Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 LOL Alyce you made me grin. You do what works best for you. I dislike eating without distraction very much. Every time I try it I end up shoving the food down so I cant put an end to the meal time misery. I experience a huge amount of anxiety and discomfort from it. I can't believe that is what IE is about. I understand the principle and maybe someday it will be one I can do but for now I do what I need to do to enjoy my meal times. SunnySent from my iTouch I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! How do I get past this? Alyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 lol too I LOVE to read when I eat and at least for now, am not willing to give it up. But, I AM willing to take my first couple bites before I start reading, to pause often during the meal to make sure I'm chewing, tasting, etc. So I feel like I'm integrating some IE in, even tho' I know I'm eating with distraction. I'm also feeling willing to soon look at, why the reading is so important to me. Good luck! > > > > > > > I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! > > > > How do I get past this? > > > > Alyce > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Awww, thanks, Sunny. I feel better. I'm such a rule follower - so black and white - either I follow the rules or I don't believe in them. I'm gonna try to adopt most of it, but i'll cut myself some slack on this. Re: Rules!!!! LOL Alyce you made me grin. You do what works best for you. I dislike eating without distraction very much. Every time I try it I end up shoving the food down so I cant put an end to the meal time misery. I experience a huge amount of anxiety and discomfort from it. I can't believe that is what IE is about. I understand the principle and maybe someday it will be one I can do but for now I do what I need to do to enjoy my meal times. SunnySent from my iTouch I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! How do I get past this? Alyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 The key word here is SUGGESTED. No bold of lightning will strike you dead if you eat while . . . TV, computer, reading etc. And if you doubt me, I can say with confidence that I've thoroughly tested that notion and can report no lightning at my end (so far - lol). What I think the reason behind that suggestion is to assist in mindfulness awareness. I found it near torture to just sit with my plate of food. But if one does it a time or two, I found it helps to bring up how mindless I have been about my eating. Sorta of an 'ah duh!' moment for me. The bad news is that I'm not as mindful as I need to be but the good news is that I'm not beating myself up over being mindless. Baby steps, I take them when and where I can. Good for you to know what you want! That's IE to me (your not listening to everyone else and their shoulds). Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! > > How do I get past this? > > Alyce > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Totally agree that you can only do your best at any given time with this process. What I have found by just eating and not doing anything else that eating is, well, just eating, nothing more. It gives nourishment and pleasure. After the first really good bites, I suddenly realized how much I wanted eating to give me all the wonderful things I wanted to feel and it just doesn't. Don't get me wrong, the pleasure is there when I am eating because I am hungry and it tastes good and all is good, then the proverbial "oh no its over and I have to move on to something else. Its as if I didn't want to feel the sadness of knowing that eating is kind of a simple thing and without the "charge" of all that I had given it over the years. In my mind I was thinking the sadness would last forever but it doesn't. Much like I thought if I allowed my self to eat what I wanted I would never stop eating and that didn't happen either. Saying goodbye to the roller coaster ride is hard. Geneen Roth so aptly states, the compulsion sotps when the bolting stops (bolting from the feelings). So what I do is I say to myself, is my head going to fall off if I don't watch TV and eat? No, but it feels uncomfortable. Then I remind myself that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out of the obsession and then my resistance falls and I just eat. Then when I am done, I watch TV or go on to the next thing. If eating without distraction is the way out, it made me curious as to why I wouldn't want out of this. As bad a a compulsion may be its familiar and safe. So now I don't hide any more from the truth and I face what feels intolerable and in dong so, there is another feeling that comes, that is greater than the compulsion ever was, which is kindness and love and caring for myself that is more satisfying than I could have ever imagined!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Eating and reading is my current nemesis!! I was raised bringing a book to the DR Table. Super-hard habit to change, and I'm VERY resistant to giving it up. The reading material should be relaxing, no? I'm moving away from daily newspaper toward health/fashion/decor mags and books, hoping to get more artsy... But The ugly problem is, I spill food and stain my clothes. Must slow down and take small bites. Thanks for the note about pausing. I need to hear it again and again I guess I take the large bites/portions that my mom took, at the nervous speed that my dad ate. oy! thank you Foggy > > > > > > > > > > > I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! > > > > > > How do I get past this? > > > > > > Alyce > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Well put. I found that without any distractions I really paid attention to the food, It's color, odor, texture, all of it and I was enjoying my food for the