Re: Weighing and IE

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Mali,

Thanks for your post. I needed to read your words today.

Carolyn

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> Hi Mali,

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> You so captured what was going on for me this weekend!

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> I am doing pretty well. I've been doing IE for about 2 weeks now and I'm

> feeling pretty good. I'm trying to listen to my body and figure out what it

> wants. It's not always easy! I decided to weigh myself this weekend and

> I've lost a few pounds. Rather than being happy, I, too, went into thinking

> when I would be thin, how could I speed up the process, etc. I had to put

> the scale away, too.

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> It's so funny how our minds work, at least in my case.

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> From: IntuitiveEating_Support

> [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of ammi_mali

> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 5:58 PM

> To: IntuitiveEating_Support

> Subject: Weighing and IE

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> Hi All,

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> I have been doing very well with IE and really focusing on eating and moving

> based on how I feel. I have been eating so much more healthy foods because I

> feel so much better and enjoy them more and I have been very active because

> I love having more energy and breaking a sweat - I don't care about how many

> calories I burn anymore. I do eat things when I crave them and savor them

> with enjoyment, but mostly, I've been craving apples, fruits and vegetables.

> So I really thought I had it down and was feeling great, confident, and

> finally free from dieting!

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> BUT, the other day I had a cold and went to see my doctor and I weighed

> myself. Turns out, I have lost 8lbs over the last two months. It was great

> to see that, BUT, that number on the scale got me back into my old

> competitive mode of thinking about losing weight being the focus. EVEN

> THOUGH, I had LOST weight, for the first time in months, I didn't want to

> workout and binged today!!! I must have had so many cupcakes and sweets. I

> feel terrible and super bloated right now. But I started thinking about why

> I binged and realized it was because I started putting on the pressure of

> losing weight on myself again... I was like " just keep this up and you will

> be thin by the summer " ... you know, the usual not being unsatisfied with my

> body. And I'm so messed up from all the years of dieting that the simple

> thought of losing weight made me feel so stressed and overwhelmed that I

> binged.

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> So I see this as progress and that I learned something really important

> today. I had been unable to put my scale away because I thought it wouldn't

> hurt but I am putting the scale away for good! I don't want to care about

> how much I weigh or the thought to even come across my mind, I just want to

> focus on taking care of my body, listening to it, enjoying every day and

> feeling good. That's all that matters.

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> I thought I just share my experience in the hopes that it helps some of

> you... no matter what, get rid of that scale girls!

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> Mali

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