by Karli » July 7th, 2009, 6:37 pm
Yes, that is a very good way to describe it. It's very much the same with me, if I get hungry, it's already too late, practically, especially when I don't have a plan like MF. Even when I have had some kind of wannabe plan of "regular" foods (it's almost never been the right plan though), I tend to lose it if I get hungry. My mom is all for trying to eat only when hungry, and she lets herself get starving, and then at times of being more disciplined, she is able to eat only certain amounts (of whatever she wants), apparently (though she has her phases of being less disciplined, too). Like you said about yourself earlier, I just can't trust those signals in myself. I suppose I could even say that, at times, feeling hungry itself feels somewhat out of control to me ... which is so strange to realize in this very moment, because there was a time when it was just the opposite ! Also, there are times where I haven't had anything to eat and I don't get a hungry feeling in my tummy, it's more that my whole system starts reacting ... where I space out and feel strange and so on ... so, sometimes I haven't even gotten the right signal in the first place, so it's like I would have to guess. I have realized that some people just don't understand that at all... oh well ! Sorry to be posting so much about this in your journal, it's just kind of causing some interesting realizations for me ! I hope you had a great day, cheers !