Re: Weekly IE Principle Review

[Guest guest]

This is the thing I had already decided to work on this week. I am pretty good

on the noting hunger end, but I almost always continue eating past the satisfied

level. I really need to ask myself why. Is it because I am enjoying eating it?

Because I don,t know what to do when I am done eating? Am I avoiding something?

Or do I have some kind of future deprivation idea lurking in there somewhere?

It is sure worth thinking about....

Tilley

>

> The IE Principles are the sign posts for one's IE journey. Which way to

> go and the manner in which to proceed is each person's choice as there

> are no set 'rules', only suggestions for 'how to' from those who have

> gone this path before. This principle is being highlighted for this week

> in order to remind, encourage and assist progress in adding that

> practice to one's life. Sharing how one reacts - pros, cons, feelings,

> etc. - to this principle is helpful for all and may even be a break thru

> moment too. Please reply with any thoughts and remember this is not a

> mandate or 'pass/fail' activity but purely a self help one.

>

> Respect Your Fullness

>

> Listen for the body signals that tell you that you are no longer hungry.

> Observe the signs that show that you're comfortably full. Pause in the

> middle of a meal or food and ask yourself how the food tastes, and what

> is your current fullness level?

>

[Guest guest]

I struggle with the same thing. I think part of it is the whole "How do you know you're improving if you can't measure it?" principle. It's why we need a schedule, a scale, tracking charts, and any other number of things that tangibly tell us we're doing it "right." The only thing I can figure is that it's yet another way we have to learn to trust our bodies. There's a sense of blindness in not knowing how many cals we've burned, how far we've walked (espec in comparison to previous walks), etc. But if we truly believe IE principles, our BODIES know--and that's all that matters. I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with goals, tracking, etc. To me it all boils down to whether it steals the joy from the experience. When pushing to hit the 3 mile mark, do you feel motivated and like you're conquering something?

Or do you feel like "How.Many.More.Steps??? *pant pant* I just wanna sit down already!" I feel some of each depending on several factors such as stress level, energy level, comfort level, and focus. What I've started doing since trying to implement Intuitive Exercise (one of you gave me that term! I love it!) is if tracking and goal setting is serving as positive reinforcement (as in making me WANT to do something), then I indulge myself. If it's a burden or something I feel like I HAVE to do, I throw it out the window and ask my body what it wants to do that day. Sometimes it's walking outside, sometimes at the gym while listening to my tunes, sometimes its zumba, sometimes its the Wii, sometimes it's just dance around my house while I get household tasks done...and yes, sometimes, it's even to just sit on my butt and be lazy for a day--b/c that's what my body NEEDS! So I'd say ask yourself whether it makes the experience more or less

enjoyable--and then listen to what your body says. IE since Sep 2011 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:34 PM Subject: Re: Weekly IE Principle Review

This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking? And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

the difference

> between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

>

[Guest guest]

I struggle with the same thing. I think part of it is the whole "How do you know you're improving if you can't measure it?" principle. It's why we need a schedule, a scale, tracking charts, and any other number of things that tangibly tell us we're doing it "right." The only thing I can figure is that it's yet another way we have to learn to trust our bodies. There's a sense of blindness in not knowing how many cals we've burned, how far we've walked (espec in comparison to previous walks), etc. But if we truly believe IE principles, our BODIES know--and that's all that matters. I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with goals, tracking, etc. To me it all boils down to whether it steals the joy from the experience. When pushing to hit the 3 mile mark, do you feel motivated and like you're conquering something?

Or do you feel like "How.Many.More.Steps??? *pant pant* I just wanna sit down already!" I feel some of each depending on several factors such as stress level, energy level, comfort level, and focus. What I've started doing since trying to implement Intuitive Exercise (one of you gave me that term! I love it!) is if tracking and goal setting is serving as positive reinforcement (as in making me WANT to do something), then I indulge myself. If it's a burden or something I feel like I HAVE to do, I throw it out the window and ask my body what it wants to do that day. Sometimes it's walking outside, sometimes at the gym while listening to my tunes, sometimes its zumba, sometimes its the Wii, sometimes it's just dance around my house while I get household tasks done...and yes, sometimes, it's even to just sit on my butt and be lazy for a day--b/c that's what my body NEEDS! So I'd say ask yourself whether it makes the experience more or less

enjoyable--and then listen to what your body says. IE since Sep 2011 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:34 PM Subject: Re: Weekly IE Principle Review

