***IE Daily Thread 10-12-08***

[Guest guest]

Good morning everyone!

I am back from an exhausting, but fun " fright-filled " day at six flags Fright

Fest. Hope

everyone else had a great day as well!

We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not received the

book yet, I

guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse to eat all of

the " bad "

foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green light to

eat all that I

want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm guessing that's

not what

Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

OK-everyone have a GREAT day!

KJ

[Guest guest]

I was just reading though yesterdays posts and one question I have is:

How does this plan address those of us who eat regardless of hunger level? I

eat whether

I'm hungry or not. Just because I'm full does not mean that I will NOT eat that

cookie, or

snack on those chips.

KJ

>

> Good morning everyone!

>

> I am back from an exhausting, but fun " fright-filled " day at six flags Fright

Fest. Hope

> everyone else had a great day as well!

>

> We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not received the

book yet,

I

> guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse to eat all

of the " bad "

> foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green light to

eat all

that I

> want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm guessing

that's not what

> Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

>

> OK-everyone have a GREAT day!

>

> KJ

>

[Guest guest]

We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not

received the book yet, I

guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse to

eat all of

the " bad "

foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green

light to

eat all that I

want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm

guessing that's

not what

Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

Gail here...

The book will explain it to you another great book for intuitive eating

is Overcoming Overeating. but..........

Yes in the beginning you do give yourself a green light to eat all the

past so called " bad " foods. I have found with renee's podcasts I'm not

going as crazy as I might. I am also not bringing everything into my

house just a little at a time. So I am doing intuitive eating my way.

Also I have been off sugur for over 22 years and I'm not adding it back.

For me the main difference is with a diet it's front loaded I always

lost weight in the beginning then gained it back......

With intuitive eating it might seem crazy in the beginning and yes you

could gain some weight but 's podcast should help stabalize you

much sooner then normal but then you start loosing and continue to

loose and make peace with food. At least that is what is happening to

me.

[Guest guest]

HI KJ,

Nice to meet ya! No forbidden foods - absolutely! It is learning to walk a

new path, it's the unknown that is frightening. I haven't read the book,

but it sounds like what I have been doing for a while!

I'll have to get it and check it out! I agreed with all 10 of their

principles I read on line!

Happy Sunday!

Leah

> Good morning everyone!

>

> I am back from an exhausting, but fun " fright-filled " day at six flags

> Fright Fest. Hope

> everyone else had a great day as well!

>

> We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not received the

> book yet, I

> guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse to eat

> all of the " bad "

> foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green light

> to eat all that I

> want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm guessing

> that's not what

> Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

>

> OK-everyone have a GREAT day!

>

> KJ

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Gail:

Thanks for the insight. I'm really looking forward to reading this book. When

I go on any

kind of diet, I seem to become manic about it and obsess about food even more

than when

I'm not " dieting " . I count points, count calories, count this and that......so

anything that

releases me from that kind of obsession will be a great relief!

KJ

> We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not

> received the book yet, I

> guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse to

> eat all of

> the " bad "

> foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green

> light to

> eat all that I

> want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm

> guessing that's

> not what

> Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

>

> Gail here...

>

> The book will explain it to you another great book for intuitive eating

> is Overcoming Overeating. but..........

>

> Yes in the beginning you do give yourself a green light to eat all the

> past so called " bad " foods. I have found with renee's podcasts I'm not

> going as crazy as I might. I am also not bringing everything into my

> house just a little at a time. So I am doing intuitive eating my way.

> Also I have been off sugur for over 22 years and I'm not adding it back.

>

> For me the main difference is with a diet it's front loaded I always

> lost weight in the beginning then gained it back......

>

> With intuitive eating it might seem crazy in the beginning and yes you

> could gain some weight but 's podcast should help stabalize you

> much sooner then normal but then you start loosing and continue to

> loose and make peace with food. At least that is what is happening to

> me.

>

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone!

I was at a Case Management conference on yesterday so I was not able

to partake in the good conversations that were going on. I am scared

about the IE because I have problems eating when I am not hungry as

well as eating too fast. I pulled out my book to start reading

again. As far as IOWL I am still on podcast 3 and still don't know

what I am like

Although I keep saying I want to be balanced so I guess I can say I am

like a balance scale(the two sided kind) something will come hmmmmmmmmmmm

>

> Good morning everyone!

>

> I am back from an exhausting, but fun " fright-filled " day at six

flags Fright Fest. Hope

> everyone else had a great day as well!

