Ok first of all let me start by saying I LOVE LOVE Krispy Creme Donuts! So the other day I bought a dozen for a high school fund raiser. Did I eat one? No I ate 3! Not all at one time, had some "control". Get into work this morning and there is the box. Have I eaten one? Nope. Not hungry for it. I cannot say for certain that by day's end I won't have one, but as of now not hungry and not craving it. So I think so far that is a plus for me. I just ordered 3 books on dealing with food issues, NOT diet books (as far as I can tell) One is Food Triggers and the second book by the same author is Satisfied and one called Full. Will let you know if they are good or not. Have a blessed Triduum and Easter!
Ok read the book Food Triggers. Not for me. She talked a lot about Overeaters Annonymous and how to cut sugar completely from your life and really did not get anything out of it. Starting the book "Full". Will see how that one goes.
Yes I have. To me it is the simplest book on IE. I think at the time I was having a frustrated moment and saw those books and ordered them. I think like IE, I need to break away from books, for sure diet books, but some IE books too, like diets they can become an obsession. I wish there was still a website for Thintuition. I think Rob was ahead of his time back then. Thank you for the suggestion.
Ok read full. Not the most inspiring book either. Gonna donate it to the library. I will revisit the Overfed Head and give up on ordering anymore books.
Is this the right thread to discuss 'mindful eating' (slowing down, paying attention to your food, stopping before your really full etc.)?
Haven't read anything on 'intuitive eating' but it sounds like it might be similar, or encompass some of the same principles?
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Hi Pine. Welcome to 3FatChicks. Yes, Intuitive Eating is basically the same as Mindful Eating. I try to work toward this practice myself, only eating when hungry. It is helping me break some bad habits, like eating because everyone else is eating and finishing everything on my plate.
Hi everyone!
It's been quite a while since I stopped by. I have been doing really well in my personal life, however I slowly over the course of about 5 months gained about 10 pounds by eating when I wasn't hungry.
In January, I got a new physically active job that involves teaching physical education to preschoolers for a few hours in the mornings. I had to leave early in the morning and because it is physically active and there is no break time to eat anything between classes, I started eating a good breakfast before leaving in the morning when I WASN'T hungry. Just this act of eating when I wasn't hungry every morning over time, I think dulled my hunger and fullness cues and I started to find myself eating more and more through the day and more and more often. I also started eating emotionally a LOT more than I used to.
The school year is over now, so my job is over until August when school starts again. I imagine that this summer I will go back to my natural weight of usually only eating when I am hungry. This morning, the first day of summer vacation, I didn't eat for about 3 hours after I got up and that is my natural pattern. I just think its crazy how much of a difference that can make for me. Has anyone else experienced anything like that?
It's OK though. Although my weight is a little higher, I am physically very strong and fit because of this job and so that is awesome! Getting paid to exercise.
I hope everyone is doing well!
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Well I just got put on a once a week shot to help with my blood sugar, in addition to the oral meds. Just put me on a new fluid pill and support stockings since my ankles have the mumps by the end of the day. DO NOT like the support stockings!!! This is my first day wearing them. I am still struggling with after supper snacking when not hungry. Really need to get that under control. Anyway thanks for the listening ear.
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Tam Tam, that is an ad that is popping up. It has been showing up in the last post of each thread lately. As far as I know there is no way to stop it. I just ignore it. When someone posts after you it will show up in their post instead of yours, at least that's the way I've seen it working. I don't know if everyone is seeing it.
Pinkhippie, that sounds like a good job you have! Being physically active is much better than sitting at a desk all day. You don't have to go home and figure out what type of exercise you will do.....you've already done it!!
I don't have an suggestions about your breakfast dilemma. That was the way I ate when I worked, also, and I ate a lot more than I do now. A lot of people don't seem to understand how the first meal you eat each day can turn on your appetite and you just want more and more. Instead of satisfying you, it just gets you started. It's been about a month since you posted this, so I'm hoping that by the time the school year starts again you found a solution to this dilemma.
