Guest guest Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Welcome Connor and jump right in with whatever you want to say - we are all here to share and exchange input. I know I have found this to be a near life saver for me as well as greatly appreciating the new and better relationship I have with eating and my own body too. Best to you - Katcha > > Hello everyone, > > My name is Connor, I'm 21 years old and I've been dieting for the > past three years. I started when I went off to college to avoid > gaining the freshman 15 and to try to lose 10-15 pounds. Each school > year I'd lose the weight and then gain it back at home over the > summer. This past spring semester I started becoming obsessed with > food, it was all I thought about - my entire life revolved around my > diet. I also started bingeing more frequently than I ever had in the > past, I felt completely out of control. But then something great > happened. Last semester I took a nutrition class (to learn how to > lose weight) when my professor happened to mention two books she > thought were great - " Intuitive Eating " and " Overcoming Overeating. " > Although I didn't have a full-blown eating disorder I knew that > something was wrong and I copied down the names of the books right > away. The first night I opened up " Intuitive Eating " I started > crying, it was if someone had written a book about how I had been > feeling. It felt good to know that someone else must be going > through the same thing if someone took the time to write a book about > it. That was a little over a month ago and I haven't counted points > since then. It's definitely been difficult, it's so hard to know > when you're hungry and what exactly you want. And while having the > freedom to eat what I want when I want is liberating, it feels scary > and out of control too. But I'm working on it, and that the > important thing. Thanks for listening. > > ~Connor > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hi Connor - so glad to " meet " you. I felt the same way when I read " Overcoming Overeating " . I wondered how those women could see inside my mind. Looking forward to getting to know you. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 thanks Subject: Re: New MemberTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 8:20 PM Welcome Dee so glad to have you with us. Eva In a message dated 7/22/2008 7:20:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time, anakinsmomnpop@ yahoo.com writes: Hi my name is dee and i am hoping that this group can help me with my eating and in losing weight. I am 29 and am overweight and been trying to loose the weight for a couple of years and have had no luck so any help is great. Thanks------------ --------- --------- ------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Welcome Dee. I am sure you will find that everyone here has struggled with many if not all of the same things you have/do. If you want to 'jump start' your learning there is a Book List in the Files section here at the site with lots of excellent references. I found my first book - Overcoming Overeating used for like .75!! It also was very easy and actually fun to read. Looking forward to posts from you too - Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Hi my name is dee and i am hoping that this group can help me with my > eating and in losing weight. I am 29 and am overweight and been trying > to loose the weight for a couple of years and have had no luck so any > help is great. Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hi everyone, I am new to the group - I am a newer comer to IE. The books I am working with are OO books and I just purchased When Food Is Love the other night and am starting the third chapter in that. Not sure where to start. I am married, we have a wonderful, positive relationship and have been together for going on 17 years. We have three kiddos 9, 7, and 4. Thats the good stuff. Like many, I come for a very dark childhood with an overwhelming amount of suppressed issues from it. I have been in and out of therapy for a large chunk of my life. I used to drink and use drugs to numb from it all but have been free of them for 11 years now. I have been on and off more diets than can be counted, as well as in and out of 12 step rooms with no success. Each time a new layer of depression was added along with a few more layers to my body size. Now in my early 40's I am trying a new approach to healing. There is a LCSW in my town that owns a wellness center. She is a yoga instructor as well. In a few weeks I will be starting her latest yoga series for wise woman (nice way to say perimenopausal) and then I will be having a counseling session afterwards with her. She works on Geneen Roths methods. I am looking forward to taking this step. I am also starting a new job tomorrow. I recently graduated as a nurse and so here I go in my 40's down a new path career wise. It has certainly brought up some serious issues that I can't pinpoint yet and has created some major binging the past few weeks. There are some health concerns going on with me as well and so I am facing some addition testing this coming week in addition to this new job start and well, I don't know how to cope with it (yet) so I am eating my way though this. That is a lot for a newbie to throw out there. Hopefully I don't seem to pathetic *smile*. Seriously though, I know I am not the only one to have a painted life picture as this and I look forward to walking along side all of you on this healing journey. Peace- Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Gold Stars :) Lovely and so IE too - Katcha > > I couldn't agree more Tammy-- we do not have to live our lives > without things like chocolate cake or carbs or whatever it is that > some diet is trying to tell us will " hurt " us... it's about putting > food in its appropriate place in our lives (which includes both > sustenance and pleasure). In doing that we live for the now rather > than thinking that there is some perfect time or body weight out > there that we have to achieve before we can enjoy our lives. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Welcome Tasha! Its wonderful to have a long term IEer join us here. If you would like to share that with us, please consider adding your IE 'birth date' to your signature. It really helps others to see that IE can be done long term. Looking forward to more posts from you Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > Hi everyone. I have been working on IE for several years and am a > staunch believer in the IE philosophy. I have experienced great success > and liberation thanks to IE. (I've discovered that there is so much > more to life than dieting, bingeing and the size of my thighs!) However > I still struggle with emotional eating and the temptation to diet…it > is difficult to remain centered on IE in this culture where we are so > bombarded with messages about how we should eat and look. I am very > excited to have found a group that is focused on IE. Thank you, Tasha > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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