Guest guest Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Isn't it amazing Sandy? I also have learned I don't really even like some of the food I used to binge on. the other night I ate 2 handfuls of a guacamole flavored tortilla chip my daughter bought. I started out just eating them without a lot of thought. But I caught myself and decided I would at least savor the flavor. That's when i discovered to my surprise that they weren't all that good. I just hope I remember that in a couple of months when they are in the house again so I don't have to make that discovery again. Sunny threw out food Today I threw out a half gallon of ice cream that I didn't even like. And I also threw out chocolate chips that I didn't like either, and the hot fudge topping. I had been eating them even though they no longer tasted any good and I was feeling miserably bloated and very uncomfortable. I did learn that I no longer crave hot fudge sundaes. The first week I ate one almost every day. I also tried pancakes again and then was reminded how awful they make me feel. I started thinking about all the foods I no longer like...donuts for instance. i have to remind myself how awful I feel after eating them. Then I can make the choice to not have them. I am listening to my body more and when I don't I learn from it. Tomorrow I am going out with a friend to a nice park and we are going to have a picnic. I am going to enjoy the food. No food police on this trip. Will listen to my body though. Thanks for listening. Sandy ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Yes, to all of you! When I think of all the yukky things I used to eat just because they were sweets, I can't believe how finicky I've become about my pleasures! - It has to be quality ice cream in a flavor I really love - no more fat free taste free pretend stuff. - It often has to be a terrific homebaked cookie just out of the oven (my partner is a genius cookie baker!) - no more brand name cookies in a bag. - Cake with frosting? Eeew - what on earth did I like about it? I've scarfed down oodles of Yodels and such, the thought of which completely turns me off now. Why would I have that mushy, artificial tasting goo when I could have a fresh baked scone? My sweet tooth has diminished markedly - have others found this too? - I've also bought and tried and thrown out lots of tortilla chips and snack mixes and cereals that I used to binge on and now find too salty or too artificial tasting. And I've gotten much more picky about the bread I eat. (Yes, this poor binging puppy at one time would eat many slices of squishy pasty white bread just because she'd been carb deprived for so long!). Thanks, all. April M. Isn't it amazing Sandy? I also have learned I don't really even like some of the food I used to binge on. the other night I ate 2 handfuls of a guacamole flavored tortilla chip my daughter bought. I started out just eating them without a lot of thought. But I caught myself and decided I would at least savor the flavor. That's when i discovered to my surprise that they weren't all that good. I just hope I remember that in a couple of months when they are in the house again so I don't have to make that discovery again. Sunny threw out food Today I threw out a half gallon of ice cream that I didn't even like. And I also threw out chocolate chips that I didn't like either, and the hot fudge topping. I had been eating them even though they no longer tasted any good and I was feeling miserably bloated and very uncomfortable. I did learn that I no longer crave hot fudge sundaes. The first week I ate one almost every day. I also tried pancakes again and then was reminded how awful they make me feel. I started thinking about all the foods I no longer like...donuts for instance. i have to remind myself how awful I feel after eating them. Then I can make the choice to not have them. I am listening to my body more and when I don't I learn from it. Tomorrow I am going out with a friend to a nice park and we are going to have a picnic. I am going to enjoy the food. No food police on this trip. Will listen to my body though. Thanks for listening. Sandy ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Yes I tend to forget and have to re-learn the lesson. But I bean making a list of the foods I have actually stopped. One of them is french fries. The fast food industry helped me with that when they changed the cooking oil. It may be healthier but I no longer like the fries. And I don't eat chips either. We just keep on keeping on. My what progress you are making! I too felt it was a BIG step being able to throw out any food at all, let alone something that I had been a 'favorite' before. It is amazing to find that you really don't like it or that eating it ends in discomfort not worth the taste. I know that in time I tend to forget this lesson, allow myself the food again, and reinforce the lesson then. Its all part of the IE process as far as I can tell. Have a delightful picnic! Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Today I threw out a half gallon of ice cream that I didn't even like. And I also threw out chocolate chips that I didn't like either, and the hot fudge topping. I had been eating them even though they no longer tasted any good and I was feeling miserably bloated and very uncomfortable. I did learn that I no longer crave hot fudge sundaes. The first week I ate one almost every day. I also tried pancakes again and then was reminded how awful they make me feel. I started thinking about all the foods I no longer like...donuts for instance. i have to remind myself how awful I feel after eating them. Then I can make the choice to not have them. I am listening to my body more and when I don't I learn from it. Tomorrow I am going out with a friend to a nice park and we are going to have a picnic. I am going to enjoy the food. No food police on this trip. Will listen to my body though. Thanks for listening. Sandy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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