Weekly IE Principle Review

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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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One more by the same gal... Go to the following link and scroll down to the 2nd blog called "Romanticizing Food"--amazing revelations! http://skwigg.tripod.com/blog/ IE since Sep 2011 To: intuitiveeating_support Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:01 AM Subject: Re: Weekly IE Principle Review

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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.