This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking? And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

the difference

> between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

>

[Guest guest]

I struggle with the same thing. I think part of it is the whole "How do you know you're improving if you can't measure it?" principle. It's why we need a schedule, a scale, tracking charts, and any other number of things that tangibly tell us we're doing it "right." The only thing I can figure is that it's yet another way we have to learn to trust our bodies. There's a sense of blindness in not knowing how many cals we've burned, how far we've walked (espec in comparison to previous walks), etc. But if we truly believe IE principles, our BODIES know--and that's all that matters. I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with goals, tracking, etc. To me it all boils down to whether it steals the joy from the experience. When pushing to hit the 3 mile mark, do you feel motivated and like you're conquering something?

Or do you feel like "How.Many.More.Steps??? *pant pant* I just wanna sit down already!" I feel some of each depending on several factors such as stress level, energy level, comfort level, and focus. What I've started doing since trying to implement Intuitive Exercise (one of you gave me that term! I love it!) is if tracking and goal setting is serving as positive reinforcement (as in making me WANT to do something), then I indulge myself. If it's a burden or something I feel like I HAVE to do, I throw it out the window and ask my body what it wants to do that day. Sometimes it's walking outside, sometimes at the gym while listening to my tunes, sometimes its zumba, sometimes its the Wii, sometimes it's just dance around my house while I get household tasks done...and yes, sometimes, it's even to just sit on my butt and be lazy for a day--b/c that's what my body NEEDS! So I'd say ask yourself whether it makes the experience more or less

enjoyable--and then listen to what your body says. IE since Sep 2011 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 2:34 PM Subject: Re: Weekly IE Principle Review

This is an interesting topic for me, right now. I've been walking/running on a treadmill for 10 minutes a day for awhile, which feels like a considerable difference from basically no exercise at all, and I'm noticing how my mind wants to take over, and add rules, or semi-rules, and debate whether to have goals that involve more minutes, or going for a longer distance, or going at a faster rate, or even walking with or without hands on the bars. I mean really, walking? And I can't do it without going all over-thinking and turning it into a program where I have to have goals to measure progress? Little obsessive compulsive there, and here's the old dieting mentality wearing a new mask...

the difference

> between rolling out of bed for a brisk morning walk or hitting the

> snooze alarm. If when you wake up, your only goal is to lose weight,

> it's usually not a motivating factor in that moment of time.

>

[Guest guest]

This article sounds very much like many of the posts here. I thought the

Comments to the article as much, if not more, insightful.

Katcha

>

>

http://fitnessformommies.net/2009/06/12/protein-fit-mommy-fitness-for-mommies-ea\

ting-food-healthy-eating-protein-poweder/

>

> Awesome article about how this gal finally got i.e. to work for her

>

>

> I.E. since Sep 2011

>

>

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> --- Weekly IE Principle Review

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> CC:

>

> The IE Principles are the sign posts for one's IE journey. Which way to go and

the manner in which to proceed is each person's choice as there are no set

'rules', only suggestions for 'how to' from those who have gone this path

before. This principle is being highlighted for this week in order to remind,

encourage and assist progress in adding that practice to one's life. Sharing how

one reacts - pros, cons, feelings, etc. - to this principle is helpful for all

and may even be a break thru moment too. Please reply with any thoughts and

remember this is not a mandate or 'pass/fail' activity but purely a self help

one.

>

>

> Honor Your Feelings Without Using Food

>

> Find ways to comfort , nurture, distract, and resolve your issues without

using food. Anxiety, loneliness, boredom, anger are emotions we all experience

throughout life. Each has its own trigger, and each has its own appeasement.

Food won't fix any of these feelings. It may comfort for the short term,

distract from the pain, or even numb you into a food hangover. But food won't

solve the problem. If anything, eating for an emotional hunger will only make

you feel worse in the long run. You'll ultimately have to deal with the source

of the emotion, as well as the discomfort of overeating.

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