Re: My Progress (?) So Far

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

My name is and so far have lost approx. 50 lbs. using the intuitive eating style, I did not know it had a name until I read about it the other day!! I thought it was just my own little way of doing things.

I broke up with my scale too Katja, and I use the mirror and me in my B'day suit to know what is going on with me and how I want to lose or tone or whatever.

I work out a lot but because it elevates my moods , makes me feel great and healthy and tones me, not out of a diet mentality. I also eat well but healthy because I really enjoy eating healthy not because of any diet.

I read all the latest diets so that I know what is going on in nutrition but I only take what " I " can use and leave the rest behind. I don't diet, never have, I just eat better now and it is paying off.

As far as eating until full, that is tricky huh? I do that all the time and have learned to push even a still full plate away if i am no longer hungry.

The other day a lady brought a scrumptious FATTENING dish to our bbq and instead of depriving myself, I just took a few tablespoons and enjoyed (rather than taking say a big ol' block of it like I used to do) each bite.

Anyway I'm here to learn. Thanks for the great list.

Hi All!I have really been enjoying reading all of your posts over the course of the last few days. Unfortunately I don't get to post much, but it is liberating to know that one is welcomed with open arms and that there is no rule of 'You must post daily to be perfect'. Perfection is no longer what I am looking for. Happiness, joy and feeling great in my skin is my goal.When I first embarked on this journey a couple of weeks ago (wow! I cannot even believe that it's been that long), I would go to bed at night with a smile on my face and wake up a happy camper! I am going through phases with IE that must be normal, especially after abusing

my mind and body with every diet under the sun for the past 20 years! So here is what I am finding:In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things that used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat', because they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day and enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed the next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over me, since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange? I think so. I have had some PB cookies that seem to totally satisfy me. I have also noticed that I can control my eating when by myself, or with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh around much more. The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and throw it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings and walking past it. Oh, but the diet mentality and the punishment set in after I eat not intuitively, but frustrated on Tuesday, after knowing that this past weekend I did not stop when satisfied either. So, I stepped on and found what I expected - an additional three pounds. On the bright side, it did not ruin my day. Gosh, it is amazing how much I have let numbers on the scale control my mood and my subsequent behavior in the past. I know realize that the scale is merely a number and I am no longer allowing a number to define who I am or what I am (fat, sad, happy, thrilled)! Who really needs a number from the scale anyway? I just thought about this the other day. Even at the doctor's office, they wouldn't really need to weigh you unless to make sure that medication is prescribed in the right dosage. What does it take to find out if a person is healthy? The scale is the very last thing. Anyone can see that I am overweight/underweight from looking at me. I reject the comments from my doctor ( " oh, great, you have lost three pounds since last year " ). Oh, come on! Any women can 'loose' and 'gain' five pounds just by retaining water. This is hard, because the scale is still calling me and definitely has a hold on me, but I am working on this, because I really think that it is the scale that has pushed my issues with my weight to a mental issue that needs to be broken. I am breaking up with my scale. Yep! That's it! It is not telling me who I am. It doesn't know who I am when I am stepping on it. It is totally clueless (and I am trying to get a clue from it!?).What is the scale then? - It is something that tells us what we weigh at that very moment. It doesn't take into consideration whether you are muscular or flabby, constipated (sorry), retaining a gallon of water (8 pounds!).A better tool? A mirror! Let's have a good look at ourselves and the beautiful features we all have. My husband by the way likes my softness (no, we're not calling it fat!) and my nice round butt.I am breaking up with the scale, and embracing the person in the mirror. Are there improvements to be made to me? Sure! But they are directly related to what I see in the mirror, which is a reflection of who I truly am, and a direct result of what my past action/choices have brought me. I have struggled trying to be thin in the past. No more, because now I am finding happiness on the inside and will no longer need tools applied to my outside to resolve my problems! My issue has been with diet foods for way too long. I know how to eat healthy, but my weight has become an internal issue that needs to be resolved on a much different level and definitely not with another diet. So it may take me a while to take off weight. This no longer is of first concern to me. Yep, I have high bloodpressure and am taking medication that I would like to stop taking, but I have also found that when I started embracing IE, I have become more relaxed and my BP has come down a little. Diets and the mental stress that goes along with them and their 'failures' appear to also produce the very stress I am trying to get away from.I am free!!!! Now, I just have to figure out how to stop eating when satisfied (or when exactly that might be).Sorry for the long rant, but my soul is lighter now, and I am looking forward to more days on this wonderful journey back to ME.Kat

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[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

My name is and so far have lost approx. 50 lbs. using the intuitive eating style, I did not know it had a name until I read about it the other day!! I thought it was just my own little way of doing things.

