Guest guest Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks. I found it interesting that I bought the M & M's and don't even like them. I like chocolate candy but the M & M's have too much candy coating for me. I often look for something to " munch " on and told myself those would be good only a few at a time. Someday I will be able to " legalize " food but there are some I haven't done that yet. I have had success with donuts, pancakes, ice cream/hot fudge sundaes, and others. I will add to the list as I go on. I got a gift card for and Noble and had been going to use it to buy the audio book. I will be going by there Thursday. Sandy Hi Sandy - It sounds like you could use this as an opportunity to think about " legalizing " a food like this for yourself. One activity recommended in the Intuitive Eating audio book (I don't believe it's in the hard copy version) is to take one of your typically forbidden foods, and prepare or buy a lot of it. Enough so you'll know you can have as much as you want. And then sit and practice a mindful eating activity with that food. Really focus on what you enjoy about it, with your senses, physically and emotionally. It might help you learn more about the " why you bought it " aspect of yourself, or empower you to not feeling like M & Ms are testing your " will power " Take your power back from those M & Ms! I know this sort of activity sounds difficult, but given time and self trust, and really working on legalizing foods, and can become more and more natural and " intuitive. " I guess this is my own mini-success story. In the past I would buy pints of Haagen Dazs, then let them sit in my freezer for weeks b/c they didn't " fit " in my diet plan. And then I would take them out and eat the whole thing during the course of an evening or of couple of days during a binge. Now I keep a pint of ice cream in my freezer for weeks and weeks, but not because it's " forbidden. " Because that's how long it takes me to eat it! Sometimes I'm not interested in it for a week, and then when I want some I usually only want to eat a very small amount b/c its so rich and delicious. It does help to take a step back, and even it we're not " there " yet, contemplate and celebrate our small successes - Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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