Re: Seeing an IE specialist

[Guest guest]

I wonder if your binges are not a left-over behavior from your dieting days that are just taking a little longer to die down? It might help to be as "present" during the binges as you can. Notice what you are doing, how it makes you feel, what you felt like before you binged, etc. Just the noticing can gently start to curb the behavior.

Mimi

Subject: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:51 AM

Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

[Guest guest]

I wonder if your binges are not a left-over behavior from your dieting days that are just taking a little longer to die down? It might help to be as "present" during the binges as you can. Notice what you are doing, how it makes you feel, what you felt like before you binged, etc. Just the noticing can gently start to curb the behavior.

Mimi

Subject: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:51 AM

Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

[Guest guest]

I wonder if your binges are not a left-over behavior from your dieting days that are just taking a little longer to die down? It might help to be as "present" during the binges as you can. Notice what you are doing, how it makes you feel, what you felt like before you binged, etc. Just the noticing can gently start to curb the behavior.

Mimi

Subject: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:51 AM

Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

[Guest guest]

Gillian - this group's owner - is an IE coach and a few members here are/have

used her services. My own first experience with IE was via a teleclass with her.

There are reference links at this group site to her and others who the group

have found too. Using such a coach can be a good way to start one's IE journey,

but many have also found that the support here has worked well too.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been

trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really

don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

>

[Guest guest]

Gillian - this group's owner - is an IE coach and a few members here are/have

used her services. My own first experience with IE was via a teleclass with her.

There are reference links at this group site to her and others who the group

have found too. Using such a coach can be a good way to start one's IE journey,

but many have also found that the support here has worked well too.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been

trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really

don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

>

[Guest guest]

Gillian - this group's owner - is an IE coach and a few members here are/have

used her services. My own first experience with IE was via a teleclass with her.

There are reference links at this group site to her and others who the group

have found too. Using such a coach can be a good way to start one's IE journey,

but many have also found that the support here has worked well too.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been

trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really

don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

>

[Guest guest]

thank you mimi. i have just decided to start a journal. all the books suggest it but i always felt like a journal would just make me more obsessive and isnt the whole point to be LESS obsessed? anyway i am going to have a journal. it will be about my eating but will not be about food. does this make sense? i dont know!!! i will write how i feel, after eating. or before. havent quite worked out the details. but will probably help me feel more "present" as you said? why does being present keep you from binging? after dinner I feel like I have a hole in my body that I must fill. But i know it's not stomach hunger. what is that darn hole!?

aaak! i must conquer this. I never ever want to diet again!

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 11:43 AMSubject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

I wonder if your binges are not a left-over behavior from your dieting days that are just taking a little longer to die down? It might help to be as "present" during the binges as you can. Notice what you are doing, how it makes you feel, what you felt like before you binged, etc. Just the noticing can gently start to curb the behavior.

Mimi

Subject: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:51 AM

Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

[Guest guest]

thank you mimi. i have just decided to start a journal. all the books suggest it but i always felt like a journal would just make me more obsessive and isnt the whole point to be LESS obsessed? anyway i am going to have a journal. it will be about my eating but will not be about food. does this make sense? i dont know!!! i will write how i feel, after eating. or before. havent quite worked out the details. but will probably help me feel more "present" as you said? why does being present keep you from binging? after dinner I feel like I have a hole in my body that I must fill. But i know it's not stomach hunger. what is that darn hole!?

aaak! i must conquer this. I never ever want to diet again!

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 11:43 AMSubject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

I wonder if your binges are not a left-over behavior from your dieting days that are just taking a little longer to die down? It might help to be as "present" during the binges as you can. Notice what you are doing, how it makes you feel, what you felt like before you binged, etc. Just the noticing can gently start to curb the behavior.

