Re: Experimenting with Eating Differently

[Guest guest]

Mimi,In mymind I knew that I wasn't truly free to eat the forbidden food as much as I wanted -- that in the future my goal was to stop eating it. Thank you for your reply. Last night, I tried an experiment with a "forbidden food." First I had to silence the voice in my head accusing me of justifying eating something "bad" by calling it an experiment. :-) I thought about whether I was hungry after the oatmeal that had satisfied me, and I actually was. What was in front of me was my very favorite pizza, but I had read every single article in the files of the group yesterday, so I understood how much I am setting myself up for failure when I declare a food bad and forbidden, and worse, myself bad for wanting it, eating it, or having eaten it. So, I ate a piece, and just experienced what it was like to eat it without the familiar guilt and shame, and it was so nice. I ate a second piece after that. Then I knew I was getting into tricky territory because I was no longer hungry. Again, armed with all the great stuff in those articles, I stepped away from it and thought about whether or not I really wanted any more. In the past, with this particular pizza, I too have done the Last Supper thing, which is especially silly, considering that this is an easily obtained pizza locally and I can't imagine there ever being a reason I wouldn't be able to get it. But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a "forbidden" food is eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last time. Last night, I experimented with a different mindset, and even the willingness to experiment is a way different approach to food and eating.

[Guest guest]

Bullseye Mimi!!

one of the most surprising things I learned about IE was that I could make

it FUN! 'Playing with food' (aka experimenting) is encouraged and can result in

a learning experience that one enjoys rather than dreads. I have come to

re-discover how much I do better when I TRUST my body/self and turn OFF the

'volume' on those nasty little diet demons that loved to whisper in my ears.

Yay for us one and all -

ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Mimi,

>

> > In my

> > mind I knew that I wasn't truly free to eat the forbidden food as much as I

wanted -- that in the future my goal was to stop eating it.

> >

>

> Thank you for your reply. Last night, I tried an experiment with a " forbidden

food. " First I had to silence the voice in my head accusing me of justifying

eating something " bad " by calling it an experiment. :-) I thought about whether

I was hungry after the oatmeal that had satisfied me, and I actually was. What

was in front of me was my very favorite pizza, but I had read every single

article in the files of the group yesterday, so I understood how much I am

setting myself up for failure when I declare a food bad and forbidden, and

worse, myself bad for wanting it, eating it, or having eaten it.

>

> So, I ate a piece, and just experienced what it was like to eat it without the

familiar guilt and shame, and it was so nice. I ate a second piece after that.

Then I knew I was getting into tricky territory because I was no longer hungry.

Again, armed with all the great stuff in those articles, I stepped away from it

and thought about whether or not I really wanted any more. In the past, with

this particular pizza, I too have done the Last Supper thing, which is

especially silly, considering that this is an easily obtained pizza locally and

I can't imagine there ever being a reason I wouldn't be able to get it. But

somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a " forbidden " food is eaten by me

with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last

time. Last night, I experimented with a different mindset, and even the

willingness to experiment is a way different approach to food and eating.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Bullseye Mimi!!

one of the most surprising things I learned about IE was that I could make

it FUN! 'Playing with food' (aka experimenting) is encouraged and can result in

a learning experience that one enjoys rather than dreads. I have come to

re-discover how much I do better when I TRUST my body/self and turn OFF the

'volume' on those nasty little diet demons that loved to whisper in my ears.

Yay for us one and all -

ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Mimi,

>

> > In my

> > mind I knew that I wasn't truly free to eat the forbidden food as much as I

wanted -- that in the future my goal was to stop eating it.

> >

>

> Thank you for your reply. Last night, I tried an experiment with a " forbidden

food. " First I had to silence the voice in my head accusing me of justifying

eating something " bad " by calling it an experiment. :-) I thought about whether

I was hungry after the oatmeal that had satisfied me, and I actually was. What

was in front of me was my very favorite pizza, but I had read every single

article in the files of the group yesterday, so I understood how much I am

setting myself up for failure when I declare a food bad and forbidden, and

worse, myself bad for wanting it, eating it, or having eaten it.

>

> So, I ate a piece, and just experienced what it was like to eat it without the

familiar guilt and shame, and it was so nice. I ate a second piece after that.

Then I knew I was getting into tricky territory because I was no longer hungry.

