Guest guest Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I have been struggling w/ the idea/concept of IE for a few months. One struggle was waiting for hunger to happen and getting frustrated cause it would take so long...to show up.... Then I was afraid about when I would GET to eat again mostly because I didnt have a reliable " schedule " to count on from my body. My hunger mechanism was ignored for a long long time so my body had no idea how to tell me it was hungry. Another struggle I had was letting myself have what I want in partly because of certain things being labled GOOD or BAD but also because I didnt know IF I could trust myself with them. I dont know If I am TRULY at the point where I can eat whatever I want and LET myself do it, but I am making progress with it. I do most certainly find that the minute I tell myself I cant have something I know for sure that I will end up having it - consequently for ME I cannot tell myself NOT to eat pretty much. This sort of confused me in the beginning of IE. Especially NOT knowing when I was going to be hungry and WANTING to eat before that happened...... I finally realize that IE is SO much about learning to trust yourself, which is something I dont think I have ever learned or been able to do. ONE of my hardest situations is when I am with other people and there is food around. I am NOT comfortable around other people and food. At this time I dont know how to make that any better but I wont negate my progress in other areas of IE. I am sure I have more to write on this subject, but I will post it in another post later... in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Hi , It sounds like you are pretty much on track with your IE journey. It really does take more time and sticking with the 'tough' stuff - especially like re-learning to trust yourself (around food). But the fact that you made it this far is excellent news too. When I thought I 'wasn't getting it (IE)' I'd then remind myself of how much I had gotten up to that point. And needless to say - the thought of dieting would quickly remind me that was a dead end path! Keep up the good work and awareness - you are doing well - Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > I have been struggling w/ the idea/concept of > IE for a few months. > > One struggle was waiting for hunger to happen > and getting frustrated cause it would take so > long...to show up.... > > Then I was afraid about when I would GET to eat again > mostly because I didnt have a reliable " schedule " > to count on from my body. My hunger mechanism > was ignored for a long long time so my body had no > idea how to tell me it was hungry. > > Another struggle I had was letting myself have what I want > in partly because of certain things being > labled GOOD or BAD but also because I didnt know > IF I could trust myself with them. > > I dont know If I am TRULY at the point where I can eat > whatever I want and LET myself do it, but I am making progress > with it. > > I do most certainly find that the minute I tell myself I > cant have something I know for sure that I will end up > having it - consequently for ME I cannot tell myself > NOT to eat pretty much. > > This sort of confused me in the beginning of IE. > > Especially NOT knowing when I was going to be hungry > and WANTING to eat before that happened...... > > I finally realize that IE is SO much about learning to > trust yourself, which is something I dont think I have > ever learned or been able to do. > > ONE of my hardest situations is when I am with other people > and there is food around. > > I am NOT comfortable around other people and food. > > At this time I dont know how to make that any better > but I wont negate my progress in other areas of IE. > > I am sure I have more to write on this subject, but > I will post it in another post later... > > in AZ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Hi , I very much relate to what you wrote here: (1) Especially NOT knowing when I was going to be hungry and WANTING to eat before that happened...... (2) I finally realize that IE is SO much about learning to trust yourself, which is something I dont think I have ever learned or been able to do. (3) Another struggle I had was letting myself have what I want in partly because of certain things being labeled GOOD or BAD. It seems that my patience wears thin; there's also the saying that " A WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS " - The more I wait and wait to feel hungry, the longer it takes - if I immerse myself in other things, it just pops up when it's ready and I don't spend as much time feeling emotionally distraught over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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