Learning to love Smells!
I know this may be old school for some of you, but I am just hitting on a new thought. Enjoying and loving smells. All different kinds, esp food kinds. I used to literally hold my breath when something so good and tasty came by, because if I smelled it, I would want to eat it. But then one day I was smelling some roses (the kind from Grandma's garden) and as I was "drinking" in the beautiful scent, I thought...I love this smell so much, but I would never think to eat it.
Well, I started to think about the smells of different food, and testing myself with them. I love the smell of Apple Pie, but do not like the taste...so that is where I started...Apple Pie. I could breathe it in all day, but I would never be tempted to even try it. Then one day I thought, let me try something I would love to eat...a well known hamberger joint was on the way home and I usually avoided that route due to the temptation, ..well let me tell you, the smell was awful! It was not the pleasant smell I had remembered...it was a greasy and dirty smell, the food had an old oily smell. I did not stop to eat in order to try to convince myself I was wrong.
I have started used other scents to enjoy the world, like fresh bread or toast. A fresh orange peel, a roasted chicken on the BBQ, or maybe just a pot of sauce simmering,...I can now sit back and breathe in all of these, enjoying the pleasure of the aroma, without diving into a plateful of food just to satisfy my olfactory nerves. Thank God we do not "inhale" calories :) I can't say I always eat 100% healthy, but now I reconsider by smelling before tasting.
Just don't take me into Swenors just yet :)
~Ruth
Well, I started to think about the smells of different food, and testing myself with them. I love the smell of Apple Pie, but do not like the taste...so that is where I started...Apple Pie. I could breathe it in all day, but I would never be tempted to even try it. Then one day I thought, let me try something I would love to eat...a well known hamberger joint was on the way home and I usually avoided that route due to the temptation, ..well let me tell you, the smell was awful! It was not the pleasant smell I had remembered...it was a greasy and dirty smell, the food had an old oily smell. I did not stop to eat in order to try to convince myself I was wrong.
I have started used other scents to enjoy the world, like fresh bread or toast. A fresh orange peel, a roasted chicken on the BBQ, or maybe just a pot of sauce simmering,...I can now sit back and breathe in all of these, enjoying the pleasure of the aroma, without diving into a plateful of food just to satisfy my olfactory nerves. Thank God we do not "inhale" calories :) I can't say I always eat 100% healthy, but now I reconsider by smelling before tasting.
Just don't take me into Swenors just yet :)
~Ruth
Thanks! I am headed back this coming week. I hope to make the next meeting. I know it is some time in the middle/end of July. I am of course worried about my mom, but I know that she needs to move on with her life without my dad. It is just hard being 4 hours away...and I am the closest kid (in distance...if you don't count a plane trip from CA).
How have you been doing? How is Chip doing with his surgery? I am going to be posting some new pictures, thought it was fitting that I have finally lost 100 lbs and am officially in ONEderland. Although I am afraid 200 is still so close, I know that I am headed in the other direction. I will see if I can get them on Facebook as well as here.
Take Care and keep in touch!
Love ya,
Ruth
How have you been doing? How is Chip doing with his surgery? I am going to be posting some new pictures, thought it was fitting that I have finally lost 100 lbs and am officially in ONEderland. Although I am afraid 200 is still so close, I know that I am headed in the other direction. I will see if I can get them on Facebook as well as here.
Take Care and keep in touch!
Love ya,
Ruth
Daisy, I love you're posting! I think you make some good points there. I have noticed that some places I used to go don't smell so good anymore. But I have not taken the time to "stop and smell the roses". I am going to do that. In the last meeting the nutritionist talked about just that. Really smelling the food before you eat. Enjoy all the smells. Make it part of your meal rituals. I am still at the point of being afraid of those yummy smells that are hard to resist. But I can see, that its all in the perecption. You can "choose" to enjoy just for the sake of enjoying the moment. Thank you Daisy, for your post. Welcome back! Hope to see you at the meeting! Take care ! Eldy
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