Re: Weight, discomfort, mindfulness

[Guest guest]

Sue, wanted to share with you that I had more reflux as I began IE. Initially I

thought it was due to the larger amounts of chocolate I was eating (for

legalizing), but as time passed my concern for potential damage from the reflux

got me more serious about what I could do. Along about the time that my concern

was happening, I also began hearing/reading about gluten being a potential agent

in diabetes. It also made sense to me that if my digestive system was reacting

to something like gluten in an 'allergic' manner - reflux, and a few other

digestive symptoms I was having, might well be how such a reaction could show

itself. I didn't have any testing done, but decided to just cut back on gluten

eating to see if that made any positive difference for me. Long story short -

yes it did. My reflux is almost non-existent now and when I do chose to eat

gluten items it can remind me why that's not a good idea (or honoring my body)

too.

I'm not saying that if you go gluten free you will not have reflux or other

bothers, but I think you can be pleasantly surprised if you are willing to give

a go at play around with different foods to see if you have any negative

reactions that you hadn't noticed before. Do take care to not have this become a

'restriction' thing for you as our diet rebels can rear their ugly little heads

over such a thing. Just be kind and gentle in this and if possible make it into

a FUN 'play with food' experiment.

BEST to you, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hi, everyone!

>

> I'm going to try to pay more attention to my hunger and fullness levels

> when I eat. I'm in the process of trying to make peace with food, and at

> the moment I'm not feeling very peaceful! I've gained so much weight

> (haven't weighed myself, but it's obvious) that I feel really

> uncomfortable. I have a hiatal hernia and severe acid reflux, and lately

> most of the time I'm feeling a slight sense of queasiness, when I'm not

> having downright pain. I'm on a very effective medication for it, but

> now the symptoms are overcoming the effects of the medication. When I

> eat smaller amounts, it's better. When I weigh less, it's a lot better.

>

> I also feel more awkward moving and exercising. I've kept exercising,

> but it's getting harder.

>

> I keep reassuring myself that I'm on the right track, that I'm free of

> all the rules I used to feel guilty about not following, and that my

> body and mind will find balance eventually. I know I'm done with dieting

> forever, and that's a good thing! But I think the time has come to focus

> a little bit more on letting myself get hungry before I eat and nudging

> myself to stop when I'm satisfied. I'm not going to do this rigidly,

> though -- rigidity gets my diet rebel aroused like nothing else!. But I

> can't go on feeling worse and worse -- it just seems kind of

> counterproductive to me.

>

> Thanks for listening and for being there.

>

> Sue

>

[Guest guest]

Sue, wanted to share with you that I had more reflux as I began IE. Initially I

thought it was due to the larger amounts of chocolate I was eating (for

legalizing), but as time passed my concern for potential damage from the reflux

got me more serious about what I could do. Along about the time that my concern

was happening, I also began hearing/reading about gluten being a potential agent

in diabetes. It also made sense to me that if my digestive system was reacting

to something like gluten in an 'allergic' manner - reflux, and a few other

digestive symptoms I was having, might well be how such a reaction could show

itself. I didn't have any testing done, but decided to just cut back on gluten

eating to see if that made any positive difference for me. Long story short -

yes it did. My reflux is almost non-existent now and when I do chose to eat

gluten items it can remind me why that's not a good idea (or honoring my body)

too.

I'm not saying that if you go gluten free you will not have reflux or other

bothers, but I think you can be pleasantly surprised if you are willing to give

a go at play around with different foods to see if you have any negative

reactions that you hadn't noticed before. Do take care to not have this become a

'restriction' thing for you as our diet rebels can rear their ugly little heads

over such a thing. Just be kind and gentle in this and if possible make it into

a FUN 'play with food' experiment.

BEST to you, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hi, everyone!

>

> I'm going to try to pay more attention to my hunger and fullness levels

> when I eat. I'm in the process of trying to make peace with food, and at

> the moment I'm not feeling very peaceful! I've gained so much weight

> (haven't weighed myself, but it's obvious) that I feel really

> uncomfortable. I have a hiatal hernia and severe acid reflux, and lately

> most of the time I'm feeling a slight sense of queasiness, when I'm not

> having downright pain. I'm on a very effective medication for it, but

> now the symptoms are overcoming the effects of the medication. When I

> eat smaller amounts, it's better. When I weigh less, it's a lot better.

>

> I also feel more awkward moving and exercising. I've kept exercising,

> but it's getting harder.

>

> I keep reassuring myself that I'm on the right track, that I'm free of

> all the rules I used to feel guilty about not following, and that my

> body and mind will find balance eventually. I know I'm done with dieting

> forever, and that's a good thing! But I think the time has come to focus

> a little bit more on letting myself get hungry before I eat and nudging

> myself to stop when I'm satisfied. I'm not going to do this rigidly,

> though -- rigidity gets my diet rebel aroused like nothing else!. But I

> can't go on feeling worse and worse -- it just seems kind of

> counterproductive to me.

>

> Thanks for listening and for being there.

>

> Sue

>

[Guest guest]

Sue, great job just being aware of your body and eating.  I did the same thing in the beginning, eating all those " forbidden " foods but not paying attention to hunger/fullness cues.   Your'e doing better with the exercise portion it sounds like. keep going. Sandy

 

Hi, everyone!

I'm going to try to pay more attention to my hunger and fullness levels

when I eat. I'm in the process of trying to make peace with food, and at

the moment I'm not feeling very peaceful! I've gained so much weight

(haven't weighed myself, but it's obvious) that I feel really

uncomfortable. I have a hiatal hernia and severe acid reflux, and lately

most of the time I'm feeling a slight sense of queasiness, when I'm not

having downright pain. I'm on a very effective medication for it, but

now the symptoms are overcoming the effects of the medication. When I

eat smaller amounts, it's better. When I weigh less, it's a lot better.

I also feel more awkward moving and exercising. I've kept exercising,

but it's getting harder.

I keep reassuring myself that I'm on the right track, that I'm free of

all the rules I used to feel guilty about not following, and that my

body and mind will find balance eventually. I know I'm done with dieting

forever, and that's a good thing! But I think the time has come to focus

a little bit more on letting myself get hungry before I eat and nudging

myself to stop when I'm satisfied. I'm not going to do this rigidly,

though -- rigidity gets my diet rebel aroused like nothing else!. But I

can't go on feeling worse and worse -- it just seems kind of

counterproductive to me.

Thanks for listening and for being there.

Sue