Re: Hi everyone from a new member, and a lil question too.

[Guest guest]

welcome to the iowl group! i myself am " back on the mend " , and i'm

getting back to listening to the podcasts myself. the hunger journal

was something that resonated with me as well. i found that i actually

had to not eat for a while and actually gauge what my hunger felt

like. after that i would ask myself if i was really hungry or if it

was just mouth hunger. " " Mouth hunger. " We see or smell something

that looks so delicious that our mouths start to water. Sometimes

just thinking about a food brings on a craving for it. We desire to

taste the food, but really aren't physically hungry. " it was a

revelation to me when renee said that hunger was a feeling she

welcomed. and that if i ever felt hungry it wasn't an all out

emergency; i could actually live with my hunger and not " fill the

void " immediately so to speak.

i wish you good luck and i hope that the podcasts help you as much as

they have helped me.

[Guest guest]

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> welcome to the iowl group! i myself am " back on the mend " , and i'm

> getting back to listening to the podcasts myself. the hunger

journal

> was something that resonated with me as well. i found that i

actually

> had to not eat for a while and actually gauge what my hunger felt

> like. after that i would ask myself if i was really hungry or if it

> was just mouth hunger. " " Mouth hunger. " We see or smell something

> that looks so delicious that our mouths start to water. Sometimes

> just thinking about a food brings on a craving for it. We desire to

> taste the food, but really aren't physically hungry. " it was a

> revelation to me when renee said that hunger was a feeling she

> welcomed. and that if i ever felt hungry it wasn't an all out

> emergency; i could actually live with my hunger and not " fill the

> void " immediately so to speak.

>

> i wish you good luck and i hope that the podcasts help you as much

as

> they have helped me.

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Thanks for your reply,

Yes i do seem to get that Mouth hunger thing.

Getting in touch with my body is proving to be harder than i was

expecting it to be, good thing it's following me around all day

hehehe.

Thats a bit sad tho.

[Guest guest]

I doubt you will find any " rapid success " stories here on IOWL. A lot of

people talk about " baby steps " or " small victories. " You will probably find

that certain areas are easier to handle than others. You might find meal

time a breeze, but afternoon snack time a real challenge. Or vice versa. Or

maybe its family time. Or maybe its all of them.

Family time has always been a challenge for me. As a single guy with all of

my family living in different cities, I find going to spend time with

relative very difficult. Often, they see me as the 18 year old boy who

gobbled up everything put in front of him, and had to serve himself last at

dinner to ensure everybody got enough; and I would easily fall into that

role. But the last few trips, I have noticed my meals and even snacks

getting better. Lots more veggies, lots healthier snacks. Though far from

perfect, this is defintiely seen some improvement over the last year.

So dont worry about the " slow progress. " As you keep up the harder work, the

inertia will help you make bigger and bigger strides.

Randy

[Guest guest]

Ya, it make sense, but damn i wish this was a magic pill hehehe

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> I doubt you will find any " rapid success " stories here on IOWL. A

lot of

> people talk about " baby steps " or " small victories. " You will

probably find

> that certain areas are easier to handle than others. You might find

meal

> time a breeze, but afternoon snack time a real challenge. Or vice

versa. Or

> maybe its family time. Or maybe its all of them.

>

> Family time has always been a challenge for me. As a single guy

with all of

> my family living in different cities, I find going to spend time

with

> relative very difficult. Often, they see me as the 18 year old boy

who

> gobbled up everything put in front of him, and had to serve himself

last at

> dinner to ensure everybody got enough; and I would easily fall into

that

> role. But the last few trips, I have noticed my meals and even

snacks

> getting better. Lots more veggies, lots healthier snacks. Though

far from

> perfect, this is defintiely seen some improvement over the last

year.

>

> So dont worry about the " slow progress. " As you keep up the harder

work, the

> inertia will help you make bigger and bigger strides.

>

> Randy

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