Question about weight loss

February 7, 2010

I just read Bacon's book " Health at Every Size. " It was a great book with

lots of research and other helpful information. Something I took away from her

book was that weight loss may not happen and that weight loss itself is never

the goal, but health. And that health is achievable through taking care of my

body, eating intuitively and respecting my body in all ways. She shares how she

lost weight, but she says that isn't typical. I'm wondering if it is with IE

people in general. I realize that if someone is over their set point weight and

they are emotionally eating and overeating regularly, most likely weight will be

released. And for some who have been underweight, they might gain. For me, I

am still overeating and eating emotionally (not all the time), but am probably

5-10 pounds from where I'd like to be, which is where I was this summer before I

started throwing out the food plan, the percentages of carbs/protein/fat,

weighing daily, running 20 miles a week, lifting 2-3 times/wk, weighing and

measuring all foods, and generally avoiding sugar and white flour. I am

accepting my larger body. I don't really enjoy it. I liked feeling smaller and

fitter. I'm just wondering can I get back there? I know the food/body stuff

can be a distraction. But after reading Bacon's book, I just don't know if I

should just give up on the idea of being smaller. I don't know where my set

point is. I've overeaten and eaten emotionally for most of my 37 years! Has it

changed b/c of the abuse I've put my body through? It seems with IE stories,

that many people drop weight. I just don't know what to expect for me. Maybe I

don't need to know and need to just trust.

Any thoughts?

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