Re: Milestone + Episode #57, #58, How to Eat, Part I, II

[Guest guest]

Jenn, I think is just saying that a structured way of eating is a good

idea, whatever that structure takes. I don't think that she means that everyone

has to eat exactly 3 meals/day like she does. Is that what you meant?

I eat 4 small meals/day, and I've been doing this for the past 8 months and it

works very well for me. For you, it may be that in order to eat only 8/10's full

( " Hari Hachi Bu " ) at meals, you need to also eat a snack in between meals.

Personally, I reach the " Hari Hachi Bu " state by counting calories, which I'm

not suggesting is for everyone, and I don't think it's advocated by IOWL.

(However, she does say that some people do need eating plans; I am one of those

people--my own eating plan.)

My personality is of someone who needs to know the math. I need to know that I

am creating the 500 calorie deficit/day, so that I will lose 1 pound/week. I

enjoy counting calories so much that I have made a chart that has the calories

per ounce of every food that I eat and I can calculate any meal I eat within two

minutes flat. :-)

BTW, I was a little disturbed by the last episode Episode #58, How to Eat, Part 

II. Don't get me wrong, I am extremely thankful for and IOWL. In fact,

is the best thing that has happened to me weight loss/mental health wise;

I call her the " therapist in my pocket " (my iPod), however, the most recent

episode got me extremely annoyed.

The question on Episode 58, How to Eat, Part II, in which asks, " How do

you lose weight if you're trying to match calories in with calories out? Won't

your body seek the status quo? "

responds by saying that he is correct that " if your body is matching

calories in with calories out as a naturally slender person does, then, yes,

indeed, you will maintain your weight " that it's " basic physics " . Her response

was that in order to lose weight instead " we do it really, ultimately, through

intention, through directiong our bodies to use first the stored energy that's

available before bringing us hunger. " And she mentions that one of her guilded

journey's, the " appetite adjuster " helps with that.

I started to think that this is a flaw in the IOWL concept. But I have since

made peace with it, because I know that I don't get extremely hungry even though

I'm undereating by 500 calories/day, so my body is obviously digging into my fat

stores and I'm not starving. I get hungry before meals, but the hunger is not so

intense that I can't make good decisions at my next meal. So, maybe she has

something with the idea of " intention " . I know she's been right on target with

everything else and has made my weight los journey very peaceful and freeing.

I am eagering awaiting Episode 59. I've been checking ITunes several times/day

since Thursday.

Bev

Subject: Milestone

To: insideoutweightloss

Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:23 PM

After 3 months of listening, I have finally caught up! It feels a

bit

like I reached the end of a book, but I have only listened once to

each episode, so I can go back now and revisit. I must say I'm a bit

confused by the latest 2 episodes on how many meals to eat. I don't

think I can eat " Hari Hachi Bu " at breakfast and be at a number 2 on

the hunger scale by noon without a snack in between. This has thrown

my thinking way out of whack now that I am learning to trust my

instincts more. I'm feeling very confused by the new advice.

Jenn