Guest guest Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 That is a good idea, Laurie. I didn’t feel particularly pressured to eat it because there were so many choices there. I doubt my friend even noticed that I didn't have any. I just happened to be in the group when she mentioned that she'd made it. I knew that if she saw me with a serving of her food that she would be pleased, but I don’t think I hurt her feelings by not having any. Rhonda From: bcpeditor@... Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 12:31 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: small victory What a good you! For me it's doubly hard to practice IE when other people's food is involved. Sometimes when someone has made something special and it looks really good but I'm not hungry enough to eat it then, I ask if it's ok to take a serving home with me. If I do this, I always make a point of later telling the person how much I enjoyed it. I sometimes do this with stuff people bring to work to share. It's such a nice thing they're doing, and I don't want to be the IE grinch or even to call attention to myself by being the only one who doesn't eat the food--because, frankly, I don't want to discuss IE with most of the diet-obsessed people at my workplace. I think it may be possible to have it both ways--to stick to your IE principles and still recognize that food is sometimes offered in love, to share a recipe you love or to please others--if you are not full and if the food looks appealing. And that there are options available even if you are full, but still want to be a part of the sharing of food in love and appreciation. Laurie small victory I had a small victory last night. We had a small group get together, which included dinner. As I looked over the available foods that people had brought to share, I reminded myself that I could have whatever I wanted because I wasn't on a diet. I chose a hot dog (the blackest one there), a bit of macaroni salad, a couple of roll ups made with cream cheese, a bit of the squash casserole I had brought and a small brownie. I ate slower than usual, cleaned my plate (of course) and then felt guilty that I hadn't chosen any of my friend's dessert that she had made. It looked good and I was tempted to go back and get a piece, but then realized that I was satisfied and I didn't NEED to eat just to make my friend happy. I came home comfortable and happy with myself that I had listened to my body. Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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