Guest guest Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Welcome ! Glad to have you with us! God Bless, Dayna:) To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: luvkittykandie@...Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:51:33 +0000Subject: New Member Here! Hi, everyone :)My name is and I'm 20 years old and in college in Ohio. When I was in elementary school and middle school, I was not fat, but I was bigger than the other girls my age. Chubby, you might say. In 7th grade, with the best intentions, my mother asked me to go on a diet with her. I gave up diet soda and restricted my eating, losing about 15 pounds. Now I was at a healthy weight, but I still felt big. My sophomore year of high school, I had a burst of motivation and lost another 20 pounds. It was all smooth sailing from there... I felt good about myself, people commented on my weight loss, and I was happy! Happy, until the food obsession started. Anytime I went to a party, and so much as saw a plate of brownies or cookies, I would stare at them and obsess over them until I had at least five. Once I started I didn't stop and kept eating until my stomach hurt and then some. I would feel so embarrassed, but I'd do it anyway. Once college started I began to obsess with food and weight simultaneously - crying and spending the day in bed if the scale read so much as half a pound higher. Sometimes I could hardly go to class because I was so depressed. I started a pattern of restricting myself to starvation during the day, and then eating half or all of my day's calories in the middle of the night. This pattern has continued for almost two years, and still continues today. I get up every night and eat, it's uncontrollable. I currently take WellButrin for my depression, which has helped me cope with weight gain when it occurs, but it's still occuring. While I am not overweight, I have gained quite a bit of weight since high school, and I would like to stop these nightly occurrences of overeating.About a week ago I stumbled upon Intuitive Eating, and the idea was so revolutionary and made so much sense to me that I am going to try it! I am trying to break out of the cycle of feeling guilty and beating myself up all day after eating a cookie or a slice of pizza. Currently, I am trying to make peace with food. It's so difficult for me to lose the diet mentality because I've placed restrictions on my eating since middle school. With this program, I am hoping to conquer my fears of food and weight gain and finally become a naturally thin person.Anyway, that's my long, long story. Hopefully, it ends soon :)Thanks for reading and I look forward to getting to know everyone here!- Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. Sign up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Hi ! Thanks for sharing your story. Glad you are here! Bonnie To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:51:33 PMSubject: New Member Here! Hi, everyone :)My name is and I'm 20 years old and in college in Ohio. When I was in elementary school and middle school, I was not fat, but I was bigger than the other girls my age. Chubby, you might say. In 7th grade, with the best intentions, my mother asked me to go on a diet with her. I gave up diet soda and restricted my eating, losing about 15 pounds. Now I was at a healthy weight, but I still felt big. My sophomore year of high school, I had a burst of motivation and lost another 20 pounds. It was all smooth sailing from there... I felt good about myself, people commented on my weight loss, and I was happy! Happy, until the food obsession started. Anytime I went to a party, and so much as saw a plate of brownies or cookies, I would stare at them and obsess over them until I had at least five. Once I started I didn't stop and kept eating until my stomach hurt and then some. I would feel so embarrassed, but I'd do it anyway. Once college started I began to obsess with food and weight simultaneously - crying and spending the day in bed if the scale read so much as half a pound higher. Sometimes I could hardly go to class because I was so depressed. I started a pattern of restricting myself to starvation during the day, and then eating half or all of my day's calories in the middle of the night. This pattern has continued for almost two years, and still continues today. I get up every night and eat, it's uncontrollable. I currently take WellButrin for my depression, which has helped me cope with weight gain when it occurs, but it's still occuring. While I am not overweight, I have gained quite a bit of weight since high school, and I would like to stop these nightly occurrences of overeating.About a week ago I stumbled upon Intuitive Eating, and the idea was so revolutionary and made so much sense to me that I am going to try it! I am trying to break out of the cycle of feeling guilty and beating myself up all day after eating a cookie or a slice of pizza. Currently, I am trying to make peace with food. It's so difficult for me to lose the diet mentality because I've placed restrictions on my eating since middle school. With this program, I am hoping to conquer my fears of food and weight gain and finally become a naturally thin person.Anyway, that's my long, long story. Hopefully, it ends soon :)Thanks for reading and I look forward to getting to know everyone here!- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Welcome !! I'm so glad you have found IE when young, just think you've saved yourself 20 years of that junk thinking LOL. Glad to have you with us! Mikki .