Again, armed with all the great stuff in those articles, I stepped away from it

and thought about whether or not I really wanted any more. In the past, with

this particular pizza, I too have done the Last Supper thing, which is

especially silly, considering that this is an easily obtained pizza locally and

I can't imagine there ever being a reason I wouldn't be able to get it. But

somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a " forbidden " food is eaten by me

with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last

time. Last night, I experimented with a different mindset, and even the

willingness to experiment is a way different approach to food and eating.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Bullseye Mimi!!

one of the most surprising things I learned about IE was that I could make

it FUN! 'Playing with food' (aka experimenting) is encouraged and can result in

a learning experience that one enjoys rather than dreads. I have come to

re-discover how much I do better when I TRUST my body/self and turn OFF the

'volume' on those nasty little diet demons that loved to whisper in my ears.

Yay for us one and all -

ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Mimi,

>

> > In my

> > mind I knew that I wasn't truly free to eat the forbidden food as much as I

wanted -- that in the future my goal was to stop eating it.

> >

>

> Thank you for your reply. Last night, I tried an experiment with a " forbidden

food. " First I had to silence the voice in my head accusing me of justifying

eating something " bad " by calling it an experiment. :-) I thought about whether

I was hungry after the oatmeal that had satisfied me, and I actually was. What

was in front of me was my very favorite pizza, but I had read every single

article in the files of the group yesterday, so I understood how much I am

setting myself up for failure when I declare a food bad and forbidden, and

worse, myself bad for wanting it, eating it, or having eaten it.

>

> So, I ate a piece, and just experienced what it was like to eat it without the

familiar guilt and shame, and it was so nice. I ate a second piece after that.

Then I knew I was getting into tricky territory because I was no longer hungry.

Again, armed with all the great stuff in those articles, I stepped away from it

and thought about whether or not I really wanted any more. In the past, with

this particular pizza, I too have done the Last Supper thing, which is

especially silly, considering that this is an easily obtained pizza locally and

I can't imagine there ever being a reason I wouldn't be able to get it. But

somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a " forbidden " food is eaten by me

with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last

time. Last night, I experimented with a different mindset, and even the

willingness to experiment is a way different approach to food and eating.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

" ....But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a " forbidden " food is

eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make

this the last time.... "

Yes, that sneaky little " voice " - maybe I can make this the last time. That

wish, even in the midst of enjoying something, to let it go forever.

And then to discover the paradox of deciding that I never have to let it go

forever - and suddenly the spell breaks and it's not so magical afterall.

I have several containers of different flavors of ice cream in my fridge right

now and they have no pull on me whatsoever. But, if I do want some, I'll eat it.

But truly, it's the last thing I want right now or that I have wanted for, I

don't know, a week or more.

A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.

Sandarah

[Guest guest]

" ....But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a " forbidden " food is

eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make

this the last time.... "

Yes, that sneaky little " voice " - maybe I can make this the last time. That

wish, even in the midst of enjoying something, to let it go forever.

And then to discover the paradox of deciding that I never have to let it go

forever - and suddenly the spell breaks and it's not so magical afterall.

I have several containers of different flavors of ice cream in my fridge right

now and they have no pull on me whatsoever. But, if I do want some, I'll eat it.

But truly, it's the last thing I want right now or that I have wanted for, I

don't know, a week or more.

A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.

Sandarah

[Guest guest]

" ....But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a " forbidden " food is

eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make

this the last time.... "

Yes, that sneaky little " voice " - maybe I can make this the last time. That

wish, even in the midst of enjoying something, to let it go forever.

And then to discover the paradox of deciding that I never have to let it go

forever - and suddenly the spell breaks and it's not so magical afterall.

I have several containers of different flavors of ice cream in my fridge right

now and they have no pull on me whatsoever. But, if I do want some, I'll eat it.

But truly, it's the last thing I want right now or that I have wanted for, I

don't know, a week or more.

A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.

Sandarah

[Guest guest]

Sandarah,A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.I'm still too new to this to imagine what legalizing would be like, but I'm taking the concept in small bites. (LOL - bet that pun is used quite often here). I am so ripe for eating intuitively because the guilt and shame surrounding eating have just about consumed me and I say NO MORE. (I am keeping this declaration "secret" from my loved ones though as I'm so often bursting out of the starting blocks on projects and ideas but my energy and enthusiasm lag all too soon. I am trusting this experience is going to be different since it is such a paradigm shift and involves more than just my brain.)

