Exploring Intuitive Fullness/Satisfaction....

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I find myself overeating at times because I want to feel a sense of

comfort, pleasure, and satisfaction from eating and the fact is that I

don't experience comfort, pleasure, or satisfaction every time. I

don't want experiencing pleasure to become a requirement or should at

every meal either.

I've realized the difference between my sense of fullness and

satisfaction. As I eat, a sense of heaviness and pressure builds up in

my stomach as I'm getting " fuller. " I've also tried to do as the book

suggests and taste when the food becomes less appealing. I typically

feel that sense of heaviness and pressure whether or not I feel a

sense of " satisfaction " from eating. More and more, the heaviness is

enough of a indicator to automatically prevent me from eating more. A

couple of times this week, I've been feeling the sense of stomach

heaviness and I still ate more because the food tasted good and I felt

internal pressure to keep eating to maintain the feeling of pleasure.

Optimally, I want to figure out how I can learn to automatically honor

my fullness indicator most of the time. Maybe I can play as Gail

does...I can imagine taking my first bite of every meal/food and

taking the time to savor whatever pleasure is present...the smell, the

texture, the sight of the food. I can imagine honoring the feeling of

heaviness in my stomach and feeling a sense of alignment and peace

with my body. I can also imagine not honoring the feeling of heaviness

and feeling a sense of discomfort and unease in my body.

Latoya

Practicing IE since Jan '08.