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thanks so much for all of yesterday's comments! (in my journal). Today, my friends... is a new day!
Ok, we say that all the time, and it's typically in response to 'overeating' or 'bad choices' from the day before! THAT is NOT what I mean!
I mean... TODAY is still the only day before me. Having a NEW day, gives me the opportunity to have a NEW perspective. To try NEW things today if I want to! To have a NEW clarity! a NEW focus! a NEW commitment!!!
Today, I have promised myself BEFORE actually eating ... to rate my hunger?? and to notice if this was a gradual, building up type hunger, or something that came on rather sudden.
WHY? Well... knowing HOW hungry I actually am, will allow me to gauge when I actually want to eat. Yes WHEN. I basically want to throw away old teachings, old habits, and every clock in my house... and focus on what my body actually wants and needs from me. If I am paying attention, it will surely let me know WHEN it is starting to get hungry and wants to eat something.
Picture a scale from 1-10 Basically I want to learn to eat at around 3-4, and learn to stop at around 6-7. (1 being starving, and 10 being grossly overstuffed!) I don't care what time of day it is... or whether I do this once, three times, or twelve times... as long as I truly feel I am starting to get hungry (4, or 3) and I stop when I START to feel full (6 or 7).
If I feel a SUDDEN feeling of wanting to go explore the refridgerator or the cupboards, then I am promising myself to ask the all important question... "what is it I really want?" If the answer isn't necessarily food, if I am not particularly hungry...but bored, angry, stressed, lonely, or a thousand other emotions... then I need to sit down and focus on what it is that is bothering me. I've come too far in this life, and too far in this journey - to take THIS MINDSET with me any further. Emotional Eating and I are going to be parting ways!
I'll keep you posted on how I am doing!
Much Love.
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Paula, HealthyBabs was part of a program, maybe last fall?, that focused on something similar. She kind of moved off this site, for the most part, but you might still be able to contact her and ask about that program and how it all went. Both yours, and hers, sound great. It requires a serious focus, but you got that!!! Looking forward to reading the updates as things go along!
22 May 12 by member: Sandy701
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I love this rating idea you've started and will be giving it a shot. I think at times I eat at designated times and therefore am not paying enough attention to my hunger levels. Good luck on your try outs. I think this will be helpful.
22 May 12 by member: M.Trublu
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Sounds good.... We often rate our hunger wih our eyes
22 May 12 by member: Sk1nnyfuture
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Just caught yesterday's journal. Am really happy your daughter's shower went well. I like your ideas (today's journal). In our society we have become so used to shoving food into our mouths that the idea of thinking about it first seems foreign.
22 May 12 by member: BuffyBear
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You know Buffy - it indeed seems foreign. That's a great word. And those of us who have been 'dieting' or changing our 'lifestyles', etc... we still look for all the appropriate steps. To Eat Bkfst? or Not to Eat? That is the question???? LOL! When I used to NOT eat bkfst at a set and faithful time... my body always let me know by 10 or 10:30 it was starting to get hungry. Do you know, somedays I eat bkfst at 10:30, then dinner at 5:30, maybe a snack inbetween, maybe not.. and even a snack or treat at night... and I have still lost weight??? Not to mention never felt deprieved or on a 'diet'. THEN I put myself on a diet and I think I have to follow soooo many rules that I make myself crazy!!!
22 May 12 by member: jsfantome
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Oh, and I owe these changes to the introduction of Paul Mckenna into my life, from Keld! Thanks Buddy!!!
22 May 12 by member: jsfantome
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You're doing it! SOOOO proud of you! It's kind of a scary place to go, but at the same time it's oh, so encouraging. I love reading your thoughts on this, I learn a lot from your thoughts as I hope you learn from mine.
This is indeed a new day.
22 May 12 by member: kingkeld
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