Guest guest Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 I tried the same thing, and had the same problems. Don't like to waste, and when it tastes good, it's still just way to hard to stop eating. It's much easier for me to take a very small portion, perhaps half of what I *think* I really want, and finish it and wait to see if I'm satisfied (more often than not, I am!). I hope to one day get to the point of leaving food on the plate, but I'm not there yet. And I figure in the meantime why torture myself unnecessarily? Just makes me feel bad and who needs that? Josie > > sooooooooo, i decided to make a start on this by trying to leave just > one bite > of EACH food on my plate & to make a big deal about putting it in the > trash. > well this morning i did it with a bit of the crust of my toast. at lunch > i > forgot when i ate the soup (the memory is so short - lol) but then i > remembered > with my toast. it was easy to throw out the crust but when it came to > tossing > out that perfectly fresh piece of banana it required super human > strength. i > considered offering it to my 3 year old grandson. LOL. then thought > better of > it since it was a test for me to be able to 'waste' food. i DID it & had > a bit > of anxiety while i was doing it & then felt better after. i hope i > remember that > feeling better after from now on. heck, i just hope that i can remember > to > remember to leave SOMETHING on the plate & then have the courage to toss > it. > wow, i am surprised that this is so challenging for me. i am not a > hoarder in > the classic sense but i do have problems throwing 'good' stuff away. i > like to > donate it, though. & junk i can easily get rid of. SOOOOOOOOO, what is > going on > with the food. > > any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. > > mj > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hello MJTrying to leave the 'clean the plate club' cannot always be achieved via forcing yourself. Of course it can be done, but it will cause tension. Another way to leave food behind is to allow the process of IE to filter through you. There will come a day when your full & recognize that fullness & subsequently leave food on your plate. Honoring your appetite will take you there faster than focusing on what your leaving before that fullness is recognised. You can also once you recognize fullness food wrap what is left for a snack later (food type willing). Do you feel that you either trying to do as many of the IE principles at once? or expecting too much from yourself at this stage? or even trying to jump to a IE stage rather than deal with other issues? If you make a big deal over leaving even a mouthful your making it very important to you, which it should be, but if it is built up within your mind then to not be able to leave anything or to forget will make you feel as if it is impossible for you to do, make you down etc. In time as you travel with IE food will naturally be left on your plate. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Josie-good solution! And so simple! I am going to work on that! Thanks!Sue I tried the same thing, and had the same problems. Don't like to waste, and when it tastes good, it's still just way to hard to stop eating. It's much easier for me to take a very small portion, perhaps half of what I *think* I really want, and finish it and wait to see if I'm satisfied (more often than not, I am!). I hope to one day get to the point of leaving food on the plate, but I'm not there yet. And I figure in the meantime why torture myself unnecessarily? Just makes me feel bad and who needs that? Josie > > sooooooooo, i decided to make a start on this by trying to leave just > one bite > of EACH food on my plate & to make a big deal about putting it in the > trash. > well this morning i did it with a bit of the crust of my toast. at lunch > i > forgot when i ate the soup (the memory is so short - lol) but then i > remembered > with my toast. it was easy to throw out the crust but when it came to > tossing > out that perfectly fresh piece of banana it required super human > strength. i > considered offering it to my 3 year old grandson. LOL. then thought > better of > it since it was a test for me to be able to 'waste' food. i DID it & had > a bit > of anxiety while i was doing it & then felt better after. i hope i > remember that > feeling better after from now on. heck, i just hope that i can remember > to > remember to leave SOMETHING on the plate & then have the courage to toss > it. > wow, i am surprised that this is so challenging for me. i am not a > hoarder in > the classic sense but i do have problems throwing 'good' stuff away. i > like to > donate it, though. & junk i can easily get rid of. SOOOOOOOOO, what is > going on > with the food. > > any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. > > mj > -- Sue on FritzCheck out my blogs at: http://alifeofbooks.blogspot.com/http://suesresearch.blogspot.com http://suesretirementmusings.blogspot.com/Check out my books on Goodreads: < Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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