Guest guest Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hi n, Welcome from one WW vet to another! Glad you're here! Personally, I think it is okay to do what makes you feel comfortable and works for you, like the feeling journal and tracking hunger signals. Guess it becomes problematic when it becomes a rule though. Remember all those rules and shoulds with WW? Yuck! I really loved your comment, "Just trying to be gentle with myself as I take on this journey." Looking forward to reading more from you and how your progress on the eating when hungry and the social "lunch and dinner hour" is coming. Good luck! Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 , Welcome to the group! I am impressed by how thoughtful and gentle you are with yourself! How great to just observe and monitor, without judgement. Good for you! And such a good example to your girls, too. Looking forward to hearing more about your journey. Best, Abby Hi Everyone- My name is n and I went searching for this group after discovering Geneen Roth a couple of months ago. I live in CT and am a single mom of two daughters (18 and 11) and work fulltime for a local publisher. What initially got me started was my concern over the realization that when I eat I just tend to blank out. I had done years of WW and exercise always with the ending weight being greater than the beginning weight and frankly I was sick of paying and failing. I knew I needed to understand the emotion behind my eating before I was able to actually tackle any weight issue. So I stopped dieting and Geneens book fell into my lap about the same time. Actually asking myself how I felt as I stood at Dunkin Donuts for my usual breakfast sandwich and soda was kind of a revelation and as you might guess it had nothing to do with hunger. So here I am trying to not beat myself up unmercifully (wow the negative messges!) when I see myself in a full length mirror and trying to really listen to my body speak to me. One thing I have been doing for over a month now and sharing with 2 friends (should they choose to read) is a google doc that is my food journal. its not meant to be a precise measure of what I am eating or exercising. More on a how I am feeling about myself as I eat and seeing what I eat and actually trying to be aware of what I am eating all of which are new to me. Yesterday for the first time I tried to track hourly where my hunger level was because what I am finding is that eating when hungry and the social " lunch and dinner hour " dont coincide in my life and so I was still not really honoring my bodies needs but I like eating with others so its a struggle and some pressure to do that. So that was really interesting for me as the day progressed and I felt my cycle. I am going to try again today but I dont have a resolution on the hunger vs group meal thing yet. Just trying to be gentle with myself as I take on this journey. I look forward to reading posts and getting to know you all in the future. n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 , Welcome to the group! I am impressed by how thoughtful and gentle you are with yourself! How great to just observe and monitor, without judgement. Good for you! And such a good example to your girls, too. Looking forward to hearing more about your journey. Best, Abby Hi Everyone- My name is n and I went searching for this group after discovering Geneen Roth a couple of months ago. I live in CT and am a single mom of two daughters (18 and 11) and work fulltime for a local publisher. What initially got me started was my concern over the realization that when I eat I just tend to blank out. I had done years of WW and exercise always with the ending weight being greater than the beginning weight and frankly I was sick of paying and failing. I knew I needed to understand the emotion behind my eating before I was able to actually tackle any weight issue. So I stopped dieting and Geneens book fell into my lap about the same time. Actually asking myself how I felt as I stood at Dunkin Donuts for my usual breakfast sandwich and soda was kind of a revelation and as you might guess it had nothing to do with hunger. So here I am trying to not beat myself up unmercifully (wow the negative messges!) when I see myself in a full length mirror and trying to really listen to my body speak to me. One thing I have been doing for over a month now and sharing with 2 friends (should they choose to read) is a google doc that is my food journal. its not meant to be a precise measure of what I am eating or exercising. More on a how I am feeling about myself as I eat and seeing what I eat and actually trying to be aware of what I am eating all of which are new to me. Yesterday for the first time I tried to track hourly where my hunger level was because what I am finding is that eating when hungry and the social " lunch and dinner hour " dont coincide in my life and so I was still not really honoring my bodies needs but I like eating with others so its a struggle and some pressure to do that. So that was really interesting for me as the day progressed and I felt my cycle. I am going to try again today but I dont have a resolution on the hunger vs group meal thing yet. Just trying to be gentle with myself as I take on this journey. I look forward to reading posts and getting to know you all in the future. n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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