[Guest guest]

Sandarah,A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.I'm still too new to this to imagine what legalizing would be like, but I'm taking the concept in small bites. (LOL - bet that pun is used quite often here). I am so ripe for eating intuitively because the guilt and shame surrounding eating have just about consumed me and I say NO MORE. (I am keeping this declaration "secret" from my loved ones though as I'm so often bursting out of the starting blocks on projects and ideas but my energy and enthusiasm lag all too soon. I am trusting this experience is going to be different since it is such a paradigm shift and involves more than just my brain.)

[Guest guest]

Sandarah,A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.I'm still too new to this to imagine what legalizing would be like, but I'm taking the concept in small bites. (LOL - bet that pun is used quite often here). I am so ripe for eating intuitively because the guilt and shame surrounding eating have just about consumed me and I say NO MORE. (I am keeping this declaration "secret" from my loved ones though as I'm so often bursting out of the starting blocks on projects and ideas but my energy and enthusiasm lag all too soon. I am trusting this experience is going to be different since it is such a paradigm shift and involves more than just my brain.)

[Guest guest]

I'd like to add the wonder I feel -- I have discovered that many of the foods I have previously wanted so much, I don't even like, or I have had the chance to realize they are bad for me not because of calories but because of the physical reaction. I avoid some foods because I don't want the heartburn that results from eating them. Some foods now taste greasy to me and I don't like that slick feeling in my mouth. Some previously beloved foods taste doughy to me and I plain don't like them. I never understood before IE that mouth feel is such a priority for me, and it has been really freeing to discover my true likes and dislikes.

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2:05 PMSubject: Re: Experimenting with Eating Differently

"....But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a "forbidden" food is eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last time...."Yes, that sneaky little "voice" - maybe I can make this the last time. That wish, even in the midst of enjoying something, to let it go forever. And then to discover the paradox of deciding that I never have to let it go forever - and suddenly the spell breaks and it's not so magical afterall. I have several containers of different flavors of ice cream in my fridge right now and they have no pull on me whatsoever. But, if I do want some, I'll eat it. But truly, it's the last thing I want right now or that I have wanted for, I don't know, a week or more. A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.Sandarah

[Guest guest]

I'd like to add the wonder I feel -- I have discovered that many of the foods I have previously wanted so much, I don't even like, or I have had the chance to realize they are bad for me not because of calories but because of the physical reaction. I avoid some foods because I don't want the heartburn that results from eating them. Some foods now taste greasy to me and I don't like that slick feeling in my mouth. Some previously beloved foods taste doughy to me and I plain don't like them. I never understood before IE that mouth feel is such a priority for me, and it has been really freeing to discover my true likes and dislikes.

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2:05 PMSubject: Re: Experimenting with Eating Differently

"....But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a "forbidden" food is eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last time...."Yes, that sneaky little "voice" - maybe I can make this the last time. That wish, even in the midst of enjoying something, to let it go forever. And then to discover the paradox of deciding that I never have to let it go forever - and suddenly the spell breaks and it's not so magical afterall. I have several containers of different flavors of ice cream in my fridge right now and they have no pull on me whatsoever. But, if I do want some, I'll eat it. But truly, it's the last thing I want right now or that I have wanted for, I don't know, a week or more. A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.Sandarah

[Guest guest]

I'd like to add the wonder I feel -- I have discovered that many of the foods I have previously wanted so much, I don't even like, or I have had the chance to realize they are bad for me not because of calories but because of the physical reaction. I avoid some foods because I don't want the heartburn that results from eating them. Some foods now taste greasy to me and I don't like that slick feeling in my mouth. Some previously beloved foods taste doughy to me and I plain don't like them. I never understood before IE that mouth feel is such a priority for me, and it has been really freeing to discover my true likes and dislikes.

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2:05 PMSubject: Re: Experimenting with Eating Differently

"....But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a "forbidden" food is eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last time...."Yes, that sneaky little "voice" - maybe I can make this the last time. That wish, even in the midst of enjoying something, to let it go forever. And then to discover the paradox of deciding that I never have to let it go forever - and suddenly the spell breaks and it's not so magical afterall. I have several containers of different flavors of ice cream in my fridge right now and they have no pull on me whatsoever. But, if I do want some, I'll eat it. But truly, it's the last thing I want right now or that I have wanted for, I don't know, a week or more. A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.Sandarah

[Guest guest]

, you are doing great! Eating without guilt is a huge step. And even if you had overeaten, it would be OK because you are observing what you like to eat, when you're hungry, when you're full, what it feels like to be over-full sans guilty feelings. Now is the time for experimentation and getting to know your body's signals and physical sensations. Good job.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Experimenting with Eating DifferentlyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 10:42 AM

Mimi,

In my

mind I knew that I wasn't truly free to eat the forbidden food as much as I wanted -- that in the future my goal was to stop eating it.