first time in a long time. For me it was pure joy. I have gotten away from that somewhat. I find I resent it if I have to turn off the TV. Then I think what could be so important on TV that I can't devote 30 minutes to the pure joy of eating. I am so addicted to the TV or other distractions so I don't have to feel my feelings. And I am very resistant to writing a journal about this. I wonder what I am so afraid of finding out. I loved your statement about your head not going to fall off. And you are so right, it does feel so uncomfortable. Thanks for reminding me that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out. Hopefully my resistance will fall too and I can still watch TV after I eat. I will chose to face the feelings and not hide from the truth. Then maybe I will experience that other feeling of kindness, love and caring for myself. I am worthy. Thanks again. I need reminders like this. Sandy   Totally agree that you can only do your best at any given time with this process. What I have found by just eating and not doing anything else that eating is, well, just eating, nothing more. It gives nourishment and pleasure. After the first really good bites, I suddenly realized how much I wanted eating to give me all the wonderful things I wanted to feel and it just doesn't. Don't get me wrong, the pleasure is there when I am eating because I am hungry and it tastes good and all is good, then the proverbial " oh no its over and I have to move on to something else.      Its as if I didn't want to feel the sadness of knowing that eating is kind of a simple thing and without the " charge " of all that I had given it over the years. In my mind I was thinking the sadness would last forever but it doesn't. Much like I thought if I allowed my self to eat what I wanted I would never stop eating and that didn't happen either. Saying goodbye to the roller coaster ride is hard. Geneen Roth so aptly states, the compulsion sotps when the bolting stops (bolting from the feelings). So what I do is I say to myself, is my head going to fall off if I don't watch TV and eat? No, but it feels uncomfortable. Then I remind myself that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out of the obsession and then my resistance falls and I just eat. Then when I am done, I watch TV or go on to the next thing. If eating without distraction is the way out, it made me curious as to why I wouldn't want out of this. As bad a a compulsion may be its familiar and safe. So now I don't hide any more from the truth and I face what feels intolerable and in dong so, there is another feeling that comes, that is greater than the compulsion ever was, which is kindness and love and caring for myself that is more satisfying than I could have ever imagined!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 You are absolutely right to do what is best for you. I personally was just sharing what was good for me and my mind wanders too sometimes. As I think about it this reminds me of when I try to meditate and my mind wanders off to all the things I have to do or " should " be doing. Why do you think you are so shallow and others are so deep? Or were you saying that with tongue in cheek? I certainly do not judge you or anyone as being shallow because you do what works for you. Sorry if I offended you in any way. I was just glad to be reminded of what works for me. Sandy  I must be really shallow. I read these two messages and thought, WOW, these girls are really deep...hmmmm why do I resist turning off the tv when i eat? I gave it some real thought and tried really hard to figure out what I could be hiding from. I've come to these conclusions: I am bored to death sitting there thinking about each bite of food, after the first couple of bites which are enjoyable and cool to think about. My mind wanders to day dreams or thoughts of things I need to do or what shows are recorded on my tivo after those first few bites anyway and then i begin to resent that I am missing a show I want to watch. I'm not bored, I'm not lonely and I don't hate my mother for making us sit at the table during dinner. Sometimes, I think it's really just not all that complicated for me and that's ok too. There's not always a reason to force myself to be uncomfortable to prove I'm doing IE right. I think I'll be kind and loving to myself by allowing myself to do what I choose to do, eat what I choose to eat and move if I choose to. Thanks Ladies! That was very helpful for me!  Sunny Re: Re: Rules!!!! Well put. I found that without any distractions I really paid attention to the food, It's color, odor, texture, all of it and I was enjoying my food for the first time in a long time. For me it was pure joy. I have gotten away from that somewhat. I find I resent it if I have to turn off the TV. Then I think what could be so important on TV that I can't devote 30 minutes to the pure joy of eating. I am so addicted to the TV or other distractions so I don't have to feel my feelings. And I am very resistant to writing a journal about this. I wonder what I am so afraid of finding out. I loved your statement about your head not going to fall off. And you are so right, it does feel so uncomfortable. Thanks for reminding me that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out. Hopefully my resistance will fall too and I can still watch TV after I eat. I will chose to face the feelings and not hide from the truth. Then maybe I will experience that other feeling of kindness, love and caring for myself. I am worthy. Thanks again. I need reminders like this. Sandy   Totally agree that you can only do your best at any given time with this process. What I have found by just eating and not doing anything else that eating is, well, just eating, nothing more. It gives nourishment and pleasure. After the first really good bites, I suddenly realized how much I wanted eating to give me all the wonderful things I wanted to feel and it just doesn't. Don't get me wrong, the pleasure is there when I am eating because I am hungry and it tastes good and all is good, then the proverbial " oh no its over and I have to move on to something else.      