Re: Tips on psychological satisfaction from the amounts eaten.

[Guest guest]

hi,

I think that instead of trying to " deal " with it, (which is what I have been

doing) I'm going to turn that around to I'm going to start enjoying it & see if

THAT makes any difference. Because really, when I look at it objectively, 6

months ago (before IE) I WANTED all those greasy things & when I ate them I

didn't even realize (wasn't AWARE) that my body didn't want them, it was my MIND

that wanted them. Now I'm letting my body decide what IT wants & THAT feels like

freedom.

mj

> >

> >

> > I have started to realize something strange: that I truly don't enjoy a lot

of food as much as I used to think I did. I now find that I often can't think of

anything I want to eat, and even that some foods that I used to enjoy no longer

much appeal to me after a few bites. Some nights I prepare dinner and I eat it

only because I know if I don't eat I'll just get hungrier and cranky, but I'm

not much enjoying the food.

> >

> > I don't know if this is simply a " thrill is gone " kind of thing because food

doesn't have that edge of the forbidden anymore (though I think I'm past that

stage of being disappointed in food for that reason), or if I'm just discovering

my true preferences. I find I get sick of things really fast, and there are

times when I just can't stomach the thought of eating anything I have on hand.

I've tried cooking new recipes, but leftovers languish in the refrigerator. I

seem to want things that are really plain, like a handful of raspberries, or

grapes and cheese, or plain roasted chicken, or popcorn, or a corn tortilla with

a little butter on it. I've lost my taste for salads except on rare occasions.

Part of it for me is that I am thoroughly sick to death of cooking meals every

night, so it all has a taint of " work " for me, but I can't even get all that

excited about going out to eat anymore.

> >

> > Has this happened to anyone else? I kind of feel like my taste buds are

dulled or something. This has been the case since about a month into doing IE.

> >

> > Laurie

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I guess I should check back in couple decades, lol.

> >

> >

> > I have started to realize something strange: that I truly don't enjoy a lot

of

> >food as much as I used to think I did. I now find that I often can't think of

> >anything I want to eat, and even that some foods that I used to enjoy no

longer

> >much appeal to me after a few bites. Some nights I prepare dinner and I eat

it

> >only because I know if I don't eat I'll just get hungrier and cranky, but I'm

> >not much enjoying the food.

> >

> >

> > I don't know if this is simply a " thrill is gone " kind of thing because food

> >doesn't have that edge of the forbidden anymore (though I think I'm past that

> >stage of being disappointed in food for that reason), or if I'm just

discovering

> >my true preferences. I find I get sick of things really fast, and there are

> >times when I just can't stomach the thought of eating anything I have on

hand.

> >I've tried cooking new recipes, but leftovers languish in the refrigerator. I

> >seem to want things that are really plain, like a handful of raspberries, or

> >grapes and cheese, or plain roasted chicken, or popcorn, or a corn tortilla

with

> >a little butter on it. I've lost my taste for salads except on rare

occasions.

> >Part of it for me is that I am thoroughly sick to death of cooking meals

every

> >night, so it all has a taint of " work " for me, but I can't even get all that

> >excited about going out to eat anymore.

> >

> > Has this happened to anyone else? I kind of feel like my taste buds are

dulled

> >or something. This has been the case since about a month into doing IE.

> >

> > Laurie

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I guess I should check back in couple decades, lol.

> >

> >

> > I have started to realize something strange: that I truly don't enjoy a lot

of

> >food as much as I used to think I did. I now find that I often can't think of

> >anything I want to eat, and even that some foods that I used to enjoy no

longer

> >much appeal to me after a few bites. Some nights I prepare dinner and I eat

it

> >only because I know if I don't eat I'll just get hungrier and cranky, but I'm

> >not much enjoying the food.

> >

> >

> > I don't know if this is simply a " thrill is gone " kind of thing because food

> >doesn't have that edge of the forbidden anymore (though I think I'm past that

> >stage of being disappointed in food for that reason), or if I'm just

discovering

> >my true preferences. I find I get sick of things really fast, and there are

> >times when I just can't stomach the thought of eating anything I have on

hand.

> >I've tried cooking new recipes, but leftovers languish in the refrigerator. I

> >seem to want things that are really plain, like a handful of raspberries, or

> >grapes and cheese, or plain roasted chicken, or popcorn, or a corn tortilla

with

> >a little butter on it. I've lost my taste for salads except on rare

occasions.

> >Part of it for me is that I am thoroughly sick to death of cooking meals

every

> >night, so it all has a taint of " work " for me, but I can't even get all that

> >excited about going out to eat anymore.

> >

> > Has this happened to anyone else? I kind of feel like my taste buds are

dulled

> >or something. This has been the case since about a month into doing IE.

> >

> > Laurie

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I guess I should check back in couple decades, lol.

> >

> >

> > I have started to realize something strange: that I truly don't enjoy a lot

of

> >food as much as I used to think I did. I now find that I often can't think of

> >anything I want to eat, and even that some foods that I used to enjoy no

longer

> >much appeal to me after a few bites. Some nights I prepare dinner and I eat

it

> >only because I know if I don't eat I'll just get hungrier and cranky, but I'm

> >not much enjoying the food.

> >

> >

> > I don't know if this is simply a " thrill is gone " kind of thing because food

> >doesn't have that edge of the forbidden anymore (though I think I'm past that

> >stage of being disappointed in food for that reason), or if I'm just

discovering

> >my true preferences. I find I get sick of things really fast, and there are

> >times when I just can't stomach the thought of eating anything I have on

hand.

> >I've tried cooking new recipes, but leftovers languish in the refrigerator. I

> >seem to want things that are really plain, like a handful of raspberries, or

> >grapes and cheese, or plain roasted chicken, or popcorn, or a corn tortilla

with

> >a little butter on it. I've lost my taste for salads except on rare

occasions.

> >Part of it for me is that I am thoroughly sick to death of cooking meals

every

> >night, so it all has a taint of " work " for me, but I can't even get all that

> >excited about going out to eat anymore.

> >

> > Has this happened to anyone else? I kind of feel like my taste buds are

dulled

> >or something. This has been the case since about a month into doing IE.

> >

> > Laurie

> >

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