you could eat or not. So I told myself that of course it was OK to eat if I felt like it. I thought about it a bit and then realized I didn't want to bother fixing something, so I didn't. Now the trick is to savor the victory of listening to my emotions and body, NOT the " victory " > of not eating, which was only incidental. > > Mimi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Mimi, What great work, both recognizing the link between anger and hunger, and also remembering not to congratulate yourself for not eating! Best, Abby LOL. I can relate, too. It's like the, " I've blown it, so why not go hog wild " syndrome. On a related note, last night I had a conversation with a family member that I was miffed at. I had already eaten dinner and was not at all hungry before the conversation. After the conversation, I felt immediate hunger. It was weird. The hunger was obviously triggered by not wanting to deal with the family situation, but it wasn't completely non-physical. When I acknowledged feeling stressed and told myself it was OK to feel angry and hurt, I relaxed. Then I checked in with my hunger and it was still there, although not as strong. It actually was a bit of physical hunger -- the kind where you could eat or not. So I told myself that of course it was OK to eat if I felt like it. I thought about it a bit and then realized I didn't want to bother fixing something, so I didn't. Now the trick is to savor the victory of listening to my emotions and body, NOT the " victory " of not eating, which was only incidental. Mimi Subject: Re: I am Disappointed To: " IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 7:59 PM , this struck me as funny, though I'm not laughing at you but at me (because it has happened to me) -- especially " making rules about rules " ! It's hard, it's counterintuitive, even illogical, but, yeah, I've certainly experienced a desire to eat triggered by realizing I'd eaten earlier and forgot it. Probably we've all shared this experience or one very like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Mimi, What great work, both recognizing the link between anger and hunger, and also remembering not to congratulate yourself for not eating! Best, Abby LOL. I can relate, too. It's like the, " I've blown it, so why not go hog wild " syndrome. On a related note, last night I had a conversation with a family member that I was miffed at. I had already eaten dinner and was not at all hungry before the conversation. After the conversation, I felt immediate hunger. It was weird. The hunger was obviously triggered by not wanting to deal with the family situation, but it wasn't completely non-physical. When I acknowledged feeling stressed and told myself it was OK to feel angry and hurt, I relaxed. Then I checked in with my hunger and it was still there, although not as strong. It actually was a bit of physical hunger -- the kind where you could eat or not. So I told myself that of course it was OK to eat if I felt like it. I thought about it a bit and then realized I didn't want to bother fixing something, so I didn't. Now the trick is to savor the victory of listening to my emotions and body, NOT the " victory " of not eating, which was only incidental. Mimi Subject: Re: I am Disappointed To: " IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 7:59 PM , this struck me as funny, though I'm not laughing at you but at me (because it has happened to me) -- especially " making rules about rules " ! It's hard, it's counterintuitive, even illogical, but, yeah, I've certainly experienced a desire to eat triggered by realizing I'd eaten earlier and forgot it. Probably we've all shared this experience or one very like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Well I certainly wasn't expecting this response but i loved it. What a great reminder to stay loose and playful about things. Thanks!Sent from my iPad , this struck me as funny, though I'm not laughing at you but at me (because it has happened to me) -- especially "making rules about rules"! It's hard, it's counterintuitive, even illogical, but, yeah, I've certainly experienced a desire to eat triggered by realizing I'd eaten earlier and forgot it. Probably we've all shared this experience or one very like it To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 4:00 PMSubject: I am Disappointed I guess I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today, or maybe it's PMS, but I've had to try a little harder today to deal with emotions that have arisen unbidden. I just got back from the grocery store a few minutes ago and realized I had been thinking that I hadn't eaten yet today and I was all like "Wow, look at me wait until I'm hungry to eat." And then I realized that I did eat this morning and I'm so disappointed because I was all proud of myself for listening to my body. And, actually, I guess I did wait and I did listen. I think the disappointment stems from earlier thinking that maybe I could slip in some tasty, forbidden foods because I hadn't eaten today. Silly. That's not the kind of thinking I want to encourage. When I realized I HAD eaten, I was tempted to eat MORE. There was a box of yummy cheezits sitting right there. So far, the box is still sealed. So if I'm practicing Intentional Eating, I guess I can eat if I want to, eh? Or I can not eat if I decide to. I suppose the idea here is that I don't have to make any rules about it. I find it quite difficult to refrain from making rules. Even making rules about making rules.I'll live. There are people with much worse problems than I. I will try to put this in perspective and be a grown-up about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Well I certainly wasn't expecting this response but i loved it. What a great reminder to stay loose and playful about things. Thanks!Sent from my iPad , this struck me as funny, though I'm not laughing at you but at me (because it has happened to me) -- especially "making rules about rules"! It's hard, it's counterintuitive, even illogical, but, yeah, I've certainly experienced a desire to eat triggered by realizing I'd eaten earlier and forgot it. Probably we've all shared this experience or one very like it To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 4:00 PMSubject: I am Disappointed I guess I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today, or maybe it's PMS, but I've had to try a little harder today to deal with emotions that have arisen unbidden. I just got back from the grocery store a few minutes ago and realized I had been thinking that I hadn't eaten yet today and I was all like "Wow, look at me wait until I'm hungry to eat." And then I realized that I did eat this morning and I'm so disappointed because I was all proud of myself for listening to my body. And, actually, I guess I did wait and I did listen. I think the disappointment stems from earlier thinking that maybe I could slip in some tasty, forbidden foods because I hadn't eaten today. Silly. That's not the kind of thinking I want to encourage. When I realized I HAD eaten, I was tempted to eat MORE. There was a box of yummy cheezits sitting right there. So far, the box is still sealed. So if I'm practicing Intentional Eating, I guess I can eat if I want to, eh? Or I can not eat if I decide to. I suppose the idea here is that I don't have to make any rules about it. I find it quite difficult to refrain from making rules. Even making rules about making rules.I'll live. There are people with much worse problems than I. I will try to put this in perspective and be a grown-up about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Such a good point that the victory is in listening to your emotions and body. In the tiny victories I am experiencing in that area, they feel like very satisfying victories, way more satisfying that "not eating" ever does. LOL. I can relate, too. It's like the, "I've blown it, so why not go hog wild" syndrome. On a related note, last night I had a conversation with a family member that I was miffed at. I had already eaten dinner and was not at all hungry before the conversation. After the conversation, I felt immediate hunger. It was weird. The hunger was obviously triggered by not wanting to deal with the family situation, but it wasn't completely non-physical. When I acknowledged feeling stressed and told myself it was OK to feel angry and hurt, I relaxed. Then I checked in with my hunger and it was still there, although not as strong. It actually was a bit of physical hunger -- the kind where you could eat or not. So I told myself that of course it was OK to eat if I felt like it. I thought about it a bit and then realized I didn't want to bother fixing something, so I didn't. Now the trick is to savor the victory of listening to my emotions and body, NOT the "victory" of not eating, which was only incidental. Mimi Subject: Re: I am DisappointedTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 7:59 PM , this struck me as funny, though I'm not laughing at you but at me (because it has happened to me) -- especially "making rules about rules"! It's hard, it's counterintuitive, even illogical, but, yeah, I've certainly experienced a desire to eat triggered by realizing I'd eaten earlier and forgot it. Probably we've all shared this experience or one very like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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