Guest guest Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 I can but echo your thoughts!!!! Right on! LE > I'm so excited that so many people share the same thoughts and > feelings as I do. I mean, I hope that we all find inner peace, but > it's great to know that I am not alone in my struggle (strength in > numbers!). > > I agree that it is all too easy to fall into an emotional spell and > get completely offtrack. I hope that you keep at it, even though I > know how disappointing each setback feels. > > I think it is amazing to enjoy cooking. There is so much potential > for you to use that to your advantage. You can prepare healthy, > satisfying choices for yourself on a regular basis. And you don't > have to eat everything you prepare. Perhaps you could host a weekly > or monthly dinner party with friends or family and prepare the food? > That would give you a chance to showcase and improve your skills > without adding extra pounds to your body. Plus, you can catch up with > great friends. > > I think that we all can do this, but it tooks us this long to get > ourselves here, so we have to be patient and we'll find peace in good > time. > > Kirsten > > > > > > I've been listening to the Inside Out Weight Loss podcasts for > about > > 2 months now. I've learned a lot both about the weight loss > > experience and myself, although my struggle continues. I have been > > trying to reach a healthy weight and be naturally slender on and > off > > for more than 10 years. 's podcasts have made me realize that > > it's not so much that I need to learn about what food to eat and > what > > exercise to do, but more about myself, what drives me as a person > and > > what causes my actions and emotions. > > > > I struggle pretty heavily with a couple basic things. The first is > > that I love food. I worked as a cook for 10 years. I still enjoy > > cooking. The act of preparing, eating, and enjoying food is > somehow > > sacred to me, although I haven't figured out why or what I can do > to > > replace it yet. > > The second is controlling my emotions. I'll do great for a while, > > then get into a certain state of mind, throw up my hands, and > say 'I > > don't care'. I am good at self-correcting and pulling myself back > > from those periods of not caring, but sometimes it can take a week > > instead of being an immediate reaction. > > > > I still have a lot to learn and I think that being healthy is a > > lifelong journey. I am grateful to have discovered these podcasts, > > and to have an outlet to ask questions and express frustrations > with > > my weight loss. > > > > Thanks for listening! I hope to interact regularly with this > group, > > and give as much as I'm getting. > > > > Audrey > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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