Re: Principle 9 - Exercise--Feel the Difference

[Guest guest]

I've just recently started to take up this principle as well (after 8

months.) I was a very active child. It's only when exercise became

compulsory that I started to hate it. It became all about weight loss,

burning x amount of calories, etc. It has been VERY hard (harder than

the eating part of IE for me) to quit thinking like this. I've only

recently started to accept that exercise does not have to be a full

workout in order to be worth it. I still have to remind myself of this

contstantly. I've been getting on the treadmill a little lately (15

min) and each time I step on, my mind automatically thinks,

time~calories~heart rate~weight loss, etc. I have to make a concious

decision to STOP thinking and just do a little something. I am slowly

working into the gray area.

Meg

IE since Feb '08

>

> Near the beginning of this chapter on exercise the authors talk

about

> it being okay to put this off for a little while and I have taken

> advantage of that. But it's been a couple months since I started

> Intuitive Eating and I suppose it's time I started to get active.

The

> reason I've delayed is that exercise has always been part of a " diet

> plan " for me.

[Guest guest]

Exercise is an 'odd' topic for me. Ask anyone who knows me and they

will all describe me as either 'vibrating' or in constant motion. And

living on acreage plus being at home 24/7 means that I am usually

always up to something, especially in the 'yard' (really vague concept

where flowers blend right into brush/woods). Yet I know that I do sit

more these days - especially in front of the computer! But that

doesn't last long as we have two big dogs who get antsy to go out so

we take walk-abouts several times each day. (We can't leave the dogs

out as they have too many things to 'play with' in the woods)

I've tried several 'exercise' programs but they all flame out for me.

There is just something about 1) being in one place doing SPECIFIC

movements that I bore with quickly & 2) resent the time and

NON-productiveness of movement for movement's sake. If I want to spend

15 minutes to 1/2 hour each day doing movements - let it be cleaning

the house or cutting brush or hauling firewood etc. So for now hanging

the laundry on the line, taking it down and folding it, sweeping the

floor and just keeping the house 'picked up' are enough for me ;-) I

feel I 'earn' my sit-down time too :)

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

> I think I'll start off by taking some beginner swimming lessons. I'm

> thinking of taking lessons because then someone else is setting the

> goals. Swimming is something I've never done much of before, so I

> won't be just falling back into the same old routine as I would if I

> go to a gym. I just looked on the internet and I could start a

> beginner swim class on November 1st, so I think I'll register. It'll

> feel good to start doing something.

>

> I shouldn't say I do nothing for exercise right now; I get out for

> walks every day. I have a dog to walk and at work I walk to the bank

> every day, so I guess that counts too.

>

> Arnie

> IEing since Aug 08

>

[Guest guest]

I took some time off of working out this year until I felt ready to

get back to it because I enjoyed it and wanted to do it and not

because I've started another diet and had to get the numbers on the

scale down. I've been doing a lot of training for my recent job

change as there is a physical aspect to it. I've forgotten what I

enjoy doing. Then I realized my favourite thing to do is high impact

aerobics. I used to belong to a gym and enjoyed going three to five

times a week (yes five was too much as I developed shin splints) and

met some really fun people to hang out with afterward. I moved away

and don't see them anymore but I've always loved aerobics and dancing

around getting those endorphins pumping and the music gets me going.

I don't have a set schedule with it anymore as I work 12 hour shifts

and can get kinda tired but when I do it - I really enjoy it.

J.

>

> Hi All,

>

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> # 17830

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> ______________________________________

>

> Near the beginning of this chapter on exercise the authors talk

about

> it being okay to put this off for a little while and I have taken

> advantage of that. But it's been a couple months since I started

> Intuitive Eating and I suppose it's time I started to get active.

The

> reason I've delayed is that exercise has always been part of

a " diet

> plan " for me. Actually exercise came first in my case. The first

> diet I ever went on started after I started going to a gym to work

> out and learnt that eating " healthier " would give me better results.

>

> Part of my problem is that I'm very goal oriented. I think of

> exercise as an all or nothing thing. I set lofty goals and work

hard

> to achieve them. I've worked hard the past two months to not let

IE

> become something so obsessive; that is, to change the obsessive

diet

> mentality.