Mimi

Subject: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:51 AM

Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

[Guest guest]

I think that's a very good idea, Sima. Experiment until you find something that works for you. I think being present can help lessen binges because binges are usually an attempt to escape something (uncomfortable feelings, etc.) by becoming numb with food. When you are present, you are not numb by definition, and the intended purpose of the binge is no longer being served. I have heard that this can slowly allow you to walk away from compulsive behaviors.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialistTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11:48 AM

thank you mimi. i have just decided to start a journal. all the books suggest it but i always felt like a journal would just make me more obsessive and isnt the whole point to be LESS obsessed? anyway i am going to have a journal. it will be about my eating but will not be about food. does this make sense? i dont know!!! i will write how i feel, after eating. or before. havent quite worked out the details. but will probably help me feel more "present" as you said? why does being present keep you from binging? after dinner I feel like I have a hole in my body that I must fill. But i know it's not stomach hunger. what is that darn hole!?

aaak! i must conquer this. I never ever want to diet again!

[Guest guest]

I think that's a very good idea, Sima. Experiment until you find something that works for you. I think being present can help lessen binges because binges are usually an attempt to escape something (uncomfortable feelings, etc.) by becoming numb with food. When you are present, you are not numb by definition, and the intended purpose of the binge is no longer being served. I have heard that this can slowly allow you to walk away from compulsive behaviors.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialistTo: "IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11:48 AM

thank you mimi. i have just decided to start a journal. all the books suggest it but i always felt like a journal would just make me more obsessive and isnt the whole point to be LESS obsessed? anyway i am going to have a journal. it will be about my eating but will not be about food. does this make sense? i dont know!!! i will write how i feel, after eating. or before. havent quite worked out the details. but will probably help me feel more "present" as you said? why does being present keep you from binging? after dinner I feel like I have a hole in my body that I must fill. But i know it's not stomach hunger. what is that darn hole!?

aaak! i must conquer this. I never ever want to diet again!

[Guest guest]

I used to just say to myself, " hmm, I notice that I want to eat now, even though I'm not hungry. And that's okay. I'm giving myself permission to do so without judgement. All right, I'm not hungry, but now I'm eating. And it feels good. "

And I can't now remember the last time I ate when I wasn't hungry, honestly, except the very rare overeating at a holiday meal.  Best,Abby

 

I think that's a very good idea, Sima. Experiment until you find something that works for you. I think being present can help lessen binges because binges are usually an attempt to escape something (uncomfortable feelings, etc.) by becoming numb with food. When you are present, you are not numb by definition, and the intended purpose of the binge is no longer being served. I have heard that this can slowly allow you to walk away from compulsive behaviors.

 

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

To: " IntuitiveEating_Support " <IntuitiveEating_Support >

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11:48 AM

 

thank you mimi. i have just decided to start a journal. all the books suggest it but i always felt like a journal would just make me more obsessive and isnt the whole point to be LESS obsessed? anyway i am going to have a journal. it will be about my eating but will not be about food. does this make sense? i dont know!!! i will write how i feel, after eating. or before. havent quite worked out the details. but will probably help me feel more " present " as you said? why does being present keep you from binging? after dinner I feel like I have a hole in my body that I must fill. But i know it's not stomach hunger. what is that darn hole!?

aaak! i must conquer this. I never ever want to diet again!

[Guest guest]

I think that kind of self-talk during a binge is great because it also banishes the self-punishment aspect of the behavior. The whole idea of punishing yourself with food is greatly diminished when you can say, "I am eating when I am not hungry and that's OK, and it feels good." When the forbidden charge is taken away, the allure might also diminish.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 1:20 PM

I used to just say to myself, "hmm, I notice that I want to eat now, even though I'm not hungry. And that's okay. I'm giving myself permission to do so without judgement. All right, I'm not hungry, but now I'm eating. And it feels good."

And I can't now remember the last time I ate when I wasn't hungry, honestly, except the very rare overeating at a holiday meal.

Best,

Abby

[Guest guest]

That's what happened for me -- much to my surprise, I lost the impulse to eat when I'm not hungry.The last time I remember doing it was at 2 am when my newborn wouldn't sleep and I was so tired I couldn't bear life... and she's almost 5 months.

Sometimes it's disappointing that food no longer has the emotional charge for me. Honestly now I often wish I didn't have to eat since i've lost the urge to cook and the food I have isn't inspiring. I love to eat out (or when others cook) but don't often do so because of the baby and the wallet. Eating has become a chore the rest of the time.

