Re: Re: The Line Between Intuitive Eating and Binging

[Guest guest]

I think that's a big deal--to think about what you might eat and

realize that it really doesn't sound good. That means you're not just

eating out of habit.

Keeping a food log/journal can be a really good tool, but I found that

logging makes me *more* food obsessed, not less. I seem to be doing

much better without it, because I'm not constantly thinking about food

and how I feel about food. I'm also always strapped for time, so it

was feeling more like a chore and less like a help. That's me, so it

may work great for you. Just don't feel bad if you try it and don't

find it a good thing for you.

Sohni

Karlen wrote:

Thank you so much

for these insights. I really appreciate

them.

I thought I saw some

progress today. My wife, daughter and

I had been out and it got so late so my wife wanted to get all of us

Mcs

and the thought actually repulsed me. I didn’t not want it because

it was bad for me it just sounded repulsive and I didn’t want to feel

like I knew I’d feel after it. So instead I found enough stuff

around the house to concoct a chicken breast sandwich on whole grain

and a bowl

of soup. I’m not 100% fulfilled by that meal but I don’t feel

like garbage either.

I very well might

keep the journal you’re mentioning.

I think that’s a great idea.

From: IntuitiveEating_Support

[mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On

Behalf Of followyourbliss50

Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:08 PM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Re: The Line Between

Intuitive Eating

and Binging

Hi ,

Gillian offered some wonderful advice. May I also share that it has

been

helpful for me in this process to keep some kind of eating log/calendar/success

list.

I understand (though I haven't experienced it) that some people are

sour on the

idea of an eating journal because some of the diet programs use this

tool in a

judgmental way.

However, I am not talking about keeping a record in order to judge

one's self.

It is a record or notes in order to capture all the positive baby steps

that

one is doing with intuitive eating/eating in tune.

We can't build on the positive if we don't acknowledge it. If we don't

have it

down somewhere in black and white--then when the critic and the

discouraged

part comes up--it is very difficult to counter it.

Also, it is easy to go from a fuzzy kind of (ungrounded) feeling when

we let go

of precepts and rules to fuzzy eating.

The main point of the eating log is to find the positive in anything

you do

with this--even if it's pausing for one second before eating out the

entire

refrigerator. If that were the case you could write, "well I did eat

the

entire contents--but I paused for one second before doing this. That's

a lot

better than last week. Wow. I'm making progress [i always like to

use comparisons

to highlight some improvement from a prior time.]

The writing/thought is deliberately slanted to highlight the positive

baby step

that I took.

There's a lot of positive steps you just wrote about. You are listening

to what

your body wants! Perhaps you ate and enjoyed it (enjoying one's food is

a

positive step). You ate something you liked and didn't turn it into a

"what the heck" binge.

I then set some little goal to work on for the next meal/day (which I

might

forget about or adjust--but it gives a direction).

I might say--I'm doing well with listening to what my body wants. It

wants fish

sandwiches and ice cream and I ate them with enjoyment without letting

the

"food police" sabotage the meal. But I stopped at a bit too full--so

perhaps I'll see if I can stop a bit sooner.

Or perhaps a step could be--I will work on savoring the meal.

If you're eating fish sandwich and ice cream --you know (I am telling

you this)

you can lost weight with that if it is within your body signals. (Also,

I

believe it is much more stressful and unhealthy for our bodies to

overreat

(whether that food is spinach or candy)--than it is to eat ice cream or

anything else in tune with our signals. Our bodies love moderation.)

Also--turn it into a curious somewhat amusing game. I often have eating

jags.

(Last week I must have eaten the same turkey burger sandwich five days

in a

row). What's helpful here is to just get curious and watch. It's

interesting to

see how long the craving for the food will go on--because there is a

limit to it.

I eventually moved (wow, big change) from turkey burger sandwiches to

chicken

sandwiches (I'm finding my eating at times is pretty boring--but

actually

delicious and satisfying too because it's what my body wants).

>

> Good Evening All,

>

>

>

> I'm having a mild crisis of confidence here.

>

>

>

> I'm doing everything IE teaches. I'm eating what I think my body

is asking

> for when it's asking for it without restriction. But at the same

time this

> feels an awful lot like how I used to eat. I'm not binging per se

but

> tonight my body ordered up a fried fish sandwich, fries and an ice

cream

> sundae. If I eat that every night for the rest of my life I'll be

dead in

a

> decade.

