Principal 1. My thoughts

[Guest guest]

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… 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 J

I am

grateful for everyone’s posts. I absolutely love this loop. There

is so much insight.

THANKS

EVERYONE!