Guest guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hi there, I'm new to IE and look forward to getting acquainted here! I'm a 49 year old person who is sick and tired of the diet mentality!!!! Among other things, I seek to have a NORMAL relationship with food and a positive perception of ME, including my body.... I have enjoyed reading the posts so far and can totally relate! I found Abby's comments very wise and helpful.....I work around a Natzi food person who announces to the world each time she goes on a diet and then, she scrutinizes food that everyone else puts in theirs mouths all the while telling you she's on a "diet"....Anyway,, it's interesting, makes me feel good that I have some new tools to use to help me in my own journey. I'm looking forward to digging into the IE plan.....I'm ready. Hope I'm posting okay. I'm up prob 5 pds since I started eating this way! In a lot of ways I feel a lot calmer around food....but since stepping on the scale I just want to run back to counting calories! I need to lose 30 pds..and I honestly don't know what to think right now. I know my mind is warped by these thoughts, I know my slef worth is not determined by that number....but I can't seem to stop these thoughts of feeling worthless and like a failure! I wish I could just not think about food every minute of every day. I can't imagine what I could be doing with all this time and energy I spend thinking about food, dieting, ways to loose weight etc! Its so frustrating! I could really use some words of advice here ladies...Help! !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hello ,I've been around here for a week maybe a little more. It's a great group. I am waiting for my book to arrive. This week I've been focused and eating hunger/full. Making peace with the food. As the woman who wrote "Women Food and God" The war is over! Food is just food is what I have come to find over the past 6-8 months. Can't fix us. Your at a good place ready to do something else besides diets. I think the diet mentality dies hard.Welcome!Looking forward in hearing more from you.Debbie I'm up prob 5 pds since I started eating this way! In a lot of ways I feel a lot calmer around food....but since stepping on the scale I just want to run back to counting calories! I need to lose 30 pds..and I honestly don't know what to think right now. I know my mind is warped by these thoughts, I know my slef worth is not determined by that number....but I can't seem to stop these thoughts of feeling worthless and like a failure! I wish I could just not think about food every minute of every day. I can't imagine what I could be doing with all this time and energy I spend thinking about food, dieting, ways to loose weight etc! Its so frustrating! I could really use some words of advice here ladies...Help! !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hello ,I've been around here for a week maybe a little more. It's a great group. I am waiting for my book to arrive. This week I've been focused and eating hunger/full. Making peace with the food. As the woman who wrote "Women Food and God" The war is over! Food is just food is what I have come to find over the past 6-8 months. Can't fix us. Your at a good place ready to do something else besides diets. I think the diet mentality dies hard.Welcome!Looking forward in hearing more from you.Debbie I'm up prob 5 pds since I started eating this way! In a lot of ways I feel a lot calmer around food....but since stepping on the scale I just want to run back to counting calories! I need to lose 30 pds..and I honestly don't know what to think right now. I know my mind is warped by these thoughts, I know my slef worth is not determined by that number....but I can't seem to stop these thoughts of feeling worthless and like a failure! I wish I could just not think about food every minute of every day. I can't imagine what I could be doing with all this time and energy I spend thinking about food, dieting, ways to loose weight etc! Its so frustrating! I could really use some words of advice here ladies...Help! !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hello ,I've been around here for a week maybe a little more. It's a great group. I am waiting for my book to arrive. This week I've been focused and eating hunger/full. Making peace with the food. As the woman who wrote "Women Food and God" The war is over! Food is just food is what I have come to find over the past 6-8 months. Can't fix us. Your at a good place ready to do something else besides diets. I think the diet mentality dies hard.Welcome!Looking forward in hearing more from you.Debbie I'm up prob 5 pds since I started eating this way! In a lot of ways I feel a lot calmer around food....but since stepping on the scale I just want to run back to counting calories! I need to lose 30 pds..and I honestly don't know what to think right now. I know my mind is warped by these thoughts, I know my slef worth is not determined by that number....but I can't seem to stop these thoughts of feeling worthless and like a failure! I wish I could just not think about food every minute of every day. I can't imagine what I could be doing with all this time and energy I spend thinking about food, dieting, ways to loose weight etc! Its so frustrating! I could really use some words of advice here ladies...Help! !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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