It was 11:35 pm.
I'd just gotten off the phone with someone I love. It wasn't a bad call, but it brought up a lot of feelings and thoughts for me. And afterwards I felt...achy.
And, simultaneously, I thought, "You know what would be a nice pre-bed treat? Some of that white chocolate I have in my cabinet. Just a little bite."
Amazing how that happens, huh? It's almost like clockwork.
Because I've been on this merry-go-round before, I stopped myself by asking, "are you hungry, Katie?" And (duh) the answer was "No."
"No I’m not hungry. I’m just achy."
But what then?
If intuitive eating is something you're interested in, if you want to learn to listen to yourself to see when you should eat and when you shouldn't, this is something you're going to come up against.
The late-night-feel-terribles.
The mid-afternoon-feel-terribles.
And even the I-don't-want-to-get-out-of-bed-because-I-feel-terrible-and-the-only-acceptable-bribe-is-chocolate-s.
I don’t think this is discussed enough — the fact that if you do this work properly, you’ll come across some truly difficult stuff that has nothing to do with food. So today, I wanted to share a video in which I discuss more about what this is like, and what you can do about it.
After you watch the video, you might ask yourself: Have you ever felt noticed how you felt emotionally, at times when you weren’t hungry but wanted to eat anyway? (So many of us never actually notice whether we’re hungry or not). What would it have been like to sit with those feelings, for at least a little bit?
Superfans may notice that I originally shared this video back in 2014. (!!) While I’m on maternity leave, I’m sharing some of my best posts from my archives — I hope you enjoy! :)