>

>

>

> I know it's a process and where it's supposed to lead. I guess I

just need

> some reassurance.

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jon

>

[Guest guest]

I think that's a big deal--to think about what you might eat and

realize that it really doesn't sound good. That means you're not just

eating out of habit.

Keeping a food log/journal can be a really good tool, but I found that

logging makes me *more* food obsessed, not less. I seem to be doing

much better without it, because I'm not constantly thinking about food

and how I feel about food. I'm also always strapped for time, so it

was feeling more like a chore and less like a help. That's me, so it

may work great for you. Just don't feel bad if you try it and don't

find it a good thing for you.

Sohni

Karlen wrote:

Thank you so much

for these insights. I really appreciate

them.

I thought I saw some

progress today. My wife, daughter and

I had been out and it got so late so my wife wanted to get all of us

Mcs

and the thought actually repulsed me. I didn’t not want it because

it was bad for me it just sounded repulsive and I didn’t want to feel

like I knew I’d feel after it. So instead I found enough stuff

around the house to concoct a chicken breast sandwich on whole grain

and a bowl

of soup. I’m not 100% fulfilled by that meal but I don’t feel

like garbage either.

I very well might

keep the journal you’re mentioning.

I think that’s a great idea.

From: IntuitiveEating_Support

[mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On

Behalf Of followyourbliss50

Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:08 PM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Re: The Line Between

Intuitive Eating

and Binging

Hi ,

Gillian offered some wonderful advice. May I also share that it has

been

helpful for me in this process to keep some kind of eating log/calendar/success

list.

I understand (though I haven't experienced it) that some people are

sour on the

idea of an eating journal because some of the diet programs use this

tool in a

judgmental way.

However, I am not talking about keeping a record in order to judge

one's self.

It is a record or notes in order to capture all the positive baby steps

that

one is doing with intuitive eating/eating in tune.

We can't build on the positive if we don't acknowledge it. If we don't

have it

down somewhere in black and white--then when the critic and the

discouraged

part comes up--it is very difficult to counter it.

Also, it is easy to go from a fuzzy kind of (ungrounded) feeling when

we let go

of precepts and rules to fuzzy eating.

The main point of the eating log is to find the positive in anything

you do

with this--even if it's pausing for one second before eating out the

entire

refrigerator. If that were the case you could write, "well I did eat

the

entire contents--but I paused for one second before doing this. That's

a lot

better than last week. Wow. I'm making progress [i always like to

use comparisons

to highlight some improvement from a prior time.]

The writing/thought is deliberately slanted to highlight the positive

baby step

that I took.

There's a lot of positive steps you just wrote about. You are listening

to what

your body wants! Perhaps you ate and enjoyed it (enjoying one's food is

a

positive step). You ate something you liked and didn't turn it into a

"what the heck" binge.

I then set some little goal to work on for the next meal/day (which I

might

forget about or adjust--but it gives a direction).

I might say--I'm doing well with listening to what my body wants. It

wants fish

sandwiches and ice cream and I ate them with enjoyment without letting

the

"food police" sabotage the meal. But I stopped at a bit too full--so

perhaps I'll see if I can stop a bit sooner.

Or perhaps a step could be--I will work on savoring the meal.

If you're eating fish sandwich and ice cream --you know (I am telling

you this)

you can lost weight with that if it is within your body signals. (Also,

I

believe it is much more stressful and unhealthy for our bodies to

overreat

(whether that food is spinach or candy)--than it is to eat ice cream or

anything else in tune with our signals. Our bodies love moderation.)

Also--turn it into a curious somewhat amusing game. I often have eating

jags.

(Last week I must have eaten the same turkey burger sandwich five days

in a

row). What's helpful here is to just get curious and watch. It's

interesting to

see how long the craving for the food will go on--because there is a

limit to it.

I eventually moved (wow, big change) from turkey burger sandwiches to

chicken

sandwiches (I'm finding my eating at times is pretty boring--but

actually

delicious and satisfying too because it's what my body wants).

>

> Good Evening All,

>

>

>

> I'm having a mild crisis of confidence here.