I broke up with my scale too Katja, and I use the mirror and me in my B'day suit to know what is going on with me and how I want to lose or tone or whatever.

I work out a lot but because it elevates my moods , makes me feel great and healthy and tones me, not out of a diet mentality. I also eat well but healthy because I really enjoy eating healthy not because of any diet.

I read all the latest diets so that I know what is going on in nutrition but I only take what " I " can use and leave the rest behind. I don't diet, never have, I just eat better now and it is paying off.

As far as eating until full, that is tricky huh? I do that all the time and have learned to push even a still full plate away if i am no longer hungry.

The other day a lady brought a scrumptious FATTENING dish to our bbq and instead of depriving myself, I just took a few tablespoons and enjoyed (rather than taking say a big ol' block of it like I used to do) each bite.

Anyway I'm here to learn. Thanks for the great list.

Hi All!I have really been enjoying reading all of your posts over the course of the last few days. Unfortunately I don't get to post much, but it is liberating to know that one is welcomed with open arms and that there is no rule of 'You must post daily to be perfect'. Perfection is no longer what I am looking for. Happiness, joy and feeling great in my skin is my goal.When I first embarked on this journey a couple of weeks ago (wow! I cannot even believe that it's been that long), I would go to bed at night with a smile on my face and wake up a happy camper! I am going through phases with IE that must be normal, especially after abusing

my mind and body with every diet under the sun for the past 20 years! So here is what I am finding:In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things that used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat', because they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day and enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed the next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over me, since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange? I think so. I have had some PB cookies that seem to totally satisfy me. I have also noticed that I can control my eating when by myself, or with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh around much more. The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and throw it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings and walking past it. Oh, but the diet mentality and the punishment set in after I eat not intuitively, but frustrated on Tuesday, after knowing that this past weekend I did not stop when satisfied either. So, I stepped on and found what I expected - an additional three pounds. On the bright side, it did not ruin my day. Gosh, it is amazing how much I have let numbers on the scale control my mood and my subsequent behavior in the past. I know realize that the scale is merely a number and I am no longer allowing a number to define who I am or what I am (fat, sad, happy, thrilled)! Who really needs a number from the scale anyway? I just thought about this the other day. Even at the doctor's office, they wouldn't really need to weigh you unless to make sure that medication is prescribed in the right dosage. What does it take to find out if a person is healthy? The scale is the very last thing. Anyone can see that I am overweight/underweight from looking at me. I reject the comments from my doctor ( " oh, great, you have lost three pounds since last year " ). Oh, come on! Any women can 'loose' and 'gain' five pounds just by retaining water. This is hard, because the scale is still calling me and definitely has a hold on me, but I am working on this, because I really think that it is the scale that has pushed my issues with my weight to a mental issue that needs to be broken. I am breaking up with my scale. Yep! That's it! It is not telling me who I am. It doesn't know who I am when I am stepping on it. It is totally clueless (and I am trying to get a clue from it!?).What is the scale then? - It is something that tells us what we weigh at that very moment. It doesn't take into consideration whether you are muscular or flabby, constipated (sorry), retaining a gallon of water (8 pounds!).A better tool? A mirror! Let's have a good look at ourselves and the beautiful features we all have. My husband by the way likes my softness (no, we're not calling it fat!) and my nice round butt.I am breaking up with the scale, and embracing the person in the mirror. Are there improvements to be made to me? Sure! But they are directly related to what I see in the mirror, which is a reflection of who I truly am, and a direct result of what my past action/choices have brought me. I have struggled trying to be thin in the past. No more, because now I am finding happiness on the inside and will no longer need tools applied to my outside to resolve my problems! My issue has been with diet foods for way too long. I know how to eat healthy, but my weight has become an internal issue that needs to be resolved on a much different level and definitely not with another diet. So it may take me a while to take off weight. This no longer is of first concern to me. Yep, I have high bloodpressure and am taking medication that I would like to stop taking, but I have also found that when I started embracing IE, I have become more relaxed and my BP has come down a little. Diets and the mental stress that goes along with them and their 'failures' appear to also produce the very stress I am trying to get away from.I am free!!!! Now, I just have to figure out how to stop eating when satisfied (or when exactly that might be).Sorry for the long rant, but my soul is lighter now, and I am looking forward to more days on this wonderful journey back to ME.Kat

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[Guest guest]

>

>In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things that

>used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat', because

>they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day and

>enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed the

>next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my

>weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter

>used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over me,

>since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get

>hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange?

