Posted in Body Acceptance, Body Image, Intuitive Eating, Self-Esteem on October 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Where should I be at this point in my Intuitive Eating/Body Acceptance journey? It’s been roughly two months and I was hoping to be a bit more zen by now. Alas, maybe even a wee bit of zen doesn’t jive with my personality.
My Internal Caretaker has been popping in and out. As [...]
Posted in Disorded Eating, Intuitive Eating on October 23, 2007 | 6 Comments »
My parents live up in the mountains and just had to evacuate their home yesterday because of a fire. SoCal is burning up right now. It’s horrifying.
It looks like my parents’ condo will be OK but it’s truly too early to know for sure. I am overwhelmed with anxiety because of this.
I [...]
Posted in Disorded Eating, Hunger, Intuitive Eating on October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So yesterday I was eating at our favorite local diner with Z and my parents. My stepdad says to Z, near the end of the meal, “Tell your mother to finish her lunch”. I responded “I am finished” and he looked at me shocked. He then told me I “barely touched it” [...]
Posted in Earth-Based Religions, Pagan, Spirituality on October 15, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Thanks to Bliss Chick I had the pleasure to read this post over at Goddess In A Teapot. Lots of Food for Thought to chew on.
It has also made me want to find a book on spiritual eating, if that makes sense. How to make food more than just something to obsess over [...]
Posted in Disorded Eating, Intuitive Eating on October 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Today we went to lunch at a friend of my husband’s (new, through work). They were a nice couple (my first time meeting them) and the wife made quite a spread. First off, let me say how happy I am not to be dieting. I was able to enjoy the food without [...]
Posted in Disorded Eating, Intuitive Eating on October 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I have been half-heartedly bringing home foods that I like. I have made all foods “legal” and feel fine in that area. But I am not buying tons and tons to fill my cupboards up. Mainly because I just don’t have the finances to do so - not sure how to get [...]
Posted in Body Acceptance, Body Image, Disorded Eating, Fat Acceptance, Self-Esteem on October 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I had a random memory last night. When I was 11, I was a junior bridesmaid in my oldest cousin’s wedding. It was my first wedding since my mother married my stepfather when I was 3. I was beyond thrilled to be measured for my bridesmaid dress and was really in to [...]
Posted in Body Acceptance, Body Image, Disorded Eating, Fat Acceptance, Pilates, Workouts, Yoga on October 2, 2007 | 10 Comments »
In my quest to shed the shoulds, I am also looking at my erratic relationship with exercise. My disordered eating and body image wonkiness (minus some typical teenage stuff) did not begin until I was 22, newly moved to LA, and just becoming interested in working out. I really got in to workout [...]
Posted in Hunger, Intuitive Eating on October 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So since my breakfast post, I have come to the realization that I am not hungry first thing in the morning. News to me! But every morning since that day I have waited for hunger to arrive - usually 90 minutes or so after waking. I may have some hot tea before [...]
