Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Today I'm feeling back to my old self. Seems I do better at home. The continual hunger on some days really baffles me. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Ii've noticed that after I overeat, while I would guess I'd be so full from the extra food the next day that I wouldn't be hungry, it often happens that I am MORE hungry the next day! Maybe because your stomach is a little stretched out from all the extra food, so it takes more to fill it up? That's just an idea, but I'm not sure! > > > > Today I'm feeling back to my old self. Seems I > do better at home. The continual hunger on some days really baffles > me. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Carol, > > I have days like that too. I sometimes have a week like that! I try to > drink more water then. Sometimes I just try and figure out the 'why' within > that I feel like eating. I pray more too. It is like a mystery, one to be > solved by close scrutiny. Gotta be our own Drew.LOL! > > Vicki > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 That sounds so true. Maybe it is because after eating too much, then not so much, the body is trying to readjust itself to a regular system, perhaps swinging back and forth before it balances out. Vicki From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of hojalata2 Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:00 AM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject Re: my idea Ii've noticed that after I overeat, while I would guess I'd be so full from the extra food the next day that I wouldn't be hungry, it often happens that I am MORE hungry the next day! Maybe because your stomach is a little stretched out from all the extra food, so it takes more to fill it up? That's just an idea, but I'm not sure! > > > > Today I'm feeling back to my old self. Seems I > do better at home. The continual hunger on some days really baffles > me. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Carol, > > I have days like that too. I sometimes have a week like that! I try to > drink more water then. Sometimes I just try and figure out the 'why' within > that I feel like eating. I pray more too. It is like a mystery, one to be > solved by close scrutiny. Gotta be our own Drew.LOL! > > Vicki > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 I've had a few days where I've been constantly ravenous -- didn't matter what I ate, or when, I just needed to keep eating! And, maybe on those days your body needs more sustenance? I don't know, exactly. There's got to be some sort of scientific explanation for it, I'm sure. All I can think, though, is that, if you're feeding it a balance of ALL the food groups, then it shouldn't matter if you have to eat even once an hour! :-? Just go with it, and relax, trusting that your body knows what it's doing. ) PS... My weekends are always a struggle 'cause hubby's home, and it just screws up my " routines " royally! LOL Jenn <>< -----Original Message----- on Sun. I couldn't seem to get full all day. I know I over ate even though I >was never statisfied. Today I'm feeling back to my old self. Seems I >do better at home. The continual hunger on some days really baffles >me. Any help would be appreciated. http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support * NEVER DIET AGAIN! * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Hi Jenn-- I read your blog the other day about good/bad food. I think this sentence kind of plays into that: - All I can think, though, is that, if you're feeding it a balance of ALL the food groups - You asked in your blog how to stop thinking like that...it is really hard, isn't it? I think I may have gotten to that point, but it took a long time. How about looking at it this way...when you say the food is good/bad for you--you are actually giving yourself permission to have it not be you. Does that make sense? We struggle with excess weight because we eat too much and for reasons other than physical hunger. When I say it is because I am eating brownies instead of fruit when I want something sweet--well, it sort of excuses me from having to exercise some control over myself. It is like I am not taking responsibility for what (how much)I put in my mouth. It isn't about the food at all. If you overeat supposedly healthy foods--you will still be overweight. (By using the word " you " in this--I do not mean you specifically--I mean it as a general " you " that could be each of us.) Hmmm, this just kind of came out as I was typing--but I think there is a message in here for me (which is how it usually works ;-) Cheryl > >Date: 2006/07/24 Mon PM 12:49:48 CDT >To: IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Re: my idea > >I've had a few days where I've been constantly ravenous -- didn't matter what I ate, or when, I just needed to keep eating! And, maybe on those days your body needs more sustenance? I don't know, exactly. There's got to be some sort of scientific explanation for it, I'm sure. All I can think, though, is that, if you're feeding it a balance of ALL the food groups, then it shouldn't matter if you have to eat even once an hour! :-? > >Just go with it, and relax, trusting that your body knows what it's doing. ) > >PS... My weekends are always a struggle 'cause hubby's home, and it just screws up my " routines " royally! LOL > >Jenn ><>< > >-----Original Message----- >on Sun. I couldn't seem to get full all day. I know I over ate even though I >>was never statisfied. Today I'm feeling back to my old self. Seems I >>do better at home. The continual hunger on some days really baffles >>me. Any help would be appreciated. > >http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com >http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com >http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support >* NEVER