Naturally Slender Eating #7

Episode # 7
Discussion of metabolism and how to eat based on your metabolism. I have always seen myself as someone with a slow metabolism. I am active yet do not appear to be able to eat like many of the people who work out as much or less than i do. However I honestly think that the truth may be in the times I don't see them. They likely do not consume as much when I am not around.

There are many people around me who are over weight so if I compare myself to those people I eat an average amount. However, if I compare myself to people around me who are naturally slender I notice that they don't eat as much nor as fast. I watch Hilary eat. He takes the entire morning to consume a bagel. Give me a break. If there is food in front of me it is gone.

I am working on slowing down so that I pay more attention to where I am at with my fullness and whether I have had enough. I actually find I enjoy the food more even though I may not eat as much. I enjoy the flavors instead of the quantity. It's another mind shift for me.

So her point here is to eat like a Naturally slender person. That being that those who are Naturally Slender are able to adjust their eating naturally based on various factors. That is the balance that I want to master. How do they know when to start or stop eating? HUNGER

I have noticed lately that I am afraid to be hungry. When I get hungry I feel this compulsion to eat to get rid of the feeling. Why should my response be fear? Have I ever not had enough? Never. Am I likely to not have food in the future? No. So why fear? Is the fear based on the feeling? Am I just afraid to feel? I wonder if this is more the issue? My tendency is to stuff my feelings. So I stuff my hunger (but is this a feeling or a sensation?) with food.

One of the tools she recommends is to use a hunger diary. To rate your hunger on a scale of 1 - 10 of how hungry you are before you eat and after you eat. I doubt I will actually keep a diary as I have a hard time with having the same format with me all the time but I can definitely keep track of and ask myself where am I currently on the scale before I eat and after I eat.