Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 That is very interest. Several time I was told by some people that for any age that should not eat anything after 7pm. I was think what if I end up hungry and become so sick because I ignored my body's hungry. Is it worth the price to ignore your body's hungry or signals what you needs eat or when to eat. As for eating with family is okay however there one thought that if you are not really hungry but want be with them as company. Play with your foods while talk or whatever that is if you are feel comfort enough to play with foods. Eliza > > Sometimes I don't feel hungry and I eat anyway because it smells good, I went through the trouble of cooking and my whole family is eating. My body has changed with age and many times I don't feel as hungry at night when I serve dinner, but I eat with them anyway as a way of being social. A Yoga Master once told me, it's best after 35 not to eat after 4pm. Am I not being intuitive or loving myself enough not to eat? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I really question the never eat after X PM advice. I think it is possibly helpful for individuals who find they overeat more and feel less in control of their eating in the evening. However, I would be cautious about any sort of " one size fits all and so follow these rules or else you will be unhealthy " (it seems a bit of a food police, don't trust your body type thing). For myself, not eating in the evening would not honor my body. I rarely leave work until 7 PM and am usually awake until midnight and so those restrictions would encourage me to skip dinner and not eat until I woke up the next day at 8:30 AM. I can't imagine a daily fast of that length would make me healthier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Interesting post. Setting a time after which one shouldn't eat sounds too diet-y to me. > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:15:49 +0000> Subject: Family Meals> > Sometimes I don't feel hungry and I eat anyway because it smells good, I went through the trouble of cooking and my whole family is eating. My body has changed with age and many times I don't feel as hungry at night when I serve dinner, but I eat with them anyway as a way of being social. A Yoga Master once told me, it's best after 35 not to eat after 4pm. Am I not being intuitive or loving myself enough not to eat?> > > > ------------------------------------> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 There are several things you can do different to change this over to a more positive one for you and your family too. You can alter your eating earlier so that you will be hungry when everyone else is. This requires that you start experimenting with eating just enough the time before your meal to be hungry again at that time. Or you can simply sit with everyone sipping something like a drink and 'drinking up' their compliments of your cooking As to the X time to eat, this is more like an EXternal rule and one that your body will only be either confused by or rebel to. INternal directions (aka hunger signals) are what works best for everyone ;-) And I do know what you mean about " ...went through the trouble of cooking.. " , but really is it a bother or something you enjoy doing and are proud of? Sounds like there is a bit of an underlying message (for YOU)? I've finally gotten to see that I 'swallow' what I don't want to 'chew on' (emotions). Just a thought. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Sometimes I don't feel hungry and I eat anyway because it smells good, I went through the trouble of cooking and my whole family is eating. My body has changed with age and many times I don't feel as hungry at night when I serve dinner, but I eat with them anyway as a way of being social. A Yoga Master once told me, it's best after 35 not to eat after 4pm. Am I not being intuitive or loving myself enough not to eat? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 A couple of years ago when my sister and I lived together we decided to lose weight we weren't going to eat after 8pm. Well, guess what we did all evening up till 8...yup we ate! It was like a race to see how much food we could eat before 8 cause we were going to starve by morning!! I find any type of restriction brings out the diet mentality and I start rebelling against it. It's so much easier to listen to your body...it knows what it's doing and will tell you when it needs food. To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 8:12:59 PMSubject: Re: Family Meals I really question the never eat after X PM advice. I think it is possibly helpful for individuals who find they overeat more and feel less in control of their eating in the evening. However, I would be cautious about any sort of "one size fits all and so follow these rules or else you will be unhealthy" (it seems a bit of a food police, don't trust your body type thing). For myself, not eating in the evening would not honor my body. I rarely leave work until 7 PM and am usually awake until midnight and so those restrictions would encourage me to skip dinner and not eat until I woke up the next day at 8:30 AM. I can't imagine a daily fast of that length would make me healthier! Instant message from any web browser! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Thanks for all the great tips everyone. Yeah that trouble word did came out. I do enjoy cooking, but lately it's been more work to keep the meals going. I've never followed the Yogi's advice about eating before 4pm after 35. Especially after having children, which I started at 33. I do like the way I feel though when I eat earlier. I could play with my food, but I'm used to putting in my mouth. I could try drinking and eating smaller portions of everything and really honor my hunger pangs or not. That might work. Sometimes I am hungry, it just depends. It is special being with the family. It's nice being part of this group. Thank you all. -- Atma K. Khalsa http://www.yogamurrieta.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I don't you were trying to be as 'funny' as I may have flubbed, but just in case - 'playing with your food' is a silly way of saying to turning it around from such a 'serious' subject to a more delightful one! Although there could be said that some good could come from handling one's food instead of putting it into one's mouth . . . - giggles!!! Another different use of the word play in relationship to food comes from the IE book where one of the authors relates how she calls what most people refer to as 'junk food' now by the name of 'play food' - eaten just for the joyous fun of it! Best to you, Katcha IEing since March 2007 PS - I edited out your phone # from this message as having that online isn't a good idea. You may want to double check your 'signature' before adding it here ;-) > > I could play with my food, but I'm used to putting in my mouth. > Atma K. Khalsa > > http://www.yogamurrieta.com/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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