tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post4407709918234658133..comments2024-03-04T00:43:25.831-08:00Comments on Drop It and Eat: Drop the Diet, Manage Your Weight: Minding your eating, managing your weight.HikerRDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-46164697779385708622011-02-16T16:17:57.712-08:002011-02-16T16:17:57.712-08:00First step is the awareness! Keep up the good work...First step is the awareness! Keep up the good work!<br />BTW, for whatever reason you are not in as a follower, fyi! So try again!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-53355206159257528302011-02-16T12:31:57.831-08:002011-02-16T12:31:57.831-08:00I really need to concentrate on the mindful eating...I really need to concentrate on the mindful eating. I am becoming more mindful of just how MINDLESSLY I ate almost all my food/meals! Honestly, I can tell this is something it will take time for me to learn! Just having you plant "the seed" (and reading this reinforces!) that I just need to start taking baby steps. And, I am. I don't always remember, but I am trying to "slow down". Admittedly, I can now see that I generally inhaled my food without giving much thought to how it tasted. I can feel that this approach will be beneficial to me and I will continue to work on developing that mindfulness skill..... in eating and in my life... I need to slow it all down, get more meditative...... mindful.... learning to experience the PLEASURE... I do so much of what I do feeling like there isn't enough time to do it all! Better hurry! (Including eating!) And I do eat at a table (doubling as a desk/work space) surrounded by mail and "stuff" admittedly. Must work on that too!QuincyCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15340316315018901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-23991856864000878262010-12-07T14:56:46.324-08:002010-12-07T14:56:46.324-08:00Thanks for reading, Donna! If you haven't yet ...Thanks for reading, Donna! If you haven't yet signed up as follower, I'd love it if you did! I will be starting some special features for blog "followers". Photos not required!<br />And I have just sent you the recipe. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-89455033419316409562010-12-07T10:57:16.258-08:002010-12-07T10:57:16.258-08:00Great blog. Thanks for sharing your insights!
I wo...Great blog. Thanks for sharing your insights!<br />I would love the rugalech recipe.<br />Thanks,<br />Donna (dvonhalle@comcast.net)Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-9058234280662072282010-12-05T19:33:47.316-08:002010-12-05T19:33:47.316-08:00By "leap of faith eating" I meant taking...By "leap of faith eating" I meant taking small steps out of your comfort zone, closer to meeting your plan, because you know it is what you are supposed to do. You will see that your worst fears did not come true, and will then begin to trust that eating more is okay. <br /><br />At some point, many individuals may need to follow a structured plan, which doesn't appear to fit with being mindful and listening to one's body. But that will change with recovery.HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-4009831479871091942010-12-05T18:41:27.309-08:002010-12-05T18:41:27.309-08:00I am unsure of what you mean by "leap of fait...I am unsure of what you mean by "leap of faith eating"?<br /><br />I apologize for my uncertaintyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-50762491195346044332010-12-05T09:21:53.102-08:002010-12-05T09:21:53.102-08:00You raise a very important point which I neglected...You raise a very important point which I neglected to address. When you are at a very low place, having been under eating for some time, the normal hunger signals don't tend to work. Things slow down metabolically, as evidenced by a decrease in body temp (and feeling colder all the time), a drop in pulse and blood pressure, and decreased sensation of hunger. This is further worsened by slowed gastric emptying--food will take longer to move through your system--making you feel full longer. Add anxiety or depression to the mix and the normal signals fall short.<br /><br />So if you are at that place in recovery,"leap of faith eating" is what is critical. Follow your plan, and you will see that the signals start to improve, and you can trust them. <br /><br />Be mindful of the other things--the improvement in how you feel, concentration, energy, etc.<br />Hope that helps set you in the right direction.<br /><br />I apologize for any confusion those at this end of the spectrum might have experienced from reading this post!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-82745374767671583062010-12-05T08:21:41.774-08:002010-12-05T08:21:41.774-08:00P.S. please respond as soon as possible. I am real...P.S. please respond as soon as possible. I am really struggling with what I wrote in my previous post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-75207403562298160822010-12-05T08:17:35.114-08:002010-12-05T08:17:35.114-08:00I truly believe in mindful eating. I think it is i...I truly believe in mindful eating. I think it is important to listen to my body, eat when it needs energy and stop when it is satisfied. Restoring weight, however, seems to disrupt this principle. I am suppose to eat more than what my body feels comfortable taking in. I often find my stomach feeling full, but according to my meal plan and/or what professionals are telling me, I need to eat more. I have a list of nutrients that I supposedly need to consume in order to get to a healthy place. Although this is not exactly what my menu includes, it serves as an example: 11 carbs, 9 fats, 10 proteins, etc. How can I be a mindful eater and at the same time restore weight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-75103845535690064032010-12-04T02:46:19.314-08:002010-12-04T02:46:19.314-08:00Honestly I’m almost too scared to try this. Sounds...Honestly I’m almost too scared to try this. Sounds silly, I know – but it’s the fear of actually enjoying the food I’m eating that puts me off. I can stick to my set quantities of my safe food because it is relatively unappetising and if I were to try to eat something like chocolate I think it would be a case of eating the lot (which would cause weight gain and therefore stress). But I can feel my health slipping (anaemia is creeping in again), so I know I will need to either step-up on my own, or find myself in hospital again. <br />I just need to think of something I enjoy eating. The sensible side of me is very frustrated by all this - I mean, seriously, it's just food - why is it such a big deal?? I can't stand the fuss. <br />Perhaps I could give cheese on toast a go?? How hard could that be :)Plain Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-8775778162388622652010-12-03T20:06:02.906-08:002010-12-03T20:06:02.906-08:00You raise an excellent point that I neglected to a...You raise an excellent point that I neglected to address in the post. For you and others in a similar place--those who cut up their food into very small pieces and who take a very log time to finish their food--some of these recommendations do not apply. These behaviors around food are more a starvation response (check out info on the research of Ancel Keys who studied healthy males who were starved for science in the 1940's). They begin to take on behaviors around food like those living with anorexia.<br />But once re-nourished,this mindful approach is quite valuable!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-52539858770645076412010-12-03T17:07:22.057-08:002010-12-03T17:07:22.057-08:00Is it possible that I need to be less mindful of a...Is it possible that I need to be less mindful of an eater? That I could benefit from taking bigger bites of a Luna bar instead of focusing on the qualities of every morsel? Sometimes, I think that I just need to eat for the energy and stamina instead of for the taste or enjoyment of it. <br /><br />Also, could I please have the Rugelach recipe? It looks amazing!<br /><br />-Emily<br />emily.hernandez444@gmail.comEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140656536484404635noreply@blogger.com