Good morning merry sunshines!!
It’s inTUEative Tuesday!!! I’m really excited about my write-up today so we’re doing it first.
That bad little 4 letter word……
It starts with a “D” ends with a “T” and rhymes with fry-it!
A big part of eating intuitively is living life diet-free. It sounded simple enough to me. I deleted my calorie tracking app on my iPhone. I quit frantically searching for nutrition labels before eating. I’m even letting myself eat what I want with no restrictions.
This concept is turning out to be harder than I thought.
I’ve been doing the work the last few weeks but progress has been slower than I expected and last night I finally figured out why. I’m still thinking about this process as a DIET. I was upset that I haven’t seen any physical results (meaning weight loss) since starting. I’m not eating less like a magic fairy-dust crusted intuitive eating switch was flipped on inside my body and all the years of diet destruction have been erased.
I think this mindset was causing a lot of my set backs. It’s easy to think this isn’t working for me! just like I thought after every failed diet. It’s easy to want to forget all about inner hunger cues when I feel like this new “diet” isn’t getting me exactly what I want. But you know what? This year’s resolution is Get Fit in 2012 not lose weight in 2012. I’m fine exactly where I am and I like how I look. Let’s be focusing on a healthy relationship with food!!! Let’s be thankful that a lot of progress has been made already in just two short weeks.
Intuitive eating is not a Diet it’s a way of life. I’m not on a diet I’m changing my life!!
Breakfast
1 fried egg on toast with blackberry jam, 3 slices of bacon and 1 mug of awake tea with soymilk.
Egg on toast sounds kinda gross but trust me… you gotta give it a try because it’ll become your quick go-to breakfast.
I’m Crazy Nervous!
We have a basketball game tonight and the head coach (Ken) might not be there which would mean I’d have to lead the team. Gilroy will be a rough game. I’m just not as experienced as Ken and the girls are on this 3 game winning streak. I don’t want the team to suffer because of my lack of coaching skills. I’ve never coached Varsity before and it’s so different from JV. In the past when I’ve had to coach JV games I always had my Dad to sit on the bench with me because he was the Varsity coach but I don’t have that tonight. This is real deal coaching and I don’t think I’m ready.
It’s a good thing I have a 3 miler on my new schedule because I’m going to be going crazy this afternoon. No caffeine today!!!!
Tell me about you!!!! I want to know………..
When was the last time you were crazy nervous?
Right now!!
What is your favorite 4 letter word?
spit (it sounds funny……)
If you could go anywhere in the USA where would you go?
NYC
What is better mashed or baked potatoes?
Baked because I love all the toppings.
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Haha…I saw the title of your post and thought it was going to be about fried food…got me again! Another good one! Good luck with the coaching…sure you will be AMAZING. Last time I was really nervous was for an interview last week…and I really want to visit Washington DC (political science was my second major so I’m sort of a politcal geek) and go to Savanah Georgia and eat at Paula Deen’s restaurant (I know there are a lot of haters out there, but I still kinda like her).
oooohhhhh great post! I get nervous all the damn time! But, the last time I was super nervous was when I was meeting with a student who had a wicked high IQ. He needs to be challenged more and is working with me to help keep him interested in school. This kid has nearly genius status and I was scared he’d be smarter than me
Intuitive eating is so hard for me. I’ve really been trying to focus on one thing at a time: starting with stopping when I’m full/smaller portions
YES! It is so hard, almost surprisingly hard. I’m focusing on 1 thing at a time too. Or trying to.
I totally know what you’re saying – even though I’m not trying to lose weight, I did want to see an amazing change in my perspective overnight – but honestly, I’m pretty much eating the same things, at the same times. I wanted a huge transformation and to have all of my eating “hang ups” to be resolved, but it’s taking a long time, and I still feel like I’m thinking all the time, “now, am I really hungry?” “Am I really full?” “What do I REALLY want to eat?” While still trying to get the nutrients in that I need to keep training! It’s mindboggling!
I think you are doing a great job though – and I don’t think you need to rely on food for weight loss. Any transformation you need will come as you keep running!
I have a hard time with “what do I REALLY want to eat” too. I think it’s getting easier though. I agree, I think running will that care of the squish, I just need to give it time.
I’m an emotional eater and I HATE it, but in the last week and a half of so I can tell when things are getting to crazy in my life and I’m turning to food before I overeat where before I’d never notice. I’m really really happy about that one.
that fried egg looks so good. That might have to be tomorrow’s breakfast.
I hardly get nervous, but the last time was probably before I did a guest speaking gig at a college class. 30 seconds in, I am fine, but the 30 min before are always torture.
I have been to NYC three times and it is amazing!!! I want to go to Hawaii.
I think my fave four letter word is Paul. HA! or maybe FREE.
Public speaking is crazy scary!!! I dreaded that class so much. I’m envious you’ve been to NYC.
Stupid diets. They mess everything up and make you crazy!! I think letting go of the diet mentality is the hardest part of IE. Mainly because dieting rules have become our norms. Good luck with the IE! We can rock it out
They Do! I really wish I’d never done one. Forgetting all those rules is harder than I though it’d be.