Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Welcome ALA so glad to have you with us. Eva Hi,Not good at intros, but I am tired of the constant worry about food, how many calories, fat, carbs etc. I am a vegetarian, and love finding new foods to try, but would always feel guilty if I had a rich food or a forbidden dessert. I want to be healthy more than I can say, and I really don't think excess weight is the way to do that, but I also think the worry about it is more harmful than the weight itself. My mother was recently diagnosed with stage three colon cancer, and my grandmother just had a stint put in a blocked artery. This frankly scares me, and I feel food choices played a part in both cases, but at this point the nutritional info is just so confusing to me. I want to start listening to my body, and eating what it needs. I am not sure how to do that.Alia ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Welcome Alia It may seem like there is lots to IE in the very beginning, but remember that you can do one little thing at a time and learn it slowly too. Its like eating a huge feast - just one bite at a time Best to you - Katcha > > Hi, > > Not good at intros, but I am tired of the constant worry about food, how > many calories, fat, carbs etc. I am a vegetarian, and love finding new foods > to try, but would always feel guilty if I had a rich food or a forbidden > dessert. I want to be healthy more than I can say, and I really don't think > excess weight is the way to do that, but I also think the worry about it is > more harmful than the weight itself. My mother was recently diagnosed with > stage three colon cancer, and my grandmother just had a stint put in a > blocked artery. This frankly scares me, and I feel food choices played a > part in both cases, but at this point the nutritional info is just so > confusing to me. I want to start listening to my body, and eating what it > needs. I am not sure how to do that. > > Alia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hi and welcome, . You sound like you're well on your way on The Great IE Quest, and probably have a lot to teach us, as well as learning more for yourself! :-) Look forward to your posts (and good luck with the interview - let us know how you go). Hugs SiGiGee > > Hello, > > My name is L. I have been practicing the principles of > Overcoming Overeating for 2.5 and am ready to try intuitive eating. I > have body acceptance down, pretty much there on not judging what I > eat. My two areas where I still have progress to make are handling my > emotions without eating and leaving food on my plate. I am almost 21 > and I am a university student living in the dorms. I have a major job > interview coming up in August. > > > Kisses > > L. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 , Welcome to the group! I'm so impressed that you're integrating IE while still in undergrad. I was so caught up in school and finding a position senior year that I don't think anything would have pentrated my cocoon. Who says that you have to leave food on your plate? Sometimes I do, most times I don't. I think I'm getting to the point of knowing intuitively how much food my body needs. I've also been doing alot of work with dealing with my emotions without food...and I am happy to say that it is possible and feels great. Latoya:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Welcome . You are doing so well to get this working in your life very early in life. Best wishes and looking forward to more posts from you too. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Hello, > > My name is L. I have been practicing the principles of > Overcoming Overeating for 2.5 and am ready to try intuitive eating. I > have body acceptance down, pretty much there on not judging what I > eat. My two areas where I still have progress to make are handling my > emotions without eating and leaving food on my plate. I am almost 21 > and I am a university student living in the dorms. I have a major job > interview coming up in August. > > > Kisses > > L. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 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...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Welcome Tasha, I realized again yesterday how much this culture is immersed in the diet mentality as I was watching television. In addition, to the countless weight loss commercials, the " family " programming also shocked me by the amount of references to eating and how we look. I wrote down some of the quotes from these shows: " She's looking kinda chunky. A man's job is to tell a woman when she's had enough [food] " . ~ Bobby Hill of King of the Hill Are you sure you wear a 32 [pant]? ~ sarcasm from Randy of Home Improvement talking to his dad. You can go back to your diet after the holidays ~ Jill's mom of Home Improvement...Jill's response " I'm not on a diet " ...oh the diet pressure. This group has been so important to helping me feel supported and staying centered in IE. Looking forward to hearing more about your IE journey. Latoya Working with IE since Jan '08. > > > 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...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Myla, I had the same thoughts and experience with WW. I thought doing the core plan would help me be " normal " with food, but then I realized explaining why mommy " chose not to " eat something because it wasn't on the list - even though I really wanted it - was just as messed up! Letting go of the desire to lose weight for the sake of losing weight has been a huge challenge for me. I know that I've gained a few pounds and I still get that panicked (SP?) feeling about it. I'm starting to stop and correct myself when the negative thoughts start coming. I'm really working hard on having faith that my body knows right where it should be and will naturally get there if I can just get out of it's way. I won't lie - I still fear my body will naturally decide it has to be where I am now or more - but I will continue to work on accepting myself as is. Welcome to the group! Jen IE'ing since July 2008. > > Hi everyone, > > I'm a new member to this group and about a month into my IE journey, > and wow has it been a month of highs and lows! I've read a lot and am > 100% committed to this new way of eating/living. Before starting IE, > I had been on WW for 6 months and lost some weight, but realized I > didn't want to do it anymore. The funny thing, is that I joined WW > thinking it would help me get my " eating normal " after having been > quite a restrictive eater most of my life. Well of course it just > made me obsess more. Of course, being new to IE has also in a way > made me feel a bit obsessed again, albeit in a good way, and I just > hope that someday it will be so normal for me to live/eat this way I > won't even notice it. > > I knew that I would probably, although I hoped I wouldn't, gain > weight. Well I > definitely have. I am no longer weighing myself, but I can tell my > clothes are getting tight. This scares me so much. I feel like I can > totally handle living my life and accepting and loving myself if I > didn't lose any weight, but I'm sad, very sad, that I've gained. I > know that's probably normal for a lot of people in this situation. > > For those that this has happened to, how did you deal with this? > > Thanks everyone for listening! > Myla > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Welcome Myla! Yes it is scary when your clothes keep getting tighter and tighter and you fear you won't stop gaining and that none of your clothes will fit. I went out and bought some clothes that fit me now. I then felt more comfortable and I seemed to relax. I don't weigh myeelf either, but I keep my scale in my bathroom. Like Katcha said, it is just a fixture in my bathroom which I dust off when I clean. I keep it to remind me that I don't want to go back to all the insanity of obsessing and dieting and weighing and restricting. I also like knowing that I have a choice. If I really want to weigh myself, I like having that choice. I only get weighed at the dr's office and last couple of times I had remained the same. So by purchasing new clothes that made me feel good and fit well, I relaxed and my weight stabilized. Alana > > I knew that I would probably, although I hoped I wouldn't, gain > weight. Well I > definitely have. I am no longer weighing myself, but I can tell my > clothes are getting tight. This scares me so much. I feel like I can > totally handle living my life and accepting and loving myself if I > didn't lose any weight, but I'm sad, very sad, that I've gained. I > know that's probably normal for a lot of people in this situation. > > For those that this has happened to, how did you deal with this? > > Thanks everyone for listening! > Myla > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Alana, I was thinking that wouldn't it be a wonderful thing to have IE 'retreats'?!? Maybe just a weekend's worth, but where several IE people get together at some nice get-away type place (forest, beach, etc.) and perhaps co-practice and exchange HUNGER 'training'? This could include a fun grocery shopping trip and mindful eating with all participants in a dining room? Better yet would be a vacation rental type place where cooking and no meal schedule would have to be 'set'. Oh I can DREAM!! Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Welcome ! > It sounds like there are many of us here that have a previous > background with OA. I can't help but think that there has to be > something in the middle between what OA talks about and IE. Haven't > figured it out yet but definately something to ponder on. I know > the thinest and longest I ever kept my weight off was when I > attended OA and was very involved and commetted to the OA program. > But this last time I tried returning I found the people living their > lives in little boxes around their food plans and it just didn't sit > well with me. I find IE to be so much freeing and I have grown so > much and learned so much about myself in this process. The support > here is tremendous. We look forward to hearing more from you. > > Alana > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Katcha wrote: > I didn't know there was an Overcoming Overeating group on Yahoo. Me neither. But then again I didn't do a search on the topic " ND/IE " for about two years? I'm not quite sure but it's definitely more than a year. Regards s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I'm catching up on old messages so this is really late but I wanted to welcome you Sydney! I live in Nova Scotia but my sister lived in Saskatoon for a year in the 90's. It's the furthest west I have been! Kipkabob (Intuitive eating since September 2006) Subject: new memberTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Received: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 9:48 AM Greetings,I joined this list a couple of days ago and would like to introduce myself. My name is Sydney Bell. I'm a 39 year old social worker living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I'm married to Jon (our 16th anniversary this Friday!) and have 4 cats and 1 dog. We live a child-free life and both work in the health field as community developers.I've been reading the posts the past couple of days and am happy to see I've found a friendly group of women who are willing share their journeys and support each other.I've known about IE for awhile, but I've just decided to thoroughly embrace it. I've dedicated this year to solidifying a positive relationship with food and with my body. I'm a plus -size woman and have always felt 'big'. I've never successfully dieted. As I've been on this journey to a positive body image I've embraced the value of Health at Every Size. I'm a strong feminist and truly believe our diet-obsessed culture resulting from the thin-ideal is one of the tools we use to keep women in their place. I am passionately anti-diet, however I also am working on not eating emotionally. I've used food for many things: comfort, to relieve boredom, etc. And I am working to simply eat for hunger and enjoyment. A book that has been a great help to me is "Eating in the Light of the Moon" by Anita ston. I think that's enough for now. I'm glad I've found this space to bring some of my questions, get support and support other women on this journey.peace,Sydney Now with a new friend-happy design! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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