Lately I've been eating too much. Its great while I'm eating but then my stomach feels heavy afterward. So I decided I'm going to say no to more food (like second helping). The idea is to feel comfortable but not full. So I still eat ice cream and chocolate covered raisins but instead of eating a whole bowl of ice cream I give myself a scoop and enjoy that one scoop instead of snarfing up a whole bowl without even enjoying it. Seriously, yesterday I had tacos for dinner (my favorite meal) and since they tasted sooo good I just kept eating them. Did I need 4?-no. I wasn't even hungry when I ate the first one, but because it tasted good I just kept going. If I had just eaten one and felt satisfied I probably would have felt a lot lighter going to bed. I hate that heavy stomach feeling. I have a little points system I use with this. Every time I say no to something I give myself a point. I never give myself a point for feeling hungry. I don't want to feel hungry-satisfied is the key. After 100 points I buy myself a new shirt. So Carl says, "Do you want some ice cream and I say, "Yes I'll have just one scoop." That gives me one point because we both know I could very easily eat a huge bowl.
If anyone happens to try this and it works let me know-so far it hasn't worked for anyone else besides me. Supposedly some people lie to themselves about points.
For more information on this subject see Intuitive Eating.
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Good luck, and may you earn a shopping trip very soon! I'm a huge overeater myself and could certainly benefit from saying no to the extra helpings!
Wow, impressive. I think I'll have to adopt this philosophy...when I'm done being pregnant. There are times in life when it is TOO HARD to have self-control. I agree though - just one scoop of ice cream means you enjoy that scoop so much more.
I am going to try this. I had a goal a while ago, because of Rachel DeFriez. She said only yes to ice cream and Lindt chocolates, but even with these two indulgences, she had a limit set. Everything else was a no. Following her example was okay for a while, but I started missing brownies. I will let you know how it works for me.
Very interesting idea!
I get so mad at myself when I overindulge and loose the good feeling I have from a yummy treat to the "blah" I ate way too much and now I feel disgusted with myself not to mention TOO FULL.
You're very smart, Jamie :) I thought you were going to say that you're on a point system as in the weight watchers point system. It's nice that you're on a point system where you can reward yourself! That's fun!
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