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So I've been looking into intuitive eating. One of my issues since starting the weight loss journey is to find a plan that i like, that keeps me motivated. I havent found that yet. Maybe its just my nature, i get tired/bored of things really quickly, but i feel like there is something out there that will keep me fit and healthy for the rest of my life, i just have to find it.
I dont see myself counting calories for the rest of my life, i dont see myself depending on excercise either. I have periods where i cant get enough excercise, but a week later i hate it. I have periods where i dont want any fast food, no sweets, just fruits and veggies. But a week later, i'm craving a donut.
Intuitive eating fits me in that sense. All it is is paying attention to your bodies ques, and i think maybe i can do that.
I'll listen to my body to tell me when to excercise, i'll listen to my body to tell me what to eat, and how much. I'll eat what i want, and stop when i'm no longer hungry.
I believe that your body only wants you to eat the calories that you need. That is why you get sick when you eat too much, your body didnt need that food and is trying to keep yo from doing that again.
My biggest challenge is knowing when to stop. If something tastes really good, i'm going to keep eating it till its gone. It doesnt matter if its pasta, broccoli or cake. If its tasty, i'm eating it all.
maybe that's been my problem all along! Even when i eat healthy, i eat past my point of satisfaction. My body doesnt need that much, so it stores it as fat. I've been concentrating so much on WHAT i'm eating and not so much HOW i'm eating.
My son requested CiCi's last night, and since he hardly ever asks for anything, i obliged.
I had 2 slices of pizza and half a cinnamon roll. I was satisfied halfway through the cinnamon roll, so i stopped.
I felt amazing afterwards. I've honestly never left a pizza buffet not miserably stuffed.
It felt good because i ate exactly what i wanted. I didnt settle for something i liked less but was healthier. I also didnt gorge. It was a really good feeling.
This morning, my alarm went off to get up and go to the gym and i thought about wether or not my body really wanted excercise, and i felt it did, so i got up and went to the gym. I usually angrily force myself to the gym that early, but i went on willingly this morning.
I feel like i'm discovering a whole new me by actually listening to my body rather than trying to ignore it.
I feel good. :)
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