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Hey, thank you for the support! I am trying to eat regularly all day and really tune into what my body needs and wants. It is working and I am starting to sleep better and eat less at night. It's tough being a college student and studying the fun-filled field of chemical engineering because the hours available to sleep vary from day-to- day, week-to-week. So regular sleeping patterns are nearly impossible. I am learning, though, to listen to my body's needs. Some days I need less sleep than others. Some days I break up my sleep into four or five hours at night and several in the afternoon. It's really working for me, I think, and my intuitive eating habits are improving also! Thanks again <3-- > > > > > > Hi, everyone > > > > > > My name is and I'm 20 years old and in college in Ohio. > > > When I was in elementary school and middle school, I was not fat, > > but > > > I was bigger than the other girls my age. Chubby, you might > say. > > In > > > 7th grade, with the best intentions, my mother asked me to go on > a > > > diet with her. I gave up diet soda and restricted my eating, > > losing > > > about 15 pounds. Now I was at a healthy weight, but I still felt > > > big. My sophomore year of high school, I had a burst of > > motivation > > > and lost another 20 pounds. It was all smooth sailing from > > there... > > > I felt good about myself, people commented on my weight loss, and > > I > > > was happy! > > > > > > Happy, until the food obsession started. Anytime I went to a > > party, > > > and so much as saw a plate of brownies or cookies, I would stare > > at > > > them and obsess over them until I had at least five. Once I > > started > > > I didn't stop and kept eating until my stomach hurt and then > > some. I > > > would feel so embarrassed, but I'd do it anyway. Once college > > > started I began to obsess with food and weight simultaneously - > > > crying and spending the day in bed if the scale read so much as > > half > > > a pound higher. Sometimes I could hardly go to class because I > > was > > > so depressed. > > > > > > I started a pattern of restricting myself to starvation during > the > > > day, and then eating half or all of my day's calories in the > > middle > > > of the night. This pattern has continued for almost two years, > > and > > > still continues today. I get up every night and eat, it's > > > uncontrollable. I currently take WellButrin for my depression, > > which > > > has helped me cope with weight gain when it occurs, but it's > still > > > occuring. While I am not overweight, I have gained quite a bit > of > > > weight since high school, and I would like to stop these nightly > > > occurrences of overeating. > > > > > > About a week ago I stumbled upon Intuitive Eating, and the idea > > was > > > so revolutionary and made so much sense to me that I am going to > > try > > > it! I am trying to break out of the cycle of feeling guilty and > > > beating myself up all day after eating a cookie or a slice of > > pizza. > > > Currently, I am trying to make peace with food. It's so > difficult > > > for me to lose the diet mentality because I've placed > restrictions > > on > > > my eating since middle school. With this program, I am hoping to > > > conquer my fears of food and weight gain and finally become a > > > naturally thin person. > > > > > > Anyway, that's my long, long story. Hopefully, it ends soon > > > > > > Thanks for reading and I look forward to getting to know everyone > > > here! > > > > > > - > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Hey! Good to know there are some other IE's close to my age. I go to UD actually. Congratulations on graduating! I would say the IE approach has been the best thing I have ever done. I have gained a little bit of weight since I started, but I think it's typical since I am still learning to trust my body and listen for hunger/fullness signals. I feel much healthier and much less obsessed with food. So I guess you could say my mental health is improving too. And honestly, I think that good mental health is the first and most important step toward better phsyical health. So I agree with you that this is for the best, and I will continue to work at it until I can truly become a naturally slim and healthy person. Best of luck to you also <3--- > > > > Hi, everyone > > > > My name is and I'm 20 years old and in college in Ohio. > > When I was in elementary school and middle school, I was not fat, > but > > I was bigger than the other girls my age. Chubby, you might say. > In > > 7th grade, with the best intentions, my mother asked me to go on a > > diet with her. I gave up diet soda and restricted my eating, > losing > > about 15 pounds. Now I was at a healthy weight, but I still felt > > big. My sophomore year of high school, I had a burst of > motivation > > and lost another 20 pounds. It was all smooth sailing from > there... > > I felt good about myself, people commented on my weight loss, and > I > > was happy! > > > > Happy, until the food obsession started. Anytime I went to a > party, > > and so much as saw a plate of brownies or cookies, I would stare > at > > them and obsess over them until I had at least five. Once I > started > > I didn't stop and kept eating until my stomach hurt and then > some. I > > would feel so embarrassed, but I'd do it anyway. Once college > > started I began to obsess with food and weight simultaneously - > > crying and spending the day in bed if the scale read so much as > half > > a pound higher. Sometimes I could hardly go to class because I > was > > so depressed. > > > > I started a pattern of restricting myself to starvation during the > > day, and then eating half or all of my day's calories in the > middle > > of the night. This pattern has continued for almost two years, > and > > still continues today. I get up every night and eat, it's > > uncontrollable. I currently take WellButrin for my depression, > which > > has helped me cope with weight gain when it occurs, but it's still > > occuring. While I am not overweight, I have gained quite a bit of > > weight since high school, and I would like to stop these nightly > > occurrences of overeating. > > > > About a week ago I stumbled upon Intuitive Eating, and the idea > was > > so revolutionary and made so much sense to me that I am going to > try > > it! I am trying to break out of the cycle of feeling guilty and > > beating myself up all day after eating a cookie or a slice of > pizza. > > Currently, I am trying to make peace with food. It's so difficult > > for me to lose the diet mentality because I've placed restrictions > on > > my eating since middle school. With this program, I am hoping to > > conquer my fears of food and weight gain and finally become a > > naturally thin person. > > > > Anyway, that's my long, long story. Hopefully, it ends soon > > > > Thanks for reading and I look forward to getting to know everyone > > here! > > > > - > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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