Re-introducing myself

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I'm not new, but I've been gone for a while and I see some new names, so I

though I'd re-introduce myself.

My name is Josie. I've been doing IE since July of 2010 (for the second time -

tried it about 15 years ago with some success, but didn't stick with it.). I

started off great, but had hit a pretty big block by October. At that point, I

knew I couldn't do this on my own and got the help of a great therapist who

specializes in IE. I have been working with her ever since and in January also

started seeing a nutritionist that works with her. I still have a looooooong

way to go, but I'm pretty certain I would have given up by now if I hadn't had

their excellent help.

I never left the list, but in March I hit an unusually crazy stressful time in a

job that had been stressful for a very long time and just needed some downtime,

so I stopped logging in. Won't go into details of the stressful period other

than to say that the highlight was the week I couldn't stop crying, literally.

I would just burst into tears for no particular reason four or five times per

day, no matter where I was, even in public. Not good. I've worked through it

and that episode, more than any other, made me realize what an emotional eater I

am. Luckily, for the time being, my job is much less stressful than it was

earlier in the year. It will inevitably be stressful again, but I'm using the

downtime to recharge and to evaluate my career options, including considering

changing jobs.

With regard to IE, it has taken a long time and a lot of work (and as I said, I

still have a very long way to go), but I feel like I'm making progress. I did

gradually gain about ten pounds after I started IE, but my weight has been

stable for quite some time (even after some pretty heavy eating during my high

stress period). I definitely had periods where I didn't think I was going to be

able to get this, but after dieting all my life, I knew going back to it wasn't

going to help. I'm glad I stuck with it, because I feel like I'm finally

starting to get it in my body as opposed to in my head, which always understood

the process, logically.

Okay, well, I'll wrap it up now. (For those who may not have been around when I

was here before, you'll soon discover that I'm long winded! LOL). Looking

forward to getting to getting reacquainted with everyone.

Thanks,

Josie >)