I'm new here...

[Guest guest]

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! !!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome!  It must be hard to be around someone who is that critical of

herself and others.  She must not be very happy with her relationship

around food.  My mom will say things like "I can't eat that because I'm

too fat" and she eats some really nasty things (to me, anyway) just

because they're "low calorie."  Even before I started IE I realized

that I'd rather be fat than spend my life eating things that don't

taste good just because they're not "fattening."  Food isn't our enemy,

and we deserve to eat things that taste good just as much as anyone

else.  Now I just need to normalize my relationship with food.  Hard

work, but very insightful. 

: )

Sohni

 

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.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome!  It must be hard to be around someone who is that critical of

herself and others.  She must not be very happy with her relationship

around food.  My mom will say things like "I can't eat that because I'm

too fat" and she eats some really nasty things (to me, anyway) just

because they're "low calorie."  Even before I started IE I realized

that I'd rather be fat than spend my life eating things that don't

taste good just because they're not "fattening."  Food isn't our enemy,

and we deserve to eat things that taste good just as much as anyone

else.  Now I just need to normalize my relationship with food.  Hard

work, but very insightful. 

: )

Sohni

 

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.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome!  It must be hard to be around someone who is that critical of

herself and others.  She must not be very happy with her relationship

around food.  My mom will say things like "I can't eat that because I'm

too fat" and she eats some really nasty things (to me, anyway) just

because they're "low calorie."  Even before I started IE I realized

that I'd rather be fat than spend my life eating things that don't

taste good just because they're not "fattening."  Food isn't our enemy,

and we deserve to eat things that taste good just as much as anyone

else.  Now I just need to normalize my relationship with food.  Hard

work, but very insightful. 

: )

Sohni

 

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.