Does anyone really listen to their body?

victoria4321

I always see everyone saying this but do you really actually do it? When I listen to my body it says to sit on my butt and eat ice cream all day :laugh:

temp666777

You essentially have to follow Dr. Lutz to be able to listen to your body.

Buy a copy of the book "LIFE WITHOUT BREAD" by Dr. Lutz. Everything will change and become clear!

victoria4321

I dont really like bread anyway except when its a vehicle for bacon, lettuce and tomatoes.

Whats that book about aside from living without bread?

zoodalia

I'm pretty sure my body wasn't telling me to have bread, butter and jam for lunch!

Perisylpha

I love bread, especially wholemeal and granary...nope, can't do without that. It's got lots of fibre = good in moderation.

Yanicka1

I always see everyone saying this but do you really actually do it? When I listen to my body it says to sit on my butt and eat ice cream all day :laugh:

Me too but I want to eat natchos. Listening to your Body is like listening to your car, if you wait to hear something it will be costly

AllTehBeers

How do you make sammies without bread? I listen to my body about 80% of the time and usually it saying chill on the couch and eat bread.

42kgirl

I frequently tell mine to shut the hell up and quit whining.

ahsats

I don't get that phrase at all. ~*Listening to my body*~ is what made me a chubster.

peacefulsong

Life without bread? Good for you if that's what works, but it sounds like a nightmare to me! :laugh: I've lost nearly 70 pounds now with bread, and I have no intention of giving it up.

As for listening to my body, right now it's telling me it's time to go have breakfast. It's my mother's birthday and we're going to go out and have something delicious. My body agrees that this is an excellent idea, and since I have no way of knowing the stats of this meal, my body agrees that we can worry about calories and such again afterwards.

42kgirl

I can do life without an entire baguette and butter for dinner, but I am not willing to give up bread.

neverstray

Any book that is telling to basically cut carbs is not a healthy book, IMO. I know it works for weight loss, but that's not all I'm after. I want healthy weight loss and trimming. Carbs are a very necessary part of out diet. I saw in another thread that you mention Gary Traub. That guy is ridiculous and has based his "theory" on a faulty study. He knows this and won't address that fact. Stay away. You can do a search here if you want to find out what people are saying about him. I also did a bunch of Google searches. It is interesting, to say the least.

Lieberm

I dont really like bread anyway except when its a vehicle for bacon, lettuce and tomatoes.

... Classic

PaleoPath4Lyfe

You essentially have to follow Dr. Lutz to be able to listen to your body.

Buy a copy of the book "LIFE WITHOUT BREAD" by Dr. Lutz. Everything will change and become clear!

I am going to check out this book and see if there is anything in that book that I don't already do.

I am intuitive eater and do listen to my body. Rest when it tells me to rest, go when it tells me to go. Feed it well and only eat when hungry.

juleszephyr

I love bread but bread doesn't love me... It makes me bloated and causes addictive behaviours so I try to avoid it!! Listening to my body would be a disaster because it just sends messages to my head to eat, eat, eat...

Perisylpha

I don't get that phrase at all. ~*Listening to my body*~ is what made me a chubster.

My thoughts exactly....because my body often says, go to the kitchen and eat something, usually I am not even hungry.

rachaelgifford

I listen to my body to an extent. If it tells me I am constantly hungry I look at my eating habits to see where I am going wrong. If it tells me I am tired i evaluate my sleep and exercise routine.

If it tells me to have chocolate, I tell it to shut the hell up.

Seriously though, I am of the belief that if you are craving something it is generally your body telling you you are missing something. You my crave chocolate - it doesn't mean your body is missing chocolate, but it probably means you are missing something contained within chocolate that your body knows it gets from there.

torylinnangel

my body says go to sleep. my mind says nuh-uh! I don't think I really listen to my body...

victoria4321

I don't get that phrase at all. ~*Listening to my body*~ is what made me a chubster.

Exactly what I was thinking about myself.

victoria4321

I listen to my body to an extent. If it tells me I am constantly hungry I look at my eating habits to see where I am going wrong. If it tells me I am tired i evaluate my sleep and exercise routine.

If it tells me to have chocolate, I tell it to shut the hell up.

Seriously though, I am of the belief that if you are craving something it is generally your body telling you you are missing something. You my crave chocolate - it doesn't mean your body is missing chocolate, but it probably means you are missing something contained within chocolate that your body knows it gets from there.

What about the case with addictive behaviors or eating habits? I don't think an alcohol craving means I'm missing vitamin A or something lol

LorinaLynn

I tried listening to my body. All it did was make funny noises.

BTag3

I only listen to my body when it comes to gym time. With regard to food I must ignore what it is telling me because it loves hamburgers too much... I have to tell it to shut the hell up and it isn't going to starve without Whataburger. When it comes to gym time I for sure have to listen. If I don't take time off when it tells me to then it responds with pain. My feet told me to get new running shoes and they were sooooooo right on the mark.

