Re: I'm still gaining weight!

[Guest guest]

Tilley, I think Abby's idea of not HAVING to eat something just because it sounds good might be the key to eventual weight loss or maintenance. In the beginning, my interest in food was such that I gave myself permission to eat whenever I felt a smidgen of hunger. It helped to chase away the feelings of deprivation I had given myself with each new diet. Now, my interest in food has waned to the point where I can regulate myself without feeling deprived (not all the time, certainly, but often enough). So, right now, I am slightly hungry, and I COULD eat something, but I have decided to wait until I get home. I don't feel deprived or like I am forcing myself to wait for a specific time; I've just decided to eat a bit later and it feels like the most natural thing in the world. I started making this shift after I convinced myself that I would never deprive

myself of food again, no matter what the reason.

Mimi

>> I've been doing IE since the beginning of August, and while my obsession with food has dropped way down, I am still gaining weight. I haven't weighed myself since the beginning of October, and don't plan to, but my new pants are now snug, and I am horrified when I catch sight of myself in a shop window. How long is this going to keep on?> > Tilley>

[Guest guest]

Tilley, I think Abby's idea of not HAVING to eat something just because it sounds good might be the key to eventual weight loss or maintenance. In the beginning, my interest in food was such that I gave myself permission to eat whenever I felt a smidgen of hunger. It helped to chase away the feelings of deprivation I had given myself with each new diet. Now, my interest in food has waned to the point where I can regulate myself without feeling deprived (not all the time, certainly, but often enough). So, right now, I am slightly hungry, and I COULD eat something, but I have decided to wait until I get home. I don't feel deprived or like I am forcing myself to wait for a specific time; I've just decided to eat a bit later and it feels like the most natural thing in the world. I started making this shift after I convinced myself that I would never deprive

myself of food again, no matter what the reason.

Mimi

>> I've been doing IE since the beginning of August, and while my obsession with food has dropped way down, I am still gaining weight. I haven't weighed myself since the beginning of October, and don't plan to, but my new pants are now snug, and I am horrified when I catch sight of myself in a shop window. How long is this going to keep on?> > Tilley>

[Guest guest]

Tilley, I think Abby's idea of not HAVING to eat something just because it sounds good might be the key to eventual weight loss or maintenance. In the beginning, my interest in food was such that I gave myself permission to eat whenever I felt a smidgen of hunger. It helped to chase away the feelings of deprivation I had given myself with each new diet. Now, my interest in food has waned to the point where I can regulate myself without feeling deprived (not all the time, certainly, but often enough). So, right now, I am slightly hungry, and I COULD eat something, but I have decided to wait until I get home. I don't feel deprived or like I am forcing myself to wait for a specific time; I've just decided to eat a bit later and it feels like the most natural thing in the world. I started making this shift after I convinced myself that I would never deprive

myself of food again, no matter what the reason.

Mimi

>> I've been doing IE since the beginning of August, and while my obsession with food has dropped way down, I am still gaining weight. I haven't weighed myself since the beginning of October, and don't plan to, but my new pants are now snug, and I am horrified when I catch sight of myself in a shop window. How long is this going to keep on?> > Tilley>