When You Feel Hungry

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Do you reach for healthy food or comfort food?

I've decided that intuitive eating, for me, doesn't necessarily mean

putting whatever the heck strikes me in my mouth. If I am hungry, I

try to decide what it is that my body is needing and try to satisfy it

with something healthy. If I need carbs, I'm better off reaching for

some whole wheat bread than a doughnut. If I have a taste for

something salty, then I make some popcorn rather than opening a bag of

chips.

When it comes to meal planning, if a nonfat or lowfat version of a

food tastes just as good as the full-fat version, then I'll use the

nonfat or lowfat.

Once I release myself from the demands of dieting and give myself full

permission to make any choice I want, why wouldn't I want to make the

healthy choices that make my body feel good? Why would I want to eat

those doughnuts that will make me feel like crap and leave me hungry

again in an hour?

I had a doughnut after church for the first time in ages and it didn't

even taste good. I would have been happier with some whole wheat

toast with a little jam spread on it.