Thank you for your reply. Last night, I tried an experiment with a "forbidden food." First I had to silence the voice in my head accusing me of justifying eating something "bad" by calling it an experiment. :-) I thought about whether I was hungry after the oatmeal that had satisfied me, and I actually was. What was in front of me was my very favorite pizza, but I had read every single article in the files of the group yesterday, so I understood how much I am setting myself up for failure when I declare a food bad and forbidden, and worse, myself bad for wanting it, eating it, or having eaten it.

So, I ate a piece, and just experienced what it was like to eat it without the familiar guilt and shame, and it was so nice. I ate a second piece after that. Then I knew I was getting into tricky territory because I was no longer hungry. Again, armed with all the great stuff in those articles, I stepped away from it and thought about whether or not I really wanted any more. In the past, with this particular pizza, I too have done the Last Supper thing, which is especially silly, considering that this is an easily obtained pizza locally and I can't imagine there ever being a reason I wouldn't be able to get it. But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a "forbidden" food is eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last time. Last night, I experimented with a different mindset, and even the willingness to experiment is a way different approach to food and eating.

[Guest guest]

, you are doing great! Eating without guilt is a huge step. And even if you had overeaten, it would be OK because you are observing what you like to eat, when you're hungry, when you're full, what it feels like to be over-full sans guilty feelings. Now is the time for experimentation and getting to know your body's signals and physical sensations. Good job.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Experimenting with Eating DifferentlyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 10:42 AM

Mimi,

In my

mind I knew that I wasn't truly free to eat the forbidden food as much as I wanted -- that in the future my goal was to stop eating it.

Thank you for your reply. Last night, I tried an experiment with a "forbidden food." First I had to silence the voice in my head accusing me of justifying eating something "bad" by calling it an experiment. :-) I thought about whether I was hungry after the oatmeal that had satisfied me, and I actually was. What was in front of me was my very favorite pizza, but I had read every single article in the files of the group yesterday, so I understood how much I am setting myself up for failure when I declare a food bad and forbidden, and worse, myself bad for wanting it, eating it, or having eaten it.

So, I ate a piece, and just experienced what it was like to eat it without the familiar guilt and shame, and it was so nice. I ate a second piece after that. Then I knew I was getting into tricky territory because I was no longer hungry. Again, armed with all the great stuff in those articles, I stepped away from it and thought about whether or not I really wanted any more. In the past, with this particular pizza, I too have done the Last Supper thing, which is especially silly, considering that this is an easily obtained pizza locally and I can't imagine there ever being a reason I wouldn't be able to get it. But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a "forbidden" food is eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last time. Last night, I experimented with a different mindset, and even the willingness to experiment is a way different approach to food and eating.

[Guest guest]

, you are doing great! Eating without guilt is a huge step. And even if you had overeaten, it would be OK because you are observing what you like to eat, when you're hungry, when you're full, what it feels like to be over-full sans guilty feelings. Now is the time for experimentation and getting to know your body's signals and physical sensations. Good job.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Experimenting with Eating DifferentlyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 10:42 AM

Mimi,

In my

mind I knew that I wasn't truly free to eat the forbidden food as much as I wanted -- that in the future my goal was to stop eating it.

Thank you for your reply. Last night, I tried an experiment with a "forbidden food." First I had to silence the voice in my head accusing me of justifying eating something "bad" by calling it an experiment. :-) I thought about whether I was hungry after the oatmeal that had satisfied me, and I actually was. What was in front of me was my very favorite pizza, but I had read every single article in the files of the group yesterday, so I understood how much I am setting myself up for failure when I declare a food bad and forbidden, and worse, myself bad for wanting it, eating it, or having eaten it.

So, I ate a piece, and just experienced what it was like to eat it without the familiar guilt and shame, and it was so nice. I ate a second piece after that. Then I knew I was getting into tricky territory because I was no longer hungry. Again, armed with all the great stuff in those articles, I stepped away from it and thought about whether or not I really wanted any more. In the past, with this particular pizza, I too have done the Last Supper thing, which is especially silly, considering that this is an easily obtained pizza locally and I can't imagine there ever being a reason I wouldn't be able to get it. But somehow, every pizza, probably because it is a "forbidden" food is eaten by me with the mindset that I really shouldn't and that maybe I can make this the last time. Last night, I experimented with a different mindset, and even the willingness to experiment is a way different approach to food and eating.

