Re: So, where do I start?

October 25, 2006

My best advice is to start small... don't try to incorporate all the

steps at once 'cause it won't work. Like I suggested to Robyn (and

am working on doing myself), maybe you could set a small goal, and

just work on that... like eating ONLY when you're hungry. Then, when

you've got that one down, work on the next step (which could be

stopping at " satisfied " , or ignoring your " Food police " /diet

mentality).

Or, as you said, you could just work on NOTICING when you're eating,

and maybe why. That's what the two ladies in my face-to-face support

group found helpful... they had a hard time incorporating the steps,

but they became much more aware of how often they were eating, and

teh reasons behind why they were eating (since it wasn't always from

true hunger).

Jenn

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>

> I have been googling intuitive eating these past three days and

feel that I am starting to understand all the

> principles involved. Now, of course understanding and doing are

two totally different things. I feel a bit

> overwhelmed with information and wanted to ask, what is a good

place to start? I am tired of good intentions in

> the morning and failing each and every day. As I was thinking

about my eating habits this morning, I realized that

> I eat very often totally mindlessly. Like already this morning (I

am 6-7 hours ahead of most of you =). I decided

> to have a piece of homemade bread with some cheese, sausage and

tomato for breakfast instead of the usually bread

> and jelly because I took time to think about what I want to eat

and protein sounded so much better than jam. OK, so

> far so good. I did try to eat that sandwich slowly and savor it.

And I resisted having any food after that because

> I wasn't that hungry. But that was two hours ago. I am not hungry

yet and probably won't be for a while. Yet, I

> found myself eating already 4 or 5 walnut halves because I am

cleaning walnuts for the freezer. And I noticed that

> I have eaten them only afterwards. I didn't catch myself thinking

about it before at all. So, is my first step

> starting to realize when I am eating at all?

>

> One of the sentences that stood out form all the reading was this:

Food is NOT the enemy - it's fuel! Maybe getting

> this into my head is the most important step!

>

> So, I wanted to ask for advice. When starting with IE, what are

the first steps that helped you. I just need some

> help with not being so overwhelmed with all the information. Thank

you.

>

> Natalija from Serbia (taly@...)

> My personal blog http://sarahsdaughter.lifewithchrist.org

> Family blog http://elijas.lifewithchrist.org

>

October 25, 2006

My best advice is to start small... don't try to incorporate all the

steps at once 'cause it won't work. Like I suggested to Robyn (and

am working on doing myself), maybe you could set a small goal, and

just work on that... like eating ONLY when you're hungry. Then, when

you've got that one down, work on the next step (which could be

stopping at " satisfied " , or ignoring your " Food police " /diet

mentality).

Or, as you said, you could just work on NOTICING when you're eating,

and maybe why. That's what the two ladies in my face-to-face support

group found helpful... they had a hard time incorporating the steps,

but they became much more aware of how often they were eating, and

teh reasons behind why they were eating (since it wasn't always from

true hunger).

Jenn

<><

>

> I have been googling intuitive eating these past three days and

feel that I am starting to understand all the

> principles involved. Now, of course understanding and doing are

two totally different things. I feel a bit

> overwhelmed with information and wanted to ask, what is a good

place to start? I am tired of good intentions in

> the morning and failing each and every day. As I was thinking

about my eating habits this morning, I realized that

> I eat very often totally mindlessly. Like already this morning (I

am 6-7 hours ahead of most of you =). I decided

> to have a piece of homemade bread with some cheese, sausage and

tomato for breakfast instead of the usually bread

> and jelly because I took time to think about what I want to eat

and protein sounded so much better than jam. OK, so

> far so good. I did try to eat that sandwich slowly and savor it.

And I resisted having any food after that because

> I wasn't that hungry. But that was two hours ago. I am not hungry

yet and probably won't be for a while. Yet, I

> found myself eating already 4 or 5 walnut halves because I am

cleaning walnuts for the freezer. And I noticed that

> I have eaten them only afterwards. I didn't catch myself thinking

about it before at all. So, is my first step

> starting to realize when I am eating at all?

>

> One of the sentences that stood out form all the reading was this:

Food is NOT the enemy - it's fuel! Maybe getting

> this into my head is the most important step!

>

> So, I wanted to ask for advice. When starting with IE, what are

the first steps that helped you. I just need some

> help with not being so overwhelmed with all the information. Thank

you.

>

> Natalija from Serbia (taly@...)

> My personal blog http://sarahsdaughter.lifewithchrist.org

> Family blog http://elijas.lifewithchrist.org

>

October 25, 2006

Have you read the book by Tribole? The library might have it if you

don't want to buy it.

The very first step for me was to make all foods legal. I tried to really

think about what I wanted to eat when I was hungry. You'd think it would be

all of the things you've always thought of as forbidden, but that isn't

necessarily the case. I love doughnuts, but don't really want to eat one

when I'm physically hungry. They don't keep me full for long, and make me

feel slightly queasy. So even though I COULD eat one for breakfast, I don't

usually CHOOSE to do so.

The next steps have been to slow down my eating (I usually eat as though

someone is going to steal my plate away) and try to stop when satisfied. I

almost always eat whatever is on my plate and have a very, very hard time

leaving food there. So I started serving myself smaller and smaller and

smaller portions until I figured out how much food usually satisfies me. The

other night we had waffles, sausage, and homemade fried potatoes. I had one

waffle, about 1/3 of a sausage, and about half a cup of potatoes. I wasn't

too full and wasn't hungry any longer, so that was perfect. Later I was a

bit hungry (eating this way usually means I get hungry every 2-3 hours) so I

had a small dish of ice cream. I savored it and felt okay. I really wanted

more, but choose not to have more.

>So, I wanted to ask for advice. When starting with IE, what are the first

>steps that helped you. I just need some

>help with not being so overwhelmed with all the information. Thank you.

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