Guest guest Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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