Lessons Learned

[Guest guest]

So today I wake up to that blessed hunger sensation and realize I'm not craving

anything in particular. On such occasions, my rule is to veer toward something

healthy. I make my incredibly weird smoothie which packs enough fruits and

veggies to more than counterbalance the fact that my chasing-after-little-ones

existence probably won't encounter much more in the way of fresh produce for the

rest of the day. Lunch is fairly healthy as well, but I find myself craving

something chocolatey afterwards. I unwrap an icecream sandwich and allow it to

thaw a minute b/c I know how much better it tastes in such a state. I start

eating it...granted, I'm still eating it much more slowly than my pre-IE days,

but I'm not as tuned into it as I should be b/c my mind is drifting in a million

directions. About 2/3 of the way thru it, I realize this particular flavor is

rather disappointing. I pause and look at it, pondering if I should finish it. I

recognize my hunger signals are still active and think, " Yeah...guess I should. "

As soon as its gone, I realize I'm craving some of the blueberries I've just

washed for my son and would have been much happier to just ditch the sandwich

and eat some of those instead. Suddenly I feel foolish. It's the first time I

can remember mindlessly finishing something since I started IE. Instead of

beating myself up for it, Im trying hard to view it as a lessons learned. I

don't need to be eating if my mind is wandering, and I definitely don't need to

be telling myself to finish something that isn't living up to taste expectations

just b/c I'm still hungry. One day I really do hope to get this down!

Amaley

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Doing IE Since Sep 2011