rawpriestess
10-23-2006, 09:05 AM
I was posting in another thread, when I started writing about this and I thought it might be an interesting thread on its own.
When I used to eat SAD, I would just grab the food and eat it, usually as fast as I could then get on with my life.
Now, I savor each bite, I really chew my food, and I like my food one thing at a time, I often mono meal, or I at least eat my food consciously.
I noticed when I was out to breakfast a couple days ago, that I was really noticing my food, chewing well, enjoying each bite, putting my fork down between bites, and the person I was with, was talking with their mouth full, shoveling in the omelette, and drinking coffe and alot of it, almost a cup a gulp, LOL
It took me longer to eat my fresh fruit plate, which was fairly small, compared to their eating toast, butter, jam, 4 cups of coffee, orange juice, a 3 egg omelette with cheese and meat and a plate of hashbrowns, it was very interesting.
I layed my fork down between each bite, I cut my fruit with a knife, and I enjoyed my food, they didn't use a knife, never put their fork down, and really ate fast, and were still hungry at the end, in fact I offered them some of my fruit, and they took it too. LOL
I was very satisfied, but not full, nor was I uncomfortable, they were sitting back in their chair, saying they were stuffed, but then asked for 3 more cups of coffee. LOL
When I eat now, I actually enjoy my food, I relish it, I can feel the energy of the food going into my body, and it feels great.
I used to never even care, I just wanted to fill up, and now I don't care so much about how much I eat, as how much energy I gain from the food I eat.
Sometimes, I just sit in the sunshine and breath deeply, and I feel like I've taken in the perfect amount of energy, without even eating food.
Sometimes, I drink a glass of water and feel this way too.
When I ate SAD, this didn't happen, it was almost a war or a battle with food, but with eating raw foods, it's more of a love affair.
and I like it.
When I used to eat SAD, I would just grab the food and eat it, usually as fast as I could then get on with my life.
Now, I savor each bite, I really chew my food, and I like my food one thing at a time, I often mono meal, or I at least eat my food consciously.
I noticed when I was out to breakfast a couple days ago, that I was really noticing my food, chewing well, enjoying each bite, putting my fork down between bites, and the person I was with, was talking with their mouth full, shoveling in the omelette, and drinking coffe and alot of it, almost a cup a gulp, LOL
It took me longer to eat my fresh fruit plate, which was fairly small, compared to their eating toast, butter, jam, 4 cups of coffee, orange juice, a 3 egg omelette with cheese and meat and a plate of hashbrowns, it was very interesting.
I layed my fork down between each bite, I cut my fruit with a knife, and I enjoyed my food, they didn't use a knife, never put their fork down, and really ate fast, and were still hungry at the end, in fact I offered them some of my fruit, and they took it too. LOL
I was very satisfied, but not full, nor was I uncomfortable, they were sitting back in their chair, saying they were stuffed, but then asked for 3 more cups of coffee. LOL
When I eat now, I actually enjoy my food, I relish it, I can feel the energy of the food going into my body, and it feels great.
I used to never even care, I just wanted to fill up, and now I don't care so much about how much I eat, as how much energy I gain from the food I eat.
Sometimes, I just sit in the sunshine and breath deeply, and I feel like I've taken in the perfect amount of energy, without even eating food.
Sometimes, I drink a glass of water and feel this way too.
When I ate SAD, this didn't happen, it was almost a war or a battle with food, but with eating raw foods, it's more of a love affair.
and I like it.