Re: intuitive break through

[Guest guest]

Gail,

This sounds amazing! If it's not too much to ask, can you explain a

little more what you mean by " not making it about overeating " ?

Something you are saying is something I need to hear, but I just can't

quite grasp it yet. I'd truly love to listen to more of what you mean.

dawnz

>

> I had a party in my mouth with food last night (i refuse to call them

> the B word anymore LOL).....that I was able to embrace because of

> reading " overcoming emotional eating " book.

>

> What the book told me was, when I have parties in my mouth with food

> its because I still needed it at that moment and eventually those

> moments will end....as long as I can embrace the moment and not yell

> at myself after.

>

> This is a new step for me in the past I had gotten to the point where

> I could accept the " binge " (back then they were Binges) but I could

> not condone it. But after reading that book now I am able to do both

> accept and condone the party in my mouth. which makes it so I can

> embrace my action for the moment.

>

> And because of that I was able to see (because I was not making it

> about overeating) what it was really about......which was

> thinking " what right do I have to think I'm good at my job " .

>

> I'm a teacher and this is my 29th year and I still love getting up

> every morning to go to work. In fact Monday is one of my favorite day

> of the week because I get to go to my awesome job. And because I love

> it so much...I'm really good at it. (But deep down in side I

> feel " what right do I have to feel I'm good at my love "

>

> So it was a " win,win " situation.........I got to enjoy the party in

> my mouth, especially the box of cookies.....and realize afterwords

> why I did it. This is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge break through for me.

>

[Guest guest]

That part about not making it about overeating is from the

OVercoming Overeating book. I would suggest you get that book. It

has really done a lot for my thinking.

> >

> > I had a party in my mouth with food last night (i refuse to call

them

> > the B word anymore LOL).....that I was able to embrace because of

> > reading " overcoming emotional eating " book.

> >

> > What the book told me was, when I have parties in my mouth with

food

> > its because I still needed it at that moment and eventually those

> > moments will end....as long as I can embrace the moment and not

yell

> > at myself after.

> >

> > This is a new step for me in the past I had gotten to the point

where

> > I could accept the " binge " (back then they were Binges) but I

could

> > not condone it. But after reading that book now I am able to do

both

> > accept and condone the party in my mouth. which makes it so I can

> > embrace my action for the moment.

> >

> > And because of that I was able to see (because I was not making

it

> > about overeating) what it was really about......which was

> > thinking " what right do I have to think I'm good at my job " .

> >

> > I'm a teacher and this is my 29th year and I still love getting

up

> > every morning to go to work. In fact Monday is one of my favorite

day

> > of the week because I get to go to my awesome job. And because I

love

> > it so much...I'm really good at it. (But deep down in side I

> > feel " what right do I have to feel I'm good at my love "

> >

> > So it was a " win,win " situation.........I got to enjoy the party

in

> > my mouth, especially the box of cookies.....and realize

afterwords

> > why I did it. This is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge break through for me.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

BWAH!

Love it. From this point on, they will always be known as Parties in

our Mouths...

>

> I had a party in my mouth with food last night (i refuse to call them

> the B word anymore LOL).....

[Guest guest]

I haven't read that book, but my understanding of what she is saying

is that if you feel like you need to binge, to give yourself

permission, and without guilt, because it's what you need to do to

cope with something at the moment while you are finding other ways

to deal with whatever you are dealing with. It's not about

overeating, it's about learning and growing...

Meg

> > >

> > > I had a party in my mouth with food last night (i refuse to

call

> them

> > > the B word anymore LOL).....that I was able to embrace because

of

> > > reading " overcoming emotional eating " book.

> > >

> > > What the book told me was, when I have parties in my mouth

with

> food

> > > its because I still needed it at that moment and eventually

those

> > > moments will end....as long as I can embrace the moment and

not

> yell

> > > at myself after.

> > >

> > > This is a new step for me in the past I had gotten to the

point

> where

> > > I could accept the " binge " (back then they were Binges) but I

> could

> > > not condone it. But after reading that book now I am able to

do

> both

> > > accept and condone the party in my mouth. which makes it so I

can

> > > embrace my action for the moment.

> > >

> > > And because of that I was able to see (because I was not

making

> it

> > > about overeating) what it was really about......which was

> > > thinking " what right do I have to think I'm good at my job " .

> > >

> > > I'm a teacher and this is my 29th year and I still love

getting

> up

> > > every morning to go to work. In fact Monday is one of my

favorite

> day

> > > of the week because I get to go to my awesome job. And because

I

> love

> > > it so much...I'm really good at it. (But deep down in side I

> > > feel " what right do I have to feel I'm good at my love "

> > >

> > > So it was a " win,win " situation.........I got to enjoy the

party

> in

> > > my mouth, especially the box of cookies.....and realize

> afterwords

> > > why I did it. This is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge break through for

me.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Gail! I actually ordered it the day before yesterday. Now I

really can't wait to read it!!!

dawnz

> > >

> > > I had a party in my mouth with food last night (i refuse to call

> them

> > > the B word anymore LOL).....that I was able to embrace because of

> > > reading " overcoming emotional eating " book.

