Re: Hi, new to posting, but have been reading for a while....

[Guest guest]

Welcome I'm glad you are posting your concerns - I know you

will get some good replies that I hope will help you figure this out

for yourself too.

Two things came to mind in regards to your questions -

1) Eating was 'competitive' around the dinner table for me as a kid.

We each we served so much (equal) amounts as our siblings and it

almost seemed as if a starter's pistol when off! We gobbled our food

while we visited and caught up on each other's day.

2) Snacking in front of the TV after dinner was an evening ritual for

my family too. Here we got to eat 'goodies' - cookies, popcorn chips

etc. Its not wonder that I associate evening eating with YUM!! foods.

Does any of this ring true with you? If not, what does?

Ehugs, Katcha

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> HI, my name is . I have been a member of this group for a

> while, but have actually had it turned to no email for quite a bit of

> the time. I have only recently turned it back to digest mode, and have

> been voraciously reading everyones posts till then.

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> I was wondering if anyone has a similar " trigger " to overeating that I

> have? For some reason when I am around other people, I have a

> tendency to judge how much I am eating by how much other people are

> eating. As in, if I am eating with my husband, I have a tendency to

> try to eat as much as he is eating. And if we are watching TV, if he

> or my kids are snacking, I will too, even if I am not hungry.

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> Any ideas on how to overcome this?

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> I just ordered the book, along with a couple of other book on the the

> subject, and am looking forward to reading it, as well as I am looking

> forward to further interaction with all you wonderful people on this

> group!

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Welcome!

Oh, I totally understand what you are talking about. For a very long

time I would strive to eat as much as my boyfriend.

I felt like if he can eat x amount then so can I. It felt like

someone was giving me permission to constantly overeat and binge.

It took me awhile to consciously realize I was doing this. And that

pushing myself to eat as much as my boyfriend is not a good idea.

I am 5'6 and he is 6'2!!

I can not say I have been a faithful follower of IE BUT focusing on

its principles have helped me alot. It has given me a point

of " normalcy " to refer to. It helped me realize how a lot of my

habits were physically and mentally unhealthy. Just focusing on my

hunger cues has helped me break away from these habits.

Hope that helps!

- K