Guest guest Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 That's great, ! It sounds like you are really doing well with IE. I, too, prefer to eat several small meals throughout the day. While this is a habit I picked up prior to IE when I had eating rules, it has always agreed with me and I see no reason to drop it just because it was not borne of IE. I find when I am overly full, for some odd reason I want to just keep eating...I don't know if it is a subconscious " I've blown it, might as well go all out " way of thinking, but I definitely have to remind myself that even though my body is telling me I overdid it at that meal, the best way to proceed is to back away from the food and wait for my hunger to return. Everything will balance out in the end if I listen to my hunger signals. In addition, when I am overly full I just want to sit around and do nothing due to the physical discomfort. That is definitely not living life to the fullest! Congrats on your IE successes! > > > So I keep finding myself rediscovering things. I've always loved yogurt covered raisins, but I was loving the wrong part. I wasn't actually tasting them, but inhaling them for some oddly pleasurable sensation caused by the texture combined with whatever smidgen of taste I managed to experience before cramming more in my mouth! Tonight when I felt that late night hunger pang, I realized that's what I wanted, but also knew I needed to learn to eat them differently. I put 1 piece in my mouth and was surprised to see how long it took to dissolve, but also how enjoyable it was. I daresay MORE enjoyable! In the same amount of time it would have normally taken me to eat most of the bag, I ate 3! > > I do some self analysis in relation to my hunger patterns, and realize for the 1st ime in my life that I am sooooo not a " 3 meals a day " kinda gal. I hate feeling full, possibly because it reminds me of my binging days, so I find myself stopping well before it. This means I get hungry again within a couple hours, and tho this sometimes makes me anxious, deep down I really like being able to eat frequently and with lots of variety. Its just ironic because for some reason the whole 6 small meals a day principle really annoyed me. Yet that's what my body seems to naturally ask for. I think what I really enjoy is the sheer freedom of it. I'll be going about my daily tasks and suddenly feel that welcome little sensation of hunger. Almost as pleasant as a friend unexpectedly stopping by. > > Earlier in the day, I took a walk. Normally this would have been more of a desperate attempt to burn as many calories as possible in the shortest amount of time. But not today. What my body wanted was a leisurely, enjoyable walk. And that's just what it got. Tomorrow, a power walk may sound better! But the point is that I'm listening! I have truly never felt so in touch with what my body is telling me. Its like I've finally managed to turn the volume up on the music I should have been listening to all along! This journey is unbelievably challenging, but the rewards just seem to keep coming. So incredibly thankful to be on it. > > > IE since 2011 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 That's great, ! It sounds like you are really doing well with IE. I, too, prefer to eat several small meals throughout the day. While this is a habit I picked up prior to IE when I had eating rules, it has always agreed with me and I see no reason to drop it just because it was not borne of IE. I find when I am overly full, for some odd reason I want to just keep eating...I don't know if it is a subconscious " I've blown it, might as well go all out " way of thinking, but I definitely have to remind myself that even though my body is telling me I overdid it at that meal, the best way to proceed is to back away from the food and wait for my hunger to return. Everything will balance out in the end if I listen to my hunger signals. In addition, when I am overly full I just want to sit around and do nothing due to the physical discomfort. That is definitely not living life to the fullest! Congrats on your IE successes! > > > So I keep finding myself rediscovering things. I've always loved yogurt covered raisins, but I was loving the wrong part. I wasn't actually tasting them, but inhaling them for some oddly pleasurable sensation caused by the texture combined with whatever smidgen of taste I managed to experience before cramming more in my mouth! Tonight when I felt that late night hunger pang, I realized that's what I wanted, but also knew I needed to learn to eat them differently. I put 1 piece in my mouth and was surprised to see how long it took to dissolve, but also how enjoyable it was. I daresay MORE enjoyable! In the same amount of time it would have normally taken me to eat most of the bag, I ate 3! > > I do some self analysis in relation to my hunger patterns, and realize for the 1st ime in my life that I am sooooo not a " 3 meals a day " kinda gal. I hate feeling full, possibly because it reminds me of my binging days, so I find myself stopping well before it. This