Guest guest Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Don't be nervous, it's not that bad. Besides, I had three times that weight to take off and did it and I'm 52. Veggies aren't my favorite either, but I have found that I like them more now than I used to. For me, the easiest way to eat them is in a salad. The one nice bonus is when you get to phase two you can add in fruit. And boy, what a shock it was. I never knew fruit was that sweet on it's own. But when you rid yourself of all the refined sugar intake, your tastes change. We, as a society, consume WAY too much sugar. I can see it now, but never thought about it before SBD. Follow the book and you'll be fine. Chuck thanks > Thanks for the advice on the SBD bars. I am really nervous about > starting this diet. I have about 20-25 lbs. that needs to come off > since my son was born (FOUR years ago! lol) and I will be turning 30 > (gulp!) in August and want to be feeling good about the way I look > again. I will not wear shorts, dresses or swimsuits anymore. I > am such a carb addict and don't like many veggies so that's one big > reason I am nervous! Hopefully through the support of the group and > hearing of everyone's success will help me keep going! Looking > forward to meeting you all. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Don't be nervous, it's not that bad. Besides, I had three times that weight to take off and did it and I'm 52. Veggies aren't my favorite either, but I have found that I like them more now than I used to. For me, the easiest way to eat them is in a salad. The one nice bonus is when you get to phase two you can add in fruit. And boy, what a shock it was. I never knew fruit was that sweet on it's own. But when you rid yourself of all the refined sugar intake, your tastes change. We, as a society, consume WAY too much sugar. I can see it now, but never thought about it before SBD. Follow the book and you'll be fine. Chuck thanks > Thanks for the advice on the SBD bars. I am really nervous about > starting this diet. I have about 20-25 lbs. that needs to come off > since my son was born (FOUR years ago! lol) and I will be turning 30 > (gulp!) in August and want to be feeling good about the way I look > again. I will not wear shorts, dresses or swimsuits anymore. I > am such a carb addict and don't like many veggies so that's one big > reason I am nervous! Hopefully through the support of the group and > hearing of everyone's success will help me keep going! Looking > forward to meeting you all. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Don't be nervous, it's not that bad. Besides, I had three times that weight to take off and did it and I'm 52. Veggies aren't my favorite either, but I have found that I like them more now than I used to. For me, the easiest way to eat them is in a salad. The one nice bonus is when you get to phase two you can add in fruit. And boy, what a shock it was. I never knew fruit was that sweet on it's own. But when you rid yourself of all the refined sugar intake, your tastes change. We, as a society, consume WAY too much sugar. I can see it now, but never thought about it before SBD. Follow the book and you'll be fine. Chuck thanks > Thanks for the advice on the SBD bars. I am really nervous about > starting this diet. I have about 20-25 lbs. that needs to come off > since my son was born (FOUR years ago! lol) and I will be turning 30 > (gulp!) in August and want to be feeling good about the way I look > again. I will not wear shorts, dresses or swimsuits anymore. I > am such a carb addict and don't like many veggies so that's one big > reason I am nervous! Hopefully through the support of the group and > hearing of everyone's success will help me keep going! Looking > forward to meeting you all. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Hi Lyle,I don't think wanting to be a smaller size and wanting to IE are in opposition with each other. Most of us feel this way!I think it IS true, however, that you have to put the weight issue on the back burner to work on the issues that are making you use food in ways that you don't want to. That's not really about food or weight! It sounds like you are in a really stressful life situation. I don't blame you for getting upset that your husband hid the bowls! that would've made me nuts! IE is about learning to get in touch with your body, and to separate its needs from your emotional needs. if someone attempts to exert [external] control over your eating then that send a message that you are not trustworthy. and nothing could be further from the truth! have you considered that it may be easier to stress about your weight than to have to fully face your situation? the fact that you say that food is your only comfort means that you are not getting the care you need! even though it will be hard, what if you try to work on the situation that is making you feel so un-comforted? can you talk with your husband about strategies to help you feel like you are carrying less of the burden? so i don't think it's true that you haven't progressed very far! i think you are starting to address what is interfering with you eating intuitively. which is huge! best,abby I have been struggling with how to reconcile my desire to be a smaller size and IE, and been a bit embarrassed to post about this as it seems the two don't 'go' together. I am finding it difficult to leave my poor body alone, and noticing how much I want to obsess about diet/weight etc when I am feeling low and unhappy, which is alot of the time at the moment. My husband also had hidden our normal eating bowls then made a comment about both of us need to lose weight last night. I went off my rocker! I didn't realise that I am so freaked out about dealing with my body issues that any change is making me very (very) nervous and scared. I made him find those bowls and put them back. He thought I was bonkers. I am very frustrated in my life and feel that food is my only comfort at present. I work full-time in a busy job, stop on the way to get groceries that I can carry, go home, cook, feed the kids, bath them, put them to bed, help with homework, clean up and do laundry, and this is with a man who is a house husband (in name only at this stage). So him taking away my food feels horrible. Haven't progressed very far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Hi Lyle,I don't think wanting to be a smaller size and wanting to IE are in opposition with each other. Most of us feel this way!I think it IS true, however, that you have to put the weight issue on the back burner to work on the issues that are making you use food in ways that you don't want to. That's not really about food or weight! It sounds like you are in a really stressful life situation. I don't blame you for getting upset that your husband hid the bowls! that would've made me nuts! IE is about learning to get in touch with your body, and to separate its needs from your emotional needs. if someone attempts to exert [external] control over your eating then that send a message that you are not trustworthy. and nothing could be further from the truth! have you considered that it may be easier to stress about your weight than to have to fully face your situation? the fact that you say that food is your only comfort means that you are not getting the care you need! even though it will be hard, what if you try to work on the situation that is making you feel so un-comforted? can you talk with your husband about strategies to help you feel like you are carrying less of the burden? so i don't think it's true that you haven't progressed very far! i think you are starting to address what is interfering with you eating intuitively. which is huge! best,abby I have been struggling with how to reconcile my desire to be a smaller size and IE, and been a bit embarrassed to post about this as it seems the two don't 'go' together. I am finding it difficult to leave my poor body alone, and noticing how much I want to obsess about diet/weight etc when I am feeling low and unhappy, which is alot of the time at the moment. My husband also had hidden our normal eating bowls then made a comment about both of us need to lose weight last night. I went off my rocker! I didn't realise that I am so freaked out about dealing with my body issues that any change is making me very (very) nervous and scared. I made him find those bowls and put them back. He thought I was bonkers. I am very frustrated in my life and feel that food is my only comfort at present. I work full-time in a busy job, stop on the way to get groceries that I can carry, go home, cook, feed the kids, bath them, put them to bed, help with homework, clean up and do laundry, and this is with a man who is a house husband (in name only at this stage). So him taking away my food feels horrible. Haven't progressed very far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thanks for the encouragement! Today that cookie is calling me so maybe I will eat it later. Robin > > Robin, > > I LOVED hearing about the success you had with your eating! It > sounds like you just kept " listening within " which is what I am > trying to do! Thank you for sharing. > > p > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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