I had a bowl of gluten-free cereal this morning with almond milk and that is all. I ate lightly last night so was actually hungry around 9 a.m. for breakfast. A true breakthrough for me!
And for lunch I took myself to the Indian buffet at the Bollywood Grille. I ate til I was full but I was hungry when I actually sat down and ate so that felt good also.
Now it is almost 7 p.m. and I haven't eaten anything but a lifesaver since 1 p.m. Am wondering if I should eat some of my favorite salad which I brought with me (mixed greens, cranberries, granny smith apples, walnuts, cranberries and blue cheese and chicken) before it gets too late. I am not hungry in my stomach but I am hungry in my body elsewhere. I feel like I could use some energy and nutrition for the rest of the night.
It felt good to not eat all afternoon. Maybe it's the change of scenery. Maybe it's the change of internal scenery, whatever that means! Maybe it's easier to do it here without a lot of to-do lists cluttering up my mind!
Either way, I am grateful for this time apart, to focus on what's going on inside of me, to push the "reset button" on my usual way of being with and around food.
Oh, don't let me kid you. I have dark chocolate bars and chocolate peeps and pretzels and kettle corn and zevia soda as well as Indian food, meringue cookies, the salad and some other snacks with me. I can't seem to break the inner "talk" that says I might be hungry and I don't want to be hungry. Will blog about this another day.
I also know that if I am tempted to eat compulsively this week, I can use Faster EFT as a magic wand to stop a craving in its tracks, to rid myself of the emotional need for the food.
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