 

 

I think that kind of self-talk during a binge is great because it also banishes the self-punishment aspect of the behavior. The whole idea of punishing yourself with food is greatly diminished when you can say, " I am eating when I am not hungry and that's OK, and it feels good. " When the forbidden charge is taken away, the allure might also diminish.

 

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 1:20 PM

 

I used to just say to myself, " hmm, I notice that I want to eat now, even though I'm not hungry. And that's okay. I'm giving myself permission to do so without judgement. All right, I'm not hungry, but now I'm eating. And it feels good. "

And I can't now remember the last time I ate when I wasn't hungry, honestly, except the very rare overeating at a holiday meal.  

Best,

Abby

 

[Guest guest]

That's what happened for me -- much to my surprise, I lost the impulse to eat when I'm not hungry.The last time I remember doing it was at 2 am when my newborn wouldn't sleep and I was so tired I couldn't bear life... and she's almost 5 months.

Sometimes it's disappointing that food no longer has the emotional charge for me. Honestly now I often wish I didn't have to eat since i've lost the urge to cook and the food I have isn't inspiring. I love to eat out (or when others cook) but don't often do so because of the baby and the wallet. Eating has become a chore the rest of the time.

 

 

I think that kind of self-talk during a binge is great because it also banishes the self-punishment aspect of the behavior. The whole idea of punishing yourself with food is greatly diminished when you can say, " I am eating when I am not hungry and that's OK, and it feels good. " When the forbidden charge is taken away, the allure might also diminish.

 

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 1:20 PM

 

I used to just say to myself, " hmm, I notice that I want to eat now, even though I'm not hungry. And that's okay. I'm giving myself permission to do so without judgement. All right, I'm not hungry, but now I'm eating. And it feels good. "

And I can't now remember the last time I ate when I wasn't hungry, honestly, except the very rare overeating at a holiday meal.  

Best,

Abby

 

[Guest guest]

What if you sit, put your hands on your tummy and feel what's in that hole?

Start a conversation with it. Draw a picture of it. Do a collage about it.

Very likely the hole is what you've been eating to try and silent or fill for a

long time. You could probably go through many levels of discovery around what

all the hole is about.

I'm pretty big on emotional processing and use a EFT type skills quite often

(Emotional Freedom Techniques - you can Google the term). Those

accupressure-type techniques to help me move through painful spots; but are not

the cure-all some try to claim them to be. They just help move stuck emotions

pretty handily. Also, Gestalt techniques help to uncover and/or process

internal stuff... You can probably Google that too.

Slowing down and entering into a dialog with feelings of distress help engage

the part that's on the run, afraid, or feels like a hole but isn't. It's the

unmet self, basically and it will take time to beriend yourself in this new way.

After years of dictatorial eating and reactive bingeing, we are estranged from

ourselves in a lot of ways.

I can get too lost in writing though - and can create a bigger divide if I write

and get in my head too much.

Beyond all of that, a deep breath can wash away a lot of emotional residue.

Best wishes. Sandarah

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> >Subject: Seeing an IE specialist

> >To: IntuitiveEating_Support

> >Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:51 AM

> >

> >

> > 

> >Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been

trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really

don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

>

[Guest guest]

What if you sit, put your hands on your tummy and feel what's in that hole?

Start a conversation with it. Draw a picture of it. Do a collage about it.

Very likely the hole is what you've been eating to try and silent or fill for a

long time. You could probably go through many levels of discovery around what

all the hole is about.

I'm pretty big on emotional processing and use a EFT type skills quite often

(Emotional Freedom Techniques - you can Google the term). Those

accupressure-type techniques to help me move through painful spots; but are not

the cure-all some try to claim them to be. They just help move stuck emotions

pretty handily. Also, Gestalt techniques help to uncover and/or process

internal stuff... You can probably Google that too.

Slowing down and entering into a dialog with feelings of distress help engage

the part that's on the run, afraid, or feels like a hole but isn't. It's the

unmet self, basically and it will take time to beriend yourself in this new way.

