It's Working .... I Think!

After some fits and starts, I am beginning to feel like this way of eating is really becoming part of my subconsciousness. I find myself “tuning in” more naturally throughout the day. I EVEN find myself putting down the fork, (or spoon, or hamburger ;) and instinctively stopping when I am just SATISFIED, not STUFFED! It’s a good feeling. I eat what I am craving, and am beginning to feel really free when it comes to food. HOWEVER, I am gaining weight! I honestly feel I am eating less than I used to, and I have been taking even longer walks (an hour or more), and dancing my posterior off a couple times a week, but I weigh more today than I have in years! This is very disconcerting! Maybe it’s muscle-weight? Yeah – that’s it!

How is "Beyond Chocolate" Different?

The short answer: It's simple.  I have read many books related to compulsive/emotional/whateveryouwannacallit eating, and they always seemed to require some intensive self-analysis.  It all seemed so overwhelming.  Yes, developing a normal relationship with food does take time and effort, but (like most of us!) I am a busy person, so having the 10 principles to refer to and just focusing on them makes it 'easy', in a sense.   

And, when it comes right down to it, it is just a matter of re-learning old habits.  Sometimes I think I have been eating a certain way for SO long, that it has just become a custom of sorts.  It is a struggle usually to figure out WHY I want food at moments when I am not physically hungry.  But it took years to develop this habitual dysfunction, so we cannot expect to un-learn it overnight!  If I end up needing intensive psychotherapy, so be it!  It would be nice, in a sense, to just sit there and blab your life story to someone, and not feel one bit bad about it, 'cause you're paying them for it! ;) 

So how are you doing today?