Well, that's the idea -- once you legalize food it won't call to you anymore

because you could eat it whenever you want. I still have problems with some

foods, but I have managed to legalize many things I used to think I could

NEVER have in the house. Chips, m & ms, and peanut butter are things that we

almost always have now -- for several years now they haven't been a major

" problem " for me. Most days I don't even think about them being there.

I can control my eating when by myself, or

>with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh

>around much more.

Do you mean because he's eating and you join him or just because he's there.

I've noticed that I'm a very " social " eater and will often eat something

when others are eating even though I'm not hungry.

>The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and throw

>it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings and

>walking past it.

I stopped weighing myself because I figured it was only a number that said

nothing about my worth as a person. It was dictating the kind of day I would

have and the way I felt about myself.

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[Guest guest]

>

>In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things that

>used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat', because

>they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day and

>enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed the

>next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my

>weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter

>used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over me,

>since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get

>hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange?

Well, that's the idea -- once you legalize food it won't call to you anymore

because you could eat it whenever you want. I still have problems with some

foods, but I have managed to legalize many things I used to think I could

NEVER have in the house. Chips, m & ms, and peanut butter are things that we

almost always have now -- for several years now they haven't been a major

" problem " for me. Most days I don't even think about them being there.

I can control my eating when by myself, or

>with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh

>around much more.

Do you mean because he's eating and you join him or just because he's there.

I've noticed that I'm a very " social " eater and will often eat something

when others are eating even though I'm not hungry.

>The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and throw

>it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings and

>walking past it.

I stopped weighing myself because I figured it was only a number that said

nothing about my worth as a person. It was dictating the kind of day I would

have and the way I felt about myself.

_________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

>

>In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things that

>used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat', because

>they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day and

>enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed the

>next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my

>weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter

>used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over me,

>since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get

>hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange?

Well, that's the idea -- once you legalize food it won't call to you anymore

because you could eat it whenever you want. I still have problems with some

foods, but I have managed to legalize many things I used to think I could

NEVER have in the house. Chips, m & ms, and peanut butter are things that we

almost always have now -- for several years now they haven't been a major

" problem " for me. Most days I don't even think about them being there.

I can control my eating when by myself, or

>with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh

>around much more.

Do you mean because he's eating and you join him or just because he's there.

I've noticed that I'm a very " social " eater and will often eat something

when others are eating even though I'm not hungry.

>The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and throw

>it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings and

>walking past it.

I stopped weighing myself because I figured it was only a number that said

nothing about my worth as a person. It was dictating the kind of day I would

have and the way I felt about myself.

_________________________________________________________________

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route! http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your comments .

As far as the eating around my husband is concerned, I think it is

really a social thing. He works at night and we usually don't see

each other at all to eat together during the week. Right now, he

just switched to days and he is at home at night. It's a mental

thing, I believe, where I am eating with him, as in we get cozy and

munch on food. He knows about me and IE and I believe that he is

happy that I am no longer a 'dieter', so it is not a problem that he

creates, it's just something I needed to realize so that now I can

work on it.

The scale, I am going to quit! ...for the same reasons you

mentioned .

Katja

>

> >

> >In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things that

> >used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat',

because

> >they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day and

> >enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed

the

> >next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my

> >weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter

> >used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over

me,

> >since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get

> >hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange?

>

> Well, that's the idea -- once you legalize food it won't call to

you anymore

> because you could eat it whenever you want. I still have problems

with some

> foods, but I have managed to legalize many things I used to think I

could

> NEVER have in the house. Chips, m & ms, and peanut butter are things

that we

> almost always have now -- for several years now they haven't been a

major

> " problem " for me. Most days I don't even think about them being

there.

>

> I can control my eating when by myself, or

> >with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh

> >around much more.

>

> Do you mean because he's eating and you join him or just because

he's there.

> I've noticed that I'm a very " social " eater and will often eat

something

> when others are eating even though I'm not hungry.

>

> >The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and throw

> >it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings

and

> >walking past it.

>

> I stopped weighing myself because I figured it was only a number

that said

> nothing about my worth as a person. It was dictating the kind of

day I would

> have and the way I felt about myself.

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more…then map the

best

> route! http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your comments .

As far as the eating around my husband is concerned, I think it is

really a social thing. He works at night and we usually don't see

each other at all to eat together during the week. Right now, he

just switched to days and he is at home at night. It's a mental

thing, I believe, where I am eating with him, as in we get cozy and

munch on food. He knows about me and IE and I believe that he is

happy that I am no longer a 'dieter', so it is not a problem that he

creates, it's just something I needed to realize so that now I can

work on it.

The scale, I am going to quit! ...for the same reasons you

mentioned .