After years of dictatorial eating and reactive bingeing, we are estranged from

ourselves in a lot of ways.

I can get too lost in writing though - and can create a bigger divide if I write

and get in my head too much.

Beyond all of that, a deep breath can wash away a lot of emotional residue.

Best wishes. Sandarah

>

> >

> >Subject: Seeing an IE specialist

> >To: IntuitiveEating_Support

> >Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:51 AM

> >

> >

> > 

> >Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been

trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really

don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

>

[Guest guest]

What if you sit, put your hands on your tummy and feel what's in that hole?

Start a conversation with it. Draw a picture of it. Do a collage about it.

Very likely the hole is what you've been eating to try and silent or fill for a

long time. You could probably go through many levels of discovery around what

all the hole is about.

I'm pretty big on emotional processing and use a EFT type skills quite often

(Emotional Freedom Techniques - you can Google the term). Those

accupressure-type techniques to help me move through painful spots; but are not

the cure-all some try to claim them to be. They just help move stuck emotions

pretty handily. Also, Gestalt techniques help to uncover and/or process

internal stuff... You can probably Google that too.

Slowing down and entering into a dialog with feelings of distress help engage

the part that's on the run, afraid, or feels like a hole but isn't. It's the

unmet self, basically and it will take time to beriend yourself in this new way.

After years of dictatorial eating and reactive bingeing, we are estranged from

ourselves in a lot of ways.

I can get too lost in writing though - and can create a bigger divide if I write

and get in my head too much.

Beyond all of that, a deep breath can wash away a lot of emotional residue.

Best wishes. Sandarah

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> >

> >Subject: Seeing an IE specialist

> >To: IntuitiveEating_Support

> >Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 10:51 AM

> >

> >

> > 

> >Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been

trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really

don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.

>

[Guest guest]

Nice.

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> > Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

> > To: " IntuitiveEating_Support " <

> > IntuitiveEating_Support >

> > Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11:48 AM

> >

> >

> >

> > thank you mimi. i have just decided to start a journal. all the books

> > suggest it but i always felt like a journal would just make me more

> > obsessive and isnt the whole point to be LESS obsessed? anyway i am going

> > to have a journal. it will be about my eating but will not be about food.

> > does this make sense? i dont know!!! i will write how i feel, after eating.

> > or before. havent quite worked out the details. but will probably help me

> > feel more " present " as you said? why does being present keep you from

> > binging? after dinner I feel like I have a hole in my body that I must

> > fill. But i know it's not stomach hunger. what is that darn hole!?

> > aaak! i must conquer this. I never ever want to diet again!

> >

> > **

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[Guest guest]

abigail i cant believe you are saying that-- i also find some mornings I feel very hungry but there"s NOTHING i actually want!

this is crazy progress for me... although not so good because breakfast is important... when you call eating a "chore"... so true!

btw i have a 4 month old... blamed my late nite binging on breastfeeding!

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:00 PMSubject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

That's what happened for me -- much to my surprise, I lost the impulse to eat when I'm not hungry.

The last time I remember doing it was at 2 am when my newborn wouldn't sleep and I was so tired I couldn't bear life... and she's almost 5 months.

Sometimes it's disappointing that food no longer has the emotional charge for me. Honestly now I often wish I didn't have to eat since i've lost the urge to cook and the food I have isn't inspiring. I love to eat out (or when others cook) but don't often do so because of the baby and the wallet. Eating has become a chore the rest of the time.

I think that kind of self-talk during a binge is great because it also banishes the self-punishment aspect of the behavior. The whole idea of punishing yourself with food is greatly diminished when you can say, "I am eating when I am not hungry and that's OK, and it feels good." When the forbidden charge is taken away, the allure might also diminish.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 1:20 PM

I used to just say to myself, "hmm, I notice that I want to eat now, even though I'm not hungry. And that's okay. I'm giving myself permission to do so without judgement. All right, I'm not hungry, but now I'm eating. And it feels good."

And I can't now remember the last time I ate when I wasn't hungry, honestly, except the very rare overeating at a holiday meal.

