Re: Demi

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for posting this! It's going into my collection. I just wrote a

blog post on my transformativeeating.com site entitled " The Quest for Balance

and An Unexpected Peace Treaty " , where I talk about how dieting creates an

ongoing war between body and mind and how we use thoughts/ideas to dominate the

body.

Last week, I also wrote an article that speaks to this point, which I've

submitted to be published! I'm excited. So, it's great to read that someone with

influence and exposure, like Demi , has had a similar realization.

Practicing IE has helped me put the " I " in its proper place in relationship with

my body. " I " take care of my body by honoring my hunger and fullness signals and

working with any thoughts that prevent me from moving joyfully and that inspire

emotional eating. My body will decide, if and when it changes its size and shape

in response to the care " I " give it. To my great shock, my body has re-regulated

itself and changed sizes in response to the " I " finally learning how to take

care of my unique body.

Latoya

>

> Today People.com ran a story about Demi . Reflecting on herself at the

time she had her first three children, Demi is quoted as saying:

>

> " I had an extreme obsession with my body. I made it a measure of my own value.

I tried to dominate it, which I did, and I changed it multiple times over, " she

says. " But it never ...lasted and ultimately it didn't bring me anything but

temporary happiness. Does being thin resolve anything? No. "

>

> She adds, " The irony is that when I abandoned that desire to dominate my body,

it actually became the body that I always wanted. But it only happened when I

stopped trying to control it. At the end of the day, this kind of obsession is

pointless and meaningless. "

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for posting this! It's going into my collection. I just wrote a

blog post on my transformativeeating.com site entitled " The Quest for Balance

and An Unexpected Peace Treaty " , where I talk about how dieting creates an

ongoing war between body and mind and how we use thoughts/ideas to dominate the

body.

Last week, I also wrote an article that speaks to this point, which I've

submitted to be published! I'm excited. So, it's great to read that someone with

influence and exposure, like Demi , has had a similar realization.

Practicing IE has helped me put the " I " in its proper place in relationship with

my body. " I " take care of my body by honoring my hunger and fullness signals and

working with any thoughts that prevent me from moving joyfully and that inspire

emotional eating. My body will decide, if and when it changes its size and shape

in response to the care " I " give it. To my great shock, my body has re-regulated

itself and changed sizes in response to the " I " finally learning how to take

care of my unique body.

Latoya

>

> Today People.com ran a story about Demi . Reflecting on herself at the

time she had her first three children, Demi is quoted as saying:

>

> " I had an extreme obsession with my body. I made it a measure of my own value.

I tried to dominate it, which I did, and I changed it multiple times over, " she

says. " But it never ...lasted and ultimately it didn't bring me anything but

temporary happiness. Does being thin resolve anything? No. "

>

> She adds, " The irony is that when I abandoned that desire to dominate my body,

it actually became the body that I always wanted. But it only happened when I

stopped trying to control it. At the end of the day, this kind of obsession is

pointless and meaningless. "

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for posting this! It's going into my collection. I just wrote a

blog post on my transformativeeating.com site entitled " The Quest for Balance

and An Unexpected Peace Treaty " , where I talk about how dieting creates an

ongoing war between body and mind and how we use thoughts/ideas to dominate the

body.

Last week, I also wrote an article that speaks to this point, which I've

submitted to be published! I'm excited. So, it's great to read that someone with

influence and exposure, like Demi , has had a similar realization.

Practicing IE has helped me put the " I " in its proper place in relationship with

my body. " I " take care of my body by honoring my hunger and fullness signals and

working with any thoughts that prevent me from moving joyfully and that inspire

emotional eating. My body will decide, if and when it changes its size and shape

in response to the care " I " give it. To my great shock, my body has re-regulated

itself and changed sizes in response to the " I " finally learning how to take

care of my unique body.

Latoya

>

> Today People.com ran a story about Demi . Reflecting on herself at the

time she had her first three children, Demi is quoted as saying:

>

> " I had an extreme obsession with my body. I made it a measure of my own value.

I tried to dominate it, which I did, and I changed it multiple times over, " she

says. " But it never ...lasted and ultimately it didn't bring me anything but

temporary happiness. Does being thin resolve anything? No. "

>

> She adds, " The irony is that when I abandoned that desire to dominate my body,

it actually became the body that I always wanted. But it only happened when I

stopped trying to control it. At the end of the day, this kind of obsession is

pointless and meaningless. "

>

[Guest guest]

This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing! I always admired Demi 's acting ability, and now I really admire her whole attitude.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, April 10, 2010 9:25:15 PMSubject: Demi

Today People.com ran a story about Demi . Reflecting on herself at the time she had her first three children, Demi is quoted as saying:"I had an extreme obsession with my body. I made it a measure of my own value. I tried to dominate it, which I did, and I changed it multiple times over," she says. "But it never ...lasted and ultimately it didn't bring me anything but temporary happiness. Does being thin resolve anything? No."She adds, "The irony is that when I abandoned that desire to dominate my body, it actually became the body that I always wanted. But it only happened when I stopped trying to control it. At the end of the day, this kind of obsession is pointless and meaningless. "

[Guest guest]

This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing! I always admired Demi 's acting ability, and now I really admire her whole attitude.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, April 10, 2010 9:25:15 PMSubject: Demi

Today People.com ran a story about Demi . Reflecting on herself at the time she had her first three children, Demi is quoted as saying:"I had an extreme obsession with my body. I made it a measure of my own value. I tried to dominate it, which I did, and I changed it multiple times over," she says. "But it never ...lasted and ultimately it didn't bring me anything but temporary happiness. Does being thin resolve anything? No."She adds, "The irony is that when I abandoned that desire to dominate my body, it actually became the body that I always wanted. But it only happened when I stopped trying to control it. At the end of the day, this kind of obsession is pointless and meaningless. "

[Guest guest]

This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing! I always admired Demi 's acting ability, and now I really admire her whole attitude.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sat, April 10, 2010 9:25:15 PMSubject: Demi

Today People.com ran a story about Demi . Reflecting on herself at the time she had her first three children, Demi is quoted as saying:"I had an extreme obsession with my body. I made it a measure of my own value. I tried to dominate it, which I did, and I changed it multiple times over," she says. "But it never ...lasted and ultimately it didn't bring me anything but temporary happiness. Does being thin resolve anything? No."She adds, "The irony is that when I abandoned that desire to dominate my body, it actually became the body that I always wanted. But it only happened when I stopped trying to control it. At the end of the day, this kind of obsession is pointless and meaningless. "