Guest guest Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I have been trying IE for awhile now. In the process, I have put on 50 pounds. I have never been this big or unhealthy in my life. I have trouble with my knees and awful heel pain. I didn't gain this much when I went off a diet. I am so disappointed because I thought this was the way to go. I always want junk food and never crave any of the healthier stuff. I feel terrible. I have acid reflux and terrible anxiety from all this weight I have put on. It is a constant struggle for me to turn away from food. I have to fight with myself all the time to try not to eat when I'm not hungry. To me, this seems so much like a diet. I am only 33 years old and having all these issues. Please tell me how you all get through this. My ankles swell really bad now and gaining all this weight has made me really depressed. What put the icing on the cake was when I went for my yearly physical, my doc recommended gastric bypass. IE seems so simple, but yet is so hard. I just don't know if this is for me. Sorry for rambling. Raina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Hi, I find that connecting my emotions with my overeating (or cravings) has been the most important things for being able to do IE. As long as I am able to figure out what the emotion is that I am trying to run away from (Geneen calls it " bolting " ) then I am able to put a stop to the behavior pretty easily. It used to take me about a day to figure out that I was back to eating emotionally & now the time between the behavior & making the connection to what is really going on with the feelings are getting shorter. What I realize is that this is not going to be a quick " fix " like the diets used to promise ( & never lived up to anyway). This will take time & i am worth giving myself the time. mj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Hi, I find that connecting my emotions with my overeating (or cravings) has been the most important things for being able to do IE. As long as I am able to figure out what the emotion is that I am trying to run away from (Geneen calls it " bolting " ) then I am able to put a stop to the behavior pretty easily. It used to take me about a day to figure out that I was back to eating emotionally & now the time between the behavior & making the connection to what is really going on with the feelings are getting shorter. What I realize is that this is not going to be a quick " fix " like the diets used to promise ( & never lived up to anyway). This will take time & i am worth giving myself the time. mj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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