Guest guest Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Hi , That's AWESOME! That's exactly how eating intuitivly is supposed to work. When I honor myself by feeding myself what I really want (say ice cream), it stops me from eating veggies and dip then combing the cabinets for some crackers, and then eating low-sugar vanilla yogurt, and still be unsatisfied, only to wake up in the middle of the night and eat the whole gallon of ice cream anyway. If I had eaten the ice cream in the beginning, I probably would have been satisfied with a large bowl and gone to bed content. What a crazy, vicious cycle that is. Trying to eat normally (which includes catering to cravings) keeps me alot more sane. I'm trying very hard not to compare myself and how I eat and how I look to others. I get very fearful of what I think they are thinking about me - there goes the fat girl for another piece of cake. But that's about them, not me. It sure beats " eating small amounts healthfully " in front of others and then going home and binging my brains out. I haven't binged on foods now for 2 months, and that truly is a miracle! Coming from someone who was so afraid of never being allowed to eat again that I engaged in " last supper " eating every night, because I was going to " start new " in the morning. This was a nightly ritual before I started IE last year. I feel so much more emotionally and spiritually free. I do believe this philosoply is a gift from God. Naturally thin eaters know what to do, but we bingers, dieters, overeaters, whatever, need something to help us see the truth... which is that diets don't work. Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Hi , That's AWESOME! That's exactly how eating intuitivly is supposed to work. When I honor myself by feeding myself what I really want (say ice cream), it stops me from eating veggies and dip then combing the cabinets for some crackers, and then eating low-sugar vanilla yogurt, and still be unsatisfied, only to wake up in the middle of the night and eat the whole gallon of ice cream anyway. If I had eaten the ice cream in the beginning, I probably would have been satisfied with a large bowl and gone to bed content. What a crazy, vicious cycle that is. Trying to eat normally (which includes catering to cravings) keeps me alot more sane. I'm trying very hard not to compare myself and how I eat and how I look to others. I get very fearful of what I think they are thinking about me - there goes the fat girl for another piece of cake. But that's about them, not me. It sure beats " eating small amounts healthfully " in front of others and then going home and binging my brains out. I haven't binged on foods now for 2 months, and that truly is a miracle! Coming from someone who was so afraid of never being allowed to eat again that I engaged in " last supper " eating every night, because I was going to " start new " in the morning. This was a nightly ritual before I started IE last year. I feel so much more emotionally and spiritually free. I do believe this philosoply is a gift from God. Naturally thin eaters know what to do, but we bingers, dieters, overeaters, whatever, need something to help us see the truth... which is that diets don't work. Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Hi , That's AWESOME! That's exactly how eating intuitivly is supposed to work. When I honor myself by feeding myself what I really want (say ice cream), it stops me from eating veggies and dip then combing the cabinets for some crackers, and then eating low-sugar vanilla yogurt, and still be unsatisfied, only to wake up in the middle of the night and eat the whole gallon of ice cream anyway. If I had eaten the ice cream in the beginning, I probably would have been satisfied with a large bowl and gone to bed content. What a crazy, vicious cycle that is. Trying to eat normally (which includes catering to cravings) keeps me alot more sane. I'm trying very hard not to compare myself and how I eat and how I look to others. I get very fearful of what I think they are thinking about me - there goes the fat girl for another piece of cake. But that's about them, not me. It sure beats " eating small amounts healthfully " in front of others and then going home and binging my brains out. I haven't binged on foods now for 2 months, and that truly is a miracle! Coming from someone who was so afraid of never being allowed to eat again that I engaged in " last supper " eating every night, because I was going to " start new " in the morning. This was a nightly ritual before I started IE last year. I feel so much more emotionally and spiritually free. I do believe this philosoply is a gift from God. Naturally thin eaters know what to do, but we bingers, dieters, overeaters, whatever, need something to help us see the truth... which is that diets don't work. Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Wow! Thats great! Youre a real inspiration. I love your story and the way you told it. You were focused on what your body needed and didnt allow others or your own judgements to affect what your body was telling you. I really like that. Thank you for sharing your journey. What a great start to my day! > > Hi Everyone, > > I hope you all had a lovely mother's day! I just wanted to share the > IE victory that I had today. Today I visited family for mother's day, > and we had a lunch/dinner meal around 3:00. I ate what I wanted and > was satisfied. Then at a couple hours later we decided to have > dessert. I had a waffle cone w/a scoop of vanilla ice cream and > strawberry topping - exactly what I wanted, and only finished about > 2/3 because I was satisfied. > > Everyone else was stuffed and didn't want any dinner. However, since I > didn't overeat, a couple hours later I was feeling light headed and > knew I needed to eat something - regardless of what others would say > or think. My diet voice told me if I have something, it should be a > grilled chicken salad because I had so many carbs with the ice cream. > However, my body was not craving that at all. I realized that what I > really wanted was a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar, maple syrup, > soymilk, a sliced apple, and a little bit of peanut butter to dip the > apple. > > I chose to listen to my body and eat the oatmeal. I feared I was > making the wrong choice because my dinner had no veggies - I haven't > had dinner without a side of veggies for years! But you know what? I > feel wonderful, and perfectly satisfied. I had exactly what I wanted > instead of letting external diet rules control my food choices. The > way I feel proves that listening to my body's signals can help me to > eat the foods that will make my body function optimally. > > Thanks for listening. