At Work - Intuitive Eating

Monday. Not my favourite day o'week, but I don't think its anyone's fav.

This is the test. Monday. Working on budgets. Will she succumb to the need for play food today, just to avoid eating? No, she did not succumb. Whoo hoo.

I instead turned to surfing the web when I wanted to distract from the work I really should have been doing. I wasn't hungry when I checked in with the ye old stomach. Nope, it answered despite me stating, if yer hungry I'll feed you whatever you want. Stomach replied that it was all good.

Seriously, I would have to say that I really did do well. When I felt like going to get a little snack, and realized all I was doing was avoiding work, the need for a snack went away.

What was also interesting was when I came home, I was quiet hungry. I had a snack and then waited until I was hungry again for dinner. I was alone tonight for dinner, so instead of plunking in front of the t.v., I sat at the dining room table and fought with the cat over my salmon burger. I gave in and kitty had a little bit, but for the most part, I was full and happy. Now the husband is eating two hours after me, and my desire to nibble a little of his dinner is zilch. I'm still full from my dinner and if I am not hungry, then I don't eat.

I'm moving this coming weekend, so that should be interesting.

Baby needs a Bagel

Got up this morning and asked myself what I wanted for breakfast. Blueberry bagel with cream cheese. Yes, please. So off I went to the grocery store to get bagels and coffee. Mmmm I only had half, cause I was full, but man oh man did it hit the spot.

I also seem to want fish. Dinner tonight is not up for debate. Salmon burgers. Done deal.

What I find is now that I tell myself, you want it, you got it - then thats it. I stop thinking about it. I am in such a good mood that I am kicking the DH out the door to go play golf while I pack up our kitchen (we move into our new place next weekend).

I also have received some more information about intuitive eating from Ditch Diets and Live Lighter. So I'm going to start reading that as soon as I finish reading Intuitive Eating.

Last night I threw out a half a glass of white wine. I had enough so I didn't want anymore. That alone is a break through.

I know now that I am an emotional eater with the tendency to use food to avoid doing stuff I don't want to do. Or if I am bored. That is huge for me. I need to grow up and not use food as an excuse not to do stuff, like dishes or work. Instead, take a break and then come back to the task, but the sooner I get the task done, the sooner I can go do something I would rather do, like read.
I am also going to start meditating. If I am biologically not hungry, but looking for distraction, I think I'll trying meditating.