Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Welcome Jen. Glad to have you here too. Remember that if it has taken you 20 years to evolve into the habits and mindset you have now, it will take some time (maybe even a year or more) to overcome and reverse those same habits too. Being gentle with yourself during this process is a big help as well as just taking only as much as you can handle at any time works well too. Keep on reading here and I also suggest that if you have a topic that you are interested in (like calorie counting), try using the Search in the Messages section here at the group site. You may find some new (to you) and helpful posts that way. Best wishes - Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Hi everyone > > My name is Jen. I just found this group and hope it will help me to > stick to this. I've read a couple of the posts and it seems that > others are struggling with the same issues that I do. > > I read the Intuitive Eating book several years ago. But, maybe I > just wasn't ready to trust myself. I just turned 30 and looking back > I've realized I've been dieting on and off for about 20 years. I > want to move forward in my life and put all that energy to good use. > > I've been keeping a log of what I eat and how hungry or full I feel > to try and learn to recognize hunger and fullness signals. I do okay > for a couple days, but then as soon as I feel like I've overeaten, I > run back to counting calories. > > This is really a struggle that I want to end. I hope that being able > to talk with other people who struggle with this will help me to > finally do it. > > Thanks for reading, > > Jen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Welcome Jen! This re-learning takes time, so be gentle with yourself when yuo do overeat and have the urge to count calories. Just do your best and keep working towark the goal of becoming an Intuitive Eater!! Kim IE since Aug 08 Subject: I'm new here :)To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 10:35 AM Hi everyone :)My name is Jen. I just found this group and hope it will help me to stick to this. I've read a couple of the posts and it seems that others are struggling with the same issues that I do.I read the Intuitive Eating book several years ago. But, maybe I just wasn't ready to trust myself. I just turned 30 and looking back I've realized I've been dieting on and off for about 20 years. I want to move forward in my life and put all that energy to good use.I've been keeping a log of what I eat and how hungry or full I feel to try and learn to recognize hunger and fullness signals. I do okay for a couple days, but then as soon as I feel like I've overeaten, I run back to counting calories.This is really a struggle that I want to end. I hope that being able to talk with other people who struggle with this will help me to finally do it. Thanks for reading,Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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