Re: Newbie to Intuitive Eating...

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Congrats again Sandy :-) Such discoveries really help you embrace IE for

yourself. I too had a 'clock' issue at first. Mine was mid afternoon which I

eventually associated with having developed from receiving an after school snack

so many years ago. Amazing how such an association can remain! It also remains

an 'important' (desired) thing for me to make a dinner for us (hubby & me) which

can and does vary time wise depending on what we are in the middle of or not

(also retired).

When I do find myself feeling hungry before I am ready to make dinner I often

have a bite of something that I have learned will hold me just until I will have

dinner ready. This can be a fun learning thing too! I got a little clip on timer

so I could check with myself - say hourly - to sense what my hunger level was. I

found out that a small apple, or couple of cookies would hold me at least an

hour. A slice of cheese might be an hour and half etc. It was fun to play with

different foods and find this out for myself.

ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Thanks. And I just did another step. I ate " supper " at 4pm because I was

> hungry. I think maybe I might think about putting the clocks away just like

> the scales. I find that if I look at the clock and it is 12 noon, I think I

> am hungry, or at least I think it must be time to eat. I really have to go

> back and look at that, eating when I am hungry and not all the other

> reasons. It'll be a leap for me but maybe fun too. Anyone else deal with

> this issue of eating by the clock? Any suggestions? I'm retired so can

> really be free about this, I can have " lunch " hour any time. Sandy

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