Re: New Member - Introducing myself

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Jen so glad you are here and please don't be shy about asking questions we are here to help and support you. Hugs Eva

Hi Jen! There's a lot of former Weight Watchers here, myself included. I never had what I would call a normal relationship with food but WW really brought out the disordered eating in me! Feel free to ask any questions no matter how silly you may think they are! I doubt anyone else will think they are silly! This is a great group!

Subject: New Member - Introducing myselfTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Received: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 9:14 AM

HiMy name is Jen, and I'm new to the group and to the IE and HAES philosophy. I'm am in my late 30's (yikes!) and the married mother of a very busy 18 month old son. I work outside the home as a Human Resources generalist. I've been on and off Weight Watchers for probably the last 10 years. While I was successful at losing most of the dreaded baby weight, I've esentially gained and lost the same five pounds over and over again. I officially cancelled my membership yesterday, but haven't really been able to stick to the program for the last month. I thought Weight Watchers was helping me build a normal relationship with food. It wasn't. I've heard people talk about working out for three hours a day to earn enough points for the "bad" food they ate. I've heard strong, successful women blame themselves because they couldn't sustain their loss on 19 points a day. While I realize that these issues belong to the people and not the program, I realized that this is *not* the normal behavior I was seeking. The only thing that will get me there is, well, me. I'm sure I'll be lurking around and asking silly questions. I thank you in advance for being patient as I find my way along.:-)

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Jen, Hi I saw your post and wanted to thank you for sharing your experience. I deeply relate to what you wrote.I'm 60 and have had what I thought was a weight problem for my whole life. I'm brand new at IE and realize now that I have a food not weight issue.

A few years ago I went on weight watchers and lost 80 pounds. I loved the superiority I felt in gaining mastery over my weight. I kept on eating " perfectly " for a few more years and then started noticing cracks. I noticed how often I ate all my points, even if I already felt full. I noticed my creativity in coming up with low point meals so I could have high point desserts, etc. I started to sneak treats and not count them. I started to exercise harder and longer to compensate.

And while panicked about the weight, I just couldn't find my way back into the diet groove. All the while I've longed to be " normal " around food, to be internally based, not rule-driven. I want so much to believe that I can trust myself and treat myself with kindness and compassion and not have to earn my own respect by how perfectly I eat each day.

I've been dieting my whole life (losing and regaining more each time). I'm 60. I believe it's now or never. And that I can learn to make peace with food and come from a place of trust and love. judi

Hi

My name is Jen, and I'm new to the group and to the IE and HAES

philosophy.

I'm am in my late 30's (yikes!) and the married mother of a very busy

18 month old son. I work outside the home as a Human Resources

generalist. I've been on and off Weight Watchers for probably the last

10 years. While I was successful at losing most of the dreaded baby

weight, I've esentially gained and lost the same five pounds over and

over again. I officially cancelled my membership yesterday, but

haven't really been able to stick to the program for the last month. I

thought Weight Watchers was helping me build a normal relationship with

food. It wasn't. I've heard people talk about working out for three

hours a day to earn enough points for the " bad " food they ate. I've

heard strong, successful women blame themselves because they couldn't

sustain their loss on 19 points a day. While I realize that these

issues belong to the people and not the program, I realized that this

is *not* the normal behavior I was seeking. The only thing that will

get me there is, well, me.

I'm sure I'll be lurking around and asking silly questions. I thank

you in advance for being patient as I find my way along.

:-)