>

> We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not

received the book yet, I

> guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse

to eat all of the " bad "

> foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green

light to eat all that I

> want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm

guessing that's not what

> Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

>

> OK-everyone have a GREAT day!

>

> KJ

>

[Guest guest]

>Just finished my last meal for the day and stopped before I was too

full. So I'm feeling a little melancholy , as I set with my feelings

the ones I usually stuffed myself over. It's better to feel

melancholy than stuffed and fat. What's exciting is because I stopped

before being stuffed I will really be hungry for my breakfast and the

hungrier I am the more I enjoy the meal. Plus I'm saving tons of money

on food……….now that I'm not waisting food on me.

[Guest guest]

That reminds me -- Happy (belated) Case Management Week!  I saw a banner on

Friday at the hospital where I work saying it was Case Management Week.  Thanks

for all you do -- I am sure the patients thank you too!  I have the same

problems with eating, too fast and when not hungry which becomes too much

because I ignored the signals my body would have sent if I was paying attention

(but getting better with that, as I already wrote about). 

 

I swear nurses end up " trained " to do that because we have been used to eating

whenever we had time in as little time as possible so we could get back to work

and the patients or at least finish before the next emergency presented itself

(or doctor, or family member, or colleague, or...)  Most nurses who work at the

bedside do not have the " luxury " of being able to eat when they are hungry or to

eat slowly so they can better hear and feel what their body is telling them. 

Now that I am away from the bedside, I am trying VERY hard to pay closer

attention to those signals.  But, the down side to not being at the bedside is

the decreased physical activity.   I can't tell you how many lunches I brought

home or left at work to eat the next day because I never had the time to

actually eat it and subsisted on coffee and vending machine type foods.  Glad

those days are over!

 

I am still journal-wise on podcast #3 but have been listening ahead when I can

listen but not journal or do guided imagery (i.e. not home or at the beach or in

some otherwise private area).  I tend to get a little emotional when journaling

because I am trying to express what is holding me down.  

 

A balance scale brings to mind fairness, justice, honor and movement too -- not

bad my friend!  But if you really want to be an animal, I am sure the image will

find you!  Have a great week!

 

 

Heidi

Re: ***IE Daily Thread 10-12-08***

Hello everyone!

I was at a Case Management conference on yesterday so I was not able

to partake in the good conversations that were going on. I am scared

about the IE because I have problems eating when I am not hungry as

well as eating too fast. I pulled out my book to start reading

again. As far as IOWL I am still on podcast 3 and still don't know

what I am like

Although I keep saying I want to be balanced so I guess I can say I am

like a balance scale(the two sided kind) something will come hmmmmmmmmmmm

>

> Good morning everyone!

>

> I am back from an exhausting, but fun " fright-filled " day at six

flags Fright Fest. Hope

> everyone else had a great day as well!

>

> We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not

received the book yet, I

> guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse

to eat all of the " bad "

> foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green

light to eat all that I

> want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm

guessing that's not what

> Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

>

> OK-everyone have a GREAT day!

>

> KJ

>

[Guest guest]

I still cannot fill in that blank either! I don' want to just pick anything-I'm

thinking that it

will hit me like some big, brilliant epiphany!

kj

> >

> > Good morning everyone!

> >

> > I am back from an exhausting, but fun " fright-filled " day at six

> flags Fright Fest. Hope

> > everyone else had a great day as well!

> >

> > We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not

> received the book yet, I

> > guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse

> to eat all of the " bad "

> > foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green

> light to eat all that I

> > want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm

> guessing that's not what

> > Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

> >

> > OK-everyone have a GREAT day!

> >

> > KJ

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Heidi

You are so right about the training to eat fast thing!!! Forgot I am

at a desk now thank God but I still have the rush mentality.

I LOVED what you said about the scale!! Thanks it has really helped

me. I will stick with that until I feel like....something else

BREAKTHROUGH!!!!

> >

> > Good morning everyone!

> >

> > I am back from an exhausting, but fun " fright-filled " day at six

> flags Fright Fest. Hope

> > everyone else had a great day as well!

> >

> > We had some great conversations going on yesterday. Having not

> received the book yet, I

> > guess my greatest concern is that this will just give me an excuse

> to eat all of the " bad "

> > foods that are my weakness. My weakness is sweets, and given a green

> light to eat all that I

> > want to with no " forbidden " foods is horrifying to me! BUT, I'm

> guessing that's not what

> > Intuitive eating is all about, right?!

> >

> > OK-everyone have a GREAT day!

> >

> > KJ

> >

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