Hi All,
Well your the most active thread around. Just popping in to say Hi. I really like the intuitive eating concept, but am aiming for Intermittent Fasting. Maybe they can mesh together....
I am having beer batter fish chips and corn with a little beer tonight to wash it down. Then I'm gonna wait until I'm hungry to eat again. Although I want to wait at least 8 hours. Thanks

SouthernMaven - thank you so much for that video. I'm going to bookmark it as well. There are certainly days that I need to see that.

I know where that big pothole called a diet is. I've fallen into it far to many times. Hoping that when I see the signs that I'm headed for the pothole around the corner, I'll remember to watch the video to remind myself to take a couple steps away and avoid the hole.

Palestrina - your visit with your family sounds wonderful!

You can have all the wheat AND white bread. Just please pass me the fresh figs.

I think I am doing intuitive eating....hi Vicki Chicki welcome,,,this is a wonderful thread we are gonna get our diet right finally....finally free,,,that's me

I've been having trouble with my hunger/fullness cues since I started trying to do IE again about a month ago. I would get hungry but my stomach would still feel full, I would not feel hungry but my stomach would growl. It was weird. I've been experimenting and I feel like I've figured out what was going on. I was eating too much fat with my meals. I've dialed back the amount of fat and I no longer feel too full after a satisfying meal, and I feel like my blood sugar/stomach cues have synced up better. Apparently fat causes slower digestion and delayed stomach emptying. So in theory my blood sugar would get low but my stomach would still be full of food, causing my confusion.

Palestrina, no Netflix? I can't imagine.

Locke sounds like you are figuring it out. I have noticed that before too but not made the correlation with fat.

One of our pets died tonight and I am really sad. Also nauseous. I have noticed that strong emotion really does make me not want to eat. I feel like I am getting back in touch with my body as that is how I used to be. Anyway, I am really upset and just trying to cope. Have to tell the kids tommorow. He was sick for a while so it wasn't completely unexpected but still pet death is hard, he was with us for eight years.

Pink I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Losing a pet is so difficult. Much courage to you and your little ones as you cope.

Thank you so much Palestrina. We are going to do a memorial service tomorrow. As silly as it sounds, I think it will help the kids AND the grown ups. It's amazing how much pets become part of the family.

Ive been working on my hunger scale again. I decided to find an image of the hunger scale online and post it on my phone. A lot of times I think I just need a reminder and it helps me be aware.

Pinkhippie I'm so sorry for your loss. You're so right - the pets are part of the family. For hubby and I, they are the family.

The memorial service sounds like a great idea. It's a good time to mourn the passing but to also remember the fun and giggles you had with him for those eight years.

Wishing you and your family comfort.

Thank you so much Vickie Chickie. I really appreciate the wishes of comfort. <3

So sorry for your loss, PinkHippie. I like to think that the spirits of pets, like those of people, live on. God bless his soul.

Thank you Hungerwerks. That is a very comforting thought.

I think we are all starting to feel a little better than yesterday. Today is the memorial service and the kids have drawn lots of pictures of him and we have looked at lots of pictures of him as well. It helps.

I have really been finding it handy to have the hunger scale on my phone. I made it my lock screen so every time I go to look at my phone, I am reminded to check in with myself about my hunger. It's a great way to get some practice at that and be a little less unconscious about it. For me at least, Im sure it would drive some other people crazy.

Pinkhippie - I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you remember him today with lots of pictures, lots of laughs and remember what an amazing pet he was to have for the time he was with you.

Palestrina- I freaking love nutella. Freaking. Love. It. I've been known to smear it on bacon..don't judge me.

Today was interesting for me, I rarely ever just go to the store and shop, I tend to have a meal plan. But I didn't have anything ready to go for today and I sort've let what I genuinely wanted take over.

I discovered I -really- wanted turkey taco stuffed peppers. It's something I haven't had in a very long time and I hadn't thought about it, but it was nice to just go in and get what I wanted for dinner, not what was planned out. Maybe I'll do that more often, budget permitting of course.

So very sorry for your loss, Pinkhippie. Our fur babies are a part of our family, no doubt. Comfort yourself and your family with the fact that he is now running free at The Rainbow Bridge! http://rainbowbridge.com/Poem.htm

LOL! You made me laugh out loud, owlsteazombies!

No judging here - you can count on that!