Guest guest Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I sure don't know what to do " instead " at all, and what's bothering me more than anything right now is that I seem to be hungry all the time, but I think that's because I'm actually stopping when I'm no longer hungry rather than my usual stuffed. I guess the " instead " is just being done with eating. This evening I was thinking I needed to eat something, and realized that I was both bored and tired. Something that food would actually help? Nope. So I scrounged around to find a book I would be interested in reading, which I could do lying down, and the urge to eat passed. So this isn't really answering your question. I have a whole list of healthy things I would like to do too, like take the dog for a walk, making art, practicing fiddle, gardening, but I just didn't feel like doing any of them. Lying in bed seemed about right. Good luck! Tilley > > What do we do INSTEAD? Can someone help me with this? I cannot help but treat IE like any other set of guidelines that should be followed with regards to my eating issues. It feels so good to follow IE, and not to have specific rules and not to be excluded from life because of some strange food plan I've been advised to follow. At the same time, I still struggle with overeating more than I get it right. " It " being IE. > > If I could do the healthy things INSTEAD of practicing the insane eating, life would be so wonderful. There are so many little tricks to this thing that has me by my gut (heart, etc.). Am I really hungry? What is going on that's causing me to " think " that I am hungry - or even FEEL like I am hungry? What's going on that causes me to just right out continue to eat beyond being full or stuffed? > > There is such a long list of things to do, and I have known these things for years. Is it time for me to finally start taking care of myself and doing them? Yes. It is. Take a walk. Take a bath. Take a nap. Take a valium. (OK - just kidding!) Brush my teeth! Call a friend. Call the dog. (OK - I do not have a dog. I have a cat.) Read. Don't read. Just sit. THAT'S IT!! Just sit. Why is that so difficult for me to do? > > Chime in, everyone. I would love to hear from you. > > Blessings for a peaceful evening, > > > > > PS - Yes, It's been a while since I've posted (or read) here. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Thanks so much Mimi. Very well said. I feel like sometimes the " desire " to overeat takes over every cell in my body and I am not able to practice this healthy way of life - " ask myself why I feel this way and what I need to do to take good care of myself. " Someone posted yesterday that they began to struggle and realized that they were trying to practice IE " on autopilot. " I know that this way of life requires focus. I also know that I will stumble and fall at times. Today, I am willing to get back up, brush off my knees and try again :-) > > > > Subject: " instead " > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 7:16 PM > > > Â > > > > What do we do INSTEAD? Can someone help me with this? I cannot help but treat IE like any other set of guidelines that should be followed with regards to my eating issues. It feels so good to follow IE, and not to have specific rules and not to be excluded from life because of some strange food plan I've been advised to follow. At the same time, I still struggle with overeating more than I get it right. " It " being IE. > > If I could do the healthy things INSTEAD of practicing the insane eating, life would be so wonderful. There are so many little tricks to this thing that has me by my gut (heart, etc.). Am I really hungry? What is going on that's causing me to " think " that I am hungry - or even FEEL like I am hungry? What's going on that causes me to just right out continue to eat beyond being full or stuffed? > > There is such a long list of things to do, and I have known these things for years. Is it time for me to finally start taking care of myself and doing them? Yes. It is. Take a walk. Take a bath. Take a nap. Take a valium. (OK - just kidding!) Brush my teeth! Call a friend. Call the dog. (OK - I do not have a dog. I have a cat.) Read. Don't read. Just sit. THAT'S IT!! Just sit. Why is that so difficult for me to do? > > Chime in, everyone. I would love to hear from you. > > Blessings for a peaceful evening, > > > > PS - Yes, It's been a while since I've posted (or read) here. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Thanks so much Mimi. Very well said. I feel like sometimes the " desire " to overeat takes over every cell in my body and I am not able to practice this healthy way of life - " ask myself why I feel this way and what I need to do to take good care of myself. " Someone posted yesterday that they began to struggle and realized that they were trying to practice IE " on autopilot. " I know that this way of life requires focus. I also know that I will stumble and fall at times. Today, I am willing to get back up, brush off my knees and try again :-) > > > > Subject: " instead " > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 7:16 PM > > > Â > > > > What do we do INSTEAD? Can someone help me with this? I cannot help but treat IE like any other set of guidelines that should be followed with regards to my eating issues. It feels so good to follow IE, and not to have specific rules and not to be excluded from life because of some strange food plan I've been advised to follow. At the same time, I still struggle with overeating more than I get it right. " It " being IE. > > If I could do the healthy things INSTEAD of practicing the insane eating, life would be so wonderful. There are so many little tricks to this thing that has me by my gut (heart, etc.). Am I really hungry? What is going on that's causing me to " think " that I am hungry - or even FEEL like I am hungry? What's going on that causes me to just right out continue to eat beyond being full or stuffed? > > There is such a long list of things to do, and I have known these things for years. Is it time for me to finally start taking care of myself and doing them? Yes. It is. Take a walk. Take a bath. Take a nap. Take a valium. (OK - just kidding!) Brush my teeth! Call a friend. Call the dog. (OK - I do not have a dog. I have a cat.) Read. Don't read. Just sit. THAT'S IT!! Just sit. Why is that so difficult for me to do? > > Chime in, everyone. I would love to hear from you. > > Blessings for a peaceful evening, > > > > PS - Yes, It's been a while since I've posted (or read) here. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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