Guest guest Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 For me, I try to remember to slow down and focus while I eat. Put in a mouthful, put down utensil. Chew, savour, appreciate. Repeat. I periodically put my hand on my stomach as if to say, " How are you feeling? How's it tasting. " It's taking me time to get in tune. I have usually just mentally checked-out when I ate. I also use a 1-10 pt scale as suggested. Five is feeling neutral (not hungry, nor full). I've discovered that I like to eat until I'm back at a five or maybe upto level six. Any higher and I feel uncomfortable. I've been focusing on this for the last few weeks after a bit of a hiatus from focusing on applying IE principles. I let them settle into a normalized behaviour, you know? Hope this helps, Freja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 ~ I am feeling the same way, thanks for putting this post out. I think I'm undereating...but if I go a little past that, I feel I ate to much. I'm struggling with this. I want to see what others say too. > > I am trying to determine if lately, I have been eating more and I do feel physically full or not. > Part of me feels that I might have been an under-eater for sometime, respecting time for meals but limiting intake. So I am having a hard time deciding if i am over=eating or if it is just a change. > Any ideas on how I may determine what is going on? > thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I'm going to take this opportunity to reply not directly to this statement, but more to add a comment which I hope will be something that others might identify with. This evening I ate my dinner faster and with less mindfulness than I would have liked to. There was a couple of reasons for this - one was that I had to make the comment - AGAIN - that dear hubby OVER grilled the meat. I love that he likes doing the grilling, but he's just not as mindful of doing it as I would like for him to be. Yes I've cooked for many years and he is getting interested in 'helping' since he's retired. At first he just didn't 'get it' in regards to cooking meats. So I thought if I gave him a minute timer to help him keep track of 'how long' something actually did cook (his 'minute' could be 3-5 long ;-). It did help somewhat, but he isn't 'adjusting' the meat thickness/ time needed and tonight the meat was dry and tougher than it should have been. Plus when he asked how the meat was I told him it needed less time so that put a less happy tone on the meal too. And to top it off, the scalloped potatoes I made didn't turn out very good either, as dear hubby reminded me :-0 OK, I could have not eaten the meat - dogs would gladly help me out there! - but I was HUNGRY and did not want to have to go back and find/cook something else just so I could be satisfied 'fuel' wise, even if not taste wise. I became aware of this all about 1/2 way thru the meal and thought - I will be OK with what it is and not let it 'eat' on me later. Beyond having a some ice cube sized 'popsicles', I haven't had an urge to graze in search of satisfaction! So even eating something that wasn't a delight to me didn't 'ruin' my IE journey. Gotta love awareness! Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > First, when we are getting close to full (or satisfied), our taste buds > actually start to desensitize to the flavor of the food. A lot of people > don't realize this because they aren't eating mindfully or they're trying to > eat it really fast because they are anxious about eating it, and many other > reasons. But if you really pay attention (and it may take some practice), > you will notice when the food doesn't taste as good as when you started. > > Thanks! > Gillian > > Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM > Get your report, " The 6 Steps to Guilt-Fr*e Eating " by visiting > http://www.HealthierOutcomes.com <http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi Katcha ~ The last two weeks, I lost 10 lbs. (5 lbs each week)...that seemed liked a bit much. So, I think it's just taking me time to really learn this hunger/fullness that I've ignored for the past 30 years. > > > > ~ > > > > I am feeling the same way, thanks for putting this post out. I think I'm undereating...but if I go a little past that, I feel I ate to much. I'm struggling with this. I want to see what others say too. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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