Guest guest Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Thank you Tai, The RULES are huge for me, and that by itself seems to go against IE, which is probably one reason why even though I read materials (mostly by Geneen Roth) YEARS ago about this, I never made any real attempts to follow it because of the lack of rules. I'm actually just realizing this now however. I have been a rule-follower all my life, even when most of those so-called rules are implied, not really listed out there somewhere. Hope that made sense!MargaretTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wed, June 22, 2011 10:53:01 PMSubject: Re: Thank you! Margaret, I enjoy the fact that there are few rules. The big rule I am giving myself (like making sure I brush my teeth) is to wait until i'm hungry to eat, and then stop eating when I'm no longer hungry. :-) Everything else is a matter of concept, as in: what will I have to eat today? Will I eat cheese? sugar? salt? beans? What? Take care, Tai To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 3:41 PMSubject: Re: Thank you! , Your comment about this not being a linear journey jumped right out at me! I have always been one who just wants to know what the rules are, and I'll follow them. Then I had kids. ;o) So many examples jumped out at me! When I started therapy I wanted to do it "right" - that one took a long time to accept that it's not only NOT linear, but for me it's been one roller-coaster after another. And I hate roller-coasters! Much as I did not appreciate hearing it when I was younger, I have come to see that many things fall into place (along with our own willingness to work on them) with time. As I begin this IE approach, it feels good not to have to bring my baggage of needing rules for it. Thanks, Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Yes, it makes sense, Margaret. I'm thinking that some rules are hard for me to go by. For instance, I should make it a rule not to add salt to my food. I'm working on it, but the concept is more important than the rule, because although rules have their place, if I think of the point, or concept, then it's easier for me to abide by the restriction? I say that with a question mark, because I'm finding it difficult to focus on enjoying food minus salt, but the more I think about it, the tastier the whole food becomes. :-) Tai To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 10:41 AMSubject: The Rules Thank you Tai, The RULES are huge for me, and that by itself seems to go against IE, which is probably one reason why even though I read materials (mostly by Geneen Roth) YEARS ago about this, I never made any real attempts to follow it because of the lack of rules. I'm actually just realizing this now however. I have been a rule-follower all my life, even when most of those so-called rules are implied, not really listed out there somewhere. Hope that made sense!Margaret To: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Sent: Wed, June 22, 2011 10:53:01 PMSubject: Re: Thank you! Margaret, I enjoy the fact that there are few rules. The big rule I am giving myself (like making sure I brush my teeth) is to wait until i'm hungry to eat, and then stop eating when I'm no longer hungry. :-) Everything else is a matter of concept, as in: what will I have to eat today? Will I eat cheese? sugar? salt? beans? What? Take care, Tai To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 3:41 PMSubject: Re: Thank you! , Your comment about this not being a linear journey jumped right out at me! I have always been one who just wants to know what the rules are, and I'll follow them. Then I had kids. ;o) So many examples jumped out at me! When I started therapy I wanted to do it "right" - that one took a long time to accept that it's not only NOT linear, but for me it's been one roller-coaster after another. And I hate roller-coasters! Much as I did not appreciate hearing it when I was younger, I have come to see that many things fall into place (along with our own willingness to work on them) with time. As I begin this IE approach, it feels good not to have to bring my baggage of needing rules for it. Thanks, Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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