All of me wants this now...

[Guest guest]

Hello All!

First off, I am new and wanted to say hi to everyone. I have been

listening to 's pocasts for about three months now and have been

pretty darn successful. HOWEVER... (there is always a 'however'

isn't there...)

Over the last three months, I dropped about 15 pounds. Great! But

recently I started binging again. After desperately trying to resolve

it...listening to 's pocasts, paying attention to hunger,

listening to lighten up calls, nothing seemed to nip it in the butt. I

still felt like I couldn't go wrong with though and I was

confident I would figure it out. I had to understand the 'inner

conflict', as she puts it. And then something struck me in her podcast

one night, about all of me not wanting to be thin or else I would be.

Because I was always 20 pounds heavier, a part of me held on to the

weight because it brought comfort and fullness. Food was comfortable,

it was filling. I wanted to feel full. So I asked myself, could I be

thin and have a feeling of 'fullness' in my life? I did some

visualization exercises, where I could literally see myself being thin

and feeling comforted. No longer did I see a thin weak body, deprived

of treats, but instead, I saw a 'full', strong, comforted, self-

loving, satisfied girl (I even used 'appealing' words like 'warm'

and 'cushioned'). And by satisfied, I mean I get all of my favorite

treats and because I listen to my body, I eat them and stop when I am

full! No guilt, no temptation. Now I am drawn to this place of being

thin. I realized for so long it felt uncomfortable, but now it feels

more like home.

This is a bit longer than other posts, but I just really wanted to

share... in hopes that this could be useful to some one else.

I look forward to getting to know every one better, and experiencing

this journey together!

Kate

[Guest guest]

Kate-

I feel like a failure because I used the IOWL methods and lost eight

pounds- but then the cold weather and post holiday blaas set in and

I gained them right back! You hit the nail on the head when you said

that a part of you really didn't want to be slender. It's good to

know the visualization really worked for you. I'm going to try too!

>

> Hello All!

>

> First off, I am new and wanted to say hi to everyone. I have been

> listening to 's pocasts for about three months now and have

been

> pretty darn successful. HOWEVER... (there is always a 'however'

> isn't there...)

>

> Over the last three months, I dropped about 15 pounds. Great! But

> recently I started binging again. After desperately trying to

resolve

> it...listening to 's pocasts, paying attention to hunger,

> listening to lighten up calls, nothing seemed to nip it in the

butt. I

> still felt like I couldn't go wrong with though and I was

> confident I would figure it out. I had to understand the 'inner

> conflict', as she puts it. And then something struck me in her

podcast

> one night, about all of me not wanting to be thin or else I would

be.

>

> Because I was always 20 pounds heavier, a part of me held on to

the

> weight because it brought comfort and fullness. Food was

comfortable,

> it was filling. I wanted to feel full. So I asked myself, could I

be

> thin and have a feeling of 'fullness' in my life? I did some

> visualization exercises, where I could literally see myself being

thin

> and feeling comforted. No longer did I see a thin weak body,

deprived

> of treats, but instead, I saw a 'full', strong, comforted, self-

> loving, satisfied girl (I even used 'appealing' words like 'warm'

> and 'cushioned'). And by satisfied, I mean I get all of my

favorite

> treats and because I listen to my body, I eat them and stop when I

am

> full! No guilt, no temptation. Now I am drawn to this place of

being

> thin. I realized for so long it felt uncomfortable, but now it

feels

> more like home.

>

> This is a bit longer than other posts, but I just really wanted to

> share... in hopes that this could be useful to some one else.

>

> I look forward to getting to know every one better, and

experiencing

> this journey together!

>

> Kate

>