Re: A question about breakfast

[Guest guest]

For me it's working best to not eat if I'm not feeling actual hunger. It's pretty easy to convince myself I might be hungry, but that's just my mind trying to trick me into over eating. I go by the rule "Eating one carrot when you're not hungry is over eating but eating a slice of carrot cake when you are hungry is not over eating. I hope that helps. I don't believe in jump starting my system any more. If the body needs food it will signal for it and if it doesn't need food it will store anything you give it as fat. I spent years eating first thing and eating several times a day because the experts said that was what was best for my body. My body didn't seem to understand the experts and it stored a whole lot of fat by following expert advice. So now I listen to my body...and we seem to be gaining an understanding.

Welcome. You didn't sign your post so what do you prefer to be called?

Sunny

A question about breakfast

Hello all,

I'm new to the group as of today, but did a form of intuitive eating years ago with great results, and now I'm ready to do it again. This time around, I plan to work from "The Rules of Normal Eating," which I've ordered from Amazon, but haven't yet received or read.

My question is about breakfast. When I wake up in the morning, I don't usually FEEL hungry, even though I think I actually AM hungry. It's been so many years since I did any IE, that I can't remember whether I should go ahead and eat a little something to jump start my system, or just wait for the feeling of hunger.

What works best for you?

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[Guest guest]

What works for me varies depending on whether it's a work day or a play day. On

work days I eat breakfast even though I'm not deeply hungry as I've found

waiting until later gives me no place to eat in peace. I'll start with some

fruit those mornings when I have time which does jump start my appetite. Before

I leave I'll eat a more rounded meal.

I find that I must pay attention to my blood sugar and eating meals with too

many carbs (oatmeal for breakfast, for example) crashes me out in a short time.

So I consciously choose meals that include protein because I feel better longer.

Also, this group has as its primary source " Intuitive Eating " and though members

read many other books and share information from them, it's nice to have a basic

shared framework.

Hope this helps getting started; I've been doing IE only one month but have

changed my relationship to food, et all significantly in just that short time.

The learning process is significant though; every day something new - with

reflection and thought.

Sandarah

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> Hello all,

>

> I'm new to the group as of today, but did a form of intuitive eating years ago

with great results, and now I'm ready to do it again. This time around, I plan

to work from " The Rules of Normal Eating, " which I've ordered from Amazon, but

haven't yet received or read.

>

> My question is about breakfast. When I wake up in the morning, I don't usually

FEEL hungry, even though I think I actually AM hungry. It's been so many years

since I did any IE, that I can't remember whether I should go ahead and eat a

little something to jump start my system, or just wait for the feeling of

hunger.

>

> What works best for you?

>

[Guest guest]

I'm with Sunny on this. For many weeks I was not hungry until late morning.

Since I'm a homemaker, this isn't awkward like it would be for an employee with

a specified break period. Now that I am eating less in the evenings, I am

usually hungry in the morning, although the physical signals seem to be somewhat

different than later in the day. I'm not interested in much first thing, just

something to take away the nausea and fuzzy-headedness my morning hunger

translates as. On days during our recent crisis when stress struck upon waking

and I hit the ground running, I didn't notice hunger until the whirlwind slowed

or someone asked if I'd eaten at lunchtime, and eating was just an annoyance. I

think that's actually normal. I no longer do preventative eating. Hunger is

NOT an emergency, just a signal that I should eat if possible as soon as

possible. Jane

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> For me it's working best to not eat if I'm not feeling actual hunger. It's

pretty easy to convince myself I might be hungry, but that's just my mind trying

to trick me into over eating. I go by the rule " Eating one carrot when you're

not hungry is over eating but eating a slice of carrot cake when you are hungry

is not over eating. I hope that helps. I don't believe in jump starting my

system any more. If the body needs food it will signal for it and if it doesn't

need food it will store anything you give it as fat. I spent years eating first

thing and eating several times a day because the experts said that was what was

best for my body. My body didn't seem to understand the experts and it stored a

whole lot of fat by following expert advice. So now I listen to my body...and

we seem to be gaining an understanding.

>

> Welcome. You didn't sign your post so what do you prefer to be called?

>

> Sunny

>

>

>

>

>

>

> A question about breakfast

>

>

> Hello all,

> I'm new to the group as of today, but did a form of intuitive eating years ago

> ith great results, and now I'm ready to do it again. This time around, I plan

> o work from " The Rules of Normal Eating, " which I've ordered from Amazon, but

> aven't yet received or read.

> My question is about breakfast. When I wake up in the morning, I don't usually

> EEL hungry, even though I think I actually AM hungry. It's been so many years

> ince I did any IE, that I can't remember whether I should go ahead and eat a

> ittle something to jump start my system, or just wait for the feeling of

> unger.

> What works best for you?

>

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[Guest guest]

I'm with Sunny on this. For many weeks I was not hungry until late morning.

