Guest guest Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 you might want to check out these free podcasts http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/216-inside-out-weight-loss the lady the made them also use to be a part of OA and now eats sugar when she wants and she was off it for 16 years. They are all about how to acquire the mind of a " naturally slender " person. She only talks about food on one of the tape the rest is all about how to change your thinking to honor eating only when your hungry and stopping when your full. And the is what a IE eater does. If you decide to listen to them start with the prologue as then build on one another. > > Hi everyone, > > I have been struggling with fear today. Fear that I'm eating " all wrong " . I know what has brought this on. I made a dessert this weekend - Oreo Cookie Balls. I was given the recipe and a sample by a coworker. Well, in the spirit of having what I like in the house and legalizing all foods, I made them. I ate them from taste hunger and loved them!! I figured if I ate them for physical hunger, I'd get sick from the sugar - I do notice that too much sugar makes me feel sick/yucky and not nourished. But now I'm scared!! I'm letting sugar back in my body and I'm scared. I've been in OA for 10 months - I had no sugar for 8 months. I do realize that too much of it makes me feel crappy. I don't feel I overate the Cookie Balls...My head is in a big mess about this. I need some support here. I'm on the verge of not eating sugar again 'cuz the Diet Police and screaming at me!!! I can trust myself with this, can;t I??? > > AARRRGGGHHH!! This is hard! > > Kim > IE since Aug 08 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 Kim, Interestingly I am just coming off of The South Beach Diet, where you are required to strictly watch both carbs and sugars. I too had moments since I started IE, where I lost it and went crazy with the sweets (not that you have yet, but I'm getting the impression you are close:)). I've not been limiting anything and today I was hungry and really craving a piece of toast with real butter and provolone cheese. So I had it. Then I sat there. I was completely satisfied. And it made me think. Was I craving sugar like a crazy woman again because of this toast like the South Beach plan led me to believe would happen? Honestly, NO. And I just sat there and realized how much I had fed into thinking that one thing or another was going to cause me to go off the deep end, when in reality, I think that what caused me to go on eating sprees was the fact that I was depriving myself to begin with. So go ahead and have those oreo balls. Heck, have them every single time you feel hunger for the next week!! Eat them and eat them. I know in my heart that if you do this faithfully, those things are going to lose their " magic " appeal very quickly. Because in the end it's not about the food having some " power " over us, it's about the fact that deprivation breeds desire, and that at our core, we really, truly DO know what we need. :0 Now..I need to re-read this. For myself. And keep repeating it. dawnz IEing since Aug. 08 > > Hi everyone, > > I have been struggling with fear today. Fear that I'm eating " all wrong " . I know what has brought this on. I made a dessert this weekend - Oreo Cookie Balls. I was given the recipe and a sample by a coworker. Well, in the spirit of having what I like in the house and legalizing all foods, I made them. I ate them from taste hunger and loved them!! I figured if I ate them for physical hunger, I'd get sick from the sugar - I do notice that too much sugar makes me feel sick/yucky and not nourished. But now I'm scared!! I'm letting sugar back in my body and I'm scared. I've been in OA for 10 months - I had no sugar for 8 months. I do realize that too much of it makes me feel crappy. I don't feel I overate the Cookie Balls...My head is in a big mess about this. I need some support here. I'm on the verge of not eating sugar again 'cuz the Diet Police and screaming at me!!! I can trust myself with this, can;t I??? > > AARRRGGGHHH!! This is hard! > > Kim > IE since Aug 08 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Thank you!! Kim IE since Aug 08 Subject: Re: fear!!To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, September 14, 2008, 10:35 PM you might want to check out these free podcastshttp://personallife media.com/ podcasts/ 216-inside- out-weight- lossthe lady the made them also use to be a part of OA and now eats sugar when she wants and she was off it for 16 years. They are all about how to acquire the mind of a "naturally slender" person. She only talks about food on one of the tape the rest is all about how to change your thinking to honor eating only when your hungry and stopping when your full. And the is what a IE eater does.If you decide to listen to them start with the prologue as then build on one another.>> Hi everyone,> > I have been struggling with fear today. Fear that I'm eating "all wrong". I know what has brought this on. I made a dessert this weekend - Oreo Cookie Balls. I was given the recipe and a sample by a coworker. Well, in the spirit of having what I like in the house and legalizing all foods, I made them. I ate them from taste hunger and loved them!! I figured if I ate them for physical hunger, I'd get sick from the sugar - I do notice that too much sugar makes me feel sick/yucky and not nourished. But now I'm scared!! I'm letting sugar back in my body and I'm scared. I've been in OA for 10 months - I had no sugar for 8 months. I do realize that too much of it makes me feel crappy. I don't feel I overate the Cookie Balls...My head is in a big mess about this. I need some support here. I'm on the verge of not eating sugar again 'cuz the Diet Police and screaming at me!!! I can trust myself with this, can;t I???> > AARRRGGGHHH! ! This is hard! > > Kim> IE since Aug 08> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Dawn, that is SO insightful! Thank you for sharing what you have been doing - it inspires me as well as informs Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Kim, > Interestingly I am just coming off of The South Beach Diet, where you > are required to strictly watch both carbs and sugars. I too had > moments since I started IE, where I lost it and went crazy with the > sweets (not that you have yet, but I'm getting the impression you are > close:)). I've not been limiting anything and today I was hungry and > really craving a piece of toast with real butter and provolone cheese. > So I had it. Then I sat there. I was completely satisfied. > > And it made me think. Was I craving sugar like a crazy woman again > because of this toast like the South Beach plan led me to believe > would happen? Honestly, NO. And I just sat there and realized how much > I had fed into thinking that one thing or another was going to cause > me to go off the deep end, when in reality, I think that what caused > me to go on eating sprees was the fact that I was depriving myself to > begin with. > > So go ahead and have those oreo balls. Heck, have them every single > time you feel hunger for the next week!! Eat them and eat them. I know > in my heart that if you do this faithfully, those things are going to > lose their " magic " appeal very quickly. Because in the end it's not > about the food having some " power " over us, it's about the fact that > deprivation breeds desire, and that at our core, we really, truly DO > know what we need. :0 > > Now..I need to re-read this. For myself. And keep repeating it. > > dawnz > IEing since Aug. 08 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Yea for you Kim!! Conquering a fear is fabulous and you will reward yourself in ways you can't imagine now. Doesn't it seem like when you have battled a 'demon' that you find out it was a kitty cat in lion's clothing? Peanut butter balls sound tempting to me too - do they have chocolate in them a la Reese's taste?!? OH MY! - lions and tiger and bears - he he. ehugs, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Dawnz, > Thank you thank you!! It really helps to hear that. I will be making another favorite dessert today after work - Pnut butter balls!! I realize I have to legalize these types of foods before my " fear " and negative thinking around them fade away. But my goodness, it is scary. > > I'm determined, however, to completely recover from disordered eating and I truly beleive that IE is the way for me to do this. My instincts are leading me on this path. My intuition says " stick with it " . So I will. > > I guess I was hoping I would be the one person who didn't have to go thru the complete " legalizing " of all foods! Yup, a true case of terminal uniqueness LOL! Oh well. > > Thanks! > Kim > IE since Aug 08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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