Katja

>

> >

> >In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things that

> >used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat',

because

> >they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day and

> >enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed

the

> >next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my

> >weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter

> >used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over

me,

> >since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get

> >hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange?

>

> Well, that's the idea -- once you legalize food it won't call to

you anymore

> because you could eat it whenever you want. I still have problems

with some

> foods, but I have managed to legalize many things I used to think I

could

> NEVER have in the house. Chips, m & ms, and peanut butter are things

that we

> almost always have now -- for several years now they haven't been a

major

> " problem " for me. Most days I don't even think about them being

there.

>

> I can control my eating when by myself, or

> >with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh

> >around much more.

>

> Do you mean because he's eating and you join him or just because

he's there.

> I've noticed that I'm a very " social " eater and will often eat

something

> when others are eating even though I'm not hungry.

>

> >The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and throw

> >it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings

and

> >walking past it.

>

> I stopped weighing myself because I figured it was only a number

that said

> nothing about my worth as a person. It was dictating the kind of

day I would

> have and the way I felt about myself.

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more…then map the

best

> route! http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001

>

[Guest guest]

Katja,

PB used to get me, too. I am glad we were both able to make peace

with it. Way to GO!

I totally agree about the mirror. Recently, the battery on my scale

died. It was such a blessing that I am not going to replace the

battery. I did just what you suggested. I started looking in the

mirror and it was such a relief. I really like how I look and I

have for a while, but I was letting a stupid number on the scale

push me around. I highly recommend you donate your scale to

charity...it's so liberating!

Amy

>

> Hi All!

>

> I have really been enjoying reading all of your posts over the

course

> of the last few days. Unfortunately I don't get to post much, but

it

> is liberating to know that one is welcomed with open arms and that

> there is no rule of 'You must post daily to be perfect'.

Perfection

> is no longer what I am looking for. Happiness, joy and feeling

great

> in my skin is my goal.

>

> When I first embarked on this journey a couple of weeks ago (wow!

I

> cannot even believe that it's been that long), I would go to bed

at

> night with a smile on my face and wake up a happy camper! I am

going

> through phases with IE that must be normal, especially after

abusing

> my mind and body with every diet under the sun for the past 20

> years! So here is what I am finding:

>

> In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things

that

> used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat',

because

> they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day

and

> enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed

the

> next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my

> weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter

> used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over

me,

> since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get

> hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange? I think so. I have

had

> some PB cookies that seem to totally satisfy me.

> I have also noticed that I can control my eating when by myself,

or

> with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh

> around much more.

>

> The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and

throw

> it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings

and

> walking past it. Oh, but the diet mentality and the punishment

set

> in after I eat not intuitively, but frustrated on Tuesday, after

> knowing that this past weekend I did not stop when satisfied

either.

> So, I stepped on and found what I expected - an additional three

> pounds. On the bright side, it did not ruin my day. Gosh, it is

> amazing how much I have let numbers on the scale control my mood

and

> my subsequent behavior in the past. I know realize that the scale

is

> merely a number and I am no longer allowing a number to define who

I

> am or what I am (fat, sad, happy, thrilled)! Who really needs a

> number from the scale anyway? I just thought about this the other

> day. Even at the doctor's office, they wouldn't really need to

weigh

> you unless to make sure that medication is prescribed in the right

> dosage. What does it take to find out if a person is healthy?

The

> scale is the very last thing. Anyone can see that I am

> overweight/underweight from looking at me. I reject the comments

> from my doctor ( " oh, great, you have lost three pounds since last

> year " ). Oh, come on! Any women can 'loose' and 'gain' five

pounds

> just by retaining water.

> This is hard, because the scale is still calling me and definitely

> has a hold on me, but I am working on this, because I really think

> that it is the scale that has pushed my issues with my weight to a

> mental issue that needs to be broken. I am breaking up with my

> scale. Yep! That's it! It is not telling me who I am. It

doesn't

> know who I am when I am stepping on it. It is totally clueless

(and

> I am trying to get a clue from it!?).

> What is the scale then? - It is something that tells us what we

weigh

> at that very moment. It doesn't take into consideration whether

you

> are muscular or flabby, constipated (sorry), retaining a gallon of

> water (8 pounds!).

> A better tool? A mirror! Let's have a good look at ourselves and

the

> beautiful features we all have. My husband by the way likes my

> softness (no, we're not calling it fat!) and my nice round butt.

