I know I talk a lot about how running helped me to overcome my binge eating. I’ve mentioned that it has helped me to understand what my body needs for fuel and to become more in tune with my body.
Yesterday I noted how I was extra hungry, and I was! I ate a lot of food during meals and when snacking. At first I felt a little nervous about it, but I knew that the eating wasn’t emotional and that I really did need extra food. My body was telling me that it needed to refuel.
And since yesterday my appetite has stabilized. Just because I ate a lot yesterday doesn’t mean I’ve all of a sudden turned into an insatiable food monster.
But maybe if I wasn’t listening and instead tried to stifle my body’s messages, I would have reached a point where I couldn’t stop.
Today when I went running I felt strong, well fueled, light, and powerful. I had my fastest 5 miler since I started training and for the first time ever, all of my miles were under 10 minutes.
Distance: 5 miles Time: 47:25
Mile 1- 9:24/mi
Mile 2- 9:43/mi
Mile 3- 9:50/mi
Mile 4- 9:23/mi
Mile 5- 9:03/mi (WOAH!)
Just a while ago I lunched on some leftovers. Stirfry from last night with some tofu added into the mix and an orange.
(yes i really did use the chopsticks)
In what ways do you listen to your body’s signals?
Do you have days where you are more hungry than others? How does it make you feel? How do you handle it?
GREAT time on the run Jamie!!!
I seriously love eating with chop sticks, it just makes everything taste better! …. and helps me slow down! ahaha
Nice run! It’s amazing how powerful fueling is for our bodies. It was the trickiest part of marathon training, for sure.
Learning to understand my body’s hunger cues was…and still is…not always easy, but I feel like I’ve come a long way. Running definitely helps me to understand what my body needs and fuel is properly.
ohh yeah I listen to my bodys signals for SURE!!! I know that some days I am hungrier throughout the day than others and what do I do?? DUH eat more! its never good NOT to listen to your body—its a smart thing we have here
Absolutely have days when my body is craving more food (like today). I’ll feed it more healthy snacks but get right back to my routine the next day.
definitely have days when i’m hungrier than others. and times of day too – there’s no rhyme or reason!
I have such a hard time trusting my body. I’ve been on a diet since elementary school. I’ve always been on some sort of written plan or another. Even when I try to be intuitive I know that I’m counting things in some form (calories, points, etc). My poor brain is always calculating. I’ve gotten better, but I hope that one day I can truly hear what my body is trying to tell me.
I’m so happy that you’ve gotten to this point with your eating!
I’m with ya! I’ve been counting something always! I do still plan though- I wouldn’t say I’m completely an intuitive eater…but I’m getting better at not being on a diet all the time.