>

>

>

> I'm doing everything IE teaches. I'm eating what I think my body

is asking

> for when it's asking for it without restriction. But at the same

time this

> feels an awful lot like how I used to eat. I'm not binging per se

but

> tonight my body ordered up a fried fish sandwich, fries and an ice

cream

> sundae. If I eat that every night for the rest of my life I'll be

dead in

a

> decade.

>

>

>

> I know it's a process and where it's supposed to lead. I guess I

just need

> some reassurance.

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jon

>

[Guest guest]

I think that's a big deal--to think about what you might eat and

realize that it really doesn't sound good. That means you're not just

eating out of habit.

Keeping a food log/journal can be a really good tool, but I found that

logging makes me *more* food obsessed, not less. I seem to be doing

much better without it, because I'm not constantly thinking about food

and how I feel about food. I'm also always strapped for time, so it

was feeling more like a chore and less like a help. That's me, so it

may work great for you. Just don't feel bad if you try it and don't

find it a good thing for you.

Sohni

Karlen wrote:

Thank you so much

for these insights. I really appreciate

them.

I thought I saw some

progress today. My wife, daughter and

I had been out and it got so late so my wife wanted to get all of us

Mcs

and the thought actually repulsed me. I didn’t not want it because

it was bad for me it just sounded repulsive and I didn’t want to feel

like I knew I’d feel after it. So instead I found enough stuff

around the house to concoct a chicken breast sandwich on whole grain

and a bowl

of soup. I’m not 100% fulfilled by that meal but I don’t feel

like garbage either.

I very well might

keep the journal you’re mentioning.

I think that’s a great idea.

From: IntuitiveEating_Support

[mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On

Behalf Of followyourbliss50

Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:08 PM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Re: The Line Between

Intuitive Eating

and Binging

Hi ,

Gillian offered some wonderful advice. May I also share that it has

been

helpful for me in this process to keep some kind of eating log/calendar/success

list.

I understand (though I haven't experienced it) that some people are

sour on the

idea of an eating journal because some of the diet programs use this

tool in a

judgmental way.

However, I am not talking about keeping a record in order to judge

one's self.

It is a record or notes in order to capture all the positive baby steps

that

one is doing with intuitive eating/eating in tune.

We can't build on the positive if we don't acknowledge it. If we don't

have it

down somewhere in black and white--then when the critic and the

discouraged

part comes up--it is very difficult to counter it.

Also, it is easy to go from a fuzzy kind of (ungrounded) feeling when

we let go

of precepts and rules to fuzzy eating.

The main point of the eating log is to find the positive in anything

you do

with this--even if it's pausing for one second before eating out the

entire

refrigerator. If that were the case you could write, "well I did eat

the

entire contents--but I paused for one second before doing this. That's

a lot

better than last week. Wow. I'm making progress [i always like to

use comparisons

to highlight some improvement from a prior time.]

The writing/thought is deliberately slanted to highlight the positive

baby step

that I took.

There's a lot of positive steps you just wrote about. You are listening

to what

your body wants! Perhaps you ate and enjoyed it (enjoying one's food is

a

positive step). You ate something you liked and didn't turn it into a

"what the heck" binge.

I then set some little goal to work on for the next meal/day (which I

might

forget about or adjust--but it gives a direction).

I might say--I'm doing well with listening to what my body wants. It

wants fish

sandwiches and ice cream and I ate them with enjoyment without letting

the

"food police" sabotage the meal. But I stopped at a bit too full--so

perhaps I'll see if I can stop a bit sooner.

Or perhaps a step could be--I will work on savoring the meal.

If you're eating fish sandwich and ice cream --you know (I am telling

you this)

you can lost weight with that if it is within your body signals. (Also,

I

believe it is much more stressful and unhealthy for our bodies to

overreat

(whether that food is spinach or candy)--than it is to eat ice cream or

anything else in tune with our signals. Our bodies love moderation.)

Also--turn it into a curious somewhat amusing game. I often have eating

jags.

(Last week I must have eaten the same turkey burger sandwich five days

in a

row). What's helpful here is to just get curious and watch. It's

interesting to

see how long the craving for the food will go on--because there is a

limit to it.

I eventually moved (wow, big change) from turkey burger sandwiches to

chicken

sandwiches (I'm finding my eating at times is pretty boring--but

actually

delicious and satisfying too because it's what my body wants).

