Re: A Sweet Experience Tonight

[Guest guest]

Tonight was the first meeting of a 6-week group I joined. We were supposed to bring a food that represents celebration to us. When I first heard that I was still on the crazy-restrictive diet, and was agonizing over what I was going to do. Eating my celebration dessert would sidetrack my diet severely, but how sad is it to forego a celebration that is truly special? for me, it would have been very sad. The meeting took place in a building I became familiar with this summer and fell completely in love with, one of the reasons being that it was near where my father had a business for many years. I spent many, many hours with him at his business when I was a child, and have very sweet memories of that. So I was already looking forward to the meeting.Having embraced IE in the past few days, I decided I COULD eat any of the celebration food that I WANTED and ENJOY it. And I did. I did eat it and I really did enjoy it. Had I not gone in with the IE mindset, I would have fought with myself about eating it but would have eaten something and felt badly about it, even without the restrictive diet. And when I gave myself permission to enjoy the food, I ate what I wanted but no more. It was still "plenty" and certainly broke the old rules, but i'm easing into this.One of the sweetest parts was that my dad and I used to go to a particular bakery together, not a large one and there are only a few of them around here. One of my group members brought doughnuts from THAT bakery. I enjoyed eating ONE and remembering those good times with my dad. And I think because I was ALLOWED to have a doughnut, I didn't crave any more. It was wonderful.

[Guest guest]

Tonight was the first meeting of a 6-week group I joined. We were supposed to bring a food that represents celebration to us. When I first heard that I was still on the crazy-restrictive diet, and was agonizing over what I was going to do. Eating my celebration dessert would sidetrack my diet severely, but how sad is it to forego a celebration that is truly special? for me, it would have been very sad. The meeting took place in a building I became familiar with this summer and fell completely in love with, one of the reasons being that it was near where my father had a business for many years. I spent many, many hours with him at his business when I was a child, and have very sweet memories of that. So I was already looking forward to the meeting.Having embraced IE in the past few days, I decided I COULD eat any of the celebration food that I WANTED and ENJOY it. And I did. I did eat it and I really did enjoy it. Had I not gone in with the IE mindset, I would have fought with myself about eating it but would have eaten something and felt badly about it, even without the restrictive diet. And when I gave myself permission to enjoy the food, I ate what I wanted but no more. It was still "plenty" and certainly broke the old rules, but i'm easing into this.One of the sweetest parts was that my dad and I used to go to a particular bakery together, not a large one and there are only a few of them around here. One of my group members brought doughnuts from THAT bakery. I enjoyed eating ONE and remembering those good times with my dad. And I think because I was ALLOWED to have a doughnut, I didn't crave any more. It was wonderful.

[Guest guest]

Tonight was the first meeting of a 6-week group I joined. We were supposed to bring a food that represents celebration to us. When I first heard that I was still on the crazy-restrictive diet, and was agonizing over what I was going to do. Eating my celebration dessert would sidetrack my diet severely, but how sad is it to forego a celebration that is truly special? for me, it would have been very sad. The meeting took place in a building I became familiar with this summer and fell completely in love with, one of the reasons being that it was near where my father had a business for many years. I spent many, many hours with him at his business when I was a child, and have very sweet memories of that. So I was already looking forward to the meeting.Having embraced IE in the past few days, I decided I COULD eat any of the celebration food that I WANTED and ENJOY it. And I did. I did eat it and I really did enjoy it. Had I not gone in with the IE mindset, I would have fought with myself about eating it but would have eaten something and felt badly about it, even without the restrictive diet. And when I gave myself permission to enjoy the food, I ate what I wanted but no more. It was still "plenty" and certainly broke the old rules, but i'm easing into this.One of the sweetest parts was that my dad and I used to go to a particular bakery together, not a large one and there are only a few of them around here. One of my group members brought doughnuts from THAT bakery. I enjoyed eating ONE and remembering those good times with my dad. And I think because I was ALLOWED to have a doughnut, I didn't crave any more. It was wonderful.

[Guest guest]

, good for you!  What a treat and a celebration of life and love.  Sandy

 

Tonight was the first meeting of a 6-week group I joined. We were supposed to bring a food that represents celebration to us. When I first heard that I was still on the crazy-restrictive diet, and was agonizing over what I was going to do. Eating my celebration dessert would sidetrack my diet severely, but how sad is it to forego a celebration that is truly special? for me, it would have been very sad. 