Its as if I didn't want to feel the sadness of knowing that eating is kind of a simple thing and without the " charge " of all that I had given it over the years. In my mind I was thinking the sadness would last forever but it doesn't. Much like I thought if I allowed my self to eat what I wanted I would never stop eating and that didn't happen either. Saying goodbye to the roller coaster ride is hard. Geneen Roth so aptly states, the compulsion sotps when the bolting stops (bolting from the feelings). So what I do is I say to myself, is my head going to fall off if I don't watch TV and eat? No, but it feels uncomfortable. Then I remind myself that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out of the obsession and then my resistance falls and I just eat. Then when I am done, I watch TV or go on to the next thing. If eating without distraction is the way out, it made me curious as to why I wouldn't want out of this. As bad a a compulsion may be its familiar and safe. So now I don't hide any more from the truth and I face what feels intolerable and in dong so, there is another feeling that comes, that is greater than the compulsion ever was, which is kindness and love and caring for myself that is more satisfying than I could have ever imagined!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 I especially moved away from all the negative news, murder,etc. I found it did not help with my digestion. It's interesting that as a child I never allowed to bring reading material to the table. We all have such different histories. That's what makes us individuals. Sandy  Eating and reading is my current nemesis!! I was raised bringing a book to the DR Table. Super-hard habit to change, and I'm VERY resistant to giving it up. The reading material should be relaxing, no? I'm moving away from daily newspaper toward health/fashion/decor mags and books, hoping to get more artsy... But The ugly problem is, I spill food and stain my clothes. Must slow down and take small bites. Thanks for the note about pausing. I need to hear it again and again I guess I take the large bites/portions that my mom took, at the nervous speed that my dad ate. oy! thank you Foggy > > > > > > > > > > > I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! > > > > > > How do I get past this? > > > > > > Alyce > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Oh No Sandy, you didn't offend me at all, sorry if I made you feel that way. You actually helped me to really think about the matter and make a decision for myself. That's a great thing. I don't really think I'm shallow, I think less complicated may be a better word. Why do I think some of you are more deep? I can't even imagine myself thinking up some of the things I read here. Like uncomfortableness is the way out of obsession for example. I would have never thought of that and for me, it doesn't ring true, but I understand it. And YES when I meditate, and I really do mean well when I start, but after about 30-60 seconds I forget I'm supposed to be meditating at all and my mind just goes on thinking up all kinds of things. . But I still do enjoy the peace and quiet of my little meditation/daydream session. I wasn't really saying anything, just observing the differences we have on this list. Fascinating when you think about it. Sunny Re: Re: Rules!!!! Well put. I found that without any distractions I really paid attention to the food, It's color, odor, texture, all of it and I was enjoying my food for the first time in a long time. For me it was pure joy. I have gotten away from that somewhat. I find I resent it if I have to turn off the TV. Then I think what could be so important on TV that I can't devote 30 minutes to the pure joy of eating. I am so addicted to the TV or other distractions so I don't have to feel my feelings. And I am very resistant to writing a journal about this. I wonder what I am so afraid of finding out. I loved your statement about your head not going to fall off. And you are so right, it does feel so uncomfortable. Thanks for reminding me that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out. Hopefully my resistance will fall too and I can still watch TV after I eat. I will chose to face the feelings and not hide from the truth. Then maybe I will experience that other feeling of kindness, love and caring for myself. I am worthy. Thanks again. I need reminders like this. Sandy Totally agree that you can only do your best at any given time with this process. What I have found by just eating and not doing anything else that eating is, well, just eating, nothing more. It gives nourishment and pleasure. After the first really good bites, I suddenly realized how much I wanted eating to give me all the wonderful things I wanted to feel and it just doesn't. Don't get me wrong, the pleasure is there when I am eating because I am hungry and it tastes good and all is good, then the proverbial "oh no its over and I have to move on to something else. Its as if I didn't want to feel the sadness of knowing that eating is kind of a simple thing and without the "charge" of all that I had given it over the years. In my mind I was thinking the sadness would last forever but it doesn't. Much like I thought if I allowed my self to eat what I wanted I would never stop eating and that didn't happen either. Saying goodbye to the roller coaster ride is hard. Geneen Roth so aptly states, the compulsion sotps when the bolting stops (bolting from the feelings). So what I do is I say to myself, is my head going to fall off if I don't watch TV and eat? No, but it feels uncomfortable. Then I remind myself that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out of the obsession and then my resistance falls and I just eat. Then when I am done, I watch TV or go on to the next thing. If eating without distraction is the way out, it made me curious as to why I wouldn't want out of this. As bad a a compulsion may be its familiar and safe. So now I don't hide any more from the truth and I face what feels intolerable and in dong so, there is another feeling that comes, that is greater than the compulsion ever was, which is kindness and love and caring for myself that is more satisfying than I could have ever imagined!