DIET AGAIN! * > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Okay... so what you're saying is that, if I say the food is good/bad for me, I'm in essence shirking the blame for whatever's causing me to eat? I'm excusing my supposed lack of self-control? Is that what you mean? Jenn <>< -----Original Message----- >How about looking at it this way...when you say the food is good/bad for you--you are actually giving yourself permission to have it not be you. Does that make sense? > >We struggle with excess weight because we eat too much and for reasons other than physical hunger. When I say it is because I am eating brownies instead of fruit when I want something sweet--well, it sort of excuses me from having to exercise some control over myself. http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support * NEVER DIET AGAIN! * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Gosh...I hope my answer didn't sound as harsh as how you re-wrote it!!! If it did, I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention. But, in essence, yes. I wrote last week about how I would read every book I could get my hands on about IE and before that it was on dieting--searching for a magic pill, something that would make it all click and then the weight would just fall off. In doing that--I always took my effort out of the equation. This is work and parts of it are really hard work. I am changing years and years of thinking. Everything I've read about IE, and I am talking about the cognitive therapy type of stuff--changing my thinking, require a huge effort on our part. Sometimes it is so frustrating being in that effort--makes me want to give up. I have noticed, though, that with continued effort, it does get easier. It used to be that I would just each without regard for hunger/fullness. Then, I could do it some of the time, before you know it, it happens a lot of the time, etc... Attaching good/bad labels to food gives ME just more things to focus on instead of what I am supposed to be doing--waiting for hunger, paying attention to my body's cues, stopping when I am satisfied. You and I seem to be at the same place with IE--we've had some success, love the way it is so freeing. I think I reacted to what you were writing--because I identified myself in it. Cheryl > >Date: 2006/07/24 Mon PM 01:19:53 CDT >To: IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Re: Re: my idea > >Okay... so what you're saying is that, if I say the food is good/bad for me, I'm in essence shirking the blame for whatever's causing me to eat? I'm excusing my supposed lack of self-control? Is that what you mean? > >Jenn ><>< > >-----Original Message----- >>How about looking at it this way...when you say the food is good/bad for you--you are actually giving yourself permission to have it not be you. Does that make sense? >> >>We struggle with excess weight because we eat too much and for reasons other than physical hunger. When I say it is because I am eating brownies instead of fruit when I want something sweet--well, it sort of excuses me from having to exercise some control over myself. > >http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com >http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com >http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support >* NEVER DIET AGAIN! * > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Nah, I didn't see your post as harsh... No harm done. ) I just rewrote it so I could be clear on what you were trying to say. I see what you mean... You can read & read, and talk & talk, but until you work on it, you're still avoiding the issue, right? I read a LOT of books about changing the emotional side of my eating, and yet I haven't really put much effort into DOING it. I mean, yes, I have tried to speak more positive words instead of negative ones. And, I've been more *aware* of what I'm doing and the possible reasons *why*... (like my blog post about labeling foods " good/bad " ). But, it's a matter of taking that info and USING it ... that's where I start getting lazy, and that's probably a large part of why I'm not releasing any weight right now. In all honesty, though, somewhere around June 22nd (when I started this group), I had decided to not worry about my numbers for a while (whether I gained/lost/maintained), and just to worry about/focus on my emotional reasons for overeating -- eating outside of h/f. ANd, since then, amazingly, I've been eating 0-5 almost every mean (still sometimes 0-6 or -7), without giving much thought to it, or putting much effort towards it! LOL Go figure. Jenn <>< -----Original Message----- >Gosh...I hope my answer didn't sound as harsh as how you re-wrote it!!! If it did, I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention. > >But, in essence, yes. I wrote last week about how I would read every book I could get my hands on about IE and before that it was on dieting--searching for a magic pill, something that would make it all click and then the weight would just fall off. > >In doing that--I always took my effort out of the equation. This is work and parts of it are really hard work. I am changing years and years of thinking. > >Everything I've read about IE, and I am talking about the cognitive therapy type of stuff--changing my thinking, require a huge effort on our part. Sometimes it is so frustrating being in that effort--makes me want to give up. > >I have noticed, though, that with continued effort, it does get easier. It used to be that I would just each without regard for hunger/fullness. Then, I could do it some of the time, before you know it, it happens a lot of the time, etc... > >Attaching good/bad labels to food gives ME just more things to focus on instead of what I am supposed to be doing--waiting for hunger, paying attention to my body's cues, stopping when I am satisfied. > >You and I