Re: Thoughts?

[Guest guest]

Hi Meg,

I think this is part of the process. I went through it, too. Remember

that you don't always *have* to eat just the right thing. If you go

through the list of textures and tastes, and still can't think of

anything appealing, you can try a few things:

1) Wait until you're hungrier, and see if that helps

2) Have standbys on hand that you generally always like, and have a

little snack of something to tide you over; time will often make a

difference

3) Try different things, even if it's just a bite or two. Sometimes

if you've been eating the same thing over and over for a while, you

just need some new ideas to jump start your interest.

Dealing with this seems to get easier as time goes on. I think you

just learn to work with it.

Sohni

Hey All,

Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on my most recent dilemma-

not knowing what to eat! It's happened a couple of times recently that

I was hungry and ready to eat something, but nothing really sounded

that appealing. I think it might be partly that I've been eating (and

greatly enjoying) essentially the same thing each day for a few weeks

and have finally gotten tired of that, but haven't found anything else

I really want. The end result of this has been either that I overeat in

the process of searching for something that I want, or that I just am

left with a vague sense of being unsatisfied after I eat. Though I

don't know, maybe feeling unsatisfied is an emotional reaction to

something else in my life.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Meg

[Guest guest]

Meg,I think someone else may have said this too, that waiting until you are a little bit hungrier might help. It's possible that what you want isn't in your house. Also, it could be that you are actually thirsty and not hungry? IE says it takes time to really understand what hunger feels like, so maybe give it more time.-KateHey All,Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on my most recent dilemma- not knowing what to eat! It's happened a couple of times recently that I was hungry and ready to eat something, but nothing really sounded that appealing. I think it might be partly that I've been eating (and greatly enjoying) essentially the same thing each day for a few weeks and have finally gotten tired of that, but haven't found anything else I really want. The end result of this has been either that I overeat in the process of searching for something that I want, or that I just am left with a vague sense of being unsatisfied after I eat. Though I don't know, maybe feeling unsatisfied is an emotional reaction to something else in my life.Has anyone else experienced this?Meg

[Guest guest]

Hi Meg!

I had that problem as well.

It's hard to figure out, but I made a point of it to start learning/cooking new

recipes, eating foods I've never tried, and breaking out of eating habits.

Anything that my family say they want from a restaurant, I go out and buy the

ingredients then try to make it myself (but better). It has really opened doors

for me and let me realize that the best food experiences happen when YOU put the

effort and thought into creating the meal.

Intuitive eating has turned me into quite the food snob (I mean, I used to eat

Cheetos off the floor)! I love that my daily eating experience is dynamic and

fulfilling. It makes it hard to get bored.

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> Hey All,

>

> Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on my most recent dilemma- not

knowing what to eat! It's happened a couple of times recently that I was hungry

and ready to eat something, but nothing really sounded that appealing. I think

it might be partly that I've been eating (and greatly enjoying) essentially the

same thing each day for a few weeks and have finally gotten tired of that, but

haven't found anything else I really want. The end result of this has been

either that I overeat in the process of searching for something that I want, or

that I just am left with a vague sense of being unsatisfied after I eat. Though

I don't know, maybe feeling unsatisfied is an emotional reaction to something

else in my life.

>

> Has anyone else experienced this?

>

> Meg

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[Guest guest]

Hey Meg,

YES I have definitely experienced this: nothing sounding good and then either

binging or feeling unsatisfied after the meal.

My interpretation was that my disinterest in food was a good sign that food was

becoming less important in my life, and my decision to binge was fighting to

keep my old friend (excess food) relevant. If I feel unsatisfied after the meal

I interpret that as I wanted food to do more for me than it actually did. I

wanted emotional comfort, taste orgasms, atmosphere, endorphins, romance,

fireworks, excitement, parades--and all I got was this lousy meal.

I find that if I let myself get a little hungrier, I eventually find something

that sounds good. A lot of times my mind will say, " Ok, I'm ready to eat, " just

because it's been a standard X amount of hours since my last meal and I'm

" allowed " to eat and still maintain food sanity; and then I get excited--because

food is fun! But even though my mind is ready and geared up to eat, and I could

eat because i'm moderately hungry, my own physical body prefers hunger a couple

shades stronger before it lets me know what I'm craving.

Kayla

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> > Hey All,

> >

> > Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on my most recent dilemma-

> > not knowing what to eat! It's happened a couple of times recently that

> > I was hungry and ready to eat something, but nothing really sounded

> > that appealing. I think it might be partly that I've been eating (and

> > greatly enjoying) essentially the same thing each day for a few weeks

> > and have finally gotten tired of that, but haven't found anything else

> > I really want. The end result of this has been either that I overeat

> > in the process of searching for something that I want, or that I just

> > am left with a vague sense of being unsatisfied after I eat. Though I

> > don't know, maybe feeling unsatisfied is an emotional reaction to

> > something else in my life.

> >

> > Has anyone else experienced this?

> >

> > Meg

> >

> >

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