>

> Good Evening All,

>

>

>

> I'm having a mild crisis of confidence here.

>

>

>

> I'm doing everything IE teaches. I'm eating what I think my body

is asking

> for when it's asking for it without restriction. But at the same

time this

> feels an awful lot like how I used to eat. I'm not binging per se

but

> tonight my body ordered up a fried fish sandwich, fries and an ice

cream

> sundae. If I eat that every night for the rest of my life I'll be

dead in

a

> decade.

>

>

>

> I know it's a process and where it's supposed to lead. I guess I

just need

> some reassurance.

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jon

>

[Guest guest]

Hehehe, I must be a rebel. Actually, I am going to do some writing

work on "bad" thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts. Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

Sohni

Gillian Hood-son wrote:

Thank you , for sharing

this. You are right on about using some kind of journal as a tool in

the IE process. There are many people that don't want to do this

because journal equals diet in their mind, and I don't force anyone to

use one, but for those that do it is really helpful. Anything we can do

to increase awareness really helps. But as you said, the journal is

strictly about awareness, not judgment. I usually say that the worse

you think it looks as far as what and how much you ate, the better for

us to have things to work on.

If you are hesitant to write

down your food, then find something else to write down. A typical IE

journal has the time you ate, what you ate (without weights or measures

of food), starting and ending numbers on the hunger scale, and moods,

thoughts or feelings that were happening around the time of eating. But

anyone of these items by themselves are useful to keep track of if you

don't want to do all of them.

When I find myself eating

mindlessly or even getting too hungry for any length of time, using a

journal for a few days can bring me back to awareness and paying

attention to my body.

I like the idea of setting a

goal of something to work on for the week. Having that written down

certainly gives you more chance of accomplishing it.

Thanks again for bringing this

up, it's a great reminder!

Thanks!

Gillian

Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM

Get your report, "The 6 Steps to Guilt-Fr*e Eating" at http://www.HealthierOutcomes.com

Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gillianhood

From:

IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ]

On Behalf Of followyourbliss50

Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 7:08 PM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Re: The Line Between

Intuitive Eating and Binging

Hi ,

Gillian offered some wonderful advice. May I also share that it has

been helpful for me in this process to keep some kind of eating

log/calendar/success list.

I understand (though I haven't experienced it) that some people are

sour on the idea of an eating journal because some of the diet programs

use this tool in a judgmental way.

However, I am not talking about keeping a record in order to judge

one's self. It is a record or notes in order to capture all the

positive baby steps that one is doing with intuitive eating/eating in

tune.

We can't build on the positive if we don't acknowledge it. If we don't

have it down somewhere in black and white--then when the critic and the

discouraged part comes up--it is very difficult to counter it.

Also, it is easy to go from a fuzzy kind of (ungrounded) feeling when

we let go of precepts and rules to fuzzy eating.

The main point of the eating log is to find the positive in anything

you do with this--even if it's pausing for one second before eating out

the entire refrigerator. If that were the case you could write, "well I

did eat the entire contents--but I paused for one second before doing

this. That's a lot better than last week. Wow. I'm making progress

[i always like to use comparisons to highlight some improvement from a

prior time.]

The writing/thought is deliberately slanted to highlight the positive

baby step that I took.

There's a lot of positive steps you just wrote about. You are listening

to what your body wants! Perhaps you ate and enjoyed it (enjoying one's

food is a positive step). You ate something you liked and didn't turn

it into a "what the heck" binge.

I then set some little goal to work on for the next meal/day (which I

might forget about or adjust--but it gives a direction).

I might say--I'm doing well with listening to what my body wants. It

wants fish sandwiches and ice cream and I ate them with enjoyment

without letting the "food police" sabotage the meal. But I stopped at a

bit too full--so perhaps I'll see if I can stop a bit sooner.

Or perhaps a step could be--I will work on savoring the meal.

If you're eating fish sandwich and ice cream --you know (I am telling

you this) you can lost weight with that if it is within your body

signals. (Also, I believe it is much more stressful and unhealthy for

our bodies to overreat (whether that food is spinach or candy)--than it

is to eat ice cream or anything else in tune with our signals. Our

bodies love moderation.)

Also--turn it into a curious somewhat amusing game. I often have eating

jags. (Last week I must have eaten the same turkey burger sandwich five

days in a row). What's helpful here is to just get curious and watch.