seem to be at the same place with IE--we've had some success, love the way it is so freeing. I think I reacted to what you were writing--because I identified myself in it. http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support * NEVER DIET AGAIN! * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 LOL... That, obviously, should've said " meal " . Grrr.... :-P Jenn <>< -----Original Message----- I've been eating 0-5 almost every mean http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support * NEVER DIET AGAIN! * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 I am always hungry on the day I ovulate. I don't know why, but I think my body's metabolism speeds up on this day and for a few days afterward. It seems like I just can't stop eating around that time. Could that be it? ~Kami > I've had a few days where I've been constantly ravenous -- didn't matter what I ate, or when, I just needed to keep eating! And, maybe on those days your body needs more sustenance? I don't know, exactly. There's got to be some sort of scientific explanation for it, I'm sure. All I can think, though, is that, if you're feeding it a balance of ALL the food groups, then it shouldn't matter if you have to eat even once an hour! :-? > > Just go with it, and relax, trusting that your body knows what it's doing. ) > > PS... My weekends are always a struggle 'cause hubby's home, and it just screws up my " routines " royally! LOL > > Jenn > <>< > > > -----Original Message----- > on Sun. I couldn't seem to get full all day. I know I over ate even though I > >was never statisfied. Today I'm feeling back to my old self. Seems I > >do better at home. The continual hunger on some days really baffles > >me. Any help would be appreciated. > > > http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com > http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support > * NEVER DIET AGAIN! * > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Yay! That is what I want to hear. I am really hoping that through this whole process that what happens is that I stop thinking about/obsessing about food all the time. I want to release the weight, of course, but more than that, I want to release this ridiculous obsession! God did not put me on this earth and make these discerning taste buds so that I would end up hating myself for eating. I want to give myself permission to eat anything, but not anything in excess. That just makes me feel physically bad anyway. The point is (for me) to stop labeling some foods " right " and others " wrong. " The point is to learn how to respect and honor my body and mind. The point is learning how to appreciate this gift that God gave me. ~Kami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 I'm 57 and can no longer blame the menstural cycle. Ha! > > I am always hungry on the day I ovulate. I don't know why, but I > think my body's metabolism speeds up on this day and for a few days > afterward. It seems like I just can't stop eating around that > time. Could that be it? > ~Kami > > I've had a few days where I've been constantly ravenous -- didn't > matter what I ate, or when, I just needed to keep eating! And, maybe > on those days your body needs more sustenance? I don't know, > exactly. There's got to be some sort of scientific explanation for > it, I'm sure. All I can think, though, is that, if you're feeding it > a balance of ALL the food groups, then it shouldn't matter if you > have to eat even once an hour! :-? > > > > Just go with it, and relax, trusting that your body knows what > it's doing. ) > > > > PS... My weekends are always a struggle 'cause hubby's home, and > it just screws up my " routines " royally! LOL > > > > Jenn > > <>< > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > on Sun. I couldn't seem to get full all day. I know I over ate > even though I > > >was never statisfied. Today I'm feeling back to my old self. > Seems I > > >do better at home. The continual hunger on some days really > baffles > > >me. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com > > http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com > > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support > > * NEVER DIET AGAIN! * > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Ha! > > > > I am always hungry on the day I ovulate. I don't know why, but I > > think my body's metabolism speeds up on this day and for a few > days > > afterward. It seems like I just can't stop eating around that > > time. Could that be it? > > ~Kami > > > I've had a few days where I've been constantly ravenous -- > didn't > > matter what I ate, or when, I just needed to keep eating! And, > maybe > > on those days your body needs more sustenance? I don't know, > > exactly. There's got to be some sort of scientific explanation for > > it, I'm sure. All I can think, though, is that, if you're feeding > it > > a balance of ALL the food groups, then it shouldn't matter if you > > have to eat even once an hour! :-? > > > > > > Just go with it, and relax, trusting that your body knows what > > it's doing. ) > > > > > > PS... My weekends are always a struggle 'cause hubby's home, and > > it just screws up my " routines " royally! LOL > > > > > > Jenn > > > <>< > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > on Sun. I couldn't seem to get full all day. I know I over ate > > even though I > > > >was never statisfied. Today I'm feeling back to my old self. > > Seems I > > > >do better at home. The continual hunger on some days really > > baffles > > > >me. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com > > > http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com > > > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support > > > * NEVER DIET AGAIN! * > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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