Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Diane that is absolutely fabulous! Isn't it wild that the most amazing discoveries are so simple and basic? Makes me wonder how we came to allow ourselves to let go of our INternal focuses in the first place? Yay you! And thank you very much for sharing this great moment. It reminds and inspires me too. ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > I realized this week that I PREFER! the taste of sugar in fresh fruits and dried like raisins better than the sugar in cereals! I found myself stuffing the raisins in my mouth and then i thought - wow I can't handle those (diet mentality) - and then I thought IE - HOw about eating ONE AT A TIME! Actually tasting each one! There is chocolate in my fridge and cakes in my cupboards - and I see the raisins and that is what I want! Awesome! > > Same thing with salads - eating JUST A TOMATOE! or just a piece of cucumber! these were things I just ate in such volumes to stuff myself so I wouldn't eat all " those other things " . I never really tasted them or if I did - I would say - never mind - they aren't things to waste time on. > > Diane > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Wild, right? My new found discovery is that I can change an eating pattern I've had for a long, long time. First of all, I would eat the parts of the meal (let's say all the things that come in a salad), whether I really like them or not. And then in a meal like with a main dish and two sides, I would eat the side I liked the least first and so on. I have now come into this realization through IE that I don't have to eat what I don't really like. What a concept, right? lol It is a difficult habit to change for me sometimes because it is so ingrained over years, but I now sort of try and " make " myself try eating what I like best first. it's so foreign to me still, but I know it will help with my ie journey. It's like katcha, gillian and others on here say quite a bit (about take one concept at a time and work on that.) It really does work. KT > > I realized this week that I PREFER! the taste of sugar in fresh fruits and dried like raisins better than the sugar in cereals! I found myself stuffing the raisins in my mouth and then i thought - wow I can't handle those (diet mentality) - and then I thought IE - HOw about eating ONE AT A TIME! Actually tasting each one! There is chocolate in my fridge and cakes in my cupboards - and I see the raisins and that is what I want! Awesome! > > Same thing with salads - eating JUST A TOMATOE! or just a piece of cucumber! these were things I just ate in such volumes to stuff myself so I wouldn't eat all " those other things " . I never really tasted them or if I did - I would say - never mind - they aren't things to waste time on. > > Diane > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 KT, i do this too... eat the things i like least, first, to save the good stuff for later. it's a hard habit to break, isn't it???i like to think of it as sort of a carpe diem thing... what if a meteor strikes in five minutes and i ate all my crusts but didnt get to eat the yummy middle of the sandwich... that'd be a bummer! what i am struggling with this week is when i am hungry and nothing i have in the house sounds good and i'm too lazy to cook... eating something that doesnt taste good is a chore! but so is finding the energy to get something (cook, order in) that sounds appealing. a challenge for sure! Wild, right? My new found discovery is that I can change an eating pattern I've had for a long, long time. First of all, I would eat the parts of the meal (let's say all the things that come in a salad), whether I really like them or not. And then in a meal like with a main dish and two sides, I would eat the side I liked the least first and so on. I have now come into this realization through IE that I don't have to eat what I don't really like. What a concept, right? lol It is a difficult habit to change for me sometimes because it is so ingrained over years, but I now sort of try and " make " myself try eating what I like best first. it's so foreign to me still, but I know it will help with my ie journey. It's like katcha, gillian and others on here say quite a bit (about take one concept at a time and work on that.) It really does work. KT > > I realized this week that I PREFER! the taste of sugar in fresh fruits and dried like raisins better than the sugar in cereals! I found myself stuffing the raisins in my mouth and then i thought - wow I can't handle those (diet mentality) - and then I thought IE - HOw about eating ONE AT A TIME! Actually tasting each one! There is chocolate in my fridge and cakes in my cupboards - and I see the raisins and that is what I want! Awesome! > > Same thing with salads - eating JUST A TOMATOE! or just a piece of cucumber! these were things I just ate in such volumes to stuff myself so I wouldn't eat all " those other things " . I never really tasted them or if I did - I would say - never mind - they aren't things to waste time on. > > Diane > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I'm glad someone else does that. lol I understand about not having stuff in the house. I will crave sweets so bad if I don't get some in the house. (It's the opposite of everything I used to do in ww. I used to think I couldn't have it in the house. ;-) KT > > > > > > I realized this week that I PREFER! the taste of sugar in fresh fruits > > and dried like raisins better than the sugar in cereals! I found myself > > stuffing the raisins in my mouth and then i thought - wow I can't handle > > those (diet mentality) - and then I thought IE - HOw about eating ONE AT A > > TIME! Actually tasting each one! There is chocolate in my fridge and cakes > > in my cupboards - and I see the raisins and that is what I want! Awesome! > > > > > > Same thing with salads - eating JUST A TOMATOE! or just a piece of > > cucumber! these were things I just ate in such volumes to stuff myself so I > > wouldn't eat all " those other things " . I never really tasted them or if I > > did - I would say - never mind - they aren't things to waste time on. > > > > > > Diane > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hey KT... thanks for mentioning this group in the other group... Yvette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Actually, I didn't specifically mention this group. I just talk about intuitive eating over there (as some do in that dietsurvivors group.) :-) > > Hey KT... thanks for mentioning this group in the other group... > Yvette > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I thought you mentioned an IE group? Oh well... I'm still glad I found it. Yvette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Oh, maybe I did. Hmm...maybe a while back. ;-) Well, welcome anyway! I really like it here. I get concentrated IE info. here and that's why I really like it. KT > > > > I thought you mentioned an IE group? > Oh well... I'm still glad I found it. > Yvette > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hello, I beleive that I may have discovered something. At lunchtime, I ate my lunch but found that for some reason, I couldn't seem to eat it fast enough and then finally when I was able to to slow down, I discovered it was too late because I was sickenly full. I am beginning to wonder if I am truly realizing when I am hungry or if I am waiting too late or early to eat. A couple of hours later, I started to eat some chocolate even though I was not hungry. It seems as though the chocolate provided additional comfort and relief from boredom despite the 30 minute walks that I took throughout the day. I believe that the opportunity to eat chocolate provided an escape from emotional boredom despite the fact that I was working. I also beleive that I may be somewhat emotionally exhausted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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