> I am breaking up with the scale, and embracing the person in the

> mirror. Are there improvements to be made to me? Sure! But they

> are directly related to what I see in the mirror, which is a

> reflection of who I truly am, and a direct result of what my past

> action/choices have brought me. I have struggled trying to be

thin

> in the past. No more, because now I am finding happiness on the

> inside and will no longer need tools applied to my outside to

resolve

> my problems! My issue has been with diet foods for way too long.

I

> know how to eat healthy, but my weight has become an internal

issue

> that needs to be resolved on a much different level and definitely

> not with another diet.

> So it may take me a while to take off weight. This no longer is

of

> first concern to me. Yep, I have high bloodpressure and am taking

> medication that I would like to stop taking, but I have also found

> that when I started embracing IE, I have become more relaxed and

my

> BP has come down a little. Diets and the mental stress that goes

> along with them and their 'failures' appear to also produce the

very

> stress I am trying to get away from.

> I am free!!!! Now, I just have to figure out how to stop eating

when

> satisfied (or when exactly that might be).

> Sorry for the long rant, but my soul is lighter now, and I am

looking

> forward to more days on this wonderful journey back to ME.

>

> Kat

>

[Guest guest]

I too have to watch my social

eating. I will get excited and thrilled when all my kids are around and

start putting food in my mouth.

It is hard to make myself stop, I

have to walk away. I guess it doesn’t help that the center of our

home is the kitchen and the kitchen table is usually where we end up having our

big pow-wows.

Vicki

From:

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On Behalf Of katja_spencer

Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006

1:08 PM

To:

IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject:

Re: My Progress (?) So Far

Thanks for your comments .

As far as the eating around my husband is concerned, I think it is

really a social thing. He works at night and we usually don't see

each other at all to eat together during the week. Right now, he

just switched to days and he is at home at night. It's a mental

thing, I believe, where I am eating with him, as in we get cozy and

munch on food. He knows about me and IE and I believe that he is

happy that I am no longer a 'dieter', so it is not a problem that he

creates, it's just something I needed to realize so that now I can

work on it.

The scale, I am going to quit! ...for the same reasons you

mentioned .

Katja

>

> >

> >In the beginning, I found that I did not even crave the things that

> >used to be on top of my list of the foods I 'shouldn't eat',

because

> >they were not part of my 'diet', but would eat every single day and

> >enough of them to make me feel extra bad when getting out of bed

the

> >next morning looking back at 'another day wasted to get me to my

> >weight goal'. What a concept!!! That one is gone. Peanut butter

> >used to call me regularly, but has completely lost its power over

me,

> >since I know it's in the cupboard and I can have it anytime I get

> >hungry. I haven't had any at all, strange?

>

> Well, that's the idea -- once you legalize food it won't call to

you anymore

> because you could eat it whenever you want. I still have problems

with some

> foods, but I have managed to legalize many things I used to think I

could

> NEVER have in the house. Chips, m & ms, and peanut butter are things

that we

> almost always have now -- for several years now they haven't been a

major

> " problem " for me. Most days I don't even think about them being

there.

>

> I can control my eating when by myself, or

> >with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh

> >around much more.

>

> Do you mean because he's eating and you join him or just because

he's there.

> I've noticed that I'm a very " social " eater and will often eat

something

> when others are eating even though I'm not hungry.

>

> >The problem with the scale. Someone really needs to come and throw

> >it out of my window. How free I felt getting up in the mornings

and

> >walking past it.

>

> I stopped weighing myself because I figured it was only a number

that said

> nothing about my worth as a person. It was dictating the kind of

day I would

> have and the way I felt about myself.

>

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[Guest guest]

Wonderful post, Katja. Thanks so much for sharing. )

Jenn

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now I am finding happiness on the inside and will no longer need tools

applied to my outside to resolve my problems!

> So it may take me a while to take off weight. This no longer is of

first concern to me. > I am free!!!! Now, I just have to figure out

how to stop eating when satisfied (or when exactly that might be).

> I am looking forward to more days on this wonderful journey back to

ME.

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I have the same problem. Weekends are the worst for me. Hubby is

constantly going into the kitchen and rooting for something to munch

on. So, I end up in the kitchen, too, and I end up snacking when not

hungry. All my good intentions go right out the window.

OR, I'll get HUGE cravings on the weekends for chocolate & pop, so I

usually end up heading to the store & getting some of these things for

myself.

I think a lot of it is that, when hubby's home on the weekends, my

usual *routine* is completely screwed up. This stresses me out (even

if subconsciously), and so I tend to eat more. I need to find more

constructive ways to deal with this than by stuffing my face with my

favorite ( " comfort " ) foods. :-?

Jenn

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--- Katja wrote:

> I can control my eating when by myself, or

> >with my daughter, but when my DH is around, I tend to snack, nosh

> >around much more.