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Thought I'd finally say hi, as I've been following the posts for a while. I'm a

48-y-old Aussie in Sydney.

I've struggled with lifelong weight/eating issues and at the end of last year

just wanted to do one thing: have eating be a natural activity that my body does

on autopilot, like breathing.

A lifetime of dieting on and off along with a thyroid condition (which makes you

gain weight without overeating) and remained undiagnosed until age 40 has left

me exhausted and lacking vitality. I realised that vitality was the missing

ingredient in my life and decided that there must be a way to eat intuitively so

I googled " intuitive eating " which was how I found this group.

So hello to all you intuitive eaters on here. I've found your posts very

helpful.

I looked into all my food/weight issues and realised while there is little I can

do to fix my thyroid problem (the meds don't do a lot for the weight gain) there

are other things I can work on.

One is getting in touch with satiety. I just seem to have lost my stop button.

It works really with drinking alcohol, if I've had enough it tastes yuck even if

my glass is still full. The idea of finding the one for food (probably buried in

myriad emotional issues) is one key for me. Right now I am learning to better

assess satiety. I think my slow metabolism makes it kick in some time after

eating - it can take an hour or more. But I seem to becoming more aware of it a

little earlier.

Another is emotional eating. I was punished for being a fat child by having food

taken away so there are major issues there.

I need to keep an eye on health issues as my blood pressure was high last time I

went to the doctor as was my cholesterol. Not sure how to deal with these with

IE. I now BP has emotional causes so am focusing on relaxation etc but any other

suggestions are welcome as to how to deal with IE and these, particularly when

talking to doctors.

A major cause of my overeating has been this overwhelming fear that if I don't

eat this now, food will be taken away from me (by someone with authority eg

medical).

How do you take your power back in such a situation?

Fiona