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Originally Posted by lorigaud
Diana... OUCH! I hope your finger heals quickly, and in the meantime you can get someone else to cook!
LOL about wanting to eat... yeah, I've been having that feeling. Like Cynthia, though... I really am HUNGRY a lot more these last few days. I think for me that's mostly because I've been stepping up the exercise more than I had been since I started working with my trainer again.
Overall, I've felt that this challenge has been a wonderful experience for me. It's taught me a lot about myself and what I'm capable of. In all honesty, I really haven't followed the *traditional* OBM idea by eating the same thing all day long, nor have I always prepared everything ahead of time, but for me the key has been PLANNING what I was going to eat and following through with that. That's something that I've never managed to do consistently before, and now I realize just how easy it makes things.... so why haven't I been doing it all along? 
I've also discovered that I really don't need nearly as much food as I thought I did, and that food does not have to be the center of my existence, kwim? For a long time I've felt as though I am constantly waiting for the next meal and that I spend way too much time thinking about food.... but now I don't find myself doing that nearly as much. I truly am listening to my body's cues about when to eat and for the most part only eating when I can't hold off the hunger any longer. I'm not eating so much out of HABIT as I am out of HUNGER. I love it! I'm so thankful to Leigh for running this challenge, and it's been a great experience sharing it with all of you!  |
I have discovered the same things! I hope I can keep it going once this program is over. I've definitely realized I don't need as much food as I thought I did. I too think about food constantly. It's such a hard habit to break but hopefully this got me started. Listening to our bodies instead of eating out of habit is a great way to put it. This really has been such a great experience!