Re: future ex- eating when I'm not hungry-er and IE-er Professional

August 1, 2008

Welcome . Its great that you are reading the IE book and

understanding these principles much earlier in life than many of us

here did. The Diet roller coaster is not only heck to go thru, its

most likely hard on one's body in the long run too.

Keep reading what others have tried, experiment with foods and

observing how your body feels after eating X, and generally just be

gentle with your expectations about 'results'. IE is more about

accepting the 'is' than trying to obtain the 'ought'. Your posts will

help others as much as yourself too

Glad to be sharing the IE journey with you.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hi there all IE-ers,

>

> Allow me to introduce myself : my name is ; I'm 25 and I'm

future ex-compulsive eater/OUT-ers/binge eater/anything that relates

to eating when you're not hungry.

> Though I' m not fat or obese per say, I might be considered slightly

overweight, but I like to call it sensually voluptuous which in

today's society is considered freakin'huge for some reason (Except if

your name is Beyonce).

>

> I used to be really thin, and Ithink I was a natural IE-er because I

didn't watch what I ate but just ate what I felt like eating. But in

the past years I have been slowly gaining weight because I have

moments where I just stuff myself, it can last a week during which I

will eat anything that passes me by even if I'm not hungry I'll crave

the weirdest things and eat without even appreciating what is in my mouth.

>

> And then I'lll feel guilty for stuffing myself, disgusted at looking

at my belly round up or my cheeks get thicker and I'll want to go on a

miracle diet, which won't last more than 3 weeks until I think what

the hell, I'm a free person I can do what I want and I don't need to

look like a stick to feel good so I can eat... and there I go again on

the roller coaster...It wouldn' t disturb me if I wasn't aware of how

this could very quickly take me to a point of no return where I'm

obese and desperate because I hate dieting.. When I found myself

drinking oil or vinegar to lose weight I realized I had to do something.

>

> Since I read about IE I have been stuffing myself like a turkey all

week ( and having free candies at work don't help), I have eaten all

possible things at all possible hours just to work on feeling good

about letting myself go about food, and remembering I can eat whatever

I want. It actually works in the sense that I know how to refuse

things (sometimes) now, eating all this stuff made me realize it'd

never go missing. I could eat it all now or it a little and see if I

want some more later.

> And I have discovered the taste of too sweet (ME? chocolate addict)

when I tried a cookie that was offered to me but my body was craving

for salted food...- but I did eat the whole thing later in the pm-

won't change everything too quick eh?

>

> Anyways, I'm really thinking this IE is what I'm looking for, to get

back on track and free myself from whatever has held me back all these

years.. to the point of having me drink vinegar

>

> So, thank you in advance for everytime you will help me out and make

me feel understood.

>

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August 1, 2008

Welcome ! Drinking vinegar?! YUCK!!! My mother used to make me gargle with salt and vinegar and warm water when I had a cold. Sometimes I'd accidentally swallow some and I'd nearly throw up! Definitely not a vinegar fan. I don't even like salt and vinegar flavoured potato chips!

Again, welcome! This is great group and I'm sure you'll find the support you need!

Kipkabob

(Intuitive eating since September 2006)

Subject: future ex- eating when I'm not hungry-er and IE-er ProfessionalTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Received: Friday, August 1, 2008, 7:05 AM

Hi there all IE-ers, Allow me to introduce myself : my name is ; I'm 25 and I'm future ex-compulsive eater/OUT-ers/ binge eater/anything that relates to eating when you're not hungry. Though I' m not fat or obese per say, I might be considered slightly overweight, but I like to call it sensually voluptuous which in today's society is considered freakin'huge for some reason (Except if your name is Beyonce).I used to be really thin, and Ithink I was a natural IE-er because I didn't watch what I ate but just ate what I felt like eating. But in the past years I have been slowly gaining weight because I have moments where I just stuff myself, it can last a week during which I will eat anything that passes me by even if I'm not hungry I'll crave the weirdest things and eat without even appreciating what is in my mouth.And then I'lll feel guilty for stuffing myself, disgusted at looking at my belly round up or my cheeks

get thicker and I'll want to go on a miracle diet, which won't last more than 3 weeks until I think what the hell, I'm a free person I can do what I want and I don't need to look like a stick to feel good so I can eat... and there I go again on the roller coaster...It wouldn' t disturb me if I wasn't aware of how this could very quickly take me to a point of no return where I'm obese and desperate because I hate dieting.. When I found myself drinking oil or vinegar to lose weight I realized I had to do something.Since I read about IE I have been stuffing myself like a turkey all week ( and having free candies at work don't help), I have eaten all possible things at all possible hours just to work on feeling good about letting myself go about food, and remembering I can eat whatever I want. It actually works in the sense that I know how to refuse things (sometimes) now, eating all this stuff made me realize it'd never go missing. I could eat it

all now or it a little and see if I want some more later. And I have discovered the taste of too sweet (ME? chocolate addict) when I tried a cookie that was offered to me but my body was craving for salted food...- but I did eat the whole thing later in the pm- won't change everything too quick eh?Anyways, I'm really thinking this IE is what I'm looking for, to get back on track and free myself from whatever has held me back all these years.. to the point of having me drink vinegar :)So, thank you in advance for everytime you will help me out and make me feel understood.____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Envoyez avec Yahoo! Mail. Une boite mail plus intelligente http://mail. yahoo.fr

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August 3, 2008

I think that when I first read that our body would let us know what it

wanted, I expected specifics. I never heard my body say - 'I want

grilled chicken breasts marinated in herb & garlic.' Instead I simply

felt I wanted something more 'substantial' than a cookie or apple or

other food. What I've learned to do is to mentally offer myself a

variety of foods and see which one has the most appeal for me. Or I

may ask myself do I want something sweet? salty? crunchy? smooth and

creamy? Usually one with stand out for me.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Anybody has a tip on how to actually find out from my body what it

is it really wants?

> Thank ya

August 4, 2008

> Anybody has a tip on how to actually find out from my body what it

is it really wants?

I just read " Diets Don't Work " and I liked the author's idea of

getting an idea of the qualities of the food you would like to have--

crunchy, soft, warm, cold, salty, sweet... sometimes doing that will

awaken an idea of what type of food my body is needing/wanting.

>

> From: guiraud lynn sandrine <ls_guiraudyahoo (DOT) fr>

> Subject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] future ex- eating when I'm not

hungry-er and IE-er Professional

> To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.com

> Received: Friday, August 1, 2008, 7:05 AM

>

> Hi there all IE-ers,

>

> Allow me to introduce myself : my name is ; I'm 25 and I'm

future ex-compulsive eater/OUT-ers/ binge eater/anything that relates