Body Awareness

[Guest guest]

Hi there, Steve!

Regarding this:

> I cannot recall exactly, but at least a few weeks. The stomach is

> sore. The vagus nerve in the stomach is sore and vengeful. The

> intestines are sore. Your belly is sore. They ALL take weeks to

> heal.

Thanks again for your reassurance. You're a good man!

> Not sure of the question; is is just that you think yourself a poor

> [body] listener? I'll give you odds that post-op, once you **can**

Yes, I do think that, but my question was more general. Sorry I

didn't make myself clear. I do get tangled up in my own postings!

Here's the question:

Do you think that people who are/have been fat (I use this term very

generically; could just be overweight; could mean MO) are lacking

some kind of inner sense of their own bodies?

Examples would include:

--not having a clear mental picture of oneself (surprised at photos

which show how much weight one has gained, i.e. feeling much thinner

than one really is)

--thinking/wondering/worrying about food too much

--not being able to say " I've had enough garbage for today, so I'm

gonna skip that special dessert tonight. "

--not being able to skip those last couple bites of your favorite food

--being less than physically ept, uncoordinated, not AWARE of what

your body's potentials and limitations are

Is this clear? I am obviously thinking while typing, an activity

which should be illegal for me personally! These examples are not

well-chosen or properly worded, but do ya get the gist? Guess I

should have ordered my thoughts better before posting. I DID plan on

bringing this up later with everyone, but then my own question about

belly movements got me thinking, and it snowballed from there. So

what else is new?

Best,