Re: really want this to work for me...

[Guest guest]

Hi Jon,

It's crazy... As I'm sitting here eating breakfast, I'm fighting the urge to

write it down or track it in some way. I don't know how it got so bad that I

feel anxiety about NOT writing down my food. Typing this makes it seem even

more ridiculous

Well, I'm not going to write it down and I'm going to try not to write it down

all day. Maybe it will be a little easier for each meal I don't.

Thanks for the reply

[Guest guest]

Hi Jon,

It's crazy... As I'm sitting here eating breakfast, I'm fighting the urge to

write it down or track it in some way. I don't know how it got so bad that I

feel anxiety about NOT writing down my food. Typing this makes it seem even

more ridiculous

Well, I'm not going to write it down and I'm going to try not to write it down

all day. Maybe it will be a little easier for each meal I don't.

Thanks for the reply

[Guest guest]

Hi Abby,

I really think I want to give up the food journal. It's just giving me all this

anxiety thinking about giving it up! I keep thinking that somehow I need to be

held 'accountable.' Like if I write it down, it makes it better somehow???

My goal is to eat like you said, naturally, not analytically. So, I'm going to

give this a try. One meal at a time, give up the journal. It's sad that before

I finish eating a meal I'm thinking about sneaking off to write it down!

Thank you!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Abby,

I really think I want to give up the food journal. It's just giving me all this

anxiety thinking about giving it up! I keep thinking that somehow I need to be

held 'accountable.' Like if I write it down, it makes it better somehow???

My goal is to eat like you said, naturally, not analytically. So, I'm going to

give this a try. One meal at a time, give up the journal. It's sad that before

I finish eating a meal I'm thinking about sneaking off to write it down!

Thank you!!!

[Guest guest]

Seth, thanks for posting this It seems like it will be very helpful to me.

Reading this and the other replies I've gotten this morning has made me feel so

much better! I don't have anybody in my life that I can talk to about these

things and It's very comforting to know that I'm not the only one who feels that

way I feel.

[Guest guest]

Seth, thanks for posting this It seems like it will be very helpful to me.

Reading this and the other replies I've gotten this morning has made me feel so

much better! I don't have anybody in my life that I can talk to about these

things and It's very comforting to know that I'm not the only one who feels that

way I feel.

[Guest guest]

, never feel like you're alone when it comes to weight/food/eating issues because you're not!

All the best,

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

The only time I ever logged what I ate, was many years ago, when I was tracking

calories. When I first began learning to eat intuitively, I logged hunger levels

before and after I ate, as well as when I ate. That helped me see that I'm not

hungry all the time, that my body expects food at certain times. I also noticed

when I tended to let myself too hungry and then eat waaay more than I needed and

when I ate when I had no physical hungry. I only tracked hunger levels for about

3 months 7 years ago. However, that helped me become very aware of my

hunger/fullness sensations. So I haven't journaled about what, when or how much

I eat for the past 7 years.

SUE

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I kept a food journal when I was going to Weight Watchers and boy, was

> > it a real drag! It only seemed to feed into my obsessiveness and

> > preoccupation with food.

> >

> > A feeling journal sounds like a pretty useful tool to reconnect with

> > your emotions or identify feelings, especially if as they say in

> > " Intuitive Eating " you're emotionally unaware and don't know why

> > you're eating.

> >

> > Jeanne

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The only time I ever logged what I ate, was many years ago, when I was tracking

calories. When I first began learning to eat intuitively, I logged hunger levels

before and after I ate, as well as when I ate. That helped me see that I'm not

hungry all the time, that my body expects food at certain times. I also noticed

when I tended to let myself too hungry and then eat waaay more than I needed and

when I ate when I had no physical hungry. I only tracked hunger levels for about

3 months 7 years ago. However, that helped me become very aware of my

hunger/fullness sensations. So I haven't journaled about what, when or how much

I eat for the past 7 years.

SUE

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I kept a food journal when I was going to Weight Watchers and boy, was

> > it a real drag! It only seemed to feed into my obsessiveness and

> > preoccupation with food.

> >

> > A feeling journal sounds like a pretty useful tool to reconnect with

> > your emotions or identify feelings, especially if as they say in

> > " Intuitive Eating " you're emotionally unaware and don't know why

> > you're eating.

> >

> > Jeanne

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The only time I ever logged what I ate, was many years ago, when I was tracking

calories. When I first began learning to eat intuitively, I logged hunger levels

before and after I ate, as well as when I ate. That helped me see that I'm not

hungry all the time, that my body expects food at certain times. I also noticed

when I tended to let myself too hungry and then eat waaay more than I needed and

when I ate when I had no physical hungry. I only tracked hunger levels for about

3 months 7 years ago. However, that helped me become very aware of my

hunger/fullness sensations. So I haven't journaled about what, when or how much

I eat for the past 7 years.

SUE

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I kept a food journal when I was going to Weight Watchers and boy, was

> > it a real drag! It only seemed to feed into my obsessiveness and

> > preoccupation with food.

> >

> > A feeling journal sounds like a pretty useful tool to reconnect with

> > your emotions or identify feelings, especially if as they say in

> > " Intuitive Eating " you're emotionally unaware and don't know why

> > you're eating.

> >

> > Jeanne

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I like the idea of keeping a feelings journal. Right now I am thinking it would

be best to just stop and focus on how/ what I'm feeling without writing

anything. Hopefully that will help me break the habit of feeling an urge to

food journal

It really amazes me that something that was supposed to make me healthier has

ended up making me so unhealthy, physically and emotionally!

[Guest guest]

I like the idea of keeping a feelings journal. Right now I am thinking it would

be best to just stop and focus on how/ what I'm feeling without writing

anything. Hopefully that will help me break the habit of feeling an urge to

food journal

It really amazes me that something that was supposed to make me healthier has

ended up making me so unhealthy, physically and emotionally!

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Jeanne It's just something that nobody seems to discuss in my

group of friends. I've tried to tell my best friend, but I feel so ashamed and

out of control that I always chicken out. I also believe that it's not

something that everybody could understand and I worry that telling the wrong

person could make me feel more alone.

I'm thankful to have found a group of people here that understand.

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Jeanne It's just something that nobody seems to discuss in my

group of friends. I've tried to tell my best friend, but I feel so ashamed and

out of control that I always chicken out. I also believe that it's not

something that everybody could understand and I worry that telling the wrong

person could make me feel more alone.

I'm thankful to have found a group of people here that understand.

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Jeanne It's just something that nobody seems to discuss in my

group of friends. I've tried to tell my best friend, but I feel so ashamed and

out of control that I always chicken out. I also believe that it's not

something that everybody could understand and I worry that telling the wrong

person could make me feel more alone.

I'm thankful to have found a group of people here that understand.

[Guest guest]

, no thanks necessary! Think you have come to a great place with people here who will support your efforts and are very generous with helpful suggestions when you request help.

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

, no thanks necessary! Think you have come to a great place with people here who will support your efforts and are very generous with helpful suggestions when you request help.

Jeanne