What can I eat?

Happy Saturday!!!

I am not yet functioning properly

I leave the house at 8:30 a.m

I arrive to my seminar at 9:15 a.m.

Same routine - smushed banana on bread

that seems to be all I can stomach right meow

We are paired up today as we try

laughter coaching exercises

We bounce on balls and use hula hoops

The twisting, swaying motion is good for

my digestive system - it is like dancing

I am hungry again at 11:00 a.m.

I eat a piece of apple - nice and slow

When I feel stuck, I suck on some lemon

It helps me burp and keeps things moving

We have much ground to cover

So many interesting personalities

We are nine

Laughter Coaching is like a

laid back version of Laughter Yoga

softer and gentler

deeper and more intimate

easier on my gut

I am going to try to eat

more food today

I actually feel hungry

A few of us go to Chipotle Restaurant

This restaurant chain was on Oprah

for their healthy and organic ingredients

I order a vegetarian on a salad

This portion is HUGE -

is this really for one?

I eat some black beans,

some corn nuggets,

a little guacamole, a little lettuce

I am eating small amounts on my fork

It is so tasty - so textury - so chewy

Part of me wants to gulp it down

olds habits screaming out

Food! Glorious food!

Goading me on to

inhale it into my mouth

Another part of me is fearful

of what might happen

If I eat more than I can process

I take a deep breath and

push my plate away

I barely get through 1/3 of my portion

This is a huge accomplishment for me

We go back to class for another four hours

of role playing and listening and learning

and LAUGHING - peaceful humming laughter

The A/C is playing havoc with my system

I am cold - I am hot - I don't know

I drink water - I try to ground

Centering exercises -

breathing and laughing

with kindred souls here

- this helps -

We have a group meal tonight

We are going out for sushi

I feel challenged and yet,

what an opportunity for growth

I order miso soup to settle my stomach

I drink the broth and

feel the enzymes working

I order edamame &

seaweed salads for my new friends

who have never had sushi before

And a vegetable roll -

avocado, asparagus, inside out rice

I have two pieces -

Too messy and hard to chew on 50 times

I am not really hungry anymore

I am home by 9:30 p.m.

I prowl the fridge

This behavior is interesting

because I am not hungry

I muscle test to be sure -

my ego and body

do not see eye to eye

I observe myself going through

the fridge and pantry

prowling for a something -

a taste, a feeling, a warmth

I slam the fridge door and walk away

I give myself a Woo Hoo for my courage

It is late - we are jumping forward an hour

for Daylights Savings time

I must go to bed