Intuitive walking...

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Hi and everyone...Was reading your comment about exercising and I related. For the past couple months I had been pushing myself to jog, rather than walk. Over this period of time, I messed up my calf and by the end of the 3.5 mile route that I do, I felt like I was going to pass out because I was pushing myself so hard. The route was getting tedious rather than enjoyable. Just yesterday, I decided to walk only and listen to my body. I did and I had the most wonderful walk! I saw and heard things I didn't pay much attention to before probably because I was pushing too hard. My mind was free to think so I had some productive thinking time. I felt really good when finished, rather than like I was going to pass out. No injuries to my legs.

I still worked up a sweat and had a great work-out, but it wasn't over-done. So, I found out listening to my body works in other ways as well as eating. I believe the intuitive eating is what led me to the 'intuitive walk' and I'm sure it will lead to other areas on life too. Love it!To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 1:30:52 PMSubject: Re:

Re: Chapter 5: Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality

Thanks, Meg, for responding.

Where am I here? As I mentioned in my past email I've wanted to go

vegan for years but I think somehow in the back of my brain was

viewing it as a diet rather than the ethics of it all. Now I'm

interested in the ethics and the diet is not part of it, and I'm able

to stick with it! Stubborn these crazy bodies!!!

For breakfast today had some soy yogurt and tea with soy creamer,

both delicious. Lunch was peanut butter mousse. Was making it for

later, a tofu based mousse with maple syrup that's absolutely

incredible... once I ate the small bowl of it I was STUFFED, because

it's full of protein and fat with sugar. I ended the meal with a 1/2

pint bowl of blackberries. My brain was going "you SHOULD eat

more...you SHOULD have some vegetables" and I know that I have this

tendency to overfeed myself in order to "make sure I get enough

nutrition". Now, I'm taking a multivitamin and not worrying about

the details. This is fine!!!

On the exercise side of things, I did some gentle kundalini yoga

today, with extra meditation and self-gentleness, and found that I

was actually in tears at the corpse pose. Why? I realized how much

fun I've deprived myself of over time by forcing myself to exercise

because I "should", because I'm trying to meet some crazy deadline.

Not good!!! When I was a little munchkin I loved riding my bike just

because it was fun...and all those other things that kids enjoy.

Maybe I'll ride my bike tomorrow, just for fun!!!

So, gently working to change things for the better. I may

comment more on this.

Hugs!