Guest guest Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I'm pretty new to IE, maybe a month. In terms of life, it has been fantastic. My husband has followed my example. I feel a freedom that I've never felt before. I've been doing very well with only eating when I'm hungry. I stop before I'm full. I've been wondering if I'm being too...self-righteous. Self righteous thoughts such as: " I'm sooo much better at this than my husband. Look at how much food he ate! " or " He's eating again?! There is no way he is really hungry! " or " I didn't even eat a half of a sandwich! I'm so good at this. " Maybe I'm NOT following what my body says--I'm just eating way less food and waiting until I'm hungry again. Is that what this is all about? O Tonight, though, I wanted more food. I probably ate 2 or even 3 times more than I have been. Initially, I felt kind of guilty. Not totally guilty since that is kind of against the whole idea of intuitive eating, but a little guilty because I ate more than half a sandwich! Examining how my body feels, I don't really feel FULL. I'm not hungry anymore, but I'm not stuffed, which is how I thought I'd feel. It confuses me. Maybe sometimes the body just needs more food than normal? Maybe I'm alone with the kids and the dessert looked so good that I couldn't pass up two servings of it. It is hard for me to tell. I didn't really SAVOUR the food like I should have. I'm sure I could've gotten away with way less food. Any thoughts? Mari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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