Is This from IE?

[Guest guest]

Hi, all,

First, thanks to catlady for posting the Roth podcasts. I'd heard two of them,

but the other two were new to me.

Today was a very good day for me--IE made perfect sense for the first time and

didn't feel alien at all. I waited until hungry to eat and ate exactly what I

wanted and not more than I needed. I went for a walk tonight because I wanted

to, not because I felt I had to, and I enjoyed every minute of it, taking more

than an hour to finish walking. As I was waiting for one light to turn before

crossing over to Lake Michigan (I live in Chicago within walking distance of the

lake--love it!), a thought suddenly came to me that (duh) eating was *supposed*

to make you feel better, not worse, and exercise was *supposed* to make you feel

better, not worse. I can't tell you how long it's been since either one of these

made me feel anything but crummy and miserable.

As I walked along, I noticed that the world felt dramatically 3-D instead of

flat as it usually does. I had noticed this to a lesser extent two weeks ago, a

few weeks after starting IE in earnest. Tonight I saw birds flying from tree to

tree, and I could *feel* the 3-D space. Trees looked amazingly 3-D. Everything

looked so incredible and beautiful. I hate to sound like a Pollyanna, but it

almost brought me to tears.

When I got home, I discovered to my surprise after taking a shower that I was

hungry again. I ate a few hazelnuts to see if this would do, but no, I was

actually hungry, though I'd eaten maybe three hours earlier. So I thought about

what I wanted to eat, and it came to me that I really wanted...(you ready for

this?)...franks and beans. Now I know people eat these, but I've never had the

two actually mixed together. A hotdog and a side of beans, on occasion, but not

mixed. But that's what I wanted. I had 3 organic beef franks and a can of

organic baked beans, so I made them up. I ate half the can with the freshly

cooked franks, and it tasted absolutely fabulous! It was a relatively small

bowlful, but it satisfied me all but completely. As I was finishing the bowl, I

realized I wanted a whole-grain cracker with a shaving of sharp cheddar. I ate

it, and it was phenomenal. I have never tasted food this good, and I can't

remember the last time I actually knew exactly what I wanted to eat and felt

satisfied by eating a little of it. I stopped eating because I had no desire to

feel miserable now that I knew that eating could make me feel so good.

Are these heightened sense experiences due to being out of food fog? It's

wonderful, but also a little freaky. Has anyone else experienced this kind of

thing? Does it last? (Not sure I want it this intense always.)

Laurie