Guest guest Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 I don't have it yet. I've really liked reading posts from folks who DO have it, but I just don't see how I'm going to get there. I went to a potluck last night, and ate way way too much of things that I knew wouldn't make me feel good, but I wanted them, so I ate them. Potato chips with onion dip, BBQ pork, ice cream.... I even stopped and asked myself if I really wanted them, did I really feel like eating.... My only consolation is that this morning, when I was considering what to pack to eat today at school, I most definitely didn't want anything with salt, and I wished that I hadn't put any salt in the chili I made over the weekend, and I actually wanted to take carrot sticks for one of my snacks (and I don't do that lightly, because Weight Watchers sort of ruined carrots for me). So I don't know. Maybe I need to reread some books.... Maybe I just need to be persistent in asking myself " am I hungry? " . " what do I want? " . " am I satisfied? " and to be mindful while I'm eating, which I definitely didn't do last night.... Arch Tilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Tilley, I know you feel like you don't have it yet, but I see you listening to your body. You decided that you didn't want anything salty this morning. Your body knows it had more salt than usual yesterday and is taking corrective measures today. That's great. And even though you might not feel like you're making progress, I would count that as progress for sure. Mimi Subject: Faith in the processTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:30 AM I don't have it yet. I've really liked reading posts from folks who DO have it, but I just don't see how I'm going to get there. I went to a potluck last night, and ate way way too much of things that I knew wouldn't make me feel good, but I wanted them, so I ate them. Potato chips with onion dip, BBQ pork, ice cream.... I even stopped and asked myself if I really wanted them, did I really feel like eating....My only consolation is that this morning, when I was considering what to pack to eat today at school, I most definitely didn't want anything with salt, and I wished that I hadn't put any salt in the chili I made over the weekend, and I actually wanted to take carrot sticks for one of my snacks (and I don't do that lightly, because Weight Watchers sort of ruined carrots for me).So I don't know. Maybe I need to reread some books....Maybe I just need to be persistent in asking myself "am I hungry?". "what do I want?". "am I satisfied?" and to be mindful while I'm eating, which I definitely didn't do last night....ArchTilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Tilley, I know you feel like you don't have it yet, but I see you listening to your body. You decided that you didn't want anything salty this morning. Your body knows it had more salt than usual yesterday and is taking corrective measures today. That's great. And even though you might not feel like you're making progress, I would count that as progress for sure. Mimi Subject: Faith in the processTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:30 AM I don't have it yet. I've really liked reading posts from folks who DO have it, but I just don't see how I'm going to get there. I went to a potluck last night, and ate way way too much of things that I knew wouldn't make me feel good, but I wanted them, so I ate them. Potato chips with onion dip, BBQ pork, ice cream.... I even stopped and asked myself if I really wanted them, did I really feel like eating....My only consolation is that this morning, when I was considering what to pack to eat today at school, I most definitely didn't want anything with salt, and I wished that I hadn't put any salt in the chili I made over the weekend, and I actually wanted to take carrot sticks for one of my snacks (and I don't do that lightly, because Weight Watchers sort of ruined carrots for me).So I don't know. Maybe I need to reread some books....Maybe I just need to be persistent in asking myself "am I hungry?". "what do I want?". "am I satisfied?" and to be mindful while I'm eating, which I definitely didn't do last night....ArchTilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Tilley, I know you feel like you don't have it yet, but I see you listening to your body. You decided that you didn't want anything salty this morning. Your body knows it had more salt than usual yesterday and is taking corrective measures today. That's great. And even though you might not feel like you're making progress, I would count that as progress for sure. Mimi Subject: Faith in the processTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:30 AM I don't have it yet. I've really liked reading posts from folks who DO have it, but I just don't see how I'm going to get there. I went to a potluck last night, and ate way way too much of things that I knew wouldn't make me feel good, but I wanted them, so I ate them. Potato chips with onion dip, BBQ pork, ice cream.... I even stopped and asked myself if I really wanted them, did I really feel like eating....My only consolation is that this morning, when I was considering what to pack to eat today at school, I most definitely didn't want anything with salt, and I wished that I hadn't put any salt in the chili I made over the weekend, and I actually wanted to take carrot sticks for one of my snacks (and I don't do that lightly, because Weight Watchers sort of ruined carrots for me).So I don't know. Maybe I need to reread some books....Maybe I just need to be persistent in asking myself "am I hungry?". "what do I want?". "am I satisfied?" and to be mindful while I'm eating, which I definitely didn't do last night....ArchTilley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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