It's interesting to see how long the craving for the food will go

on--because there is a limit to it. I eventually moved (wow, big

change) from turkey burger sandwiches to chicken sandwiches (I'm

finding my eating at times is pretty boring--but actually delicious and

satisfying too because it's what my body wants).

>

> Good Evening All,

>

>

>

> I'm having a mild crisis of confidence here.

>

>

>

> I'm doing everything IE teaches. I'm eating what I think my body

is asking

> for when it's asking for it without restriction. But at the same

time this

> feels an awful lot like how I used to eat. I'm not binging per se

but

> tonight my body ordered up a fried fish sandwich, fries and an ice

cream

> sundae. If I eat that every night for the rest of my life I'll be

dead in a

> decade.

>

>

>

> I know it's a process and where it's supposed to lead. I guess I

just need

> some reassurance.

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Jon

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as " good healthy choices. " WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

 

Hehehe, I must be a rebel.  Actually, I am going to do some writing

work on " bad " thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts.  Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

SohniGillian Hood-son wrote:>>  >> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as " good healthy choices. " WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

 

Hehehe, I must be a rebel.  Actually, I am going to do some writing

work on " bad " thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts.  Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

SohniGillian Hood-son wrote:>>  >> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as " good healthy choices. " WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

 

Hehehe, I must be a rebel.  Actually, I am going to do some writing

work on " bad " thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts.  Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

SohniGillian Hood-son wrote:>>  >> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

Thanks Abigail! That's my daughter's name! :)I'm feeling all sorts of progress and know it's a journey. One thing I can't seem to quite get over is weighing. O really hope to start to learn to let go of that this week.

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as "good healthy choices." WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

On Feb 4, 2010 11:46 AM, "jeanniet58" <jeanniet58gmail> wrote:

Hehehe, I must be a rebel. Actually, I am going to do some writing

work on "bad" thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts. Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

SohniGillian Hood-son wrote:>> >> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

Thanks Abigail! That's my daughter's name! :)I'm feeling all sorts of progress and know it's a journey. One thing I can't seem to quite get over is weighing. O really hope to start to learn to let go of that this week.

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as "good healthy choices." WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

On Feb 4, 2010 11:46 AM, "jeanniet58" <jeanniet58gmail> wrote:

Hehehe, I must be a rebel. Actually, I am going to do some writing

work on "bad" thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts. Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

SohniGillian Hood-son wrote:>> >> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

,

How often are you weighing? You can take it as slowly as you need to. It's easy to have black and white thinking about the scale, either keep it or completely get rid of it. If you weight yourself every day, go to every other or 6 out of 7 days, or whatever works. I know of someone that was weighing three times a day and she cut back slowly and eventually stopped. I found I have a difficult time with the scale in my house, so I got rid of it, others are able to keep it. But I have no use for it anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Thanks!GillianGillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM

Get your report, "The 6 Steps to Guilt-Fr*e Eating" at http://www.HealthierOutcomes.com Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gillianhood

From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of KarlenSent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:34 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Re: The Line Between Intuitive Eating and Binging

Thanks Abigail! That's my daughter's name!

I'm feeling all sorts of progress and know it's a journey. One thing I can't seem to quite get over is weighing. O really hope to start to learn to let go of that this week.

On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:18 PM, Abigail Wolfson <abigail.wolfsongmail> wrote:

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as "good healthy choices." WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

On Feb 4, 2010 11:46 AM, "jeanniet58" <jeanniet58gmail> wrote:

Hehehe, I must be a rebel. Actually, I am going to do some writing work on "bad" thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning them into more positive thoughts. Just no logging...I spent a year logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and much less anxious.Sohni

Gillian Hood-son wrote:>> >> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

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How often are you weighing? You can take it as slowly as you need to. It's easy to have black and white thinking about the scale, either keep it or completely get rid of it. If you weight yourself every day, go to every other or 6 out of 7 days, or whatever works. I know of someone that was weighing three times a day and she cut back slowly and eventually stopped. I found I have a difficult time with the scale in my house, so I got rid of it, others are able to keep it. But I have no use for it anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Thanks!GillianGillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM

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From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of KarlenSent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:34 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Re: The Line Between Intuitive Eating and Binging

Thanks Abigail! That's my daughter's name!

