"The wires in this little noggin of mine made a connection recently. I love when that happens. And I realized: learning to be okay with hunger ▪ to actually sit with it ▪ is like learning to alchemize intense emotions."
I can hear your voice talking to me through this whole piece...and I love how you share how the wires in your head connect.
I have an interesting condition. If I don't eat before 7:30pm, my stomach shuts off. I may still be hungry, but my tongue doesn't like the taste of ANYTHING after a certain hour.
I also have another interesting condition, when my stomach has had enough, my tongue tells me. The taste changes. I don't like the taste of the same food anymore. I think this comes from years of mindful eating (and living for a decade with an anorexic - ex-husband).
That’s so crazy! I had a similar response with eggs. Breakfast is a tricky meal cause the traditional stuff is sweet and carby. Unless you go with eggs. I’ve never done great with eggs. So after 2 days I woke up this morning feeling like eggs would make me throw up! So we’re going with almond nut butter sprouted grain toast 😁 And strawberries (hold the stevia 😕 which kind of sucks because even organic strawberries are tart now days)
Hobbit likes to have dinner leftovers for breakfast! Traditional stuff doesn’t have to be what your body craves. Nourish yourself with what feels good.
I was blessed with an amazing mom. When I was 6, my grandpa had a scary heart attack, and my mom had her heart and cholesterol checked and determined she was at risk. So she cut all salts out of her cooking. My tongue doesn’t like the heavy sodium. Then when I was 10 my dad was diagnosed with diabetes so she cut all sugar out of her cooking. I have a chocolate sweet tooth, but I don’t like over sweet things at all. This, plus having sit down family breakfast and dinner every day probably contributed to my intuitive taste skills.
Yes to leftovers! I was just thinking I had to make them into an omlette for breakfast 🤦♀️ That’s fantastic about your Mom’s support. We always had a buffet of desserts bigger than the meal at family holidays. And my grandma, great cook that she was, put sugar in her overcooked greens. And one of my brother and my favorites was white rice with butter and sugar (what!?) When I fell out of a tree and broke my arm when I was 10 they has to pump the after school poptart out of my stomach before surgery. We fought over the marshmellows in Lucky Charms. Sugar is literally in my DNA. lol! It’s been a lifelong battle. Until now looks like ✨🎉
wow…pumping the poptart out of your stomach pre-surgery is quite a story. As for LuckyCharms, I only got to eat that when I had sleepovers at friends’ houses whose mom’s bought it.
What brilliant awareness and insights, Connie. You had me nodding my head from start to finish. Your depth of practice speaks to the power of mindfulness to transform our relationship to and experience of life. So glad you shared this.
I can relate to the amazing transformations that come from a fasting practice, Connie. I love the way you describe what happens when we're able to release the commentary and experience 'unjudged sensation'.
I could not agree more. My 23 year old told me recently that she has been enjoying running and trying to get faster for the first time. She didn't enjoy that process last year and didn't try to get faster, but since last year, she has started yoga and that taught her that she can be uncomfortable without dying and *that* realization led her to she could bear the discomfort of running harder and get faster. And her mother said, "Parenting Level Up Unlocked."
"The wires in this little noggin of mine made a connection recently. I love when that happens. And I realized: learning to be okay with hunger ▪ to actually sit with it ▪ is like learning to alchemize intense emotions."
I can hear your voice talking to me through this whole piece...and I love how you share how the wires in your head connect.
I have an interesting condition. If I don't eat before 7:30pm, my stomach shuts off. I may still be hungry, but my tongue doesn't like the taste of ANYTHING after a certain hour.
I also have another interesting condition, when my stomach has had enough, my tongue tells me. The taste changes. I don't like the taste of the same food anymore. I think this comes from years of mindful eating (and living for a decade with an anorexic - ex-husband).
That’s so crazy! I had a similar response with eggs. Breakfast is a tricky meal cause the traditional stuff is sweet and carby. Unless you go with eggs. I’ve never done great with eggs. So after 2 days I woke up this morning feeling like eggs would make me throw up! So we’re going with almond nut butter sprouted grain toast 😁 And strawberries (hold the stevia 😕 which kind of sucks because even organic strawberries are tart now days)
Hobbit likes to have dinner leftovers for breakfast! Traditional stuff doesn’t have to be what your body craves. Nourish yourself with what feels good.
I was blessed with an amazing mom. When I was 6, my grandpa had a scary heart attack, and my mom had her heart and cholesterol checked and determined she was at risk. So she cut all salts out of her cooking. My tongue doesn’t like the heavy sodium. Then when I was 10 my dad was diagnosed with diabetes so she cut all sugar out of her cooking. I have a chocolate sweet tooth, but I don’t like over sweet things at all. This, plus having sit down family breakfast and dinner every day probably contributed to my intuitive taste skills.
Yes to leftovers! I was just thinking I had to make them into an omlette for breakfast 🤦♀️ That’s fantastic about your Mom’s support. We always had a buffet of desserts bigger than the meal at family holidays. And my grandma, great cook that she was, put sugar in her overcooked greens. And one of my brother and my favorites was white rice with butter and sugar (what!?) When I fell out of a tree and broke my arm when I was 10 they has to pump the after school poptart out of my stomach before surgery. We fought over the marshmellows in Lucky Charms. Sugar is literally in my DNA. lol! It’s been a lifelong battle. Until now looks like ✨🎉
wow…pumping the poptart out of your stomach pre-surgery is quite a story. As for LuckyCharms, I only got to eat that when I had sleepovers at friends’ houses whose mom’s bought it.
This is a good swing thought as my stomach is literally growling at the moment (and it's not time to eat).
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An excellent and helpful way to look at that hunger urge.
Thanks Beca! I guess there’s a reason fasting has been used historically to face our demons. It’s so primal!
That's a good point! It definitely does force that issue, especially as you have suggested, it's not about food, it's about that false voice!
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Love this Connie!! I've started to think of food as fuel instead of something to fill or satisfy my cravings. Its definitely been a work in progress!
So true! It’s not like it’s something we can just quit altogether. I would suck as breatharianism 😬
You and me both!😅
What brilliant awareness and insights, Connie. You had me nodding my head from start to finish. Your depth of practice speaks to the power of mindfulness to transform our relationship to and experience of life. So glad you shared this.
I can relate to the amazing transformations that come from a fasting practice, Connie. I love the way you describe what happens when we're able to release the commentary and experience 'unjudged sensation'.
I could not agree more. My 23 year old told me recently that she has been enjoying running and trying to get faster for the first time. She didn't enjoy that process last year and didn't try to get faster, but since last year, she has started yoga and that taught her that she can be uncomfortable without dying and *that* realization led her to she could bear the discomfort of running harder and get faster. And her mother said, "Parenting Level Up Unlocked."