Re: Stomach hunger wants bread but it doesn't sit well after....

July 29, 2010

Happens to me sometimes. I think it's just the delay in feeling full. (You

know how they say with diets that it takes 20 minutes for your body to register

fullness). Carbs, in particular, seem to kind of keep expanding when they hit

your stomach. So you stop at a five, but once they've expanded, now you're at a

6 or 7. Not surprising. You might want to try stopping at 4 and waiting 20 or

30 minutes to see how you feel. And if you're still hungry, you can have more.

Josie

>

> So here's one for you ... I'm looking forward to any help/comments you

> can offer. [;]

>

> I've been eating intuitively for about 3 weeks now... and feel like I've

> come home... it's great and I love it. Food is crazy delicious (who

> knew???) and I'm starting to get a pretty good handle on my hunger and

> satisfied/full signals. I'm currently working on my past trigger foods

> using different methods, but mostly journaling out emotions and " sitting

> with the feelings " . I'm not crazy about that part but it has worked on

> my ice cream issue ... now I can have it in the house and enjoy it when

> I want without going nuts, so things are moving along ... slowly but

> well.

>

> The thing I'm having trouble with now is that quite often I find that

> when I'm hungry I'm wanting breads or things like pancakes... that sort

> of stuff. I used to stay away from them in the past because I thought

> they put weight on me faster. Of course, now that there's no bad foods,

> that's what comes up when I'm hungry... especially for breakfast. The

> problem is that after I eat it to my full number, that is about a 5 ..

> ie I'm starting to feel satisfied and hunger is definately gone, I get

> this very bloated feeling after. The bloating goes away after a couple

> of hours or so. All the other times that I eat to my 5 level, I come

> away feeling great and actually energized.

>

> So what do you all think? Should I avoid these types of food or do I

> need to " get used " to them again? I'd hate to feel that whole

> " restrictive " thing again, but well, ...I'm confused!

>

> Deb

>

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