Re: Honoring your hunger

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You have made a brave step , but a good one too. Happy IE

journey! I hope you come to understand that there is lots to 'gain'

from IE, and a little weight in the beginning is one of those usual

things. However, in the long run the other things you gain can be

peace with foods and eating not to mention with yourself as well.

ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> There were so many posts that stated what I wanted to say today that I

> didn¹t know where to start. I think though I figured out something

that has

> been confusing me. I have been on diets for so long, that I have come to

> rely on that mentality to tell me how much and what I should eat.

Therefore

> I am relying on the previous knowledge and am incapable of figuring

out on

> my own how much I should eat. I am so terrified of gaining an ounce.

>

> When I first started all this I still very strongly stuck to eating

certain

> types of foods and certain amounts. Last week though I have found myself

> inching away from that though being almost petrified of letting go. I do

> have some medical conditions that are consequences of being

overweight. So

> the thought of getting any larger is scary. But dieting won¹t do any

good

> either. Yes I will loose at first but then ...

>

> But then I read your posts and I am amazed that so many persons are

going

> through the EXACT same thing I am, or pretty darn close. As Helene

mentioned

> earlier we met on another site which we thought would be like IE, but

> instead it was WW disguised, in my opinion. Well as of today all my diet

> food is gone. I had cooked ahead. So I am starting fresh. I am

going to try

> and learn to honor my hunger and try and figure this out. I just

hope I can

> do it before I gain another 100 pounds.

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