Okay Mindful Eaters...this kinda slaps ya in the face, but it's true!
I will say that naturally thin people and there are some out there, they are just thin and don't have to work at it but most thin people do. Hugs and be sure to read the whole thing! Be Conscious!
Hugs Debbie

Being Conscious

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Being Conscious Posted: 21 Dec 2011 03:13 AM PST For those of you that find mindfulness starts out as a behavior to manage weight but then creeps into other areas of your life and actually makes them better too.....here's an interesting post on being conscious from the coach Brooke Castillo. Being Conscious How do naturally thin people know they're going unconscious in their lives? Seriously. I know I'm going unconscious when I overeat or eat when I'm not hungry.  It's my signal. My reminder.  My alarm. Whenever I have even a hint of it, I stop and consider my mind and what I'm trying to avoid feeling. I can usually find it.  (I've had lots and lots of practice.)  Then, I do my work to get back on track and conscious of my thoughts and my feelings again. Now I hear the signal after about three bites of eating when I am not hungry.  When I first started, I would become aware only after I had gained five pounds. But how to naturally thin people do this?  They don't overeat when they go unconscious.  They don't have a signal as clear as an overfull stomach or weight gain.  I now know. After years and years of coaching people from all over the world, I know that we all have our signals. For some, it's drinking vodka. For some, it's buying stuff they can't afford. For some, it's sleeping with random partners.  And for others, it's raging, cutting, drama-ing, overworking, cleaning, or drugs. We all have our signal that we've become unconscious. That we're doing something that will ultimately not serve us, in order to dull the vibration of being alive in this moment. I love that food is my signal.  What I used to curse, now I love.  It is my consciousness creator.  It's my gift. What's yours?

 Good post...I have been trying to listen to my inner self more. 
Today I have no appetite at all. Just 2 protein drinks so far.

HUGS...connie d

Hi Connie,
Lately I've been waking up in the AM and not feeling hungry.
Today I just sat in my hot tub and read a book and relaxed, before I knew it...it's 10:30am and then I started cleaning house b/4 I had to go to work. Ended up giving my Sheltie Ellie a shower, the doggie rolled into something. Ugh!