Tuesday, October 6, 2009

HOW DO I KNOW WHEN I'M SATISFIED?

Intuitive Eating is like learning a new language, frustrating and challenging at times and deeply rewarding and exciting when you learn a new phrase.

Determining my satisfaction level has proven difficult. Whilst "dieting" everything got logged, weighed or measured and I didn't have to think about my satiety. I simply ate (never enough) and then waited for the next "feeding".

I've been using different methods in order to achieve the signal that I've had enough. I think I may have worked it out. The penny dropped two days ago when I realised four magic words - "Fuck, that was good!" I checked in with belly and sure enough it told me no more food was required. I won't always get it but as long as I persist it will get easier.