Am I Hungry?

Now there's a question that I didn't start asking myself until recently. For years it was more of a statement, "I am hungry.". I never gave it much thought. I ate when I wanted to, what I wanted to and as much as I wanted to...never letting the over stuffed feeling stop me. Shoot, I love food and for the love of Pete, you only live once, right?

Times have changed for this girl! No, I am not on a diet and I never will be. I will never fork over money to Weight Watcher's again nor will I ever be one of these people who constantly watch what they eat or are watching what everyone else eats, and passing judgement. Those days are over.

If you have never heard of Dr. Michelle May, I suggest you google her right now. In my opinion, Dr. May is the Dave Ramsey (don't know who is? Google him too then!) of instinctive eating. Dave Ramsey encourages you to take your financial life and get real! No more excuses and his advice is truly common sense. Dr. May, she basically teaches you that food is fuel and once you learn that and learn to ask yourself, "Am I hungry?" and learn to only eat when the answer is yes, then you will in turn be a happier person.

I signed up for a support group/class called "Am I hungry?" and the first thing I discovered is that I ate because it was time to eat, I was bored, mad, stressed or unhappy. And I often ate foods I didn't like! It isn't easy to change and it is a long process but the power behind it is amazing.

I figure between Dave and Dr. May, I will find lots more reasons to be happy and rather than filling my mouth with food, I will become more productive and my to do list will be longer. And after I finish with Dave, I will have more money to spend and can then shop rather than eat! :-) Just kidding!!!