Re: Intuitive Eating Journey

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Eating out can be challenging for newbies. Being in a restaurant has many

triggers for ex-dieters. Becoming more capable of 'timing' your hunger, as well

as PREparing yourself how you want to be (ordering, eating, etc.) when you are

there helps too. And if you are aware of how food is associated with social

aspects (love, sharing, caring etc.) you can know how you can be comfortable

with responding if/when food is encouraged upon you when you are satisfied/not

hungry.

I think you did pretty well - awareness is a first step! You can now build upon

this experience with more insight about how you would react the next time.

Preparation and practice will get you there. Keep sharing and finding YOUR way

as you go your IE journey.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Hello,

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> It was going really well. I have been feeling numb and uncaring towards the

idea of dieting, at least for the last three days. I even started putting diet

books into a box for donation (I have many books on the subject) On Saturday, a

friend and I went out for dinner. Most of the restaurants have a separate

sheet for looking at calorie information but this particular restaurant listed

the calories next to the item on the menu. Not to mention that the server next

to our table decided to take the moment sitting there to tell everyone at her

table what the " highest calorie item " was. I was able to tune her out but find

that mentioning the word calories and finding calories on the menu has moved me

to diet mentality thinking. All of a sudden I am fighting the urge to check the

calories on other items too. Maybe if I listen to the Geneen Roth cd I just

bought. I don't know where I am going with this post - I think that I just

needed to rant.

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> Thanks for listening.

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