Guest guest Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Wow, surprising information! Thanks. Hi April,I used to be like that and I talked to my IE nutritionist and she told me that its probably because I'm either not eating the foods that I truly enjoy or not getting enough protein. I made some modifications and don't have that problem anymore.Hope this helps!M.>> Hi, folks. > Almost every time I eat, I find I crave something sweet at the end of a > meal. I've tried not having it because I'm not hungry, but I'm left feeling > unsatisfied. So I try, when I can, to leave room at the end of a meal for > that sweet something. But I'm not always able to calibrate when I should > stop eating my meal so that I have room for a bite of sweet, and sometimes I > end up having it on top of an already full stomach. It might be ice cream, > an apple, a cookie, a piece of chocolate or even some orange juice, > depending on what I crave, as long as it's sweet. I do worry that this amounts to > overeating. > Anyone else experience this?> April M.>------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 That was helpful for me too, although I think I get enough protein. If I don't I feel very weak and strange and then the light bulb will go on and I'll grab some protein. I seem to need to be sure I eat protein with carbs so I don't get into trouble. I guess that's listening to my body and when I don't it reminds me. Sandy Hi April, I used to be like that and I talked to my IE nutritionist and she told me that its probably because I'm either not eating the foods that I truly enjoy or not getting enough protein. I made some modifications and don't have that problem anymore. Hope this helps! M. > > Hi, folks. > Almost every time I eat, I find I crave something sweet at the end of a > meal. I've tried not having it because I'm not hungry, but I'm left feeling > unsatisfied. So I try, when I can, to leave room at the end of a meal for > that sweet something. But I'm not always able to calibrate when I should > stop eating my meal so that I have room for a bite of sweet, and sometimes I > end up having it on top of an already full stomach. It might be ice cream, > an apple, a cookie, a piece of chocolate or even some orange juice, > depending on what I crave, as long as it's sweet. I do worry that this amounts to > overeating. > Anyone else experience this? > April M. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I have been doing the IE thing for a little over a month now and I am soooooo enjoying the desserts! Maybe a little too much sometimes but it is getting to a point where I don't want them quite as much. Of course...sometimes I still do. I guess it just varies but I do have to watch myself because I WILL eat desserts when I am not hungry. They are just so dang yummy! ~DawnC~ To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wed, April 20, 2011 9:58:58 AMSubject: Re: Dessert Hi April,I've been experiencing that craving for something sweet at the end of the meal, too. I appreciate all the ideas people have given you and think I'll try some of them. Also, tho', for me it's been a big thing just to give myself permission for it to be ok to have this craving for something sweet at the end of the meal, rather than try to get rid of it. By making it ok, there's no question of whether I'm going to have it or not - I know I am - so I know I need to stop eating a few bites short of feeling satisfied/full, to have room.The other thing I'm doing recently, is keeping a bar of 85% cocoa in the house. Sometimes I eat it before a meal, sometimes after. I find if I let it melt in my mouth, I really only want a square or two of it. With other sweets I'm still finding it difficult to stop before the point where I'll feel uncomfortable after, so I like how this alternative works for me.Where I have the most trouble with this, is at restaurants. Desserts at most places are so big, and I don't always have someone to share with - and even if I do, half is still often more than my body feels good with after - yet I don't do well with either getting half to bring home, or just leaving it.Best, > > > Hi, folks. > Almost every time I eat, I find I crave something sweet at the end of a > meal. I've tried not having it because I'm not hungry, but I'm left feeling > unsatisfied. So I try, when I can, to leave room at the end of a meal for > that sweet something. But I'm not always able to calibrate when I should > stop eating my meal so that I have room for a bite of sweet, and sometimes I > end up having it on top of an already full stomach. It might be ice cream, > an apple, a cookie, a piece of chocolate or even some orange juice, > depending on what I crave, as long as it's sweet. I do worry that this amounts to > overeating. > Anyone else experience this?> April M.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Thanks. I can learn to let the craving pass too. Good observation Dawn. I too have noticed that such desires do wane if allowed to run their course. Happily you are following the 'savor' suggestion of IE! Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > I have been doing the IE thing for a little over a month now and I am soooooo > enjoying the desserts! Maybe a little too much sometimes but it is getting to a > point where I don't want them quite as much. Of course...sometimes I still do. I > guess it just varies but I do have to watch myself because I WILL eat desserts > when I am not hungry. They are just so dang yummy! ~DawnC~ >  > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I did the same at first and then at one point threw away almost a half gallon of ice cream because I wasn't really enjoying it. I did the same for some candy. But the BOGO at the supermarket gets me all the time. I have a hard time passing up a bargain. And on the BOGO they won't give you one for half price. I should speak to the manager about that again. That's why I stopped eating Lays potato chips. They always have the big bag at BOGO and I can't nor don't want that much. But when I do buy a BOGO I don't feel so bad about throwing part of it out. I tell myself it's the free one anyway. This morning I ate a bowl of cereal and some fruit and within an hour I felt awful. I know I need Protein with my meals/snacks. I forget too but my body reminds me. Today I packaged some cookies 2 to a glad snack bag. I'll see how that goes. I do that with other things I have trouble stopping when full/satisfied. I did the same thing with pancakes and donuts. Would stop for a while and then test it out only to be reminded of how awful I felt. The only place I get dessert when we go out is at the buffet. It's the " after all it's paid for so I want to get my money's worth " trap. At other places I'm either too full for dessert or it's just too expensive. Good luck on your journey. Sandy Yes, I forgot to say, I don't ONLY have the very dark chocolate in the house, I also (now) have all kinds of other goodies too. For the first month or maybe it was more, I was loving eating them, whenever I wanted, however much. I did experience some hours or even days of fear about weight gain, but I was committed to this, so I kept on. Then at some point I realized I was often ending up feeling uncomfortable, either in fullness level or tired/logy level (too much sugar makes me tired) and I didn't like how that felt. I realized this was happening 'cause I was doing that thing of eating the " whatever " , without being true to paying attention to my body's hunger or fullness cues (usually the latter). I didn't want to feel so full or tired, so I started to not want to choose the goodies so much anymore. It's true what people here have said, I'm amazed at how long a bag of Pepperidge Farm cookies are staying on my shelf now, I never would have guessed I could do that! And it's clearly because I know I CAN have them if I'm hungry and want to, but more often choosing not to. And it's funny, I'm even realizing that sometimes I know I'll be able to have just one or two cookies, and other times I can feel that I'm not in a place to do that, and I'd rather reach for something that feels easier for me to handle so I don't end up feeling too tired. That's why sometimes now I'm choosing to do the couple squares of dark chocolate - it's a way to let it be ok that I want something sweet, without ending up with the tiredness or too-fullness. It's funny, I stopped eating pancakes years ago because I noticed they made me very, very tired. Then, every couple years, I'd try them again, and have the same experience, and stop eating them again. Now I never want them, because I don't want to feel that way. A lot of these other goodies have the same effect on me but not nearly as dramatically - it's a little too tired or full, rather than too tired for a whole afternoon or evening - it's more subtle, so it's harder to figure out what choices I want to make. But I'm learning! I suspect this will still go thru other phases, but for now, I'm excited to be where I am with it. Wish I could get there with restaurant eating, too, in some way! (I'm doing well most of the time at saving part of the meal to bring home, if I'm satisfied/full, but not the dessert). > > > > > > Hi, folks. > > Almost every time I eat, I find I crave something sweet at the end of a > > meal. I've tried not having it because I'm not hungry, but I'm left feeling > > unsatisfied. So I try, when I can, to leave room at the end of a meal for > > that sweet something. But I'm not always able to calibrate when I should > > stop eating my meal so that I have room for a bite of sweet, and sometimes I > > end up having it on top of an already full stomach. It might be ice cream, > > an apple, a cookie, a piece of chocolate or even some orange juice, > > depending on what I crave, as long as it's sweet. I do worry that this amounts > >to > > > > overeating. > > Anyone else experience this? > > April M. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Where I have the most trouble with this, is at restaurants. Desserts at most places are so big, and I don't always have someone to share with - and even if I do, half is still often more than my body feels good with after - yet I don't do well with either getting half to bring home, or just leaving it. Could you ask them to only give you half, even if you have to pay for the whole thing?Patti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 But the BOGO at the supermarket gets me all the time. I have a hard time passing up a bargain. It's not a bargain if you weren't going to buy it in the first place. Then it's a waste of money. Paddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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