>

> I think I'll start off by taking some beginner swimming lessons.

I'm

> thinking of taking lessons because then someone else is setting the

> goals. Swimming is something I've never done much of before, so I

> won't be just falling back into the same old routine as I would if

I

> go to a gym. I just looked on the internet and I could start a

> beginner swim class on November 1st, so I think I'll register.

It'll

> feel good to start doing something.

>

> I shouldn't say I do nothing for exercise right now; I get out for

> walks every day. I have a dog to walk and at work I walk to the

bank

> every day, so I guess that counts too.

>

> Arnie

> IEing since Aug 08

>

[Guest guest]

I have always disliked exercise for the sake of dieting and burnining calories. I also don't enjoy working out in a gym or class structure. What I love to do for movement and exercise is walk, do yard work and clean the house. I walk to and from work Mon - Fri. I also walk alot around my town - I live close to everything (w/in 2 mi). I also feel very connected spiritually when I'm outside, so walking and yard work makes me feel great. I love using my body the way it was intended, and I'm very lucky to live close to my town's center and my job.

Kim

IE since Aug 08

Subject: Principle 9 - Exercise--Feel the DifferenceTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 9:55 AM

Hi All,This message is continuing with our weekly theme of a thread of messages focusing on one of the ten principles outlined in the book Intuitive Eating by Tribole and Resch. Please post and let us know what you think about this week's topic. Perhaps you could quote a small section that meant something special to you. If you haven't read the book for a while, you might want to re-read this section. Something new might jump out at you that you would like to share about. If you don't have the book that's okay too, just post on the topic or other peoples comments about the topic.If you are new to the group and would like to read and post about a previous week's theme, that's okay too. You can go directly to that message and then scroll down to the bottom of the page to see many of the posts in that thread. Principle 1 - "Rejecting the Diet mentality" started with message #

16826. Principle 2 – "Honor Your Hunger" started with message # 17023.Principle 3 – "Make Peace with Food" started with message # 17267.Principle 4 – "Challenge the Food Police" started with message # 17462.Principle 5 – "Respect Your Fullness" started with message # 17630.Principle 6 – "Discover the Satisfaction Factor" started with message # 17830Principle 7 – "Cope with Your Emotions Without Using Food" started with message # 18003Principle 8 – "Respect Your Body" started with message# 18106____________ _________ _________ ________Near the beginning of this chapter on exercise the authors talk about it being okay to put this off for a little while and I have taken advantage of that. But it's been a couple months since I started Intuitive Eating and I suppose it's time I started to get active. The reason I've delayed is that exercise has always been part of a "diet

plan" for me. Actually exercise came first in my case. The first diet I ever went on started after I started going to a gym to work out and learnt that eating "healthier" would give me better results.Part of my problem is that I'm very goal oriented. I think of exercise as an all or nothing thing. I set lofty goals and work hard to achieve them. I've worked hard the past two months to not let IE become something so obsessive; that is, to change the obsessive diet mentality. I think I'll start off by taking some beginner swimming lessons. I'm thinking of taking lessons because then someone else is setting the goals. Swimming is something I've never done much of before, so I won't be just falling back into the same old routine as I would if I go to a gym. I just looked on the internet and I could start a beginner swim class on November 1st, so I think I'll register. It'll feel good to

start doing something.I shouldn't say I do nothing for exercise right now; I get out for walks every day. I have a dog to walk and at work I walk to the bank every day, so I guess that counts too.ArnieIEing since Aug 08

[Guest guest]

Sounds like lots of bonus for sure. Keep up the good work(out

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

> >

> > From: arnie_gg <arnieg@>

> > Subject: Principle 9 - Exercise--Feel the

> Difference

> > To: IntuitiveEating_Support

> > Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 9:55 AM

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > This message is continuing with our weekly theme of a thread of

> > messages focusing on one of the ten principles outlined in the book

> > Intuitive Eating by Tribole and Resch. Please post and let us know

> > what you think about this week's topic. Perhaps you could quote a

> > small section that meant something special to you. If you haven't

> > read the book for a while, you might want to re-read this section.