means I get hungry again within a couple hours, and tho this sometimes makes me anxious, deep down I really like being able to eat frequently and with lots of variety. Its just ironic because for some reason the whole 6 small meals a day principle really annoyed me. Yet that's what my body seems to naturally ask for. I think what I really enjoy is the sheer freedom of it. I'll be going about my daily tasks and suddenly feel that welcome little sensation of hunger. Almost as pleasant as a friend unexpectedly stopping by. > > Earlier in the day, I took a walk. Normally this would have been more of a desperate attempt to burn as many calories as possible in the shortest amount of time. But not today. What my body wanted was a leisurely, enjoyable walk. And that's just what it got. Tomorrow, a power walk may sound better! But the point is that I'm listening! I have truly never felt so in touch with what my body is telling me. Its like I've finally managed to turn the volume up on the music I should have been listening to all along! This journey is unbelievably challenging, but the rewards just seem to keep coming. So incredibly thankful to be on it. > > > IE since 2011 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 That's great, ! It sounds like you are really doing well with IE. I, too, prefer to eat several small meals throughout the day. While this is a habit I picked up prior to IE when I had eating rules, it has always agreed with me and I see no reason to drop it just because it was not borne of IE. I find when I am overly full, for some odd reason I want to just keep eating...I don't know if it is a subconscious " I've blown it, might as well go all out " way of thinking, but I definitely have to remind myself that even though my body is telling me I overdid it at that meal, the best way to proceed is to back away from the food and wait for my hunger to return. Everything will balance out in the end if I listen to my hunger signals. In addition, when I am overly full I just want to sit around and do nothing due to the physical discomfort. That is definitely not living life to the fullest! Congrats on your IE successes! > > > So I keep finding myself rediscovering things. I've always loved yogurt covered raisins, but I was loving the wrong part. I wasn't actually tasting them, but inhaling them for some oddly pleasurable sensation caused by the texture combined with whatever smidgen of taste I managed to experience before cramming more in my mouth! Tonight when I felt that late night hunger pang, I realized that's what I wanted, but also knew I needed to learn to eat them differently. I put 1 piece in my mouth and was surprised to see how long it took to dissolve, but also how enjoyable it was. I daresay MORE enjoyable! In the same amount of time it would have normally taken me to eat most of the bag, I ate 3! > > I do some self analysis in relation to my hunger patterns, and realize for the 1st ime in my life that I am sooooo not a " 3 meals a day " kinda gal. I hate feeling full, possibly because it reminds me of my binging days, so I find myself stopping well before it. This means I get hungry again within a couple hours, and tho this sometimes makes me anxious, deep down I really like being able to eat frequently and with lots of variety. Its just ironic because for some reason the whole 6 small meals a day principle really annoyed me. Yet that's what my body seems to naturally ask for. I think what I really enjoy is the sheer freedom of it. I'll be going about my daily tasks and suddenly feel that welcome little sensation of hunger. Almost as pleasant as a friend unexpectedly stopping by. > > Earlier in the day, I took a walk. Normally this would have been more of a desperate attempt to burn as many calories as possible in the shortest amount of time. But not today. What my body wanted was a leisurely, enjoyable walk. And that's just what it got. Tomorrow, a power walk may sound better! But the point is that I'm listening! I have truly never felt so in touch with what my body is telling me. Its like I've finally managed to turn the volume up on the music I should have been listening to all along! This journey is unbelievably challenging, but the rewards just seem to keep coming. So incredibly thankful to be on it. > > > IE since 2011 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I notice that at times too and my conclusion has been that the 'stuffed' feedback sensations are so KNOWN to me (from pre IE eating) that that in itself could be a 'comfort' to me in an old way. Letting go of a quasi pack rat need to HAVE EVERYTHING in order to be comforted and be able to relax can be a difficult thing to realize and do. Its way like how our bodies drive us to OVEReat when we have become OVERly hungry. IE won't happen over night, but we can enjoy it for the rest of our lives :-) Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > I find when I am overly full, for some odd reason I want to just keep eating... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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