Re: Re: not liking any food any more?

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Hi Kari,

I won`t give up. I do think that my fear of eating is part of it. I just realize how big my problem is and it makes me panic a little bit. But isn`t realizing you have a problem part of the healing process? (Just trying to be positive)...

Thanks for your great support,

Nat

Subject: Re: not liking any food any more?To: IntuitiveEating_Support Received: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 10:26 PM

Hi Nat-I'm wondering how much your fear is playing into not liking food right now. I'm just starting out, but I feel very tentative and anxious about trying foods. I'm so afraid of what my body will do if I really eat whatever it wants. I guess we have to build trust with ourselves first, which is hard when we've ignored our natural hunger and fullness cues for so long.I'm with ya girl! I keep telling myself, if other people can do this, I can too...Kari>> Hi, > First thanks to all of you for your inspiring posts.I have started to > read the book Intuitive eating (I had the ebook Am I hungry before) > and I find it very very intelligent and liberating.>

However, I am struggling very much right now, it seems that all the > food I craved taste bad, and that healthy food taste bad too, if I > cold never deal with food again and get a food patch I would, this is > absolutly ridiculous to say I know, and I think because I had been an > very restrictive eater and a chronic dieter since age 15, diet > mentality is very deeply ancred in me so I am terrified to eat. I > seem to be hungry all the time and that a very few bites satify me or > maybe I am so scared to eat that I stop? Boy, I wish I could trust > my perceptions for once! I can`t throw my scale, managed to weight > myself twice a week instead of one a day, and my weight fluctuate > from 3-4 pounds up and down, I try to not let this affect me -the > chapter in the book which explain those variations helped. This is a > progress I think. I realize how

much dieting had made damage to my > body and soul and I am angry.> I am currently trying to go throught a list of food that are big no-> no monsters for me including: bagels, fried chicken, french fries, > cookies, full fat cheese and white bread. > I had a mcdonald chicken sandwich and fries and did not finish it, > because I tasted it and I found it revolting. Truly, truly > disgusting. I would have killed to eat one of those while I was on > one of my numerous diets. Funny, isn`t it?> Thank for listening. This is a great group.> Nat>

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Thanks to all of you for the support,

I weighted myself this morning and I did not gain any weight from eating two bagels yesterday. (yes I am that anxious.). One thing I have notice about the scale, right now and before, is that everytime I find out that I lost weight I overeat If I find out I gain weight I depress. That stupid piece of metal and plastic is ruling my mood and body. Soooo...I am thinking about putting my scale outside in the street and put a free sign on it...I bet all the skinny walkers who swings their arms in an olympic manner with a silly grin would weight themself on it - I live on a nice litte strech of road and everybody walks there in the morning.

I will let you know...

Nat

Subject: Re: not liking any food any more?To: IntuitiveEating_Support Received: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 11:52 PM

Hi Nat,I'll bet that in time your body will adjust and you will start to crave things that you find delicious. I understand your anger at what dieting has done to you. I feel the same way. I feel like I've been played for a sucker by all the stupid diets I've done. So I think that our being angry is probably a good thing. We should be angry when we learn what's been done to us.And congratulations on your progress with the scale. Going from weighing yourself every day to a couple times a week in going in the right direction. I've not weighed myself for a couple weeks, but I have to admit it hasn't been easy, I think about it a lot.I wish you well and thanks for letting us know where your at.Arnie>> Hi, > First thanks to all of you for your inspiring posts.I have started to > read the book Intuitive eating (I had the ebook Am I hungry before) > and I find it very very intelligent and liberating.> However, I am struggling very much right now, it seems that all the > food I craved taste bad, and that healthy food taste bad too, if I > cold never deal with food again and get a food patch I would, this is > absolutly ridiculous to say I know, and I think because I had been an > very restrictive eater and a chronic dieter since age 15, diet > mentality is very deeply ancred in me so I am terrified to eat. I > seem to be hungry all the time and that a very few bites satify me or > maybe I am so scared to eat that I stop? Boy, I wish I could trust > my perceptions for once! I can`t throw my scale, managed to weight >

myself twice a week instead of one a day, and my weight fluctuate > from 3-4 pounds up and down, I try to not let this affect me -the > chapter in the book which explain those variations helped. This is a > progress I think. I realize how much dieting had made damage to my > body and soul and I am angry.> I am currently trying to go throught a list of food that are big no-> no monsters for me including: bagels, fried chicken, french fries, > cookies, full fat cheese and white bread. > I had a mcdonald chicken sandwich and fries and did not finish it, > because I tasted it and I found it revolting. Truly, truly > disgusting. I would have killed to eat one of those while I was on > one of my numerous diets. Funny, isn`t it?> Thank for listening. This is a great group.> Nat>

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Hi Nat. I'm glad you are angry and you should be, very, very angry, Anger is a powerful emotion and it is going to help you. It's going to be your revenge to live a full fulfilling life, to get all the precious moments and more this has taken from you. You are going to enjoy you food as you are meant to and still be healthy, strong and slim.