Ok, a little slow at work so I have a few minutes to post. I did ok with my eating yesterday. Not the best, but so much better than it has been. Blood sugar was not too bad this morning, so I am happy about that. I am going to be re-reading the Overfed Head and after my diabetes class Wednesday, try and figure how to marry the two into a feasible, working program. It sure is HOT here, temp. today with the heat index is 105! Stayed in the air condition this morning a did some leg exercises, I know I need to walk, but it is still so hot at 4:15 in the morning. Hope you all have a great afternoon. Customer just pulled up! Blessings.
Wow, this thread has pretty much died. It's good to see the few still here. Tam, Tam I just re read the overfed head a few months ago, its a good book.
So, every now and again I update on my IE journey and I thought I would stop by for an update.
After many many starts and stops and backwards steps toward diet mind thinking, I feel like I am the closest I have ever been to my goal of being comfortable with my body and not obsessing over food. What it took for me was finally realizing that my little food rules were never going to really work, and I was eventually ALWAYS going to rebel no matter how many times I tell myself I won't. So, I decided since I didn't want to do that anymore that I had to be happy with my body exactly as it is right now. A very tall order. But, something shifted subconsciously for me where I realized my worth was not related to my body size or how I look. I had a dream that I had a much larger body than I do in real life and in my dream I was OK with it. I accepted myself exactly as I was. The next night I had a dream that I was in front of hundreds of people in my swimsuit, and I was OK with it and comfortable. Dreams like that have never happened in all my years of existence, so I think that something finally clicked for me.
So, anyway, once that puzzle piece was in place, food became more about for my enjoyment and how I felt than anything. Now, I try not to overeat not because of my body worries, but because then my next meal won't taste as good if I am not hungry when I eat. I have completely shifted my eating since I started listening to my body in this way. I used to never eat breakfast and then I started eating a small breakfast, and now I eat a REALLY big breakfast because if I don't I feel lightheaded and sick before lunchtime. I always had tried to keep my breakfast to a "reasonable" portion if I did eat it, but it wasn't enough for my body. Eating a big breakfast has translated into not feeling so hungry all day so then I don't overeat for lunch and dinner and I don't feel the need to gorge on sweets after dinner. ( I can if I want to, but it doesn't feel physically good) But, I wouldn't have discovered this if I hadn't just truly thrown all my eating rules out the window. And they are so insidious, sometimes I don't even realize I have an eating rule. I am still ferreting them all out.
My clothes all still fit fine,but if they got too small, I am committed to going and out buying bigger clothes, NOT restricting my eating to fit back into them. I still have my active job, but less hours now since I am in school this semester. I have discovered I need lots of food for all my brainpower so I have been eating more protein snacks. It really is as simple and as extremely difficult as listening to your body.
I obviously still have body thoughts that pop up, and I am working every day on accepting myself exactly as I am, but I definitely feel so much better than I did even a few years ago. I stopped weighing myself as well, and that has been very freeing.
I hope everyone on their IE journey is doing well!
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Wow, this thread has pretty much died. It's good to see the few still here. Tam, Tam I just re read the overfed head a few months ago, its a good book.
So, every now and again I update on my IE journey and I thought I would stop by for an update.
After many many starts and stops and backwards steps toward diet mind thinking, I feel like I am the closest I have ever been to my goal of being comfortable with my body and not obsessing over food. What it took for me was finally realizing that my little food rules were never going to really work, and I was eventually ALWAYS going to rebel no matter how many times I tell myself I won't. So, I decided since I didn't want to do that anymore that I had to be happy with my body exactly as it is right now. A very tall order. But, something shifted subconsciously for me where I realized my worth was not related to my body size or how I look. I had a dream that I had a much larger body than I do in real life and in my dream I was OK with it. I accepted myself exactly as I was. The next night I had a dream that I was in front of hundreds of people in my swimsuit, and I was OK with it and comfortable. Dreams like that have never happened in all my years of existence, so I think that something finally clicked for me.