Best,

Abby

[Guest guest]

abigail i cant believe you are saying that-- i also find some mornings I feel very hungry but there"s NOTHING i actually want!

this is crazy progress for me... although not so good because breakfast is important... when you call eating a "chore"... so true!

btw i have a 4 month old... blamed my late nite binging on breastfeeding!

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:00 PMSubject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

That's what happened for me -- much to my surprise, I lost the impulse to eat when I'm not hungry.

The last time I remember doing it was at 2 am when my newborn wouldn't sleep and I was so tired I couldn't bear life... and she's almost 5 months.

Sometimes it's disappointing that food no longer has the emotional charge for me. Honestly now I often wish I didn't have to eat since i've lost the urge to cook and the food I have isn't inspiring. I love to eat out (or when others cook) but don't often do so because of the baby and the wallet. Eating has become a chore the rest of the time.

I think that kind of self-talk during a binge is great because it also banishes the self-punishment aspect of the behavior. The whole idea of punishing yourself with food is greatly diminished when you can say, "I am eating when I am not hungry and that's OK, and it feels good." When the forbidden charge is taken away, the allure might also diminish.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 1:20 PM

I used to just say to myself, "hmm, I notice that I want to eat now, even though I'm not hungry. And that's okay. I'm giving myself permission to do so without judgement. All right, I'm not hungry, but now I'm eating. And it feels good."

And I can't now remember the last time I ate when I wasn't hungry, honestly, except the very rare overeating at a holiday meal.

Best,

Abby

[Guest guest]

abigail i cant believe you are saying that-- i also find some mornings I feel very hungry but there"s NOTHING i actually want!

this is crazy progress for me... although not so good because breakfast is important... when you call eating a "chore"... so true!

btw i have a 4 month old... blamed my late nite binging on breastfeeding!

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:00 PMSubject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

That's what happened for me -- much to my surprise, I lost the impulse to eat when I'm not hungry.

The last time I remember doing it was at 2 am when my newborn wouldn't sleep and I was so tired I couldn't bear life... and she's almost 5 months.

Sometimes it's disappointing that food no longer has the emotional charge for me. Honestly now I often wish I didn't have to eat since i've lost the urge to cook and the food I have isn't inspiring. I love to eat out (or when others cook) but don't often do so because of the baby and the wallet. Eating has become a chore the rest of the time.

I think that kind of self-talk during a binge is great because it also banishes the self-punishment aspect of the behavior. The whole idea of punishing yourself with food is greatly diminished when you can say, "I am eating when I am not hungry and that's OK, and it feels good." When the forbidden charge is taken away, the allure might also diminish.

Mimi

Subject: Re: Seeing an IE specialistTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 1:20 PM

I used to just say to myself, "hmm, I notice that I want to eat now, even though I'm not hungry. And that's okay. I'm giving myself permission to do so without judgement. All right, I'm not hungry, but now I'm eating. And it feels good."

And I can't now remember the last time I ate when I wasn't hungry, honestly, except the very rare overeating at a holiday meal.

Best,

Abby

[Guest guest]

wow... you are so far in your path... thats fantastic.

you are an inspiration!

what is your favorite book(s)?

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:11 PMSubject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

I began this path about almost a year ago exactly. I began with several visits to a nutritionist, not knowing anything about IE or that she worked with people with eating disorders. I went to her because I wanted to find out what I really did need to eat, but it was a bonus that she was so familiar with eating issues. I will tell you that was a tremendous beginning for me. My body was so out of whack from alternately restricting and binging and a lifetime of emotional eating of junk, that I didn't know where to start. So I began by using some loose nutritional guidelines that gave me plenty of choice to eat what I wanted.I then began doing a lot of reading, and ended up contacting a LCSW who has recovered from eating issues herself. At this point, I will say it has been well worth the money. She has given me a ton of ideas, but it's me that has to do the work....Be ready to immerse yourself in recovering-it takes every bit as much

