Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Sue, reading your post helped me a lot too. Sandy Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to " forbid " myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I " allow " myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Good heavens! Yes, that sounds like a long time! I think it IS working!Ellie Hi, everyone! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress.It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Good heavens! Yes, that sounds like a long time! I think it IS working!Ellie Hi, everyone! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress.It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Definitely sounds like you are making huge progress! Mindfulness is huge with this IE stuff in my opinion. Its where its all at. Alana Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone --- Original Message --- Sent: January 28, 2012 1/28/12 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Maybe it's working! Â Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to " forbid " myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I " allow " myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Sue,CONGRATULATIONS on your amazing progress!and thank you for sharing. it really helps ALL of us to hear of your successes... as well as your struggles! and isn't it interesting, the stories that we tell ourselves ABOUT ourselves... and how they don't necessarily look anything like the truth?it's great to hear that you are able to trust the process... and that your results show you are reaping the benefits! way to go!best,abby Definitely sounds like you are making huge progress! Mindfulness is huge with this IE stuff in my opinion. Its where its all at. Alana Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone --- Original Message --- Sent: January 28, 2012 1/28/12 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Maybe it's working! Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to " forbid " myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I " allow " myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Sue,CONGRATULATIONS on your amazing progress!and thank you for sharing. it really helps ALL of us to hear of your successes... as well as your struggles! and isn't it interesting, the stories that we tell ourselves ABOUT ourselves... and how they don't necessarily look anything like the truth?it's great to hear that you are able to trust the process... and that your results show you are reaping the benefits! way to go!best,abby Definitely sounds like you are making huge progress! Mindfulness is huge with this IE stuff in my opinion. Its where its all at. Alana Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone --- Original Message --- Sent: January 28, 2012 1/28/12 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Maybe it's working! Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to " forbid " myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I " allow " myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thank you, Sandy! Sue Sue, reading your post helped me a lot too. Sandy On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Sue wrote: Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to "forbid" myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I "allow" myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thank you, Sandy! Sue Sue, reading your post helped me a lot too. Sandy On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Sue wrote: Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to "forbid" myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I "allow" myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thank you, Sandy! Sue Sue, reading your post helped me a lot too. Sandy On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Sue wrote: Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to "forbid" myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I "allow" myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thank you all for your encouragement and support. I appreciate it so much. This is the most wonderful group! There's so much honesty, insight, and warmth here. Sue Thank you, Sandy! Sue Sue, reading your post helped me a lot too. Sandy On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Sue wrote: Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to "forbid" myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I "allow" myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thank you all for your encouragement and support. I appreciate it so much. This is the most wonderful group! There's so much honesty, insight, and warmth here. Sue Thank you, Sandy! Sue Sue, reading your post helped me a lot too. Sandy On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Sue wrote: Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to "forbid" myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I "allow" myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thank you all for your encouragement and support. I appreciate it so much. This is the most wonderful group! There's so much honesty, insight, and warmth here. Sue Thank you, Sandy! Sue Sue, reading your post helped me a lot too. Sandy On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Sue wrote: Hi, everyone! Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I could. I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. That combination has always been totally addictive for me, but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to "forbid" myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I "allow" myself to buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me faith that this process really does work. What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was really going on. For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual thinking patterns. Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. Thank you all! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Wow.this is exactly what I want/need to hear. It is so definitely progress. I think I am making small gains along these lines, but then go way overboard other times. It's interesting what a big piece the self-talk is.... Thanks for sharing! Tilley > > Hi, everyone! > > Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, > I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days > I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- > worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating > what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for > overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on > IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I > could. > > I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was > a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat > everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of > ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when > we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate > part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of > ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I > wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). > > This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up > with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my > IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips > about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. > That combination has always been totally addictive for me, > but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to > " forbid " myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still > have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and > quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of > control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought > about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I > guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost > their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of > cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble > stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were > all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it > certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I " allow " myself to > buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been > a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and > only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be > the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me > faith that this process really does work. > > What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into > habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with > reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right > ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was > really going on. > > For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially > important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to > keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, > and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with > what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual > thinking patterns. > > Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. > Thank you all! > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Wow.this is exactly what I want/need to hear. It is so definitely progress. I think I am making small gains along these lines, but then go way overboard other times. It's interesting what a big piece the self-talk is.... Thanks for sharing! Tilley > > Hi, everyone! > > Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, > I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days > I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- > worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating > what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for > overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on > IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I > could. > > I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was > a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat > everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of > ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when > we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate > part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of > ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I > wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). > > This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up > with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my > IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips > about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. > That combination has always been totally addictive for me, > but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to > " forbid " myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still > have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and > quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of > control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought > about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I > guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost > their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of > cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble > stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were > all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it > certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I " allow " myself to > buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been > a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and > only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be > the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me > faith that this process really does work. > > What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into > habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with > reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right > ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was > really going on. > > For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially > important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to > keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, > and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with > what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual > thinking patterns. > > Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. > Thank you all! > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Wow.this is exactly what I want/need to hear. It is so definitely progress. I think I am making small gains along these lines, but then go way overboard other times. It's interesting what a big piece the self-talk is.... Thanks for sharing! Tilley > > Hi, everyone! > > Ellie, that's great about the cookies! Along the same lines, > I think I'm seeing some progress. The past couple of days > I've been engaging in my usual negative self-talk -- > worrying because I'm quite sure I've gained weight, debating > what I could possibly do about it, and beating myself up for > overeating. At the same time, though, I was not giving up on > IE, and I was trying to follow the principles as well as I > could. > > I was at my sister's house for dinner last night, and I was > a little bit hungry, but not starved. Ordinarily I would eat > everything on my plate and then a big serving of a kind of > ice cream that we both love, which we eat once a week when > we get together for dinner. Last night, though, I only ate > part of my dinner, and I fixed myself a smaller portion of > ice cream than usual. I was definitely satisfied (though I > wouldn't have turned down more ice cream!). > > This morning I realized that my self-talk hasn't caught up > with reality. Things are actually going pretty well with my > IE efforts. For instance, I bought a big bag of potato chips > about three weeks ago, and I also bought some ranch dip. > That combination has always been totally addictive for me, > but I figured I'd never get beyond that if I continued to > " forbid " myself from buying them. So I bought them. I still > have chips left in the bag (about a quarter of the bag) and > quite a bit of the dip. I thought I'd be totally out of > control with them, but I wasn't. I've hardly even thought > about them, much less gobbling them down like a madwoman. I > guess it's because I know they're there, so they've lost > their thrill. A while ago I also bought three packages of > cookies, including a kind that I've always had trouble > stopping eating. It took two weeks before the cookies were > all gone. That may not sound like very long, but it > certainly is for me! I'm finding that if I " allow " myself to > buy something that I've been afraid to buy because it's been > a binge food, I tend to forget about it most of the time and > only eat it occasionally. Of course, this may not always be > the case! But it's really nice to see it happen; it gives me > faith that this process really does work. > > What I realized this morning was that I had slipped into > habitual thinking -- thinking that was not in tune with > reality. I'm used to blaming myself, so I guess I went right > ahead and did it, without stopping to think about what was > really going on. > > For me, being aware and in the present moment are crucially > important to serenity and peace of mind. I always have to > keep renewing my aspiration to be open-hearted and awake, > and I'm doing that again. I would like to be in touch with > what's actually happening and not be hijacked by my habitual > thinking patterns. > > Reading the posts on this list is helping tremendously. > Thank you all! > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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