HelloSweetie4

"listen to your body" is pretty much a nice way of saying no excuses! Do what's best for your body to keep you healthy! If you eat fat-filled fast food, you will get a stomach ache, so stay away from that. If you're over-doing your work-outs, you will be extremely sore, so take a break for a day. That's what I see as listening to my body. I don't think it has anything to do with "living without bread." People have been eating bread for as long as time and the population in the past wasn't a obese as the current population. It's all the other crap that the food industry tries to pump our bodies with. And the fact that fast food is easier to get and cheaper than healthy food.Obviously, you don't want to sit and munch on a whole loaf of bread, but our bodies need carbs to function and it's silly to think that cutting out carbs is going to fix all your problems.

DrBorkBork

I listen to mine. Some days it wants copious amounts of fat, protein on others, etc. I cater to what it wants and I'm rewarded with good health

Natx83

Only when I fart :explode:

cherrybomb_77

I think if you're "listening to your body" you also have to use your brain and separate actual needs from cravings/wants. Like, just because I feel like drinking alcohol to excess doesn't mean I should. It probably just means I need to de-stress. Same thing with food cravings. I know for me they're usually a reaction to stress. If your stomach is growling, "listen" and eat. But also be wise about it. Just because you're legitimately hungry doesn't mean you also need to gorge on the ice cream you're craving. If your body is tired and sore, you might need to take a break from exercise for a day or two. At the same time "I don't feel like it" isn't a good reason to consistently avoid exercise (unless, of course, there's an underlying medical issue going on). So listen to your body, but also use your brain.

HelloSweetie4

I think if you're "listening to your body" you also have to use your brain and separate actual needs from cravings/wants. Like, just because I feel like drinking alcohol to excess doesn't mean I should. It probably just means I need to de-stress. Same thing with food cravings. I know for me they're usually a reaction to stress. If your stomach is growling, "listen" and eat. But also be wise about it. Just because you're legitimately hungry doesn't mean you also need to gorge on the ice cream you're craving. If your body is tired and sore, you might need to take a break from exercise for a day or two. At the same time "I don't feel like it" isn't a good reason to consistently avoid exercise (unless, of course, there's an underlying medical issue going on). So listen to your body, but also use your brain.

^^Best response!

the_green_midget

I'm trying to learn how to listen to my body, but mostly by figuring out how I feel after certain types of food and how much I should be eating. If I feel hungry, I try to go for something low-cal and filling, like a salad with some sunflower seeds sprinkled on it, and not just gorge myself on whatever I happen to find. When I see fried foods that my tongue really wants, like fries, donuts, whatever, I'll try to remember the last time I ate that thing, and how awful I felt afterwards, and try to not give in. I guess I pay more attention to how I feel after eating certain foods, and let that help me make my choices for the future. Eating a donut once won't kill you, but paying attention to the stomach ache I get afterwards is invaluable for helping me avoid that kind of food in the future.

glennstoudt

"listen to your body" is pretty much a nice way of saying no excuses! Do what's best for your body to keep you healthy! If you eat fat-filled fast food, you will get a stomach ache, so stay away from that. If you're over-doing your work-outs, you will be extremely sore, so take a break for a day. That's what I see as listening to my body. I don't think it has anything to do with "living without bread." People have been eating bread for as long as time and the population in the past wasn't a obese as the current population. It's all the other crap that the food industry tries to pump our bodies with. And the fact that fast food is easier to get and cheaper than healthy food.Obviously, you don't want to sit and munch on a whole loaf of bread, but our bodies need carbs to function and it's silly to think that cutting out carbs is going to fix all your problems.

Reducing carb intake is a strategy that works for the SAD because most us either did eat or still eat much more than we need and carbs make up most of that intake. The net of that is that by reducing carbs and increasing protein for example, changes the nutritional profile and the result can be, with the right numbers over time, weight loss AND body shape changes if you are doing the work, whatever your choice of work is, it generally doesn't matter.

Cutting out most processed carbs, it's too tough to cut them all out all the time, can be a helpful program for some people. No one needs to "give up" anything, although I admit I took a pretty hard line for a time, let's say 6 months.

Although I agree with your post that the food industry has brought us many potential ills, they are not forcing us to buy it and eat it. I spent many years doing so myself. The food industry has also brought us some amazing innovation and ways to get almost anything to our table anytime, safely, and at an extremely low relative price.

These days, if I think I might be subjected to being stuck in a place with bad food the only food available, I try to bring my own when practical. All it takes for me to avoid bad food is a mental image of those 3 year old burgers and fries from whatever company it is, that display absolutely no effects of degradation- No mold, they look the same as the day they were served. If that is not enough to make you rethink ingesting that stuff, then nothing will.