From the book Intuitive Eating.
Keep your body fed biologically with adequate energy and carbohydrates. Otherwise, you can trigger a primal drive to overeat. Once you reach the moment of excessive hunger, all intentions of moderate, conscious eating are fleeting and irrelevant. Learning to honor this first biological signal sets the stage for rebuilding trust with yourself and food.
The first step is to honor your hunger. Your body needs to know consistently that it will have access to food. That dieting and deprivation have halted once and for all.
You need to listen for your hunger. Ask yourself "Am I hungry? What is my hunger level?" Here are some signs of hunger:
* Mild gurgling or gnawing of stomach
* Growling noises
* Light headedness
* Difficulty concentrating
* Uncomfortable stomach pain
* Irratability
* Feeling Faint
* Headache
Everyone is different with their hunger just try to not get ravenous. General guideline: no longer than 5 waking hours without eating.
Start by monitoring your hunger level before, during and after you eat. Chart it to see if there are any patterns you can learn from. Don't be discouraged, if you have been dieting for a long time this will be a very hard thing to learn again. Take your time and LISTEN to your body. Are you hungry?
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Great post. :)
ReplyDeleteYou should get this book April. I think you would really like it!
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