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Fritos

So, after I blogged, I added Fritos to my list. I really wanted to try them and was hungry. So I bought a bag. I tasted and smelled them carefully. I took several bites. And this is what I found. I don’t actually like Fritos. Who knew?!

October 9, 2013 in Change, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Random thoughts.

Getting to know and playing nice with food

In order to make peace and become comfortable with food, Tribole and Resch (Intuitive Eating) suggest the following: Pay attention to foods you find appealing and make a list of them. Make a check by the foods you currently eat and then circle the foods you’ve been restricting (the rest of food on the list). Give…

October 9, 2013 in Celebration, Change, Intuitive Eating, Love, Nutrition, Obesity, Random thoughts, Transformation, Weight Loss.

What Chatty Kathy tries to tell me about making peace with food…

So the idea is that I need to learn that food is food. It does not have power, it is neither good nor bad, and when I am hungry – I should eat. You will just keep eating and eating and eating! When you ate that before, you ate too many pieces, too much! If…

October 8, 2013 in Change, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Obesity, Random thoughts, Transformation, Uncategorized, Weight Loss.

Learning to say Yes or why saying No doesn’t work

While I am still working to listen for my hunger cues, eat when I am hungry and stop when I am comfortably full (old habits are proving hard to break), I am also allowing myself to let go of dieting. This is proving to be difficult, mainly because of Chatty Kathy and the unhelpful messages…

October 7, 2013 in Change, Family, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Obesity, Random thoughts, Transformation, Weight Loss.

The biological, psychological, and emotional impacts of dieting

Yep, I am still talking about dieting. I realize that vilifying a process that has served many for so long will upset some of you. While I do hope that my thoughts and writing will help some to make good decisions that fit their lives well, I do not expect to sway everyone and probably…

October 3, 2013 in Change, Fitness, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Obesity, Random thoughts, Weight Loss.

A few random thoughts about hunger, Chatty Kathy, diets.

So, I am learning to honor my hunger. I am trying to eat only when I am hungry and trying to eat what my body tells me it wants. Yesterday, I took a small cookie to eat after my lunch (a colleague brought them in), but found that I was no longer hungry after finishing…

October 1, 2013 in Change, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Obesity, Random thoughts, Self Esteem, Transformation, Weight Loss.

What have I learned about hunger this week?

I found the following on Pinterest and thought that it was a useful diagram. I know nothing about the source and therefore am not offering any endorsement, rather just allowing for credit. As you can see, it is a diagram to help decide when to eat and when you have other needs that should be…

September 29, 2013 in Celebration, Change, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Self Esteem, Uncategorized.

10 Principles of Intuitive Eating – by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

While I did not have time to blog today, I did not want to leave you without something interesting to read. I have pasted in the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating from the website: http://intuitiveeating.org . These are the nuts and bolts of Intuitive Eating. 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating 1. Reject the Diet Mentality…

September 25, 2013 in Change, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Self Esteem, Weight Loss.

What is hunger?

Merriam-Webster defines hunger as: hun·ger noun \ˈhəŋ-gər\ : a very great need for food : a severe lack of food : an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach that is caused by the need for food : a strong desire : a strong desire for something or to do something So, as I have stated, my…

September 24, 2013 in Change, Intuitive Eating, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Random thoughts.

What a difference a year makes: Worry? Me?

So a year ago I had a list of worries related to my surgery. I was worried about money, leave, and all sorts of other things. They all proved to be much less important than I thought they would be. And in the end, I have actually learned to worry less about all sorts of…

August 27, 2013 in Family, Love, Mindfulness, Random thoughts, Things of Beauty, Uncategorized.

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