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Wow! Thats great! Youre a real inspiration. I love your story and the way you told it. You were focused on what your body needed and didnt allow others or your own judgements to affect what your body was telling you. I really like that. Thank you for sharing your journey. What a great start to my day! > > Hi Everyone, > > I hope you all had a lovely mother's day! I just wanted to share the > IE victory that I had today. Today I visited family for mother's day, > and we had a lunch/dinner meal around 3:00. I ate what I wanted and > was satisfied. Then at a couple hours later we decided to have > dessert. I had a waffle cone w/a scoop of vanilla ice cream and > strawberry topping - exactly what I wanted, and only finished about > 2/3 because I was satisfied. > > Everyone else was stuffed and didn't want any dinner. However, since I > didn't overeat, a couple hours later I was feeling light headed and > knew I needed to eat something - regardless of what others would say > or think. My diet voice told me if I have something, it should be a > grilled chicken salad because I had so many carbs with the ice cream. > However, my body was not craving that at all. I realized that what I > really wanted was a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar, maple syrup, > soymilk, a sliced apple, and a little bit of peanut butter to dip the > apple. > > I chose to listen to my body and eat the oatmeal. I feared I was > making the wrong choice because my dinner had no veggies - I haven't > had dinner without a side of veggies for years! But you know what? I > feel wonderful, and perfectly satisfied. I had exactly what I wanted > instead of letting external diet rules control my food choices. The > way I feel proves that listening to my body's signals can help me to > eat the foods that will make my body function optimally. > > Thanks for listening. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Wow! Thats great! Youre a real inspiration. I love your story and the way you told it. You were focused on what your body needed and didnt allow others or your own judgements to affect what your body was telling you. I really like that. Thank you for sharing your journey. What a great start to my day! > > Hi Everyone, > > I hope you all had a lovely mother's day! I just wanted to share the > IE victory that I had today. Today I visited family for mother's day, > and we had a lunch/dinner meal around 3:00. I ate what I wanted and > was satisfied. Then at a couple hours later we decided to have > dessert. I had a waffle cone w/a scoop of vanilla ice cream and > strawberry topping - exactly what I wanted, and only finished about > 2/3 because I was satisfied. > > Everyone else was stuffed and didn't want any dinner. However, since I > didn't overeat, a couple hours later I was feeling light headed and > knew I needed to eat something - regardless of what others would say > or think. My diet voice told me if I have something, it should be a > grilled chicken salad because I had so many carbs with the ice cream. > However, my body was not craving that at all. I realized that what I > really wanted was a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar, maple syrup, > soymilk, a sliced apple, and a little bit of peanut butter to dip the > apple. > > I chose to listen to my body and eat the oatmeal. I feared I was > making the wrong choice because my dinner had no veggies - I haven't > had dinner without a side of veggies for years! But you know what? I > feel wonderful, and perfectly satisfied. I had exactly what I wanted > instead of letting external diet rules control my food choices. The > way I feel proves that listening to my body's signals can help me to > eat the foods that will make my body function optimally. > > Thanks for listening. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Cool I am glad to hear about your victory! It just make you feel good when you pay attention to your needs and not let anything else influence it. allie Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 That's awesome! That's a huge victory! > > Hi Everyone, > > I hope you all had a lovely mother's day! I just wanted to share the > IE victory that I had today. Today I visited family for mother's day, > and we had a lunch/dinner meal around 3:00. I ate what I wanted and > was satisfied. Then at a couple hours later we decided to have > dessert. I had a waffle cone w/a scoop of vanilla ice cream and > strawberry topping - exactly what I wanted, and only finished about > 2/3 because I was satisfied. > > Everyone else was stuffed and didn't want any dinner. However, since I > didn't overeat, a couple hours later I was feeling light headed and > knew I needed to eat something - regardless of what others would say > or think. My diet voice told me if I have something, it should be a > grilled chicken salad because I had so many carbs with the ice cream. > However, my body was not craving that at all. I realized that what I > really wanted was a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar, maple syrup, > soymilk, a sliced apple, and a little bit of peanut butter to dip the > apple. > > I chose to listen to my body and eat the oatmeal. I feared I was > making the wrong choice because my dinner had no veggies - I haven't > had dinner without a side of veggies for years! But you know what? I > feel wonderful, and perfectly satisfied. I had exactly what I wanted > instead of letting external diet rules control my food choices. The > way I feel proves that listening to my body's signals can help me to > eat the foods that will make my body function optimally. > > Thanks for listening. