I feel good!
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Posted by hanlie | Posted in My Long Walk to Health | Posted on 01-12-2009
The Rolling Stones were right when they sang: “I can’t get no satisfaction“.
For years I ate and ate, looking for the satisfaction that rich fatty foods and sweet treats promised. But these foods never really delivered on the promise or the advertising. Was I eating too fast? I think so, but I also know that the food was empty of the nutrition my body so badly needed.
Empty promises. Empty food.
But we grow up in a culture of greed, always wanting more. So I ate more, hoping to feel satisfied. It never happened.
People who diet by reducing their food intake often say that they feel a sense of loss and deprivation. They think that they’re missing the food, when I believe they are in fact missing the promise of satisfaction, to which we’ve all become addicted.
I’ve never quite looked at it this way until I realized something recently.
For the first time in my life I am satisfied.
I am not yearning for anything. My body is getting everything it needs in abundance. My diet is free of the things that harm and interfere with my body’s processes and rich in the things that enable it to work cleanly and efficiently. I have no cravings, because I’m getting everything I need. I have no need for stimulants and artificial flavors because I have more energy than ever in my life and I can appreciate the subtle, delicious flavors of fresh, natural, whole foods.
It’s taken a while to reach this point and I don’t make a religion of it, but man, I feel good!
Light and free…
as always you seem to capture what I feel in words that escape me.
Im so happy to read this post, Hanlie.
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I’m so glad you’re feeling good! What a great thing, eh?
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I’m so happy for you! It sounds like you have reached a happy place in your weight loss efforts. Great post.
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I need to get back on THAT train! After baby comes things should be easier. Thank goodness I haven’t completely fallen off but I am always wanting to do better.
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Good to hear Hanlie! I’m excited by your positive post.
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Awesome! I love this post. It’s so true that we seek satisfaction in food…so we keep eating and eating…because, of course, we can’t find it in food.
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That’s awesome. Good for you. It must feel great!
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I am glad you feel good Hanlie! You put such awesomely good energy out into the world, you deserve to feel super good. xoxo
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Oh this is such great news Hanlie!!!!
I always get so excited by your progress and experiences. You are just so real and smart about the whole process of change – whether internal or external.
You serve as a great inspiration to many.
Enjoy the amazing feeling that is YOU
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I feel good too upon reading your blog! You really inspire more and more with your experiences! I love reading your blog. Keep posting!
Great post and great way to look at eating! I have to say I feel the same way since changing the way I eat. Candy bars and chocolate don’t really entice me anymore and believe me they used to almost daily. I don’t need fast food in the way I did in the past. There is definitely something to satisfying your body with wholesome foods.
Karla
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it is a good thing. and I share your feelings. it is amazing how much of the pain/body problems go away so easily. and it is awful how much that we all lived with – for years – not realizing that it didn’t have to be that way. . .
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It is wonderful to hear you say you feel good.
It’s wonderful to feel in control and not deprived.
It’s how I feel.
You should post a pic…haven’t seen you in a while lol.
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Good for you!!
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i am happy so see you fit again keep it up.
Great post, but I am not sure I agree 100%. While this is not something that you can get away with every day, Cheesecake factory’s Tuxedo Cheesecake + a good cappuccino/ espresso is pretty close to satisfaction in my book. And, this is coming from someone who researches health/ nutrition/ etc… There is only about a bazillion calories in that…
Of course, if one does that too often, I shall be the first to admit that one will be VERY dissatisfied with their bathroom scale’s interpretation of the facts at hand…
Jason
Great article! I totally agree that it is possible to reach a point of feeling fit and health from the inside out – without starving yourself, or tell youself “no, no, no.” I have found that a balanced diet, regular exercise and meditation are an ideal combination to get me feeling “in the zone.” Food just tastes better when my body and mind are in tune. Looking forward to your next post!
Hi Hanlie…I’m still here…it just takes me all weekend to get thru my blog list…and I still get locked out of your blog at the office. boo
I am so happy your food fuels you…I am there too and totally LOVE IT…
I love how food is food now and I look at it as fuel..and what do I need to accomplish my goals for the day.
it’s really makes a difference!
xo
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