The meeting took place in a building I became familiar with this summer and fell completely in love with, one of the reasons being that it was near where my father had a business for many years. I spent many, many hours with him at his business when I was a child, and have very sweet memories of that. So I was already looking forward to the meeting.

Having embraced IE in the past few days, I decided I COULD eat any of the celebration food that I WANTED and ENJOY it. And I did. I did eat it and I really did enjoy it. Had I not gone in with the IE mindset, I would have fought with myself about eating it but would have eaten something and felt badly about it, even without the restrictive diet. And when I gave myself permission to enjoy the food, I ate what I wanted but no more. It was still " plenty " and certainly broke the old rules, but i'm easing into this.

One of the sweetest parts was that my dad and I used to go to a particular bakery together, not a large one and there are only a few of them around here. One of my group members brought doughnuts from THAT bakery. I enjoyed eating ONE and remembering those good times with my dad. And I think because I was ALLOWED to have a doughnut, I didn't crave any more. 

It was wonderful. 

[Guest guest]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your experience!

Tilley

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> Tonight was the first meeting of a 6-week group I joined. We were supposed to

bring a food that represents celebration to us. When I first heard that I was

still on the crazy-restrictive diet, and was agonizing over what I was going to

do. Eating my celebration dessert would sidetrack my diet severely, but how sad

is it to forego a celebration that is truly special? for me, it would have been

very sad.

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> The meeting took place in a building I became familiar with this summer and

fell completely in love with, one of the reasons being that it was near where my

father had a business for many years. I spent many, many hours with him at his

business when I was a child, and have very sweet memories of that. So I was

already looking forward to the meeting.

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> Having embraced IE in the past few days, I decided I COULD eat any of the

celebration food that I WANTED and ENJOY it.

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> And I did. I did eat it and I really did enjoy it. Had I not gone in with the

IE mindset, I would have fought with myself about eating it but would have eaten

something and felt badly about it, even without the restrictive diet. And when I

gave myself permission to enjoy the food, I ate what I wanted but no more. It

was still " plenty " and certainly broke the old rules, but i'm easing into this.

>

> One of the sweetest parts was that my dad and I used to go to a particular

bakery together, not a large one and there are only a few of them around here.

One of my group members brought doughnuts from THAT bakery. I enjoyed eating ONE

and remembering those good times with my dad. And I think because I was ALLOWED

to have a doughnut, I didn't crave any more.

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> It was wonderful.

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[Guest guest]

What a great beginning for your IE journey ! You are re-embracing all the

lovelies in your life and not limiting yourself by 'shoulds' :-) Wonderful to

hear and inspiring too.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Tonight was the first meeting of a 6-week group I joined. We were supposed to

bring a food that represents celebration to us. When I first heard that I was

still on the crazy-restrictive diet, and was agonizing over what I was going to

do. Eating my celebration dessert would sidetrack my diet severely, but how sad

is it to forego a celebration that is truly special? for me, it would have been

very sad.

>

> The meeting took place in a building I became familiar with this summer and

fell completely in love with, one of the reasons being that it was near where my

father had a business for many years. I spent many, many hours with him at his

business when I was a child, and have very sweet memories of that. So I was

already looking forward to the meeting.

>

> Having embraced IE in the past few days, I decided I COULD eat any of the

celebration food that I WANTED and ENJOY it.

>

> And I did. I did eat it and I really did enjoy it. Had I not gone in with the

IE mindset, I would have fought with myself about eating it but would have eaten

something and felt badly about it, even without the restrictive diet. And when I

gave myself permission to enjoy the food, I ate what I wanted but no more. It

was still " plenty " and certainly broke the old rules, but i'm easing into this.

>

> One of the sweetest parts was that my dad and I used to go to a particular

bakery together, not a large one and there are only a few of them around here.

One of my group members brought doughnuts from THAT bakery. I enjoyed eating ONE

and remembering those good times with my dad. And I think because I was ALLOWED

to have a doughnut, I didn't crave any more.

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> It was wonderful.

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