work as dieting, but in a different direction of growth and healing. For me, it's meant learning to take care of myself (which I'm still working to do) and has taken a year of lookiing at why I'm eating as others who replied to you have suggested. I read EVERY day from one of several books, participate in a couple of yahoo groups, listen to CDs every time I get in my car. After a year, I no longer feel the need to binge, I can walk past junk food in the grocery and have no desire to bring it home. I have begun to crave whole, healthy foods when I am hungry. I'm working on exercise, and having balance in my life between personal/work. Some days, I now realize, Oh, I haven't had any sugar today, when my main food substance has been sugar for most of my life. That's as much as I can tell you...It remains to be seen what happens from here, but I have hope, strong hope, that this will work for me as far as weight, but it has already improved

my life.Sara>> Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.>

[Guest guest]

wow... you are so far in your path... thats fantastic.

you are an inspiration!

what is your favorite book(s)?

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:11 PMSubject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

I began this path about almost a year ago exactly. I began with several visits to a nutritionist, not knowing anything about IE or that she worked with people with eating disorders. I went to her because I wanted to find out what I really did need to eat, but it was a bonus that she was so familiar with eating issues. I will tell you that was a tremendous beginning for me. My body was so out of whack from alternately restricting and binging and a lifetime of emotional eating of junk, that I didn't know where to start. So I began by using some loose nutritional guidelines that gave me plenty of choice to eat what I wanted.I then began doing a lot of reading, and ended up contacting a LCSW who has recovered from eating issues herself. At this point, I will say it has been well worth the money. She has given me a ton of ideas, but it's me that has to do the work....Be ready to immerse yourself in recovering-it takes every bit as much

work as dieting, but in a different direction of growth and healing. For me, it's meant learning to take care of myself (which I'm still working to do) and has taken a year of lookiing at why I'm eating as others who replied to you have suggested. I read EVERY day from one of several books, participate in a couple of yahoo groups, listen to CDs every time I get in my car. After a year, I no longer feel the need to binge, I can walk past junk food in the grocery and have no desire to bring it home. I have begun to crave whole, healthy foods when I am hungry. I'm working on exercise, and having balance in my life between personal/work. Some days, I now realize, Oh, I haven't had any sugar today, when my main food substance has been sugar for most of my life. That's as much as I can tell you...It remains to be seen what happens from here, but I have hope, strong hope, that this will work for me as far as weight, but it has already improved

my life.Sara>> Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.>

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wow... you are so far in your path... thats fantastic.

you are an inspiration!

what is your favorite book(s)?

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:11 PMSubject: Re: Seeing an IE specialist

I began this path about almost a year ago exactly. I began with several visits to a nutritionist, not knowing anything about IE or that she worked with people with eating disorders. I went to her because I wanted to find out what I really did need to eat, but it was a bonus that she was so familiar with eating issues. I will tell you that was a tremendous beginning for me. My body was so out of whack from alternately restricting and binging and a lifetime of emotional eating of junk, that I didn't know where to start. So I began by using some loose nutritional guidelines that gave me plenty of choice to eat what I wanted.I then began doing a lot of reading, and ended up contacting a LCSW who has recovered from eating issues herself. At this point, I will say it has been well worth the money. She has given me a ton of ideas, but it's me that has to do the work....Be ready to immerse yourself in recovering-it takes every bit as much

work as dieting, but in a different direction of growth and healing. For me, it's meant learning to take care of myself (which I'm still working to do) and has taken a year of lookiing at why I'm eating as others who replied to you have suggested. I read EVERY day from one of several books, participate in a couple of yahoo groups, listen to CDs every time I get in my car. After a year, I no longer feel the need to binge, I can walk past junk food in the grocery and have no desire to bring it home. I have begun to crave whole, healthy foods when I am hungry. I'm working on exercise, and having balance in my life between personal/work. Some days, I now realize, Oh, I haven't had any sugar today, when my main food substance has been sugar for most of my life. That's as much as I can tell you...It remains to be seen what happens from here, but I have hope, strong hope, that this will work for me as far as weight, but it has already improved

my life.Sara>> Does anyone go to an Intuitive eating nutritionist/couselor? I have been trying sooo hard to do this on my own but still binge MOST NIGHTS. I really don't know why, as I permit myself ANY food throuought the day.>