Since I'm a homemaker, this isn't awkward like it would be for an employee with

a specified break period. Now that I am eating less in the evenings, I am

usually hungry in the morning, although the physical signals seem to be somewhat

different than later in the day. I'm not interested in much first thing, just

something to take away the nausea and fuzzy-headedness my morning hunger

translates as. On days during our recent crisis when stress struck upon waking

and I hit the ground running, I didn't notice hunger until the whirlwind slowed

or someone asked if I'd eaten at lunchtime, and eating was just an annoyance. I

think that's actually normal. I no longer do preventative eating. Hunger is

NOT an emergency, just a signal that I should eat if possible as soon as

possible. Jane

>

>

> For me it's working best to not eat if I'm not feeling actual hunger. It's

pretty easy to convince myself I might be hungry, but that's just my mind trying

to trick me into over eating. I go by the rule " Eating one carrot when you're

not hungry is over eating but eating a slice of carrot cake when you are hungry

is not over eating. I hope that helps. I don't believe in jump starting my

system any more. If the body needs food it will signal for it and if it doesn't

need food it will store anything you give it as fat. I spent years eating first

thing and eating several times a day because the experts said that was what was

best for my body. My body didn't seem to understand the experts and it stored a

whole lot of fat by following expert advice. So now I listen to my body...and

we seem to be gaining an understanding.

>

> Welcome. You didn't sign your post so what do you prefer to be called?

>

> Sunny

>

>

>

>

>

>

> A question about breakfast

>

>

> Hello all,

> I'm new to the group as of today, but did a form of intuitive eating years ago

> ith great results, and now I'm ready to do it again. This time around, I plan

> o work from " The Rules of Normal Eating, " which I've ordered from Amazon, but

> aven't yet received or read.

> My question is about breakfast. When I wake up in the morning, I don't usually

> EEL hungry, even though I think I actually AM hungry. It's been so many years

> ince I did any IE, that I can't remember whether I should go ahead and eat a

> ittle something to jump start my system, or just wait for the feeling of

> unger.

> What works best for you?

>

> ------------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome.  It is important to note that we are all different and there are no " rules " .  I find that if I go without breakfast(even if I might not be too hungry), I can get into trouble if I can't get something a few hours later.  One time I went grocery shopping in the morning without eating and nearly passed out in the store.  Also I felt sick the rest of the day.  So I won't do that again.  I can schedule my shopping later, after I have eaten.  This also happens to me if I have to go for a fasting blood draw.  And it seems like my whole day gets messed up.  But then again that's me and we each have to find our own way.  Sandy

 

Hello all,

I'm new to the group as of today, but did a form of intuitive eating years ago with great results, and now I'm ready to do it again. This time around, I plan to work from " The Rules of Normal Eating, " which I've ordered from Amazon, but haven't yet received or read.

My question is about breakfast. When I wake up in the morning, I don't usually FEEL hungry, even though I think I actually AM hungry. It's been so many years since I did any IE, that I can't remember whether I should go ahead and eat a little something to jump start my system, or just wait for the feeling of hunger.

What works best for you?

[Guest guest]

At first I think it works better if you try to eat from stomach hunger rather than anticipating hunger and eating a little something. Once you get fairly good at demand feeding, you can experiment with "manipulating" your eating times so that you are hungry for occasions where you want to eat at specific times -- like a dinner date. The book "Overcoming Overeating" talks about this. I'm not quite at that point yet and still trying to eat as many times from stomach hunger as possible, but once you firmly convince yourself that you will never deprive yourself of food again, I think it's safe to play around with your hunger signals a bit.

Mimi

Subject: A question about breakfastTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 11:24 AM

Hello all,I'm new to the group as of today, but did a form of intuitive eating years ago with great results, and now I'm ready to do it again. This time around, I plan to work from "The Rules of Normal Eating," which I've ordered from Amazon, but haven't yet received or read.My question is about breakfast. When I wake up in the morning, I don't usually FEEL hungry, even though I think I actually AM hungry. It's been so many years since I did any IE, that I can't remember whether I should go ahead and eat a little something to jump start my system, or just wait for the feeling of hunger.What works best for you?

[Guest guest]

At first I think it works better if you try to eat from stomach hunger rather than anticipating hunger and eating a little something. Once you get fairly good at demand feeding, you can experiment with "manipulating" your eating times so that you are hungry for occasions where you want to eat at specific times -- like a dinner date. The book "Overcoming Overeating" talks about this. I'm not quite at that point yet and still trying to eat as many times from stomach hunger as possible, but once you firmly convince yourself that you will never deprive yourself of food again, I think it's safe to play around with your hunger signals a bit.

Mimi

Subject: A question about breakfastTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 11:24 AM

Hello all,I'm new to the group as of today, but did a form of intuitive eating years ago with great results, and now I'm ready to do it again. This time around, I plan to work from "The Rules of Normal Eating," which I've ordered from Amazon, but haven't yet received or read.My question is about breakfast. When I wake up in the morning, I don't usually FEEL hungry, even though I think I actually AM hungry. It's been so many years since I did any IE, that I can't remember whether I should go ahead and eat a little something to jump start my system, or just wait for the feeling of hunger.What works best for you?