Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Jenn, something that I have learned in this long journey is that while everyone has the absolute best intentions with advice, you can't use everything you hear. and I am not just saying that about 's podcasts, as I have found more information that has been useful to me in those podcasts than in anything else that I have read. but not everything that works for one person is going to work for the other. for instance, I know that a -huge- amount of people have success with keeping a food journal and writing down everything they eat and every minute of exercise. I have tried this multiple times, even to the point of setting myself an alarm to 'write something down!!' around the time that I eat and exercise every day. it just does not work for me. you said the key in your post - trust your instincts. your body knows when it's hungry and when it's not, especially when you learn to separate emotional hunger from actual physical hunger. also, I have recently read in a few different publications that eating close to half of your daily calories at breakfast can make you lose more weight in the long run, because it makes you take in less calories and snack less throughout the rest of the day. I imagine that both extremes work, but different ones for different people. this journey is trial and error, steps and successes, self-correcting and re-doing. you'll learn what is right for you. audrey > 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 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Audrey, thanks. That is the most level-headed advice I could have gotten. I am nothing if not a rule follower, but you have pointed out that I may benefit more from trying some different approaches to learn what works best for MY body. The only way to learn is to make some mistakes. As Stin says in the Meditation Station podcast (thanks to Jarrod? I think who pointed out this great tool), no other body works better for ME, so I need to find out what works best for IT, not what works best for you or or anyone else. Thank you Thank you. I wish you peace in your journey. Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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