Re: Shouldn't I be doing something?

[Guest guest]

I agree with , and that is how I handled reading the book as

well, which took me longer than it should have.

I think you'll find the book enlightening and freeing, rather than

just another diet book.

If you want to be doing " something " , you could try journaling your

thoughts when you eat to see if you are eating because you are hungry

or for other reasons. Instead of counting points or calories, you can

count your feelings.

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> Hi Jennie,

> I think you will find the " Intuitive Eating " book VERY helpful. It will

> definitely not make you feel like you are dieting. The message in the

> book, over and over, is to be kind and gentle with yourself and to not

> deprive or judge yourself. It will also provide you with a sense of

> structure, and make you feel like you are " doing " something. I read one

> chapter at a time and worked on that principle before advancing to the

> next chapter, to keep myself from being overwhelmed.

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[Guest guest]

Well, I found the book - wouldn't you know if was over with

the " diet " books. Big fat eye roll to you, book store! I look

forward to starting it tonight.

, I've always aspired to journaling, but I'm no good at it - I

tend to use it for a few days and then put it down for a year. I

started a Blog a few months ago because I thought that would be a

little easier than a paper/pencil journal. I'm an editor by nature.

I think that has helped with working out some of the feelings, though

I don't exactly feel free to use it at work quite yet.

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> > Hi Jennie,

> > I think you will find the " Intuitive Eating " book VERY helpful.

It will

> > definitely not make you feel like you are dieting. The message in

the

> > book, over and over, is to be kind and gentle with yourself and

to not

> > deprive or judge yourself. It will also provide you with a sense

of

> > structure, and make you feel like you are " doing " something. I

read one

> > chapter at a time and worked on that principle before advancing

to the

> > next chapter, to keep myself from being overwhelmed.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hit send before I intended to!

Anyway, one of the positive things I will say about my time with

Weight Watchers (or " The Cult " as one friend calls it) was their Core

plan encourages eating when hungry and stopping when satisfied and

noting how you feel when you eat. I don't use my planner for much -

maybe I can just start jotting down a feeling in it when I eat

something. Like today I was hot and frustrated, so I ate a candy

bar. Maybe just having written the word " frustrated " would have

helped.

Thanks for the input on the book.

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> > > Hi Jennie,

> > > I think you will find the " Intuitive Eating " book VERY helpful.

> It will

> > > definitely not make you feel like you are dieting. The message

in

> the

> > > book, over and over, is to be kind and gentle with yourself and

> to not

> > > deprive or judge yourself. It will also provide you with a

sense

> of

> > > structure, and make you feel like you are " doing " something. I

> read one

> > > chapter at a time and worked on that principle before advancing

> to the

> > > next chapter, to keep myself from being overwhelmed.

> > >

> > >

> > >

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