Guest guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Mimi your reply made a 'light bulb moment' for me - every bite I take that isn't body hunger driven is for OTHER reasons - comforting, shoulding (old rules), rebelling etc. And beyond those are also psychological motivations such as body image issues. Lots to wade thru, but hope to deal with each as I can. Thanks for posting :-) Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Good question, Tilley. I think the reasoning might be that many overeaters are eating an excess of what their bodies need. They are eating for reasons other than physiological hunger. Therefore, a lot of us are steadily (or slowly) gaining weight. IE , although, as you point out, not a weight loss tool per se, might arrest this weight gain by helping to limit non stomach-hunger eating. For me, although I have not been at it for very long, it has stopped my steady weight gain and stabilized me. >  > There is also a theory that everyone has a weight " set-point. " A range where, when eating normally, they would fall into. I think the theory behind that is that your body will give you hunger signals to coordinate with maintaining that set-point weight. So, if you are above your set-point right now, you can get back there by listening to your own body's needs. I am NOT an expert on any of this, just reporting what I've learned through various books and this list. >  > Mimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Mimi your reply made a 'light bulb moment' for me - every bite I take that isn't body hunger driven is for OTHER reasons - comforting, shoulding (old rules), rebelling etc. And beyond those are also psychological motivations such as body image issues. Lots to wade thru, but hope to deal with each as I can. Thanks for posting :-) Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Good question, Tilley. I think the reasoning might be that many overeaters are eating an excess of what their bodies need. They are eating for reasons other than physiological hunger. Therefore, a lot of us are steadily (or slowly) gaining weight. IE , although, as you point out, not a weight loss tool per se, might arrest this weight gain by helping to limit non stomach-hunger eating. For me, although I have not been at it for very long, it has stopped my steady weight gain and stabilized me. >  > There is also a theory that everyone has a weight " set-point. " A range where, when eating normally, they would fall into. I think the theory behind that is that your body will give you hunger signals to coordinate with maintaining that set-point weight. So, if you are above your set-point right now, you can get back there by listening to your own body's needs. I am NOT an expert on any of this, just reporting what I've learned through various books and this list. >  > Mimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Katcha, on this topic, I read a great book called "The Gift of Compulsion" that talked about what a gift it was so have a compulsion to do something, whether it was to eat, shop, or whatever. That compulsion is a part of ourselves crying out to be noticed; they're feelings we have stuffed inside or part of ourselves that we have rejected. The compulsion alerts us that we need to attend to ourselves, that we have an opportunity to learn something valuable about ourselves that will make us healthier emotionally. I thought that was such a great way of looking at it. Mimi Subject: Re: overeating thoughtsTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 10:55 AM Mimi your reply made a 'light bulb moment' for me - every bite I take that isn't body hunger driven is for OTHER reasons - comforting, shoulding (old rules), rebelling etc. And beyond those are also psychological motivations such as body image issues. Lots to wade thru, but hope to deal with each as I can.Thanks for posting :-)KatchaIEing since March 2007 >> Good question, Tilley. I think the reasoning might be that many overeaters are eating an excess of what their bodies need. They are eating for reasons other than physiological hunger. Therefore, a lot of us are steadily (or slowly) gaining weight. IE , although, as you point out, not a weight loss tool per se, might arrest this weight gain by helping to limit non stomach-hunger eating. For me, although I have not been at it for very long, it has stopped my steady weight gain and stabilized me. >  > There is also a theory that everyone has a weight "set-point." A range where, when eating normally, they would fall into. I think the theory behind that is that your body will give you hunger signals to coordinate with maintaining that set-point weight. So, if you are above your set-point right now, you can get back there by listening to your own body's needs. I am NOT an expert on any of this, just reporting what I've learned through various books and this list. >  > Mimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Katcha, on this topic, I read a great book called "The Gift of Compulsion" that talked about what a gift it was so have a compulsion to do something, whether it was to eat, shop, or whatever. That compulsion is a part of ourselves crying out to be noticed; they're feelings we have stuffed inside or part of ourselves that we have rejected. The compulsion alerts us that we need to attend to ourselves, that we have an opportunity to learn something valuable about ourselves that will make us healthier emotionally. I thought that was such a great way of looking at it. Mimi Subject: Re: overeating thoughtsTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 10:55 AM Mimi your reply made a 'light bulb moment' for me - every bite I take that isn't body hunger driven is for OTHER reasons - comforting, shoulding (old rules), rebelling etc. And beyond those are also psychological motivations such as body image issues. Lots to wade thru, but hope to deal with each as I can.Thanks for posting :-)KatchaIEing since March 2007 >> Good question, Tilley. I think the reasoning might be that many overeaters are eating an excess of what their bodies need. They are eating for reasons other than physiological hunger. Therefore, a lot of us are steadily (or slowly) gaining weight. IE , although, as you point out, not a weight loss tool per se, might arrest this weight gain by helping to limit non stomach-hunger eating. For me, although I have not been at it for very long, it has stopped my steady weight gain and stabilized me. >  > There is also a theory that everyone has a weight "set-point." A range where, when eating normally, they would fall into. I think the theory behind that is that your body will give you hunger signals to coordinate with maintaining that set-point weight. So, if you are above your set-point right now, you can get back there by listening to your own body's needs. I am NOT an expert on any of this, just reporting what I've learned through various books and this list. >  > Mimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Nice summation; thanks for that! Sandarah > > Mimi your reply made a 'light bulb moment' for me - every bite I take that isn't body hunger driven is for OTHER reasons - comforting, shoulding (old rules), rebelling etc. And beyond those are also psychological motivations such as body image issues. Lots to wade thru, but hope to deal with each as I can. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Mimi, That's cool! Thanks for sharing that. Abby > Nice summation; thanks for that! Sandarah > > >>>> Mimi your reply made a 'light bulb moment' for me - every bite I take that isn't body hunger driven is for OTHER reasons - comforting, shoulding (old rules), rebelling etc. And beyond those are also psychological motivations such as body image issues. Lots to wade thru, but hope to deal with each as I can. >> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Mimi, That's cool! Thanks for sharing that. Abby > Nice summation; thanks for that! Sandarah > > >>>> Mimi your reply made a 'light bulb moment' for me - every bite I take that isn't body hunger driven is for OTHER reasons - comforting, shoulding (old rules), rebelling etc. And beyond those are also psychological motivations such as body image issues. Lots to wade thru, but hope to deal with each as I can. >> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Mimi, That's cool! Thanks for sharing that. Abby > Nice summation; thanks for that! Sandarah > > >>>> Mimi your reply made a 'light bulb moment' for me - every bite I take that isn't body hunger driven is for OTHER reasons - comforting, shoulding (old rules), rebelling etc. And beyond those are also psychological motivations such as body image issues. Lots to wade thru, but hope to deal with each as I can. >> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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