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Sunny- if it helps, you've also describe me very well. My church women's group is going to go walk a labyrinth Saturday, and I'm not going because, I know that I can't get into true spirit of the walk with a group of others, if I could even get there at all or stay there for very long.Dawn RTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thu, May 5, 2011 5:43:03 PMSubject: Re: Re: Rules!!!! Oh No Sandy, you didn't offend me at all, sorry if I made you feel that way. You actually helped me to really think about the matter and make a decision for myself. That's a great thing. I don't really think I'm shallow, I think less complicated may be a better word. Why do I think some of you are more deep? I can't even imagine myself thinking up some of the things I read here. Like uncomfortableness is the way out of obsession for example. I would have never thought of that and for me, it doesn't ring true, but I understand it. And YES when I meditate, and I really do mean well when I start, but after about 30-60 seconds I forget I'm supposed to be meditating at all and my mind just goes on thinking up all kinds of things. . But I still do enjoy the peace and quiet of my little meditation/daydream session. I wasn't really saying anything, just observing the differences we have on this list. Fascinating when you think about it. Sunny Re: Re: Rules!!!! Well put. I found that without any distractions I really paid attention to the food, It's color, odor, texture, all of it and I was enjoying my food for the first time in a long time. For me it was pure joy. I have gotten away from that somewhat. I find I resent it if I have to turn off the TV. Then I think what could be so important on TV that I can't devote 30 minutes to the pure joy of eating. I am so addicted to the TV or other distractions so I don't have to feel my feelings. And I am very resistant to writing a journal about this. I wonder what I am so afraid of finding out. I loved your statement about your head not going to fall off. And you are so right, it does feel so uncomfortable. Thanks for reminding me that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out. Hopefully my resistance will fall too and I can still watch TV after I eat. I will chose to face the feelings and not hide from the truth. Then maybe I will experience that other feeling of kindness, love and caring for myself. I am worthy. Thanks again. I need reminders like this. Sandy Totally agree that you can only do your best at any given time with this process. What I have found by just eating and not doing anything else that eating is, well, just eating, nothing more. It gives nourishment and pleasure. After the first really good bites, I suddenly realized how much I wanted eating to give me all the wonderful things I wanted to feel and it just doesn't. Don't get me wrong, the pleasure is there when I am eating because I am hungry and it tastes good and all is good, then the proverbial "oh no its over and I have to move on to something else. Its as if I didn't want to feel the sadness of knowing that eating is kind of a simple thing and without the "charge" of all that I had given it over the years. In my mind I was thinking the sadness would last forever but it doesn't. Much like I thought if I allowed my self to eat what I wanted I would never stop eating and that didn't happen either. Saying goodbye to the roller coaster ride is hard. Geneen Roth so aptly states, the compulsion sotps when the bolting stops (bolting from the feelings). So what I do is I say to myself, is my head going to fall off if I don't watch TV and eat? No, but it feels uncomfortable. Then I remind myself that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out of the obsession and then my resistance falls and I just eat. Then when I am done, I watch TV or go on to the next thing. If eating without distraction is the way out, it made me curious as to why I wouldn't want out of this. As bad a a compulsion may be its familiar and safe. So now I don't hide any more from the truth and I face what feels intolerable and in dong so, there is another feeling that comes, that is greater than the compulsion ever was, which is kindness and love and caring for myself that is more satisfying than I could have ever imagined!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Ah! My old friend Foggy! Hi!!!! I was raised that reading at the table was BAD (per Dad) and something Mom did when he wasn't around... Re: Rules!!!! Eating and reading is my current nemesis!! I was raised bringing a book to the DR Table. Super-hard habit to change, and I'm VERY resistant to giving it up. The reading material should be relaxing, no? I'm moving away from daily newspaper toward health/fashion/decor mags and books, hoping to get more artsy...ButThe ugly problem is, I spill food and stain my clothes. Must slow down and take small bites. Thanks for the note about pausing. I need to hear it again and againI guess I take the large bites/portions that my mom took, at the nervous speed that my dad ate. oy!thank youFoggy> > > > > > > > > > > I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! > > > > > > How do I get past this?