Guest guest Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 If you're wondering why Rob s titled his book " The Overfed Head, " his position is that our heads are full of a bunch of hogwash. p. 144 " ...I resolved never to diet again and began to practice thintuition. To act on my commitments was never a struggle, because these commitments were based on reality and fully compatible with both my conscience desires and my unconscious instincts. The stable and trim weight that resulted [the author dropped from 300 to 160 pounds and has maintained over a decade] mirrored both the consistency and the newfound simplicity of my inner life. As I cleared out the clutter of diet propaganda that had expanded to fill every available convolution of my brain, the fat went away with it. " p. 153 " Thintuition is not about what you are trying to become. It's about realizing who and what you already are. You are a person who was born knowing what you need, a person whose natural instincts still gravitate toward what will make your body healthy. Regardless of how you may appear on the outside, deep down you are naturally thin. You don't need to change your basic nature. You just need to stop interfering with nature by confusing hunger and its satisfaction with all manner of irrelevant ideas and agendas. " When I think about all the times I tried to become a new person... This feels like freedom. I'm ready for this. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I LOVE his idea that you are already okay, just the way you are... and if you can just stop trying to change yourself, everything will be perfect! Now if we can just figure out why it's so hard to believe this??? Best, Abby > If you're wondering why Rob s titled his book " The Overfed Head, " his position is that our heads are full of a bunch of hogwash. > > p. 144 " ...I resolved never to diet again and began to practice thintuition. To act on my commitments was never a struggle, because these commitments were based on reality and fully compatible with both my conscience desires and my unconscious instincts. The stable and trim weight that resulted [the author dropped from 300 to 160 pounds and has maintained over a decade] mirrored both the consistency and the newfound simplicity of my inner life. As I cleared out the clutter of diet propaganda that had expanded to fill every available convolution of my brain, the fat went away with it. " > > p. 153 " Thintuition is not about what you are trying to become. It's about realizing who and what you already are. You are a person who was born knowing what you need, a person whose natural instincts still gravitate toward what will make your body healthy. Regardless of how you may appear on the outside, deep down you are naturally thin. You don't need to change your basic nature. You just need to stop interfering with nature by confusing hunger and its satisfaction with all manner of irrelevant ideas and agendas. " > > When I think about all the times I tried to become a new person...> > This feels like freedom. I'm ready for this.> > Jane> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Abby, I'm seeing a real pattern of negativity toward myself, whether it's the way I've punished myself with food or the hateful things I've thought/said about my body. I'm the caregiver who never cared for herself, and I'm thinking this is really key for me. I need to be gentle with myself, accept my body, trust my body, believe that I am okay just as I am and that all the resources I need are at my disposal. I don't need to become someone else to become healthy. I just need to listen to my body. This is pretty ground-shaking stuff for me. Jane > > If you're wondering why Rob s titled his book " The Overfed Head, " > his position is that our heads are full of a bunch of hogwash. > > > > p. 144 " ...I resolved never to diet again and began to practice > thintuition. To act on my commitments was never a struggle, because these > commitments were based on reality and fully compatible with both my > conscience desires and my unconscious instincts. The stable and trim weight > that resulted [the author dropped from 300 to 160 pounds and has maintained > over a decade] mirrored both the consistency and the newfound simplicity of > my inner life. As I cleared out the clutter of diet propaganda that had > expanded to fill every available convolution of my brain, the fat went away > with it. " > > > > p. 153 " Thintuition is not about what you are trying to become. It's about > realizing who and what you already are. You are a person who was born > knowing what you need, a person whose natural instincts still gravitate > toward what will make your body healthy. Regardless of how you may appear on > the outside, deep down you are naturally thin. You don't need to change your > basic nature. You just need to stop interfering with nature by confusing > hunger and its satisfaction with all manner of irrelevant ideas and > agendas. " > > > > When I think about all the times I tried to become a new person... > > > > This feels like freedom. I'm ready for this. > > > > Jane > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 This really hit home for me. I feel like I've been trying all my life to " change " myself, to " become " someone. And now I realized the entire time, I already was the person who I was meant to be. I already had an innate sense of love, of hunger, of thirst. I was born with all of that, everyone is! I'm so glad that he wrote this book to share this with people who struggle with weight issues. > > > If you're wondering why Rob s titled his book " The Overfed Head, " > > his position is that our heads are full of a bunch of hogwash. > > > > > > p. 144 " ...I resolved never to diet again and began to practice > > thintuition. To act on my commitments was never a struggle, because these > > commitments were based on reality and fully compatible with both my > > conscience desires and my unconscious instincts. The stable and trim weight > > that resulted [the author dropped from 300 to 160 pounds and has maintained > > over a decade] mirrored both the consistency and the newfound simplicity of > > my inner life. As I cleared out the clutter of diet propaganda that had > > expanded to fill every available convolution of my brain, the fat went away > > with it. " > > > > > > p. 153 " Thintuition is not about what you are trying to become. It's about > > realizing who and what you already are. You are a person who was born > > knowing what you need, a person whose natural instincts still gravitate > > toward what will make your body healthy. Regardless of how you may appear on > > the outside, deep down you are naturally thin. You don't need to change your > > basic nature. You just need to stop interfering with nature by confusing > > hunger and its satisfaction with all manner of irrelevant ideas and > > agendas. " > > > > > > When I think about all the times I tried to become a new person... > > > > > > This feels like freedom. I'm ready for this. > > > > > > Jane > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Maybe just realizing this, and " saying it out loud " (in this case, typing it) is an important first step that you can be proud of? And start laying the groundwork for feeling good about yourself? abby Abby, I'm seeing a real pattern of negativity toward myself, whether it's the way I've punished myself with food or the hateful things I've thought/said about my body. I'm the caregiver who never cared for herself, and I'm thinking this is really key for me. I need to be gentle with myself, accept my body, trust my body, believe that I am okay just as I am and that all the resources I need are at my disposal. I don't need to become someone else to become healthy. I just need to listen to my body. This is pretty ground-shaking stuff for me. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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