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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 11, 2020 23:15:41 GMT
Sunday, 07/12
Day 12 – Practice Hunger Tolerance
Today is the day (if you want to) you skip lunch, track your hunger discomfort scale, and see how well you tolerate hunger. Beck explains that hunger may seem intense but those feelings often go away and become tolerable.
Beck maintains that a lot of unnecessary eating is done because people are afraid of hunger when you don’t need to be afraid of hunger.
Are you going to do this today or another day? If so, let us know the result. If you have done it previously let us know how you did when you did it. If you are not going to do it let us know why.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 11, 2020 23:18:45 GMT
I've done this twice, once by the time I could eat I was no longer fit for human companionship, the next time I was fine but was uncomfortable with the hunger. I will not be doing this today.
Lately I've been having a problem with hunger. Don't know if I'm getting more hungry or have lost my tolerance for hunger, either way I need to practice some Beck on this problem.
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Post by cathygeha on Jul 12, 2020 6:31:04 GMT
I have been hungry before and have always managed to tolerate it...don't see the need to be hungry today to experience it again. I think I would have to not eat for a day to REALLY feel hunger or perhaps eat a meal a day for that to happen. As I thought about it I wondered if this is like telling someone to put their hand in the fire to see what heat feels like...some things are not really a GOOD idea to try as they could be harmful to healthy...hmm...
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Post by luvvinlife on Jul 12, 2020 13:24:43 GMT
I have found that I enjoy my meals much more if I wait until I feel hunger. I eat smaller meals nowadays so that I can recognize when I’ve had enough more easily.
I will not be practicing this exercise today.
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Post by lani on Jul 12, 2020 15:47:48 GMT
Physical hunger tolerance is not my problem. For me it's all in the mind.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 12, 2020 16:09:37 GMT
lani, I agree about all in the mind. As I've said I'm having problems with feeling hunger right now but what I do comes down to what I think.
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Post by lizlor on Jul 12, 2020 16:26:30 GMT
I’ve done this in the past and it’s a good exercise to be aware of what’s really happening. I know what hunger feels like if I’ve missed a meal and can tell myself, relax you’ll have food in an hour or so.
what I need to focus on is not eating when I’m not hungry. Stopping a desire to eat thought with a resistance muscle thought.
I probably will not miss a meal today just because I’m spending the day with my husband and we’re planning 3 healthy meals together.
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Post by surfgirl on Jul 12, 2020 21:21:00 GMT
Well I guess I'm the only one doing this exercise today then...The first time I did this I felt worried about it - will I be able to do it, will I feel awful, will I be a massive bitch all day, etc. To be honest, it's pretty easy to do, and I think it's a great exercise to do to remind myself that I CAN skip lunch or a meal and it's not the end of the world, I WILL survive! Maybe if I was in maintenance I wouldn't do it again, I'll have to decide when I get to that point. But for now, I like the reminder to my brain that it has some control of my body if I discipline myself.
ETA:
It is 3:00pm and I am editing a proposal for work and keep getting distracted by thought of throwing in the towel and just going into the kitchen to get something to eat. I'm not going to, but I keep thinking about it. I really only have another 2 hours or so until I can eat something, and I certainly wont die if I dont eat for two more hours.
UPDATE: I made it until exactly 5:00pm, when I immediately went to the kitchen and had some roll-ups - sandwiches with vegan deli meats & cheese, rolled up without bread. Then I had a few cherries and all was right with the world. Made spinach and cheese enchiladas, which are cooking now. It's easier to do this exercise when I can go out and about and do errands and go places to make the time go faster. With COVID it was a bit more challenging.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jul 12, 2020 22:55:00 GMT
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Post by lani on Jul 13, 2020 15:06:49 GMT
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