> > >

> > > What the book told me was, when I have parties in my mouth with

> food

> > > its because I still needed it at that moment and eventually those

> > > moments will end....as long as I can embrace the moment and not

> yell

> > > at myself after.

> > >

> > > This is a new step for me in the past I had gotten to the point

> where

> > > I could accept the " binge " (back then they were Binges) but I

> could

> > > not condone it. But after reading that book now I am able to do

> both

> > > accept and condone the party in my mouth. which makes it so I can

> > > embrace my action for the moment.

> > >

> > > And because of that I was able to see (because I was not making

> it

> > > about overeating) what it was really about......which was

> > > thinking " what right do I have to think I'm good at my job " .

> > >

> > > I'm a teacher and this is my 29th year and I still love getting

> up

> > > every morning to go to work. In fact Monday is one of my favorite

> day

> > > of the week because I get to go to my awesome job. And because I

> love

> > > it so much...I'm really good at it. (But deep down in side I

> > > feel " what right do I have to feel I'm good at my love "

> > >

> > > So it was a " win,win " situation.........I got to enjoy the party

> in

> > > my mouth, especially the box of cookies.....and realize

> afterwords

> > > why I did it. This is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge break through for me.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I ordered the book yesterday on-line and I'm very anxious for its

arrival - can't wait to read it. I have been doing okay lately with

the emotional eating but need work on the overeating. I guess

overeating is still part of the emotional eating as I notice an

increase in what I eat when something is bothering me.

Thanks,

J.

>

> I had a party in my mouth with food last night (i refuse to call

them

> the B word anymore LOL).....that I was able to embrace because of

> reading " overcoming emotional eating " book.

>

> What the book told me was, when I have parties in my mouth with

food

> its because I still needed it at that moment and eventually those

> moments will end....as long as I can embrace the moment and not

yell

> at myself after.

>

> This is a new step for me in the past I had gotten to the point

where

> I could accept the " binge " (back then they were Binges) but I could

> not condone it. But after reading that book now I am able to do

both

> accept and condone the party in my mouth. which makes it so I can

> embrace my action for the moment.

>

> And because of that I was able to see (because I was not making it

> about overeating) what it was really about......which was

> thinking " what right do I have to think I'm good at my job " .

>

> I'm a teacher and this is my 29th year and I still love getting up

> every morning to go to work. In fact Monday is one of my favorite

day

> of the week because I get to go to my awesome job. And because I

love

> it so much...I'm really good at it. (But deep down in side I

> feel " what right do I have to feel I'm good at my love "

>

> So it was a " win,win " situation.........I got to enjoy the party in

> my mouth, especially the box of cookies.....and realize afterwords

> why I did it. This is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge break through for me.

>

[Guest guest]

Actually this is very helpful to me as well, because I thought I *should* resist the urge to do that Bad Thing (binge) and psycho-analyze myself INSTEAD - WHILE I'm fighting that desire to eat. You've pointed out that I can be much more gentle with myself -- allow myself to meet that need of the moment WHILE I try to find out what is going on that created that need!! What a wonderful thing you have done :)

And I guess you know this, but you DO have the right to believe that you are good at your calling (I wouldn't call it " just " a job, either, teachers are special people!!) ...

hugs

Mikki

..

[Guest guest]

Good for you! I It is so great and good for us to just finally put a stop to the self bashing.

Nat

Subject: intuitive break throughTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Received: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 2:29 PM

I had a party in my mouth with food last night (i refuse to call them the B word anymore LOL).....that I was able to embrace because of reading "overcoming emotional eating" book.What the book told me was, when I have parties in my mouth with food its because I still needed it at that moment and eventually those moments will end....as long as I can embrace the moment and not yell at myself after. This is a new step for me in the past I had gotten to the point where I could accept the "binge" (back then they were Binges) but I could not condone it. But after reading that book now I am able to do both accept and condone the party in my mouth. which makes it so I can embrace my action for the moment. And because of that I was able to see (because I was not making it about overeating) what it was really about......which was thinking "what right do I have to think I'm good at my job".

I'm a teacher and this is my 29th year and I still love getting up every morning to go to work. In fact Monday is one of my favorite day of the week because I get to go to my awesome job. And because I love it so much...I'm really good at it. (But deep down in side I feel "what right do I have to feel I'm good at my love"So it was a "win,win" situation... ......I got to enjoy the party in my mouth, especially the box of cookies..... and realize afterwords why I did it. This is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge break through for me.

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