Intuitive Eating

Okay...its been 6 months since I last posted.
Potty training my 3 year old had helped me make an important realization. When learning a new skill there are set backs, you have to accept those as a part of learning, be positve and continue. I need to focus on the positive.

I really want to be successful at intuitive eating and would like to help others with this is well. The strategy is quite simple...but learning a new skill isn't always easy.

I've started with acceptance. Its hard to be confident when a XL belt is not fitting around my waist. Its hard looking in the mirror and being thankful for the extra weight that has helped you survive. But I do remind myself there are things in life that I can be proud of and thankful for.
My family, my son, finding a spiritual path for myself, my friends, my home, our wealth...
Its time to find a new way of feeling good and learning to eat naturally.

I have been practising diaphramic breathing to learn to be more calm and deal with stress. This seems like an ideal technique for stress relief because it can be implemented anywhere. Next I am learning to eat when I'm hungry and eating a quarter plate serving.

I have tried this several times in the past months, but give in or second guess what I'm doing as soon as I have a set back. I need to learn to focus on my progress and trust my hunger and that my body will intuitively tell me when to eat and help me achieve my natural size.

Much like potty training, in stressful situations, I just put a pull-up on or I relax. I just concentrate on enjoying the event or socializing and wait until things have settled down again and I am hungry to eat again.

I will post my progress soon.