Guest guest Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hi, Katcha. As always, you are wise and helpful. I always appreciate reminders that IE is not something you just "get" and the switch is flipped, but that it is a continual process of returning when we drift. I noticed a question that I ask myself that is helpful for me when I'm thinking of eating: "Will I know when to stop?" I realized that when I eat without being clearly hungry, or at the very first glimmer of hunger, I'm not always clear about when to stop. But if I allow the hunger to develop to a certain level I have a stronger sense of knowing just what it will take to become satisfied. Passing it on in case it's helpful to anyone. April M. message dated 4/16/2011 11:01:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jain_daugh@... writes: No matter how long I have traveled on my IE journey, I find myself 'off the trail' now and then. When I manage to catch myself wandering what gets me back to the path I really want to go is reminding myself of IE basics and how these are always available for me.I find that if I say to myself what I think the basic suggestions are, that I am better able to re-focus and follow them once again. Here's what they are for me (at this moment) -Is this really what I want to eat? Does my body go YUM! when I think of it or does my mind say - 'You know you really want to/should eat this.'Am I full because I am satisfied or because I have judged that I have had enough? Don't I trust my own body?!? Even when I am eating what I KNOW I don't want/need, why am I not 'listening' to the underlying 'drive'? KatchaIEing since March 2007------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Great sharing April. Those subtle but very effective nuances are so important and way too easy to miss. You encourage me, and I'm sure others too, towards such an accomplishment for ourselves. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Hi, Katcha. > As always, you are wise and helpful. I always appreciate reminders that > IE is not something you just " get " and the switch is flipped, but that it > is a continual process of returning when we drift. > I noticed a question that I ask myself that is helpful for me when I'm > thinking of eating: " Will I know when to stop? " I realized that when I eat > without being clearly hungry, or at the very first glimmer of hunger, I'm > not always clear about when to stop. But if I allow the hunger to develop to > a certain level I have a stronger sense of knowing just what it will take > to become satisfied. Passing it on in case it's helpful to anyone. > April M. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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