[Guest guest]

I'd like to add the wonder I feel -- I have discovered that many of the foods I have previously wanted so much, I don't even likeAh, can you all tell how much this group and these ideas are a soothing balm to this weary food fighter? it has been really freeing to discover my true likes and dislikes. Experienced this a little bit today. I was thinking about what I wanted for lunch and 's popped into my mind, but I realized I really DIDN'T want to eat anything at all from 's. I've spent so much time avoiding bad and forbidden foods, that I had kind of lost touch with what I even like and don't like. What a freeing idea -- to discover those likes and dislikes again.

[Guest guest]

I'd like to add the wonder I feel -- I have discovered that many of the foods I have previously wanted so much, I don't even likeAh, can you all tell how much this group and these ideas are a soothing balm to this weary food fighter? it has been really freeing to discover my true likes and dislikes. Experienced this a little bit today. I was thinking about what I wanted for lunch and 's popped into my mind, but I realized I really DIDN'T want to eat anything at all from 's. I've spent so much time avoiding bad and forbidden foods, that I had kind of lost touch with what I even like and don't like. What a freeing idea -- to discover those likes and dislikes again.

[Guest guest]

I'd like to add the wonder I feel -- I have discovered that many of the foods I have previously wanted so much, I don't even likeAh, can you all tell how much this group and these ideas are a soothing balm to this weary food fighter? it has been really freeing to discover my true likes and dislikes. Experienced this a little bit today. I was thinking about what I wanted for lunch and 's popped into my mind, but I realized I really DIDN'T want to eat anything at all from 's. I've spent so much time avoiding bad and forbidden foods, that I had kind of lost touch with what I even like and don't like. What a freeing idea -- to discover those likes and dislikes again.

[Guest guest]

Mimi,Thank you thank you for this encouraging message. I feel as though whoever it was who was beating me over the head for being such a bad eater, bad for even WANTING to each some things, has been commanded to stop, and sent to the corner.My loving and caring family of origin is made up of all women now that my father has passed away, and each of us in quite interested in being healthy, living healthy, raising healthy kids, etc., and it's nice to have that kind of support from close family. But sometimes it feels as though every single solitary thing is unacceptable for one reason or another, even water! (unless it is reverse osmosis LOL). I'm realizing that there IS an alternative to this type of thinking.

, you are doing great! Eating without guilt is a huge step. And even if you had overeaten, it would be OK because you are observing what you like to eat, when you're hungry, when you're full, what it feels like to be over-full sans guilty feelings. Now is the time for experimentation and getting to know your body's signals and physical sensations. Good job.

Mimi

[Guest guest]

Mimi,Thank you thank you for this encouraging message. I feel as though whoever it was who was beating me over the head for being such a bad eater, bad for even WANTING to each some things, has been commanded to stop, and sent to the corner.My loving and caring family of origin is made up of all women now that my father has passed away, and each of us in quite interested in being healthy, living healthy, raising healthy kids, etc., and it's nice to have that kind of support from close family. But sometimes it feels as though every single solitary thing is unacceptable for one reason or another, even water! (unless it is reverse osmosis LOL). I'm realizing that there IS an alternative to this type of thinking.

, you are doing great! Eating without guilt is a huge step. And even if you had overeaten, it would be OK because you are observing what you like to eat, when you're hungry, when you're full, what it feels like to be over-full sans guilty feelings. Now is the time for experimentation and getting to know your body's signals and physical sensations. Good job.

Mimi

[Guest guest]

Mimi,Thank you thank you for this encouraging message. I feel as though whoever it was who was beating me over the head for being such a bad eater, bad for even WANTING to each some things, has been commanded to stop, and sent to the corner.My loving and caring family of origin is made up of all women now that my father has passed away, and each of us in quite interested in being healthy, living healthy, raising healthy kids, etc., and it's nice to have that kind of support from close family. But sometimes it feels as though every single solitary thing is unacceptable for one reason or another, even water! (unless it is reverse osmosis LOL). I'm realizing that there IS an alternative to this type of thinking.

, you are doing great! Eating without guilt is a huge step. And even if you had overeaten, it would be OK because you are observing what you like to eat, when you're hungry, when you're full, what it feels like to be over-full sans guilty feelings. Now is the time for experimentation and getting to know your body's signals and physical sensations. Good job.

