Re: Peace with Food...

[Guest guest]

Latoya, it sounds like your P & J sandwich perked you up! I am glad you

are finding food to be - well - FOOD! Some days its exciting and other

days its just necessary ;-) My thoughts are you reserved your energies

for other, more positive undertaking and didn't drain yourself with

stressing over 'what ought I to eat?'. Good progress

ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> After practicing IE for a little bit over a year, I continue to be

> grateful for how much more peaceful I am with food and the eating

> process. I am writing this after getting up this morning and having

> old feelings of resentment well up about having to think about what I

> wanted to take to work for breakfast and lunch. I've not been sleeping

> well this week and am exhausted. So, having to expend any additional

> energy to think about food today was feeling like way too much. As the

> old resentment and thoughts welled up, I instantly calmed myself and

> thought just go downstairs and take some things out of cupboard and

> the fridge...it doesn't have to be or feel like a big " to do " , you

> don't have to " think " about it.

>

> So, that's what I did...I made a pb & j, took a apple and a serving of

> strawberry flavored yogurt out of the fridge, got a Kashi oatmeal

> cookie, and took the remainder of a bag of Flat Earth tangy tomato

> ranch veggie chips and put it all in the large bag I carry to work. I

> ate half of the pb & j for breakfast along with the yogurt and cookie

> and enjoyed it thoroughly. For lunch, I had the remainder of the pb & j

> and the chips. Minimal effort. I used to stress myself by

> classifying certain foods as proper " breakfast " food, or lunch or

> dinner foods or trying to make some ideal version of a " complete "

> meal. Freedom. I can have a relaxing relationship with eating and food

> because I buy food that I like/love when I go the grocery store and I

> can eat it whenever I get hungry and even sometimes when I'm not

> hungry. Yippee!

>

> Latoya:)

>

[Guest guest]

I am going to have to read that book some day.

Apart of my motivation for starting IE as well was so that I would not pass on

my poor eating habits and pain to my children.

I find it ironic that some parents feel that not limiting your kids eating will

result in them eating only junk. From my experience, it was the complete

opposite.

Thanks!

- K

> >

> > After practicing IE for a little bit over a year, I continue to be

> > grateful for how much more peaceful I am with food and the eating

> > process. I am writing this after getting up this morning and having

> > old feelings of resentment well up about having to think about what I

> > wanted to take to work for breakfast and lunch. I've not been sleeping

> > well this week and am exhausted. So, having to expend any additional

> > energy to think about food today was feeling like way too much. As the

> > old resentment and thoughts welled up, I instantly calmed myself and

> > thought just go downstairs and take some things out of cupboard and

> > the fridge...it doesn't have to be or feel like a big " to do " , you

> > don't have to " think " about it.

> >

> > So, that's what I did...I made a pb & j, took a apple and a serving of

> > strawberry flavored yogurt out of the fridge, got a Kashi oatmeal

> > cookie, and took the remainder of a bag of Flat Earth tangy tomato

> > ranch veggie chips and put it all in the large bag I carry to work. I

> > ate half of the pb & j for breakfast along with the yogurt and cookie

> > and enjoyed it thoroughly. For lunch, I had the remainder of the pb & j

> > and the chips. Minimal effort. I used to stress myself by

> > classifying certain foods as proper " breakfast " food, or lunch or

> > dinner foods or trying to make some ideal version of a " complete "

> > meal. Freedom. I can have a relaxing relationship with eating and food

> > because I buy food that I like/love when I go the grocery store and I

> > can eat it whenever I get hungry and even sometimes when I'm not

> > hungry. Yippee!

> >

> > Latoya:)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That's true! I try not to limit my two year old's eating and he asks for

vegetables and fruit on a regular basis. My MIL was trying to make him eat

breakfast yesterday and he didn't want it. I had to tell her three times not to

force him - he'd eat what he wanted when he was hungry. She doesn't get IE at

all, so it's a struggle.

> > >

> > > After practicing IE for a little bit over a year, I continue to be

> > > grateful for how much more peaceful I am with food and the eating

> > > process. I am writing this after getting up this morning and having

> > > old feelings of resentment well up about having to think about what I

> > > wanted to take to work for breakfast and lunch. I've not been sleeping

> > > well this week and am exhausted. So, having to expend any additional

> > > energy to think about food today was feeling like way too much. As the

> > > old resentment and thoughts welled up, I instantly calmed myself and

> > > thought just go downstairs and take some things out of cupboard and

> > > the fridge...it doesn't have to be or feel like a big " to do " , you

> > > don't have to " think " about it.

> > >

> > > So, that's what I did...I made a pb & j, took a apple and a serving of

> > > strawberry flavored yogurt out of the fridge, got a Kashi oatmeal

> > > cookie, and took the remainder of a bag of Flat Earth tangy tomato

> > > ranch veggie chips and put it all in the large bag I carry to work. I

> > > ate half of the pb & j for breakfast along with the yogurt and cookie

> > > and enjoyed it thoroughly. For lunch, I had the remainder of the pb & j

> > > and the chips. Minimal effort. I used to stress myself by

> > > classifying certain foods as proper " breakfast " food, or lunch or

> > > dinner foods or trying to make some ideal version of a " complete "

> > > meal. Freedom. I can have a relaxing relationship with eating and food

> > > because I buy food that I like/love when I go the grocery store and I

> > > can eat it whenever I get hungry and even sometimes when I'm not

> > > hungry. Yippee!

> > >

> > > Latoya:)

> > >

> >

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