Guest guest Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Speaking of dieting groups, when I am thinking of going on my old low-carb diet, I always go back to the discussion group that I have been a member of for many years. This latest time when I was thinking about it, I noticed so many posts about "failures," too. There was one particular thread someone started about "really being serious this time," a common theme. The thread spanned many weeks and every other day she would post "I binged again," and get lots of encouragement to "get back on plan," "next bite on plan," etc., etc. This just went on and on and really depressed me. She was trying so hard, struggling so much and I remember being right there with her all those years I was on diets. I just don't want to go back there. Mimi Subject: RE: I'm so discouragedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, December 4, 2011, 8:18 PM Tilley, I was feeling discouraged, too. I was wondering if there was something in the planets affecting me! I wonder, also, if subconsciously I was reacting to my brief forage into OA. I was seriously thinking I would be able to merge OA and IE. However, after days of reading the OA lists, AND posts from great people here, I realized it was not the way I wanted to go. I think that reading all those posts about forbidden foods, abstinence of particular foods, how most people are failing, that I got into that mindset of not being to do this thing of eating healthy and being happy. I started eating large quantities of “forbidden†foods for me in the past. Pizza ($10 from Pizza Hut, and I got pan crust), ice cream with peanuts, frozen pies baked fresh from the oven. Rather than beat myself up (my usual thing) I thought – hmmm….must be some sort of “rebellionâ€. Well, I said, go on from here. Which I am doing. This list has been a tremendous help for me. I went to our greyhound Christmas party last night, where last year I was several sizes smaller. I got a lot of comments last year about my weight loss and I felt really good about myself, even if it was artificial and I was starving. This year, I was sort of reluctant to even go because of the weight gain (again) but I thought, hey – my friends love me, they are not going to love me less because there is more of me! I did have a great time, eating everything I wanted to eat, even dessert, but not stuffing myself. So, thank you everyone, for your support even though I’ve not met any of you in person. Even though I made this email about me…..Tilley, you are in good and supportive company here. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Speaking of dieting groups, when I am thinking of going on my old low-carb diet, I always go back to the discussion group that I have been a member of for many years. This latest time when I was thinking about it, I noticed so many posts about "failures," too. There was one particular thread someone started about "really being serious this time," a common theme. The thread spanned many weeks and every other day she would post "I binged again," and get lots of encouragement to "get back on plan," "next bite on plan," etc., etc. This just went on and on and really depressed me. She was trying so hard, struggling so much and I remember being right there with her all those years I was on diets. I just don't want to go back there. Mimi Subject: RE: I'm so discouragedTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, December 4, 2011, 8:18 PM Tilley, I was feeling discouraged, too. I was wondering if there was something in the planets affecting me! I wonder, also, if subconsciously I was reacting to my brief forage into OA. I was seriously thinking I would be able to merge OA and IE. However, after days of reading the OA lists, AND posts from great people here, I realized it was not the way I wanted to go. I think that reading all those posts about forbidden foods, abstinence of particular foods, how most people are failing, that I got into that mindset of not being to do this thing of eating healthy and being happy. I started eating large quantities of “forbidden†foods for me in the past. Pizza ($10 from Pizza Hut, and I got pan crust), ice cream with peanuts, frozen pies baked fresh from the oven. Rather than beat myself up (my usual thing) I thought – hmmm….must be some sort of “rebellionâ€. Well, I said, go on from here. Which I am doing. This list has been a tremendous help for me. I went to our greyhound Christmas party last night, where last year I was several sizes smaller. I got a lot of comments last year about my weight loss and I felt really good about myself, even if it was artificial and I was starving. This year, I was sort of reluctant to even go because of the weight gain (again) but I thought, hey – my friends love me, they are not going to love me less because there is more of me! I did have a great time, eating everything I wanted to eat, even dessert, but not stuffing myself. So, thank you everyone, for your support even though I’ve not met any of you in person. Even though I made this email about me…..Tilley, you are in good and supportive company here. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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