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I didn't eat tonight on purpose!
Eating in the evening has been something I have had a hard time stopping. So at a friend's suggestion I decided not to eat for an evening. At all. And just see how I felt.
First off, I ate a large lunch and ate past fullness knowing I wasn't going to be eating this evening. Taco Bell baby. That I was kind of disappointed at but I could tell it was because I knew I was going to be depriving myself this evening.
So, surprisingly it hasn't been that hard! I have had occaisional strong urges to eat but they went away pretty quickly. I reminded myself why I was doing this and that it was going to help me and the urge eventually faded.
While I wasn't hungry, it was fine. I at least could tell myself, well you aren't hungry so you wouldn't want to eat anyway. But then once I got hungry I wanted to eat! I realized I have still been rewarding myself for waiting until I am hungry by eating whatever I want. That should normally be fine but my mindset is not in the right place.
I did enjoy a diet coke pretty thoroughly. And I got a little jealous of the dog when she got to eat dinner. But all in all, I think this was a good exercise for me and I think I will do it again. I kept reminding myself that after I sleep and wake up, I will be able to eat again.
I also kept myself busy creating a family blog and sort of lost myself in that as a distraction. Not sure if that is good or bad!
I will definitely try this again soon and see what else comes up.
First off, I ate a large lunch and ate past fullness knowing I wasn't going to be eating this evening. Taco Bell baby. That I was kind of disappointed at but I could tell it was because I knew I was going to be depriving myself this evening.
So, surprisingly it hasn't been that hard! I have had occaisional strong urges to eat but they went away pretty quickly. I reminded myself why I was doing this and that it was going to help me and the urge eventually faded.
While I wasn't hungry, it was fine. I at least could tell myself, well you aren't hungry so you wouldn't want to eat anyway. But then once I got hungry I wanted to eat! I realized I have still been rewarding myself for waiting until I am hungry by eating whatever I want. That should normally be fine but my mindset is not in the right place.
I did enjoy a diet coke pretty thoroughly. And I got a little jealous of the dog when she got to eat dinner. But all in all, I think this was a good exercise for me and I think I will do it again. I kept reminding myself that after I sleep and wake up, I will be able to eat again.
I also kept myself busy creating a family blog and sort of lost myself in that as a distraction. Not sure if that is good or bad!
I will definitely try this again soon and see what else comes up.
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Comment by Christine on May 28, 2009 at 8:40am -
I remember how hard it was for me to just wait until I was really physically hungry...to not pay attention to the clock... such a test... gave me tons to think about too... realized I give so much power to food and eating, and that I schedule my eating and ignore my body?! It was equally hard for me to eat when I was physically hungry and it was not "dinner" or a meal time--sometimes I would have to eat dinner without the hubby cause he got home later than me. That felt really awkward and I felt some guilt, but over time we got used to eating separately sometimes. For me, it was totally an emotional thing--disconnecting eating from the emotions made me have to really confront the emotions in other ways and see food as just fuel. I had a hard time with that.
Anyway, keep me posted!
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Comment by Ellie on May 27, 2009 at 11:29pm - You know it's a bad day when you feel jealous of the dog! I've definitely had moments where I read the Caeser's container and think that "chicken and cheddar sunrise souflee" sounds pretty friggin' good.
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