Ignore the "if I could never deal with food again". Because we don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Now, when you are reading this, At what time was the last meal, How much it was, It was so small that hold hunger for an hour. was it decent and light that hold it for three hours or was it satisfy enough to hold it for 5 hours.

For me a Mc chicken sand wish and fries (I don't like it) would hold my hunger for about 3-4 hours. During which, probably half the calories will be burn naturally, who Knows? and the rest maybe while I sleep. Who cares? the body will do its job.

Take it not a day at a time, A meal at the time. Just this meal and how much does it hold hunger. What amaze me most about me , is that I even drink plain water in between, and choose salad in my meals sometimes.

I buy the Walt mart salad pack, add some trial mix that comes with seeds, nuts and other little bits of small things. salad dressing . and is very good. maybe I never like salad before because It tasted awful with diet dressings. and maybe I hated water because I tried to push the 8 glasses of water they recommend, I don't know but I don't care. I'm having a great time eating when hungry, tracking my meals to know how much they hold from meal to meal. it has help very much to my compulsive eating behavior. . Norma

From: emu624 <emu624yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] Re: not liking any food any more?To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.comReceived: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 10:26 PM

Hi Nat-I'm wondering how much your fear is playing into not liking food right now. I'm just starting out, but I feel very tentative and anxious about trying foods. I'm so afraid of what my body will do if I really eat whatever it wants. I guess we have to build trust with ourselves first, which is hard when we've ignored our natural hunger and fullness cues for so long.I'm with ya girl! I keep telling myself, if other people can do this, I can too...Kari>> Hi, > First thanks to all of you for your inspiring posts.I have started to > read the book Intuitive eating (I had the ebook Am I hungry before) > and I find it very very intelligent and liberating.>

However, I am struggling very much right now, it seems that all the > food I craved taste bad, and that healthy food taste bad too, if I > cold never deal with food again and get a food patch I would, this is > absolutly ridiculous to say I know, and I think because I had been an > very restrictive eater and a chronic dieter since age 15, diet > mentality is very deeply ancred in me so I am terrified to eat. I > seem to be hungry all the time and that a very few bites satify me or > maybe I am so scared to eat that I stop? Boy, I wish I could trust > my perceptions for once! I can`t throw my scale, managed to weight > myself twice a week instead of one a day, and my weight fluctuate > from 3-4 pounds up and down, I try to not let this affect me -the > chapter in the book which explain those variations helped. This is a > progress I think. I realize how

much dieting had made damage to my > body and soul and I am angry.> I am currently trying to go throught a list of food that are big no-> no monsters for me including: bagels, fried chicken, french fries, > cookies, full fat cheese and white bread. > I had a mcdonald chicken sandwich and fries and did not finish it, > because I tasted it and I found it revolting. Truly, truly > disgusting. I would have killed to eat one of those while I was on > one of my numerous diets. Funny, isn`t it?> Thank for listening. This is a great group.> Nat>

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I find I want salad sometimes. even put corn and blackbeans on it. people on ww trying to eat salad put pizza in it spagetti etc to make them eat it

Betty

[intuitiveEating_ Support] Re: not liking any food any more?To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.comReceived: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 10:26 PM

Hi Nat-I'm wondering how much your fear is playing into not liking food right now. I'm just starting out, but I feel very tentative and anxious about trying foods. I'm so afraid of what my body will do if I really eat whatever it wants. I guess we have to build trust with ourselves first, which is hard when we've ignored our natural hunger and fullness cues for so long.I'm with ya girl! I keep telling myself, if other people can do this, I can too...Kari>> Hi, > First thanks to all of you for your inspiring posts.I have started to > read the book Intuitive eating (I had the ebook Am I hungry before) > and I find it very very intelligent and liberating.> However, I am struggling very much right now, it seems that all the > food I craved taste bad, and that healthy food taste bad too, if I > cold never deal with food again and get a food patch I would, this is > absolutly ridiculous to say I know, and I think because I had been an > very restrictive eater and a chronic dieter since age 15, diet > mentality is very deeply ancred in me so I am terrified to eat. I > seem to be hungry all the time and that a very few bites satify me or > maybe I am so scared to eat that I stop? Boy, I wish I could trust > my perceptions for once! I can`t throw my scale, managed to weight > myself twice a week instead of one a day, and my weight fluctuate > from 3-4 pounds up and down, I try to not let this affect me -the > chapter in the book which explain those variations helped. This is a > progress I think. I realize how much dieting had made damage to my > body and soul and I am angry.> I am currently trying to go throught a list of food that are big no-> no monsters for me including: bagels, fried chicken, french fries, > cookies, full fat cheese and white bread. > I had a mcdonald chicken sandwich and fries and did not finish it, > because I tasted it and I found it revolting. Truly, truly > disgusting. I would have killed to eat one of those while I was on > one of my numerous diets. Funny, isn`t it?> Thank for listening. This is a great group.> Nat>

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