So what are they?
I can think of a several but at the same time I doubt my ability to actually truly know what my body desires. For example, I love chocolate chip cookies. Or so I think I do. But they don’t usually make me feel too good soon after eating them. I feel run down and sluggish. But, while eating them, my taste buds are having a party. So do the Foods I Like only account for foods that my taste buds enjoy and make me feel good afterward? Because that list may actually be on the small size. Although I will admit that I don’t know that for sure and I just made a blog category for “Foods I Like” so that when I blog about them I can keep track.
I am finding this a bit overwhelming. I don’t know why - that seems silly. Here I get to figure out foods to eat that I will really enjoy and the whole thing seems so HUGE.
I like plain yogurt (especially Fage) with blueberries and uncooked oatmeal mixed in. I like fruit with cheese and crackers. I love Indian food but do not cook it (and the Trader Joe’s kind doesn’t really do it for me). I love PB&Js and peanut butter sandwiches with sliced banana and honey (had it this morning!). I love super thick slices of bread toasted with butter. But, this is another food that can make me feel blah soon after. Probably because I over do it, though…
I love spinach cooked with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and spices. I like tuna fish and sardines. I like seafood in general and love sushi (but my pocketbook doesn’t).
I am trying to list things that make me feel fine/good after eating them. I could list more that I truly enjoy eating - but that my body doesn’t seem to like after the taste bud party. Is that part of IE? Or am I to learn how to eat what my mouth hunger enjoys and what my body enjoys?
I sound a bit nuts, don’t I?
I completely understand what you are going through. I have a hard time knowing what foods I like and want. And of course there are those foods that I know I like, but make me feel sick (likely from eating too much of it). Eventually, since we are not dieting afterall, and therefore nothing is forbidden, we’ll known when to stop before it makes us feel sick.
That’s my hope as well. I have a feeling that once I do figure that out the amount will be pretty small - but, hey, I’ll be at a place when that small amount will feel just right.