Re: Weekly IE Principle Review

[Guest guest]

This is the thing I had already decided to work on this week. I am pretty good

on the noting hunger end, but I almost always continue eating past the satisfied

level. I really need to ask myself why. Is it because I am enjoying eating it?

Because I don,t know what to do when I am done eating? Am I avoiding something?

Or do I have some kind of future deprivation idea lurking in there somewhere?

It is sure worth thinking about....

Tilley

>

> The IE Principles are the sign posts for one's IE journey. Which way to

> go and the manner in which to proceed is each person's choice as there

> are no set 'rules', only suggestions for 'how to' from those who have

> gone this path before. This principle is being highlighted for this week

> in order to remind, encourage and assist progress in adding that

> practice to one's life. Sharing how one reacts - pros, cons, feelings,

> etc. - to this principle is helpful for all and may even be a break thru

> moment too. Please reply with any thoughts and remember this is not a

> mandate or 'pass/fail' activity but purely a self help one.

>

> Respect Your Fullness

>

> Listen for the body signals that tell you that you are no longer hungry.

> Observe the signs that show that you're comfortably full. Pause in the

> middle of a meal or food and ask yourself how the food tastes, and what

> is your current fullness level?

>

[Guest guest]

This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a

treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable

difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants

to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals

that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster

rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking?

And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program

where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive

there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

the difference

> between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

>

[Guest guest]

This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a

treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable

difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants

to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals

that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster

rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking?

And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program

where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive

there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

the difference

> between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

>

[Guest guest]

This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a

treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable

difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants

to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals

that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster

rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking?

And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program

where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive

there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

the difference

> between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

>

[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear that other people have obsessive-compulsive rules about

exercise! Mine when walking down the street is that I have certain points where

I turn around, like the cover of a water or gas line. I must go at least that

far.

>

> This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a

treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable

difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants

to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals

that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster

rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking?

And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program

where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive

there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

>

> the difference

> > between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> > snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> > it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear that other people have obsessive-compulsive rules about

exercise! Mine when walking down the street is that I have certain points where

I turn around, like the cover of a water or gas line. I must go at least that

far.

>

> This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a

treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable

difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants

to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals

that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster

rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking?

And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program

where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive

there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

>

> the difference

> > between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> > snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> > it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear that other people have obsessive-compulsive rules about

exercise! Mine when walking down the street is that I have certain points where

I turn around, like the cover of a water or gas line. I must go at least that

far.

>

> This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a

treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable

difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants

to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals

that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster

rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking?

And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program

where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive

there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

>

> the difference

> > between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> > snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> > it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

> >

>