Guest guest Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Hi there, I am and I have been trying to eat listening to my body for 15 years. I did very well the first 5 years and felt freedom and so much happiness. After my second child I never got fully back to not overeating or letting myself get hungry. Just recently after spending 6 months fasting off and on- I find that I cannot stop eating again. Possibly my body is responding to fasting. However all of a sudden I feel like I have an eating disorder again after 15 years. So I signed up for OA and some other support groups mainly for the support I can get. I read intuitive eating about 6 years ago and it reiterated the books I had read 15 years ago (1-overcoming overeating and 2-when women stop hating their bodies) and I really liked it. However I should check it out again and re-read it. I look forward to having a support network of people who are trying to learn the same skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Hi , I'm glad you wrote and welcome to the group. I am very new to the group as well. I really appreciated having people welcome me so i wanted to do the same. When I first read IE, it felt so incredible to listen to my body. I felt great and experienced so much freedom from dieting and obsessive behaviors/thoughts. But, then i slowly started giving myself permission to tune out and eat whenever i wanted. I stopped listening to my body and started overeating again. But, the desire to be an IE was always there so i just started to pay attention to the times i did check in with myself (even those times i decided not to listen to the answer). Little by little I am beginning to honor my body and it's cues. It's tough to get back into it but it can be done. For me, i had to stop obsessing about the weight i gained from when i wasn't eating intuitively, accept myself and trust the process. I guess you could say that in my heart, i knew that IE was the only path to freedom for me. Good luck to you . I hope you continue to check in with the group. Ann > > Hi there, > > I am and I have been trying to eat listening to my body for 15 years. I did very well the first 5 years and felt freedom and so much happiness. After my second child I never got fully back to not overeating or letting myself get hungry. > > Just recently after spending 6 months fasting off and on- I find that I cannot stop eating again. Possibly my body is responding to fasting. However all of a sudden I feel like I have an eating disorder again after 15 years. So I signed up for OA and some other support groups mainly for the support I can get. I read intuitive eating about 6 years ago and it reiterated the books I had read 15 years ago (1-overcoming overeating and 2-when women stop hating their bodies) and I really liked it. However I should check it out again and re-read it. > > I look forward to having a support network of people who are trying to learn the same skill. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 That's terrific -- welcome to the group. It's a great place to come for non-judgmental support, as much or as little as you prefer. Judy Subject: New MemberTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, August 12, 2011, 2:01 PM Hi guys,I read the book Intuitive Eating several years ago but I apparently wasn't ready for it as I continued to diet. Finally, though, I hit diet bottom and started reading it again. This time I'm actually hearing the message! I am so over diets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Welcome from another newbie... I hadn't heard the term " last supper " before.... It's exactly what I've been doing for years now - day in and day out. " This is the absolute last time I'm going to eat.... " What a powerful weapon against getting to know what the body needs/wants. I want to be happy around food and my self image too; enough of the goal-directed food plans. > > Hi guys, > I read the book Intuitive Eating several years ago but I apparently wasn't ready for it as I continued to diet. Finally, though, I hit diet bottom and started reading it again. This time I'm actually hearing the message! I am so over diets... and since I stopped dieting a month ago I've been a lot happier. I am only on chapter 3 right now and am just working on letting go of the diet mentality and honoring my hunger but I have already found that I am eating less because for me dieting was resulting in way too many 'last suppers'. I just don't feel this compulsion to eat everything in sight because I know, now, that I can eat whenever I want/need to. When eating my favorite foods I can actually stop eating before I'm uncomfortably full because I know that there will always be another good meal next time I'm hungry. > Also, I haven't weighed myself in weeks (this is hard!) and am not focusing on weight loss as a goal anymore. I am already in the healthy weight range for my height and even though I have tried every diet under the sun for the last 5 or so years the only result has been me gaining a few EXTRA pounds. What's the point? I'm just going to focus on living life and being happy and healthy. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2011 Report Share Posted August 13, 2011 Welcome! I'm pretty new here too, and I'm so glad that you're finding happiness with intuitive eating already. It sounds like you're on the right track! I can definitely relate to already finding the need to eat when I'm not hungry diminishing because I know I can enjoy whatever I want at the next meal! Great job! > > Hi guys, > I read the book Intuitive Eating several years ago but I apparently wasn't ready for it as I continued to diet. Finally, though, I hit diet bottom and started reading it again. This time I'm actually hearing the message! I am so over diets... and since I stopped dieting a month ago I've been a lot happier. I am only on chapter 3 right now and am just working on letting go of the diet mentality and honoring my hunger but I have already found that I am eating less because for me dieting was resulting in way too many 'last suppers'. I just don't feel this compulsion to eat everything in sight because I know, now, that I can eat whenever I want/need to. When eating my favorite foods I can actually stop eating before I'm uncomfortably full because I know that there will always be another good meal next time I'm hungry. > Also, I haven't weighed myself in weeks (this is hard!) and am not focusing on weight loss as a goal anymore. I am already in the healthy weight range for my height and even though I have tried every diet under the sun for the last 5 or so years the only result has been me gaining a few EXTRA pounds. What's the point? I'm just going to focus on living life and being happy and healthy. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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