Listening to hunger

Today I've been hungry and being hungry scares me. Why? Because it makes me feel out of control. I am not USED to feeling hungry. I am used to feeling full constantly and therefore being able to control how much I eat. Well now I have hunger cues. And it's really strange. REALLY strange.

For the past several days I have done something different - I have NOT counted any calories and I have NOT measured any of my food. I am simply guesstimating. Eating normally. Pouring cereal into a bowl and pouring milk over it. Serving rice with the serving spoon. And it's really weird. I pour how much I think I need, depending on how hungry I am, and I eat until I feel full. At lunch today I had black bean taquitos and a salad. My salad was spinach, pepper, carrots, tomato, and strawberries, and when I got to the spinach I just didn't want any more. So I stopped. And the vinegar from the dressing was stinging my throat so I had a tea cookies. So foreign!! But really exciting.

I am listening to my hunger cues. If I'm hungry I eat a little more. If I'm not hungry I eat a little less. My body knows how to handle it and what to do. If I eat a little more one day and a little less another day my body will balance everything out. No problem. Next step… no meal plan!! Free eating, what I want when I want it. I know I will get there. In fact the thought of it makes me really excited!! I'm on my way to being healthy and that is GOOD.