> > Something new might jump out at you that you would like to share

> > about. If you don't have the book that's okay too, just post on the

> > topic or other peoples comments about the topic.

> >

> > If you are new to the group and would like to read and post about a

> > previous week's theme, that's okay too. You can go directly to that

> > message and then scroll down to the bottom of the page to see many of

> > the posts in that thread.

> >

> > Principle 1 - " Rejecting the Diet mentality " started with message #

> > 16826.

> > Principle 2 – " Honor Your Hunger " started with message # 17023.

> > Principle 3 – " Make Peace with Food " started with message # 17267.

> > Principle 4 – " Challenge the Food Police " started with message #

> > 17462.

> > Principle 5 – " Respect Your Fullness " started with message # 17630.

> > Principle 6 – " Discover the Satisfaction Factor " started with message

> > # 17830

> > Principle 7 – " Cope with Your Emotions Without Using Food " started

> > with message # 18003

> > Principle 8 – " Respect Your Body " started with message# 18106

> > ____________ _________ _________ ________

> >

> > Near the beginning of this chapter on exercise the authors talk about

> > it being okay to put this off for a little while and I have taken

> > advantage of that. But it's been a couple months since I started

> > Intuitive Eating and I suppose it's time I started to get active. The

> > reason I've delayed is that exercise has always been part of a " diet

> > plan " for me. Actually exercise came first in my case. The first

> > diet I ever went on started after I started going to a gym to work

> > out and learnt that eating " healthier " would give me better results.

> >

> > Part of my problem is that I'm very goal oriented. I think of

> > exercise as an all or nothing thing. I set lofty goals and work hard

> > to achieve them. I've worked hard the past two months to not let IE

> > become something so obsessive; that is, to change the obsessive diet

> > mentality.

> >

> > I think I'll start off by taking some beginner swimming lessons. I'm

> > thinking of taking lessons because then someone else is setting the

> > goals. Swimming is something I've never done much of before, so I

> > won't be just falling back into the same old routine as I would if I

> > go to a gym. I just looked on the internet and I could start a

> > beginner swim class on November 1st, so I think I'll register. It'll

> > feel good to start doing something.

> >

> > I shouldn't say I do nothing for exercise right now; I get out for

> > walks every day. I have a dog to walk and at work I walk to the bank

> > every day, so I guess that counts too.

> >

> > Arnie

> > IEing since Aug 08

> >

>

[Guest guest]

For the sake of balance, it was important for me to give priority to

this principle when I started IE. I prefer to say " Move " and feel the

difference and Tribole and Resch do highlight movement. The term

exercise is too intertwined with the dieting paradigm for me.

Although, I do still use the term occasionally to translate my

movement practice with others.

When I started IE, I wanted to know what would happen to my body and

my life if I practiced 27 minutes or more of movement everyday. This

was my version of experimenting with the " external " recommendation of

30 minutes a day of exercise. Could intentionally moving everyday

really make a difference in my life? The answer after 156 days of

intentional movement is YES, indeed! In the process of committing to a

movement practice, I learned the joy of movement for the sake of

movement, that regular movement helps me manage my emotional and

physiological states (movement helps me process through issues and

helps prevent emotional " energy " from building up in my body. I read

somewhere that exercise/movement is an opportunity for the mind/body

to be at one...participating in a process together...and that movement

helps massages your internal organs...I liked both of these ideas.

Now, I understand on a much deeper and intuitive level about the

importance of movement in my life. Before, I just didn't get it. All

of the craziness around exercise and dieting had me resisting a

integral component of taking care of myself...basic joyful movement. I

walk and explore my neighborhoods...when I need to go shopping for

groceries or toiletries I go early and walk the parking lots and

surrounding areas before completing my shopping. I discovered a nature

trail just the other day during a pre-shopping adventure. For me,

movement has to be incorporated into my everyday life. I no longer

have the motivation or interest in go to the " gym " . I had to make

peace with exercise/movement. And, I definitely feel the difference

that movement makes in my life.

Latoya

Practicing IE since Jan '08