Mimi

[Guest guest]

That's great, and I agree a paradigm shift is often what occurs when we are truly legalizing and truly accepting ourselves for who we are. One word of caution (not to douse your great enthusiasm at all!): energy and enthusiasm can and will lag. There's a point when the newness of IE has subsided that you may find yourself facing many emotions that you might have been avoiding with food. You may also start to feel that this whole waiting until hunger and stopping when full business gets to be a drag and feels like the diet rules you thought you rejected by embracing IE. You may find yourself slipping back into old habits and overeating, with the consequent feelings of failure that accompanied falling off of a diet wagon in the past. It's OK. Many of us here have gone through that and made it to the other side. Working through that phase is what allowed

me to finally accept myself and allow my previous preoccupation with food (even with IE) to subside, as eating normally has slowly become second nature. If and when this happens, come on here and post. I found people's comments and suggestions so incredibly helpful.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Re: Experimenting with Eating DifferentlyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 2:11 PM

Sandarah,

A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.

I'm still too new to this to imagine what legalizing would be like, but I'm taking the concept in small bites. (LOL - bet that pun is used quite often here).

I am so ripe for eating intuitively because the guilt and shame surrounding eating have just about consumed me and I say NO MORE. (I am keeping this declaration "secret" from my loved ones though as I'm so often bursting out of the starting blocks on projects and ideas but my energy and enthusiasm lag all too soon. I am trusting this experience is going to be different since it is such a paradigm shift and involves more than just my brain.)

[Guest guest]

That's great, and I agree a paradigm shift is often what occurs when we are truly legalizing and truly accepting ourselves for who we are. One word of caution (not to douse your great enthusiasm at all!): energy and enthusiasm can and will lag. There's a point when the newness of IE has subsided that you may find yourself facing many emotions that you might have been avoiding with food. You may also start to feel that this whole waiting until hunger and stopping when full business gets to be a drag and feels like the diet rules you thought you rejected by embracing IE. You may find yourself slipping back into old habits and overeating, with the consequent feelings of failure that accompanied falling off of a diet wagon in the past. It's OK. Many of us here have gone through that and made it to the other side. Working through that phase is what allowed

me to finally accept myself and allow my previous preoccupation with food (even with IE) to subside, as eating normally has slowly become second nature. If and when this happens, come on here and post. I found people's comments and suggestions so incredibly helpful.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Re: Experimenting with Eating DifferentlyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 2:11 PM

Sandarah,

A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.

I'm still too new to this to imagine what legalizing would be like, but I'm taking the concept in small bites. (LOL - bet that pun is used quite often here).

I am so ripe for eating intuitively because the guilt and shame surrounding eating have just about consumed me and I say NO MORE. (I am keeping this declaration "secret" from my loved ones though as I'm so often bursting out of the starting blocks on projects and ideas but my energy and enthusiasm lag all too soon. I am trusting this experience is going to be different since it is such a paradigm shift and involves more than just my brain.)

[Guest guest]

That's great, and I agree a paradigm shift is often what occurs when we are truly legalizing and truly accepting ourselves for who we are. One word of caution (not to douse your great enthusiasm at all!): energy and enthusiasm can and will lag. There's a point when the newness of IE has subsided that you may find yourself facing many emotions that you might have been avoiding with food. You may also start to feel that this whole waiting until hunger and stopping when full business gets to be a drag and feels like the diet rules you thought you rejected by embracing IE. You may find yourself slipping back into old habits and overeating, with the consequent feelings of failure that accompanied falling off of a diet wagon in the past. It's OK. Many of us here have gone through that and made it to the other side. Working through that phase is what allowed

me to finally accept myself and allow my previous preoccupation with food (even with IE) to subside, as eating normally has slowly become second nature. If and when this happens, come on here and post. I found people's comments and suggestions so incredibly helpful.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Re: Experimenting with Eating DifferentlyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 2:11 PM

Sandarah,

A paradigm shift - what's what full out legalizing is turning out to be.

I'm still too new to this to imagine what legalizing would be like, but I'm taking the concept in small bites. (LOL - bet that pun is used quite often here).

I am so ripe for eating intuitively because the guilt and shame surrounding eating have just about consumed me and I say NO MORE. (I am keeping this declaration "secret" from my loved ones though as I'm so often bursting out of the starting blocks on projects and ideas but my energy and enthusiasm lag all too soon. I am trusting this experience is going to be different since it is such a paradigm shift and involves more than just my brain.)