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 That's awesome! That's a huge victory! > > Hi Everyone, > > I hope you all had a lovely mother's day! I just wanted to share the > IE victory that I had today. Today I visited family for mother's day, > and we had a lunch/dinner meal around 3:00. I ate what I wanted and > was satisfied. Then at a couple hours later we decided to have > dessert. I had a waffle cone w/a scoop of vanilla ice cream and > strawberry topping - exactly what I wanted, and only finished about > 2/3 because I was satisfied. > > Everyone else was stuffed and didn't want any dinner. However, since I > didn't overeat, a couple hours later I was feeling light headed and > knew I needed to eat something - regardless of what others would say > or think. My diet voice told me if I have something, it should be a > grilled chicken salad because I had so many carbs with the ice cream. > However, my body was not craving that at all. I realized that what I > really wanted was a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar, maple syrup, > soymilk, a sliced apple, and a little bit of peanut butter to dip the > apple. > > I chose to listen to my body and eat the oatmeal. I feared I was > making the wrong choice because my dinner had no veggies - I haven't > had dinner without a side of veggies for years! But you know what? I > feel wonderful, and perfectly satisfied. I had exactly what I wanted > instead of letting external diet rules control my food choices. The > way I feel proves that listening to my body's signals can help me to > eat the foods that will make my body function optimally. > > Thanks for listening. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 y'all are so inspiring! ))))) > > Hi , > > That's AWESOME! That's exactly how eating intuitivly is supposed to > work. When I honor myself by feeding myself what I really want (say > ice cream), it stops me from eating veggies and dip then combing the > cabinets for some crackers, and then eating low-sugar vanilla yogurt, > and still be unsatisfied, only to wake up in the middle of the night > and eat the whole gallon of ice cream anyway. If I had eaten the ice > cream in the beginning, I probably would have been satisfied with a > large bowl and gone to bed content. What a crazy, vicious cycle that > is. Trying to eat normally (which includes catering to cravings) > keeps me alot more sane. > > I'm trying very hard not to compare myself and how I eat and how I > look to others. I get very fearful of what I think they are thinking > about me - there goes the fat girl for another piece of cake. But > that's about them, not me. It sure beats " eating small amounts > healthfully " in front of others and then going home and binging my > brains out. I haven't binged on foods now for 2 months, and that > truly is a miracle! Coming from someone who was so afraid of never > being allowed to eat again that I engaged in " last supper " eating > every night, because I was going to " start new " in the morning. This > was a nightly ritual before I started IE last year. I feel so much > more emotionally and spiritually free. I do believe this philosoply > is a gift from God. Naturally thin eaters know what to do, but we > bingers, dieters, overeaters, whatever, need something to help us see > the truth... which is that diets don't work. > > Eileen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 y'all are so inspiring! ))))) > > Hi , > > That's AWESOME! That's exactly how eating intuitivly is supposed to > work. When I honor myself by feeding myself what I really want (say > ice cream), it stops me from eating veggies and dip then combing the > cabinets for some crackers, and then eating low-sugar vanilla yogurt, > and still be unsatisfied, only to wake up in the middle of the night > and eat the whole gallon of ice cream anyway. If I had eaten the ice > cream in the beginning, I probably would have been satisfied with a > large bowl and gone to bed content. What a crazy, vicious cycle that > is. Trying to eat normally (which includes catering to cravings) > keeps me alot more sane. > > I'm trying very hard not to compare myself and how I eat and how I > look to others. I get very fearful of what I think they are thinking > about me - there goes the fat girl for another piece of cake. But > that's about them, not me. It sure beats " eating small amounts > healthfully " in front of others and then going home and binging my > brains out. I haven't binged on foods now for 2 months, and that > truly is a miracle! Coming from someone who was so afraid of never > being allowed to eat again that I engaged in " last supper " eating > every night, because I was going to " start new " in the morning. This > was a nightly ritual before I started IE last year. I feel so much > more emotionally and spiritually free. I do believe this philosoply > is a gift from God. Naturally thin eaters know what to do, but we > bingers, dieters, overeaters, whatever, need something to help us see > the truth... which is that diets don't work. > > Eileen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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