Intuitive Nutrition

Since back in the summer, when I first went to the dietician and had all my bloodwork done that showed so many problems, I have been tracking my diet very meticulously. In doing so, I have felt better, gained some weight, and was even able to do 10 straight weeks above 70 mpw, including a 100 mile/wk and a 107 mile/wk. However, as I've tried to eat a more natural diet, I've realized that tracking so meticulously in itself is NOT natural. I also feel all this involvement has taken power away from my natural mechanisms of satiety and hunger. Therefore, I am going to try to start to eat healthy whole food, worry less and less about QUANTITY, while keeping emphasis on QUANTITY. I know that I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE WEIGHT, so I'm going to really cut back my VOLUME until I reset my hunger. I know that I could avoid underfueling by just stuffing myself, but believe that that would defeat the purpose and would probably even exasperate some of my health problems. Therefore, I am going to focus on the 5k, doing lower volume than I had planned. This is one of my biggest New Year's (and Lifetime) Resolutions. Starting today, I am going to try and just listen to my body.