So, anyway, once that puzzle piece was in place, food became more about for my enjoyment and how I felt than anything. Now, I try not to overeat not because of my body worries, but because then my next meal won't taste as good if I am not hungry when I eat. I have completely shifted my eating since I started listening to my body in this way. I used to never eat breakfast and then I started eating a small breakfast, and now I eat a REALLY big breakfast because if I don't I feel lightheaded and sick before lunchtime. I always had tried to keep my breakfast to a "reasonable" portion if I did eat it, but it wasn't enough for my body. Eating a big breakfast has translated into not feeling so hungry all day so then I don't overeat for lunch and dinner and I don't feel the need to gorge on sweets after dinner. ( I can if I want to, but it doesn't feel physically good) But, I wouldn't have discovered this if I hadn't just truly thrown all my eating rules out the window. And they are so insidious, sometimes I don't even realize I have an eating rule. I am still ferreting them all out.
My clothes all still fit fine,but if they got too small, I am committed to going and out buying bigger clothes, NOT restricting my eating to fit back into them. I still have my active job, but less hours now since I am in school this semester. I have discovered I need lots of food for all my brainpower so I have been eating more protein snacks. It really is as simple and as extremely difficult as listening to your body.
I obviously still have body thoughts that pop up, and I am working every day on accepting myself exactly as I am, but I definitely feel so much better than I did even a few years ago. I stopped weighing myself as well, and that has been very freeing.
I hope everyone on their IE journey is doing well!
Awesome post! I have not completely stopped weighing in, but I have gone from daily to maybe once a month. That is a HUGE milestone for me. I am also not setting goals for weight loss, like I hope to lose x amount of pounds by such and such a date, it puts too much pressure and it it does not happen is too disappointing.
Awesome post! I have not completely stopped weighing in, but I have gone from daily to maybe once a month. That is a HUGE milestone for me. I am also not setting goals for weight loss, like I hope to lose x amount of pounds by such and such a date, it puts too much pressure and it it does not happen is too disappointing.
Nice to see you Tam Tam! That is great that you have been able to greatly decrease your weighing frequency. I think no goals is so helpful too, even though it can be really hard to do.
Its really funny but I am surrounded by calorie counters who are losing weight slowly over time, however they have no issues with eating, disordered eating or guilt. It's hard for me sometimes but I really just can't do it anymore. I was telling my husband who has been calorie counting for 2 years and has lost about 40 pounds how I felt as I slowly and joyfully ate a dish of peanut butter party ice cream. I was telling him how I just couldn't follow the "food rules" anymore, and that I had been controlling what I eat and yelling at myself about it, feeling guilty, being unhappy with my body, and constantly trying to restrict my food intake for over 25 years. I almost started crying as I really felt that statement. I have set myself free from all my food rules and now I just eat when I want to, what I want to and it is pure joy, like being let out of a self imposed prison. I had done that before but never really let go of my guilt and food ideas so it was more like a gorge fest. Eat it all while I still could and feel horribly guilty later. I do still sometimes have to struggle with guilt or "feeling fat" but I remind myself that I am done dieting and trying to change my body shape, that I accept myself just the way I am and if this is how its going to be, then this is how its going to be.
Like for example, when I have an event coming up, seeing people I haven't seen in years, my old thoughts ( and actions) used to be "gotta work out, gotta lose at least 10 pounds." And I would do it! And for the event I would be thinner and more toned than I had been in years. But, it obviously never lasted.
Now I have an event coming up and I think " Well, this is really me and how I am. My friends and people I care about will not judge me for how I look and the people that do, don't matter. My worth is not based on my body size or how I look." And then I go on about my day.
This is a lot of work, but its worth it. Sending good thoughts to all of us who are on this journey. We can do it!