> > > > > > Alyce> > > > > > > > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Aren't families fun? Sandy  Ah! My old friend Foggy! Hi!!!!  I was raised that reading at the table was BAD (per Dad) and something Mom did when he wasn't around...  Re: Rules!!!!  Eating and reading is my current nemesis!! I was raised bringing a book to the DR Table. Super-hard habit to change, and I'm VERY resistant to giving it up. The reading material should be relaxing, no? I'm moving away from daily newspaper toward health/fashion/decor mags and books, hoping to get more artsy...ButThe ugly problem is, I spill food and stain my clothes. Must slow down and take small bites. Thanks for the note about pausing. I need to hear it again and againI guess I take the large bites/portions that my mom took, at the nervous speed that my dad ate. oy!thank youFoggy> > > > > > > > > > > I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! > > > > > > How do I get past this?> > > > > > Alyce> > > > > > > > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I keep rereading this. I like it. Re: Rules!!!! Totally agree that you can only do your best at any given time with this process. What I have found by just eating and not doing anything else that eating is, well, just eating, nothing more. It gives nourishment and pleasure. After the first really good bites, I suddenly realized how much I wanted eating to give me all the wonderful things I wanted to feel and it just doesn't. Don't get me wrong, the pleasure is there when I am eating because I am hungry and it tastes good and all is good, then the proverbial "oh no its over and I have to move on to something else. Its as if I didn't want to feel the sadness of knowing that eating is kind of a simple thing and without the "charge" of all that I had given it over the years. In my mind I was thinking the sadness would last forever but it doesn't. Much like I thought if I allowed my self to eat what I wanted I would never stop eating and that didn't happen either. Saying goodbye to the roller coaster ride is hard. Geneen Roth so aptly states, the compulsion sotps when the bolting stops (bolting from the feelings). So what I do is I say to myself, is my head going to fall off if I don't watch TV and eat? No, but it feels uncomfortable. Then I remind myself that tolerating uncomfortableness is the way out of the obsession and then my resistance falls and I just eat. Then when I am done, I watch TV or go on to the next thing. If eating without distraction is the way out, it made me curious as to why I wouldn't want out of this. As bad a a compulsion may be its familiar and safe. So now I don't hide any more from the truth and I face what feels intolerable and in dong so, there is another feeling that comes, that is greater than the compulsion ever was, which is kindness and love and caring for myself that is more satisfying than I could have ever imagined!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Thanks for sharing. By reading this, I learned I follow IE during the week since at lunch , I take my time to eat, I smell the food and I enjoy my food BUT during weekend I dont allow myself to sit down and enjoy my meal. I am always on the go. In the office, I give myself time to enjoy my lunch hour. I pay attention to every bite just now I realized, at home I never allow myself to enjoy my food. I dont give myself time to sit down at the table and eat. I always eat in front of TV to distract myself. when I finish my food, i dont remember what I ate. that makes me sad for not enjoying my food and want to eat more. same is true when I am in social gathering. I dont enjoy my food when I am with other people. I just eat and finish. This I dont understand, why in front of other people I dont enjoy my food and I quickly finish everything shoku Ah! My old friend Foggy! Hi!!!! I was raised that reading at the table was BAD (per Dad) and something Mom did when he wasn't around... Re: Rules!!!! Eating and reading is my current nemesis!! I was raised bringing a book to the DR Table. Super-hard habit to change, and I'm VERY resistant to giving it up. The reading material should be relaxing, no? I'm moving away from daily newspaper toward health/fashion/decor mags and books, hoping to get more artsy...ButThe ugly problem is, I spill food and stain my clothes. Must slow down and take small bites. Thanks for the note about pausing. I need to hear it again and againI guess I take the large bites/portions that my mom took, at the nervous speed that my dad ate. oy!thank youFoggy> > > > > > > > > > > I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! > > > > > > How do I get past this?> > > > > > Alyce> > > > > > > > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 BINGO! Abby. Great point. Will be pondering that now too - thanks! Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > I think SO many of us use food as a trusted, favorite escape, and when > mealtime comes, we want to be lost in the experience of eating. Eating > consciously takes away from the magic of the experience. Then it's just one > more thing we do, pleasurable, yes, but not magical, and not the step out of > reality that we crave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Hi Alyce! hope all is well with you Foggy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just realized that I've dumped every non-diet type book when it suggested I eat without doing anything else. It makes me MAD!!!! Bah! I want to read and watch tv and play on the computer and work when I eat. I DON'T WANT TO EAT AND ONLY EAT!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > How do I get past this? > > > > > > > > Alyce > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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