Guest guest Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I'd be interested to know your reaction to this article from the NY Times titled " The Fat Trap " . http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/tara-parker-pope-fat-trap.html?pagewa\ nted=1 & _r=1 & smid=fb-share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks, Sara. Can you tell I'm still catching up on emails? Sorry to post after-the-fact, but I went to the blog and found an article about an anti-obesity campaign in Georgia where they feature obese children on posters with captions that read things like, "Big bones didn't make me this way. Big meals did." This is appalling. How is shaming anyone about weight, especially children, EVER a good idea or a solution?? I'm sure lots of people will applaud this as an "honest" approach to obesity in kids and that many people are so contemptuous of bigger people that they will see this as just desserts for the "fatties." Makes me so mad. Mimi Subject: Re: ArticleTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:15 AM I read a blog called "Refuse to Regain." It is written by a doctor who has made a study of weight MAINTENANCE (or loss maintenance) vs. weight loss. You might be interested in her views on the article, as she basically feels its lack of hope is false. http://refusetoregain.com/ Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thank you so much for that response. That totally makes sense to me. Yes, there is a fat trap when you are constantly dieting. The article didn't mention what happens when you get off the roller coaster. Mimi Subject: Re: ArticleTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:41 AM Hi Sara,I'm curious about how you responded to the article?For me, the article says very similar things to the results of HAES (Health at Every Size) research that has been conducted by Bacon. You can check out her book on the subject. The central issue that I take with the article is that it was focused on the results of "dieting" (i.e., restrictive non-attuned eating). I remember reading somewhere that the greatest predictor of weight gain is DIETING! So, that study was a set-up for the participants to gain weight. Intuitive eating is a fundamentally different way of working with your body than dieting. IE helps you shift your mind and spirit along with you body, which dieting could never do. So, the whole concept of being doomed to a "fat trap" is absurd. I celebrated my 4th year of practicing IE in December. My body has released about 70-80 lbs (all without dieting), which includes 35 since I started practicing intuitive eating. I don't live in fear of regaining weight. I have been going through a really tough emotional time lately. I typically gain weight when I'm feeling like this and I'm sure that I've put on a few pounds. However, my issue is not about food. I'm a food user and have been using food since I was 4 to soothe myself. I need to develop an even greater level of emotional management skills as highlighted in the section of called "A Strange Gift" in the book Intuitive Eating.I continue to be inspired by this process. LatoyaPracticing IE since December 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 So encouraging!!! Great for you, Latoya and thanks for sharing > > > > > > Subject: Re: Article > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:41 AM > > > I celebrated my 4th year of practicing IE in December. My body has released about 70-80 lbs (all without dieting), which includes 35 since I started practicing intuitive eating. I don't live in fear of regaining weight. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 So encouraging!!! Great for you, Latoya and thanks for sharing > > > > > > Subject: Re: Article > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:41 AM > > > I celebrated my 4th year of practicing IE in December. My body has released about 70-80 lbs (all without dieting), which includes 35 since I started practicing intuitive eating. I don't live in fear of regaining weight. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 So encouraging!!! Great for you, Latoya and thanks for sharing > > > > > > Subject: Re: Article > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:41 AM > > > I celebrated my 4th year of practicing IE in December. My body has released about 70-80 lbs (all without dieting), which includes 35 since I started practicing intuitive eating. I don't live in fear of regaining weight. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 To IEforlife Congrats. Gives new meaning to the word hope and resolve. Thanks. Sandy So encouraging!!! Great for you, Latoya and thanks for sharing > > > > > > Subject: Re: Article > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:41 AM > > > I celebrated my 4th year of practicing IE in December. My body has released about 70-80 lbs (all without dieting), which includes 35 since I started practicing intuitive eating. I don't live in fear of regaining weight. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Boy, are those kids going to need a lot of therapy. Really awful. Sandarah > > > > >Subject: Re: Article > >To: " IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support > > >Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:15 AM > > > > > > > >I read a blog called " Refuse to Regain. "  It is written by a doctor who has made a study of weight MAINTENANCE (or loss maintenance) vs. weight loss. You might be interested in her views on the article, as she basically feels its lack of hope is false. > >http://refusetoregain.com/ > >Sara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Boy, are those kids going to need a lot of therapy. Really awful. Sandarah > > > > >Subject: Re: Article > >To: " IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support > > >Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:15 AM > > > > > > > >I read a blog called " Refuse to Regain. "  It is written by a doctor who has made a study of weight MAINTENANCE (or loss maintenance) vs. weight loss. You might be interested in her views on the article, as she basically feels its lack of hope is false. > >http://refusetoregain.com/ > >Sara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Boy, are those kids going to need a lot of therapy. Really awful. Sandarah > > > > >Subject: Re: Article > >To: " IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support > > >Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012, 10:15 AM > > > > > > > >I read a blog called " Refuse to Regain. "  It is written by a doctor who has made a study of weight MAINTENANCE (or loss maintenance) vs. weight loss. You might be interested in her views on the article, as she basically feels its lack of hope is false. > >http://refusetoregain.com/ > >Sara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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