Re: Re:I know IE tells me not to focus on weight but...

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LaurieI laughed out loud at you telling the story of the sign on the fridge!!!! What a great idea!!! I've been listening to some podcasts by her and am walking around in a daze. Listening to her voice has much more effect on me than reading her words.KateIt's all part of the journey. Not focusing on weight is one part of realizing that our focus instead should be on what nurtures and supports us and those we love, instead of spending all our precious psychic energy on food, scales, beating up on ourselves, etc. Obsessing about those things is a way of taking your focus off what really matters--keeping yourself healthy and strong, doing the things that sustain you with the people (and pets!) you love best. I attended an online "Sounds True" seminar over the past month with Geneen Roth. One of the things she mentioned--maybe on her blog--was that she has a sign on her refrigerator that says, "It's not in here." It's not in the number on the scale, either. Your life is so much bigger than that. I think IE simply helps us to realize that we've got better places to put our energies than this. Laurie

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LaurieI laughed out loud at you telling the story of the sign on the fridge!!!! What a great idea!!! I've been listening to some podcasts by her and am walking around in a daze. Listening to her voice has much more effect on me than reading her words.KateIt's all part of the journey. Not focusing on weight is one part of realizing that our focus instead should be on what nurtures and supports us and those we love, instead of spending all our precious psychic energy on food, scales, beating up on ourselves, etc. Obsessing about those things is a way of taking your focus off what really matters--keeping yourself healthy and strong, doing the things that sustain you with the people (and pets!) you love best. I attended an online "Sounds True" seminar over the past month with Geneen Roth. One of the things she mentioned--maybe on her blog--was that she has a sign on her refrigerator that says, "It's not in here." It's not in the number on the scale, either. Your life is so much bigger than that. I think IE simply helps us to realize that we've got better places to put our energies than this. Laurie

[Guest guest]

LaurieI laughed out loud at you telling the story of the sign on the fridge!!!! What a great idea!!! I've been listening to some podcasts by her and am walking around in a daze. Listening to her voice has much more effect on me than reading her words.KateIt's all part of the journey. Not focusing on weight is one part of realizing that our focus instead should be on what nurtures and supports us and those we love, instead of spending all our precious psychic energy on food, scales, beating up on ourselves, etc. Obsessing about those things is a way of taking your focus off what really matters--keeping yourself healthy and strong, doing the things that sustain you with the people (and pets!) you love best. I attended an online "Sounds True" seminar over the past month with Geneen Roth. One of the things she mentioned--maybe on her blog--was that she has a sign on her refrigerator that says, "It's not in here." It's not in the number on the scale, either. Your life is so much bigger than that. I think IE simply helps us to realize that we've got better places to put our energies than this. Laurie