I'm feeling all sorts of progress and know it's a journey. One thing I can't seem to quite get over is weighing. O really hope to start to learn to let go of that this week.

On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:18 PM, Abigail Wolfson <abigail.wolfsongmail> wrote:

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as "good healthy choices." WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

On Feb 4, 2010 11:46 AM, "jeanniet58" <jeanniet58gmail> wrote:

Hehehe, I must be a rebel. Actually, I am going to do some writing work on "bad" thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning them into more positive thoughts. Just no logging...I spent a year logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and much less anxious.Sohni

Gillian Hood-son wrote:>> >> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

When you do let go of it, you'll find it incredibly freeing.  I'm

having a hard time not sneaking peeks at nutrition labels on foods. 

I've caught myself starting to check the portion size a few times, and

I have to remember myself that it's not portion size but how hungry I

am that dictates how much to eat.

Sohni

Karlen wrote:

 

Thanks Abigail!  That's my daughter's name!

I'm feeling all sorts of progress and know it's a journey.  One

thing I can't seem to quite get over is weighing.  O really hope to

start to learn to let go of that this week.

On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:18 PM, Abigail Wolfson <abigail.wolfsongmail>

wrote:

 

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're

doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if

you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for

all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as "good healthy

choices." WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds

shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds

if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different

choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

On Feb 4, 2010 11:46 AM, "jeanniet58" <jeanniet58gmail> wrote:

 

Hehehe, I must be a rebel.  Actually, I am going to do some

writing

work on "bad" thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts.  Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

Sohni

Gillian Hood-son wrote:

>

>  

>

> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

When you do let go of it, you'll find it incredibly freeing.  I'm

having a hard time not sneaking peeks at nutrition labels on foods. 

I've caught myself starting to check the portion size a few times, and

I have to remember myself that it's not portion size but how hungry I

am that dictates how much to eat.

Sohni

Karlen wrote:

 

Thanks Abigail!  That's my daughter's name!

I'm feeling all sorts of progress and know it's a journey.  One

thing I can't seem to quite get over is weighing.  O really hope to

start to learn to let go of that this week.

On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:18 PM, Abigail Wolfson <abigail.wolfsongmail>

wrote:

 

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're

doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if

you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for

all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as "good healthy

choices." WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds

shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds

if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different

choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

On Feb 4, 2010 11:46 AM, "jeanniet58" <jeanniet58gmail> wrote:

 

Hehehe, I must be a rebel.  Actually, I am going to do some

writing

work on "bad" thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts.  Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

Sohni

Gillian Hood-son wrote:

>

>  

>

> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...

[Guest guest]

When you do let go of it, you'll find it incredibly freeing.  I'm

having a hard time not sneaking peeks at nutrition labels on foods. 

I've caught myself starting to check the portion size a few times, and

I have to remember myself that it's not portion size but how hungry I

am that dictates how much to eat.

Sohni

Karlen wrote:

 

Thanks Abigail!  That's my daughter's name!

I'm feeling all sorts of progress and know it's a journey.  One

thing I can't seem to quite get over is weighing.  O really hope to

start to learn to let go of that this week.

On Feb 6, 2010, at 11:18 PM, Abigail Wolfson <abigail.wolfsongmail>

wrote:

 

Sorry for the delayed response, but , I think you're

doing everything perfectly!

It sounds like you are doing some legalizing. Rest assured, if

you keep feeding your body what it asks for, it WILL start asking for

all sorts of foods, some that others would classify as "good healthy

choices." WE know it's all just food, but we're ahead of the game!

And the fact that you then wanted a sandwich and not mcdonalds

shows you're on the right track. Your body knew it could have mcdonalds

if it wanted, and because it knew it had that choice, made a different

choice instead!

Way to go!

Abby

Ps don't be surprised if your body keeps testing you for a while.

On Feb 4, 2010 11:46 AM, "jeanniet58" <jeanniet58gmail> wrote:

 

Hehehe, I must be a rebel.  Actually, I am going to do some

writing

work on "bad" thoughts about food, eating, weight, etc. and turning

them into more positive thoughts.  Just no logging...I spent a year

logging everything, and really I feel so much freer not doing it, and

much less anxious.

Sohni

Gillian Hood-son wrote:

>

>  

>

> Thank you , for sharing this. You are right on abo...