Now that I am eating meals and snacks regularly, it’s time to work on detecting my fullness levels. I’ve been so out of touch from denying my hunger cues, that I have little understanding of how to gauge my feelings of fullness, not to mention the difference between feeling full and feeling satisfied!
I am using this worksheet and answering questions such as:
- what types of meals helped to sustain your fullness level? for how long?
- what types of foods did you eat that did not sustain you for several hours?
- describe the components of a meal that would sustain you for several hours.
- describe the trend of your fullness levels when you checked in every 30 minutes for a two hour period after a meal.
- describe any surprises or unexpected experiences with getting to know fullness from meals.
- by the time you stopped eating because of fullness, did your fullness experience tend to be pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral?
- what trends did you notice between your hunger and fullness ratings?
- if you engaged in another activity while eating, what impact did it have on your fullness rating?
Tasting Freedom 