THIRTYTONORMAL

I’m thinking …

2012
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that the reason why I don’t do the just eat until satisfied, not stuffed thing regularly is because I’m afraid it will lead to uncensored (as in no control) eating.

Because I know if I’m full, I’ll stop.  If I’m not full, then I’m not so sure I won’t go looking for something else to eat.

Carla talks about having reached the point where she doesn’t like feeling stuffed any more.  I want to be there.  I want to feel pleasantly satisfied after eating, not hungry but not stuffed either.

So this my next focus.  I’m very happy with what I’m actually putting in my mouth.  It’s just that there are times when I don’t stop eating as soon as I should.

I need to remember what the difference feels like in eating to be satisfied versus eating until I’m stuffed.

When I only eat enough to be satisfied, I feel good.

When I eat until I’m stuffed, I don’t feel good.

It’s that simple, really.

Now to just put it into practice.  :)

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Preventive eating …

2012
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aka eating it all in case you get hungry later.

I’m doing okay with the intuitive eating as far as eating when I’m hungry and choosing to eat what is good for my health (because that is a big part of intuitive eating … it isn’t about eating whatever you want because you want … it’s about making good choices automatic (i.e. intuitive)).  I’m still not doing great with stopping when I’m satisfied.

I think this is a left-over from dieting … the idea that you get x-amount of food and no more.  Therefore you better eat it all because that’s all there is.  Plus I COUNTED it!!!!

The funny thing  is when I was raising my kids I don’t think I ever ate a whole anything.  Wash an apple, peel a banana, cut open an orange and there were all these little people there who wanted a bite.  For years whenever we went out to dinner Mac and I always shared our meals with the youngest kids.  (This was before restaurants had kid’s meals … yes my kids are THAT old.)

The answer, of course, is to fully embrace the intuitive eating … to pay attention to my point of satiety and stop eating regardless of how much I’ve already eaten (or haven’t eaten) or how much is left on my plate.

To trust myself …

 

 

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No candy here …

2012
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for Valentine’s Day.  Mac and I made chocolates and sent them last week to all the grandkids.  So there’s no candy left in the house and nobody’s going out to get more.  :)

That’s not to say there wasn’t a time in the not too distant past when I would have used the day as an excuse to cram as many treats into my mouth as I could.  Especially the day after Valentine’s when everything is on sale.  (Because everybody knows if you buy it at half-price, then it has half the calories!)

We’ll celebrate with a special dinner.  No presents, although once in a while Mac buys me flowers, but that usually only happens when he happens to be at the grocery store on the day and there is a big display of flowers right in front of him.  Which is okay because he knows that I’m not really a flowers kind of woman … they are okay once in a while but there’s a lot of other things I’d rather have.  Like some accessories for my IPad.  Just sayin’.

I committed a couple of weeks ago to getting the exercise done every day.  I started with a simple plan … so many every hour … and it’s evolved into me getting back onto the Nordic trak (ski machine) and lifting weights every day.  Nice. I’m back to looking forward to doing it, rather than having to force myself into the basement.

Does anybody (who counts calories) count their exercise calories?  I’ve always felt that unless I was really killing it, then I most likely wasn’t working hard enough to make that much of a difference.

I do feel the difference in my body when I’m exercising.  Another of those things that makes me wonder why I ever quit exercising when it feels so good.

Eating has also been excellent.  One of those things where the more I do it the easier it is to do.  I have had a couple of pieces of fruit in the last week … absolutely delicious oranges twice and a banana once.  My weight is still creeping downward, so I know I’m not overdoing it.

I have realized that my mindset at the moment is if I can’t have all I want of something (cupcakes!), then I don’t want any.  This is working as long as I don’t have that first bite and I believe this is where I need to be right now.  Maybe after I’ve lost the weight, I can think about having just one bite, but I know I’m not ready to do it now.

And isn’t that what this is all about … knowing what is right for you??

 

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