I talked to a new client about dinner times the other day.
She was saying that she often waits until almost 9pm to eat. This is because her husband works long hours and she likes to have that time to eat a meal together.
I totally get this. Meals are a great time for connection.
I asked her "When are you usually hungry for dinner?"
Around 7pm.
She acknowledged that when she waits too long, she gets too hungry she overeats dinner, and snacks afterwards.
I pointed out that she has some conflicting goals here. She's working with me on honoring her internal cues, and eating when she's hungry. But, she really enjoys dinner time with hubby.
She had some guilt around not waiting for him, and about missing the chance to connect after a long day.
But.. she decided that weight loss goal is still her priority. And, she knows that her husband supports her. He's not counting on her to wait for him.
We came up with other ways she could connect with hubby during the week. And, she committed to eating when she was hungry.
The next week I checked in with her on how dinner was going.
She said that 6 days of the 7, she listened to her body and ate when she was hungry for dinner. The other day, she choose to be intentional about waiting to eat until hubby got home.
She did fix herself a little snack when she felt her hunger creeping up, so she wouldn't go off the rails when she sat down to eat.
She was so proud of herself for making the choice that was right for her.
And, she had zero nights of late night snacking!
By listening to her true hunger, she ate LESS junk food and she's that much closer to ending her overeating, and losing the weight!
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