Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality

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I¡¦ve often think what thought (page 42) ¡§just let me lose the

weight now, and after I lose the weight, I¡¦ll figure it out.¡¨ I also

identified with what Jackie thought (page 43) ¡§she thought losing

some quick pounds would allow her to work on her ¡¥real food issues¡¦

without worrying about her body, and then she would have more

patience.¡¨ I have to remind myself that in my 42 years of life¡K I

haven¡¦t figured it out. By staying with IE, I have nothing to lose

(pun not intended).

The paragraphs on Damage from Dieting definitely put into perspective

the damage I¡¦ve done to my body, especially the Increase risk of

premature death and heart disease.

The Psychological damage from dieting also stood out for me. I¡¦ve

never thought that dieting was linked to eating disorder. I¡¦ve

always believed the eating disorder to come first. But it truly

makes sense. As a teen and young adult, I was thin and wore a size

6/7 (I¡¦m 5¡¦8¡¨). Back then I thought I was fat and dieted. It was

after trying to get myself into a 4/5 that I started to binge eat.

Now 20 years and many diets later, the binge eating disorder has

messed up my life. I¡¦m all consumed with food thoughts.

This chapter helped put a new spin the how my binge eating disorder

began and it also gives me hope that the disorder was a result of

the dieting. With the end of dieting and a more relaxed thought

process about food, my cravings/urgency to eat will diminish.

One last item that stuck out was ¡§the desire for sweets is natural,

normal and quite pleasant!¡¨ WHAT????? It is normal to want sweets?

You mean I¡¦m not crazy to crave the chocolate???? How wonderful to

know that I am actually normal ļ

I am grateful for everyone¡¦s posts. I absolutely love this loop.

There is so much insight.

THANKS EVERYONE!