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?