Re: If this doesn't work, I'll quit!

August 5, 2011

Love this! It's funny because going on a diet where we exclude so many things, some of which are very healthy, is NOT natural. Eating what we want when we are hungry is natural. No wonder diets don't work, huh?

To: "IntuitiveEating Support" <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Friday, August 5, 2011 5:56:07 PMSubject: If this doesn't work, I'll quit!

In "The Overfed Head" by Rob s, he addresses this reality.p. 150 "Your secret intention to bail out eventually is your common sense talking. You SHOULD quit when what you've undertaken isn't good for you in the first place. Yet the lack of full and permanent commitment is what ultimately dooms your weight loss attempts. You will not be able to maintain a stable and healthy weight until you discover the resolutions that are truly right for you - commitments that express what you desire, what you believe to be true and what you are actually capable of doing. Treating yourself right is the only plan your body and your psyche will stand for on a permanent basis."This is why diets in the guise of "lifestyle changes" are impossible to keep up with forever. We want pleasure. We want to feel good. Eating when we are hunger, what we want to eat, until we are no longer hungry, is what feels best. Ta da!Personally, I am sick and tired of punishing myself with food. I want to be free! I want to only think of it when I am hungry. I don't want to feel uncomfortable between meals. I want to have energy and a clear mind to focus on living my life. Enough already!Jane

August 6, 2011

I like this post... I'm still waffling on my commitment, having committed

myself to about a million things I never followed through with.

I'm still groping to find out what it is I'm willing/able to commit to re this -

and why. That is, what do I want? Am I sure that's what I want, or is it what

I think I want? How do I identify my real desire/goal instead of more of my

b.s.?

I remember, years ago, I was a hypnotherapist. We got lots of calls from

smokers; the number one reason for wanting to quit was NEVER health. It social

stigma - whether at work or at home. So, I can't lie to myself about why I want

to do this - I just have to find the truth about what it is I want and am really

willing to make a commitment to.

These are such great posts, all of them. I've been off line for a few days -

don't want to get into the addition of reading and writing posts; but there's a

wealth of information here. Thanks everyone.

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> In " The Overfed Head " by Rob s, he addresses this reality.

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> p. 150 " Your secret intention to bail out eventually is your common sense

talking. You SHOULD quit when what you've undertaken isn't good for you in the

first place. Yet the lack of full and permanent commitment is what ultimately

dooms your weight loss attempts. You will not be able to maintain a stable and

healthy weight until you discover the resolutions that are truly right for you -

commitments that express what you desire, what you believe to be true and what

you are actually capable of doing. Treating yourself right is the only plan

your body and your psyche will stand for on a permanent basis. "

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> This is why diets in the guise of " lifestyle changes " are impossible to keep

up with forever. We want pleasure. We want to feel good. Eating when we are

hunger, what we want to eat, until we are no longer hungry, is what feels best.

Ta da!

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> Personally, I am sick and tired of punishing myself with food. I want to be

free! I want to only think of it when I am hungry. I don't want to feel

uncomfortable between meals. I want to have energy and a clear mind to focus on

living my life. Enough already!

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> Jane

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August 6, 2011