Re: Wanting to return to dieting....but thankful you all are here...

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I've been there many times...reconsidering a diet. In fact, about 2 months ago I did go back on low carb. The first day of it I was really depressed thinking about all the things I couldn't eat and stressed about how I was going to find the right thing to eat at certain places. The diet lasted 4 days and I coudln't take it anymore. Now anytime I contemplate about going back on a diet I remember the feelings I had when I did and do I really want to put myself through that again. Plus any diet I've ever done and lost weight on only ends w/ me gaining the weight back. I believe being intune with our bodies and listening is what will work for life...it's impossible to stay on a diet for life. I've also been doing some meditating when those emotional urges hit. I just sit with myself for about 5 minutes breathing in positive energy and exhaling all the negative. Sometimes we just get caught in that viscious

cycle and we need a minute.

Barb

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 9:57 PMSubject: Wanting to return to dieting....but thankful you all are here...

I am really struggling tonight...frustrated with my weight and health, doing too much "emotional eating"....not listening to my body...disregarding IE in consideration of dieting yet again...The saying of "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" keeps running through my mind.But I am down and depressed...I know I need to focus on the hope and peace that comes with IE, but while I know that in my head, my heart is at war with it...and wanting to retreat to the dreamed of magic of dieting.Thank you, Katcha, for suggesting a review of the principles here. I think it will help.Thank you all for listening....