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JeffN wrote:goal140 wrote:Hi Mark,
Am I eating when I’m hungry? It’s hard for me to distinguish hunger for appetite.
You don’t have to figure it out or work out it. Only follow the guidelines. When hungry (regardless of whether you may think it is true hunger, appetite, or something else) just eat. Eat of the recommended foods as outlined in the 10 point checklist.
Over time, it will work itself out.
In Health
Jeff
taymariekay wrote:I get down on myself when I think I’ve eaten outside of hunger or eaten too much. What’s most important is that I’m eating the right foods instead of wrong ones and I do believe him when he says that over time it will work itself out. Especially as I continue to feed my body healing foods and focus on the guidelines.
I suppose focusing on the process and behaviors and not the outcome as much is what my mind needs. I also think I get so caught up in the weight loss aspect that I lose sight of what’s most important which is life long behavior change. Which takes time!
wildgoose wrote:taymariekay wrote:I get down on myself when I think I’ve eaten outside of hunger or eaten too much. What’s most important is that I’m eating the right foods instead of wrong ones and I do believe him when he says that over time it will work itself out. Especially as I continue to feed my body healing foods and focus on the guidelines.
I suppose focusing on the process and behaviors and not the outcome as much is what my mind needs. I also think I get so caught up in the weight loss aspect that I lose sight of what’s most important which is life long behavior change. Which takes time!
@taymariekay I think you said two important things here. Focus on what you’re eating, not how much you’re eating. And trust the process.
I’m a volume eater. For lunch, I usually have a bowl. Not one of these tiny bowls, not even a soup bowl. We're talking a mixing bowl. I put about 2 cups of steamed brown rice in the bottom, then fill it with vegetables and steam the whole thing. Yes, the veggies reduce in volume when steamed, but the bowl of cooked food is still at least 2/3 full. And I eat the whole thing! This is after starting with raw veggies or soup. Then I end with a piece of fruit. It’s a lot of food. People can’t believe I eat like this and stay thin.
I lost weight this way, (55 pounds — see my ticker below). I still eat like this (today’s lunch was broccoli, mushrooms, onion, garlic and ginger, with brown rice), and I’ve weighed the same since the first of November. I don’t weigh or measure anything, but I know the bowls I store my cooked rice in are 2 cups and the bags of frozen broccoli that I use for 3 meals' worth of lunches are 54 ounces. So if that gives you an idea...
Trust the process. Trust that food will come around again whenever you want, so you don’t have to starve yourself or stuff yourself. Eat till comfortably full. If you’re hungry again later, even if it’s only been a couple of hours, you can eat again. Don’t skimp on starches. Figure out which starches fill you up best and keep you full. This is a learning experience — you’ll get better at it as you go along.
Goose
jan_npr wrote:I can relate with the eating too much for sure. Like many I am a volume eater. I didn't seem to be able to totally stick to the regular starch solution and so this week started on the MWL. Having fewer choices is turning out to be a good thing. I am eating all I want and we'll see how things go. Oddly enough I find my appetite is lessened. To your health!
wildgoose wrote:I’m a volume eater. For lunch, I usually have a bowl. Not one of these tiny bowls, not even a soup bowl. We're talking a mixing bowl. I put about 2 cups of steamed brown rice in the bottom, then fill it with vegetables and steam the whole thing. Yes, the veggies reduce in volume when steamed, but the bowl of cooked food is still at least 2/3 full. And I eat the whole thing! This is after starting with raw veggies or soup. Then I end with a piece of fruit. It’s a lot of food. People can’t believe I eat like this and stay thin.
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Trust the process. Trust that food will come around again whenever you want, so you don’t have to starve yourself or stuff yourself. Eat till comfortably full. If you’re hungry again later, even if it’s only been a couple of hours, you can eat again. Don’t skimp on starches. Figure out which starches fill you up best and keep you full. This is a learning experience — you’ll get better at it as you go along.
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