New and excited

October 24, 2008

Hi everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a 22 year old

from Ohio, and I just began on the road to IE a week ago. It's a

wonderful feeling NOT having to worry about calories and grams of

protein anymore. I feel so much less stressed already.

I had been pretty much dieting for the past 6 years, and it got

really bad during college. I started engaging in some bulemic type

behavior to make up for crazy binges. I always felt depressed and

fat (even though I was never actually fat). Two summers ago when I

stayed down at school, I ended up saying screw it and ate EVERYTHING

I wanted and drank probably 5 days a week. I ended up gaining about

15 lbs that summer. I'm scared of that happening again, but I WASN'T

eating intuitively. It was equivelent to " last supper " eating, but

it lasted all summer long.

I lost that weight last year through diet and exercise, but am still

not satisfied with my body. I just can't stand to diet anymore

though. I read Intuitive Eating in 3 days, and everything made SO

much since to me. I am so excited and determined to become an

intuitive eater. I know I can do it.

It's only been a week, but I already feel like I've been learning so

much about myself. In the past I've never felt totally happy. My

boyfriend (of 4 years who I love very much) always said I never seem

satisfied with anything in my life. I think a lot of that might have

to do with never being satisified with my eating and always feeling

deprived or guilty. It was ALWAYS on my mind and now I'm realizing

how much it actually affected my life.

I'm excited about this change. I haven't really been eating too many

healthy foods though, but I know that I shouldn't worry about that

now. I actually really enjoy a lot of healthy foods so I think after

awhile my diet will become much more balanced. I have kept up with

my workouts though which I'm definitely proud of. Usually if I'm not

eating healthy, I lose motivation to work out.

Anyway sorry this was so long. I just wanted to say hi to everyone

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