Food Quantities, Desire, Need

My history with food is riddled with my trying to judge appropriate food quantities. How do I do this? How does one listen to their body? For some, this is an easy task: when you're full, stop. Right. Well, it doesn't always work this way for me. Sometimes I don't know I'm full because my mind is so focused on how unbelievably good a dish is. All my attention is going into taking in the intricacies of the recipes, the atmosphere of the location, the desire that built up to having the food in the first place, the attitude of the company I'm with, if anyone.

And the other thing I've been wrestling with is making sure that my body is getting what it needs. But I eat a pretty varied diet and truly feel that my intuition should help me feed myself correctly. (Of course, this all depends on how well I'm listening.) It gets dangerous when I'm not hungry, but I find myself guilting into consuming a salad because my green intake has been low. That's not good.

I'm working on tools to encourage healthy communication between my belly and mind, my desires and needs.

Note: Capitalized recipes are my own - except when they're from the grocery store.

Day 10

• 8a, 1.5 c. apple cider
• 9:30a, 1/2 apple
• 10:30a, 2 c. of Black Bean Soup (cooked): 1 pound of dry black beans cooked, 6 c. water, 2 28 oz. cans of plum tomatoes, 1/2 pound Brussels sprouts, 10 garlic cloves, 1 medium zucchini, 1/4 c. Bragg Liquid Aminos™, 3 T. honey, 1 T. cumin, 1 tsp. oregano, 1 tsp. sea salt, 1/2 tsp. chipotle powder
• 1:15p, 1/2 recipe of Superfood IceScream: 2 trays of ice, 1/3 c. homemade tahini, 1/4 c. honey, 2 T. carob, 1 T. mesquite powder, 1/4 c. of leftover ripple topping (ripple topping was 1/2 c. carob, 1/2 c. cacao powder, 1/2 c. honey, 2 T. coconut oil, 1/2 tsp. MacaPro™, 1/4 tsp. sea salt)
• 3:30p, 2 c. spring water
• 4p, 1.5 c. Moroccan Couscous with Almonds and Cranberries (cooked, from grocery deli)
• 4:30p, 2 pieces Chunks o' Energy™ Carob and Spirulina
• 6p, 1 very tiny local plum (so adorable!)
• 7:30p, 1/4 of the following salad concoction: 2 bunches of kale, 1 bunch of spinach, 8 small tomatoes, 1/3 c. conventional olives, 3 pinches of sea salt, 3 T. olive oil, 3 T. balsamic vinegar, 1/3 c. sunflower seeds, 1 garlic clove, 3 T. hemp seeds, 3 T. chia seeds, 1/3 c. nutritional yeast
  

Today's Observations
Been focusing a lot on feeling food in the belly today. Of all the things I ate today, the Superfood IceScream really resonated with me. There's something about it that just feels so powerful. Want to try some different superfood combos. I've also been noticing that my diet is sweet-centered. Is that an issue?