Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thank you for your honesty and saying what you are thinking/feeling. I happen to agree with you. One of the hardest things I have seen on this group is the difficulty in being able to let go of that dieting mentality. And you are absolutely right in that we are keeping it going. Maybe we can start a discussion topic around how we can let go of this dieting/lose weight mentality? I would say that most people that start IE are here because they do want to lose weight but they are tired of the diet trap. So ultimately, I think losing weight is most of our desires/goals - or to get healthy from eating disorders. I too struggle with wanting to lose weight quite desperately. I don't like being as heavy as I am because I don't feel good, it's harder to move the way I really desire and I know it's playing havic on my body and health. But I am working on trusting this process and trusting my body's signals for hunger and satisfactio n. So, how can we work at combating this diet mentality/desire to lose weight and work at accepting where we are in this journey? What is working for you? --Alana --------- still searching.... Hi everyone! I've made an interesting observation about myself recently and thought I'd share it with you. When I was dieting, I was obsessed about everything diet related. The only diet I really did was Weight Watchers but I was constanly looking for and reading about other diets, reading cookbooks, etc. Constantly searching for something better to help me lose weight. Well, I've noticed that I am still searching for something... the best way to be an intuitive eater. I think I read even more books now about eating than I ever did before! I have read Intuitive Eating at least 3 times and am currently reading The Rules of Normal Eating. I also have bought Overcoming Overeating, The Appetite Awareness Workbook and the Food and Feelings Workbook. I request books about weight issues from my library and am constantly reading stuff online. It's like I am constantly searching for an IE book that will magically make me lose weight instead of a diet. When I am home in the evening and am not reading one of these books I feel guilty! Like I am wasting precious time when I could be reading one of these books and "improving" myself. I have come a long way with some things but in other ways I feel I am still looking for that magic weight loss secret but in an intuitive eating form. Does this make sense?? Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! All new Yahoo! Mail - Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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