I'm curious to see how much I weigh since last Thursday, when I discovered that I had lost five pounds while I was at camp, and whether being back home has made me gain some of that weight back. Ahhh, camp! I finally went to French Meadows Macrobiotic Summer Camp for the first time. It was so wonderful. I have much to say about it, and will be writing about it in my Camp Review 2014.
Food! Food is good!
For 18 months I have eaten very well. I've been well-satisfied. I have not starved, nor have I felt deprived. I've developed my intuition about food, what to eat, how much to eat, how to enjoy and appreciate everything that I eat and how to enjoy and appreciate every decision that I make about eating it.
I can hardly believe that I have finally gotten over the hump! The hump of not being able to lose the weight despite everything that I tried to do. For years! And now, looking back, it seems so easy! So simple! And it is. The key thing that I have learned is that I am constantly changing, constantly adjusting to my environment, to my condition, to my circumstances, and I have the tools to recognize what I need and what I need to do.
I've learned from my consultation with Cynthia Briscoe at Macrobiotics America, from reading Julia Ferre's books on Food and Intuition, and from my time at Macrobiotic Summer Camp, how important it is to broaden my food choices, and not get stuck in a rut of always eating the same simple foods day in and day out. I've learned how important it is to serve myself a satisfying meal, so that it lasts me to the next meal without feeling hungry or wanting in between. In order to be satisfying, the food has to include carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, it has to taste good, and it has to be enough to make me feel happy but not full.
Exercise and movement is very important and I still have much to learn about it! How not to overdo it, for example, and how to recognize that many of my activities (like housecleaning and gardening) are actually really good forms of exercise! Breathing, deep breathing, of fresh, clean air. Smiling. Laughing. Resting. Reading a good novel. Playing! Working hard. Washing dishes! Cooking. Discovering brave new worlds...
Macrobiotics is all about food and the good life. Cheers!
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