Re: Re: It's been a tough day but also did something good

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Hi ,

Yes, you're right, it was actually quite exciting to look over the "strange" fruits, lol! At shoprite they provide preparation instructions so that helps a lot too. I'm really letting myself have whatever I want even if it's a teaspoon of pure butter (ok maybe that's an exaggeration, lol!) so I'm doing what I can to have a full range of foods available; something in me says it's not right to have a pie and a cake and not some really great fruits and veggies because my internal body wisdom might tell me to have the fruit instead of the cake sometimes; and it does. I'm noticing interesting things; I craved eggs for a day and then this morning woke up and the last thing I wanted was an egg; I'm starting to be really sure that the body does know what to have as well as when and how much :.)

Thanks for the reply and hope your day is going well,

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wed, December 16, 2009 9:56:29 AMSubject: Re: It's been a tough day but also did something good

Hi Laurie,Don't you love finding new foods? I always try to find the weirdest looking fruit or vegetable at my food co-op and try them. Makes food exciting, and helps you to break out of your food rut.Enjoy!>> Hi Everybody,> > It's been a kind of tough day for following hunger and fullness cues because I did feel temptation to use food for comfort.� And basically I ate once when not hungry, but I remembered to have a relaxed attitude about it and no harm done really.> > Well yesterday I had stocked up on some previously forbidden foods such as pie, and today I noticed I was running low on fruits and veggies, so I went to Shoprite and instead of getting the

usual, I made a point of getting some brand new fruits and veggies that I hadn't ever eaten before; I got fresh mango and a star fruit, plus I got escarole which I never have at home.� So I'm kind of excited about trying these foods next time my body craves fruit or veggie.> > Laurie>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Your soup sounds delicious. I made an Italian soup; chicken vegetable with tiny Italian meatballs. It was really nice and I plan to try some with escarole added.

Sounds like you had a wonderful shopping trip. What I think is astonishing is when we really can have whatever we want, the foods really do equalize in a psychological sense. It's just great to have the freedom to choose from all foods and it is reassuring to notice that the choices are very varied.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wed, December 16, 2009 10:26:10 AMSubject: Re: It's been a tough day but also did something good

Hi Laurie and Group,It's interesting how when we listen to our bodies and internal signalsto see what wonderful foods our bodies crave.I looked down at my shopping basket after it was filled up yesterday andsaw all the wonderful foods I had chosen (which happened be benutritionally healthy). I was at a health food market similar to WholeFoods and My "inner kid" had chosen organic carrots, cabbage, pears,lettuce, grapes, onions. I went home and made a cabbage/onion carrotsoup with a tomato and chicken broth base.Escarole, by the way, goes well in a soup. Dom Dee has an escorolesoup recipe which my husband has made.Talking about foods which have more nutrition is not meant to triggeranyone. I treat all foods the same on a "psychological" level (to useHirschmann and Munter's phrase.) All foods can be a delight.>> Hi Everybody,>> It's been a kind of tough day for following hunger and fullness cuesbecause I did feel temptation to use food for comfort. And basically Iate once when not hungry, but I remembered to have a relaxed attitudeabout it and no harm done really.>> Well yesterday I had stocked up on some previously forbidden foodssuch as pie, and today I noticed I was running low on fruits andveggies, so I went to Shoprite and instead of getting the usual, I madea point of getting some brand new fruits and veggies that I hadn't evereaten before; I got fresh mango and a star fruit, plus I got escarolewhich I never have at home. So I'm kind of excited about trying

thesefoods next time my body craves fruit or veggie.>> Laurie>