Well, first an update on the "Intuive Eating" process...I have been trying hard to really notice when I'm HUNGRY, instead of just eating to eat. I also have been LEAVING FOOD on my plate (!) if I discover I'm full, instead of doing the 'clean plate' thing all the time (unless it's like, tiramisu, or Starbucks, or anything with whipped cream, and then all bets are off).
That said, I'm not sure I'm actually going to lose any weight, but maybe I am learning to follow my body's cues a little better.
The real problem I'm having with the "Intuitive Eating" is that one of their main suggestions is to teach yourself that NO foods are off limits, the idea being that once the temptation to be 'bad' is gone, you will no longer desperately crave those 'bad' foods - because they are no longer 'bad'! Nice thought.
But, um, the reason I'm wearing large ladies clothing in the FIRST place is because I never THOUGHT any foods were off limits!
Two poptarts for breakfast, McDonald's food for lunch, order pizza for dinner, with a few carbohydrate and trans-fat loaded snacks thrown in for good measure? NO PROBLEM! Ice cream three times in one day! YAY - ICE CREAM! See, I'm not one to EVER say, "Oh, no, I really shouldn't." So I'm kind of stuck here.
Also, since I've been paying more attention to my "food issues", I've really taken notice of the way I use food to calm / reward myself. For example:
I took my kids to some friends' house to do some babysitting for them one evening. I hadn't had dinner, and I though I'd just find something at their house for a snack to tide me over till we got home. Let it be known that this family is particularly frugal, and also very health conscious.
Well, four hours and four children under age 3 later, I was scavenging the cabinets for sugary cereal, crackers, anything junk-foodish at all, and found nothing of the sort. I felt desperately panicked, NEED FOOD, and then my husband called.
"I'm on my way over there to help out for a while. Do you need anyth-" "YES. BRING TACO BELL. AND MAYBE A CANDY BAR. WHAT TIME WILL YOU BE HERE?" I interrupted, before he could even finish his question. I may as well have said, "YES. BRING DRUGS. THE HARDER THE BETTER."
Another day, after a particularly challenging day with the kids and having a lot of other stresses at the time, I called my hubby and made him stop on the way home for a small bag of Doritos and a pint Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and I actually referred to those items as "my drugs". I put the kids to bed, heaved a sigh of relief, and then ate it ALL while sitting on my couch watching bad late night TV.
And actually, even though writing that all down is really depressing, I'm now wishing I had some Taco Bell, Doritos, and Ben and Jerry's right NOW. What is WRONG with me?
P.S. Yes, I've seen the "Super-Size Me" documentary, and no, it did not deter me from my overeating ways.
P.S.S. And suggestions are welcome, but do NOT suggest I try "getting rid of the stress in my life", because that would involve me selling my children, getting a divorce, and developing an entirely new personality.
That said, I'm not sure I'm actually going to lose any weight, but maybe I am learning to follow my body's cues a little better.
The real problem I'm having with the "Intuitive Eating" is that one of their main suggestions is to teach yourself that NO foods are off limits, the idea being that once the temptation to be 'bad' is gone, you will no longer desperately crave those 'bad' foods - because they are no longer 'bad'! Nice thought.
But, um, the reason I'm wearing large ladies clothing in the FIRST place is because I never THOUGHT any foods were off limits!
Two poptarts for breakfast, McDonald's food for lunch, order pizza for dinner, with a few carbohydrate and trans-fat loaded snacks thrown in for good measure? NO PROBLEM! Ice cream three times in one day! YAY - ICE CREAM! See, I'm not one to EVER say, "Oh, no, I really shouldn't." So I'm kind of stuck here.
Also, since I've been paying more attention to my "food issues", I've really taken notice of the way I use food to calm / reward myself. For example:
I took my kids to some friends' house to do some babysitting for them one evening. I hadn't had dinner, and I though I'd just find something at their house for a snack to tide me over till we got home. Let it be known that this family is particularly frugal, and also very health conscious.
Well, four hours and four children under age 3 later, I was scavenging the cabinets for sugary cereal, crackers, anything junk-foodish at all, and found nothing of the sort. I felt desperately panicked, NEED FOOD, and then my husband called.
"I'm on my way over there to help out for a while. Do you need anyth-" "YES. BRING TACO BELL. AND MAYBE A CANDY BAR. WHAT TIME WILL YOU BE HERE?" I interrupted, before he could even finish his question. I may as well have said, "YES. BRING DRUGS. THE HARDER THE BETTER."
Another day, after a particularly challenging day with the kids and having a lot of other stresses at the time, I called my hubby and made him stop on the way home for a small bag of Doritos and a pint Ben and Jerry's ice cream, and I actually referred to those items as "my drugs". I put the kids to bed, heaved a sigh of relief, and then ate it ALL while sitting on my couch watching bad late night TV.
And actually, even though writing that all down is really depressing, I'm now wishing I had some Taco Bell, Doritos, and Ben and Jerry's right NOW. What is WRONG with me?
P.S. Yes, I've seen the "Super-Size Me" documentary, and no, it did not deter me from my overeating ways.
P.S.S. And suggestions are welcome, but do NOT suggest I try "getting rid of the stress in my life", because that would involve me selling my children, getting a divorce, and developing an entirely new personality.
4 Comments:
I have no words of advice. I will be fighting my own bulge battle once the baby is born (I was going to fight it first, but no one told me how FRIGGIN' FERTILE my husband and I are, so there goes that idea) and I'm sure that I will have something worthwhile to say at that point. In the meantime, however? All I can say is I think you're wonderful, and I don't think you should try to give up everything entirely right away ANYhow, 'cause you'll just drive yourself insane and end up on a binge.
At least you're not robbing Fritos trucks. ;)
i can't give advice. my hubby tells me to stop drinking so much soda. as a matter of fact he is the "soda nazi" of our house. i'm only allowed one a day and that's if i've drank 2 liters of water. but, i call him when he's on his way home and ask for an ice cream sandwich and a push-up pop everyday.
I was at the doctor yesterday for an annual check-up. The doctor remarked that it was good that I had not gained any pounds in the last year. She asked how that was accomplished. My response was watching what I eat and excerising a little. She said that lots of people want to know how to lose weight, and those were the two things needed (watching what you eat and excercising.) On the other hand, I didn't tell her that I exercise D#%n little.
Having little ones in the home makes finding time to exercise and planning lowfat meals difficult. When my children were little, my exercise was doing the laundry, which actually was quite involved as our barely functioning appliances were in the basement. Additionally, because I am not especially organized, there were always several trips to load the washer with the one item that I forgot.
Bah. Don't ask me, my life is a diet :(
Let me know how it goes!
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