Guest guest Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I so completely agree with this. It's when I focus on how I want to feel, and not a number, that I find myself making healthier choices that lead to weight loss. I actually don't like how I feel when I've overeaten!! I'm so much more comfortable when I stop sooner. And when I eat too much sugar, I feel very tired (I know it energizes some people before a drop, but I don't even get the energy first, I just drop!) I like to hike and I picture spring (it's bound to arrive one of these days!) and how much easier a hike feels when I'm a little lighter. When I can keep all these images clear, then out of love for my self, I choose healthier foods and not to overeat. Don't get me wrong, like I said in my intro, I've been struggling this last month - so I'm not saying I've got it down. But I do notice that it's when I remember the above, that I stop struggling so much. I'm the one making these choices, so I can feel good - nothing external. And my last piece on this might be controversial and I'd like to hear what others think - but I've noticed by paying more loving attention to my body, that I do usually feel better when I've eaten 3 meals and 2 snacks. So I'm not sure even with IE that I can't recognize that and say I think I'll CHOOSE to do that much of the time, because of how it makes me feel. And then if I want to vary it here and there, for whatever reason, fine...but it seems to be a guideline that works for me. Not because it's a diet, but because I've been paying attention to my body and noticed that that's what often (not always!) feels best. > > > > I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... > > but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I > > weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating > > PLUS losing weight? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I so completely agree with this. It's when I focus on how I want to feel, and not a number, that I find myself making healthier choices that lead to weight loss. I actually don't like how I feel when I've overeaten!! I'm so much more comfortable when I stop sooner. And when I eat too much sugar, I feel very tired (I know it energizes some people before a drop, but I don't even get the energy first, I just drop!) I like to hike and I picture spring (it's bound to arrive one of these days!) and how much easier a hike feels when I'm a little lighter. When I can keep all these images clear, then out of love for my self, I choose healthier foods and not to overeat. Don't get me wrong, like I said in my intro, I've been struggling this last month - so I'm not saying I've got it down. But I do notice that it's when I remember the above, that I stop struggling so much. I'm the one making these choices, so I can feel good - nothing external. And my last piece on this might be controversial and I'd like to hear what others think - but I've noticed by paying more loving attention to my body, that I do usually feel better when I've eaten 3 meals and 2 snacks. So I'm not sure even with IE that I can't recognize that and say I think I'll CHOOSE to do that much of the time, because of how it makes me feel. And then if I want to vary it here and there, for whatever reason, fine...but it seems to be a guideline that works for me. Not because it's a diet, but because I've been paying attention to my body and noticed that that's what often (not always!) feels best. > > > > I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... > > but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I > > weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating > > PLUS losing weight? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I so completely agree with this. It's when I focus on how I want to feel, and not a number, that I find myself making healthier choices that lead to weight loss. I actually don't like how I feel when I've overeaten!! I'm so much more comfortable when I stop sooner. And when I eat too much sugar, I feel very tired (I know it energizes some people before a drop, but I don't even get the energy first, I just drop!) I like to hike and I picture spring (it's bound to arrive one of these days!) and how much easier a hike feels when I'm a little lighter. When I can keep all these images clear, then out of love for my self, I choose healthier foods and not to overeat. Don't get me wrong, like I said in my intro, I've been struggling this last month - so I'm not saying I've got it down. But I do notice that it's when I remember the above, that I stop struggling so much. I'm the one making these choices, so I can feel good - nothing external. And my last piece on this might be controversial and I'd like to hear what others think - but I've noticed by paying more loving attention to my body, that I do usually feel better when I've eaten 3 meals and 2 snacks. So I'm not sure even with IE that I can't recognize that and say I think I'll CHOOSE to do that much of the time, because of how it makes me feel. And then if I want to vary it here and there, for whatever reason, fine...but it seems to be a guideline that works for me. Not because it's a diet, but because I've been paying attention to my body and noticed that that's what often (not always!) feels best. > > > > I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... > > but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I > > weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating > > PLUS losing weight? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said "So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter?" Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this "metabolic syndrome" my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said "So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter?" Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this "metabolic syndrome" my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said "So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter?" Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this "metabolic syndrome" my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sunny,I wanted to respond to your post because I think I was the one that posted the " what does it really matter if you gain 10 pounds? " question. And I don't think I did a very good job of explaining myself. In my personal experience, having a really strong wish/desire/mandate/need for weight loss does NOT make weight loss more likely to occur. At least, not permanent weight loss. If it did, I don't think any of us would be here. Certainly I don't think you have metabolic syndrome now (and the subsequent " need " to lose weight) because you lacked the need or desire to lose weight in the past??? So I think that IF you have a chance of successful, long term, maintain-able weight loss (and I am not sure that we all do... I have PCOS and it is very difficult, indeed, for me to lose weight... but wishing really really hard that i could lose weight doesn't make it more likely to happen for me, either!)... I personally think that the only way to get there is by working on IE, and putting the weight loss goal on the back burner. As long as weight loss is your primary goal, and any weight gain is unacceptable, you remain focused on your weight, and not on the problem that caused the weight gain in the first place. Weight gain is only a symptom of all of our dysfunctional relationships with food, and more to the point, with our whole selves. As we learn to stop using food as a tool to fix the hurt in our relationships with ourselves, weight loss MAY happen. Hopefully. At the very least, we haven't made the damage a whole lot worse by dieting. I hope that this makes more sense to you. (And that my language wasn't too harsh.. it's so hard to get one's point across both clearly and empathetically via email). Deciding to let go of the weight loss goal to work on the goal of getting okay with one's whole self is a big and scary step, indeed. All the best to you,AbbyIE since 11/08, and a relatively stable weight since then... until pregnancy (currently 18 weeks) Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sunny,I wanted to respond to your post because I think I was the one that posted the " what does it really matter if you gain 10 pounds? " question. And I don't think I did a very good job of explaining myself. In my personal experience, having a really strong wish/desire/mandate/need for weight loss does NOT make weight loss more likely to occur. At least, not permanent weight loss. If it did, I don't think any of us would be here. Certainly I don't think you have metabolic syndrome now (and the subsequent " need " to lose weight) because you lacked the need or desire to lose weight in the past??? So I think that IF you have a chance of successful, long term, maintain-able weight loss (and I am not sure that we all do... I have PCOS and it is very difficult, indeed, for me to lose weight... but wishing really really hard that i could lose weight doesn't make it more likely to happen for me, either!)... I personally think that the only way to get there is by working on IE, and putting the weight loss goal on the back burner. As long as weight loss is your primary goal, and any weight gain is unacceptable, you remain focused on your weight, and not on the problem that caused the weight gain in the first place. Weight gain is only a symptom of all of our dysfunctional relationships with food, and more to the point, with our whole selves. As we learn to stop using food as a tool to fix the hurt in our relationships with ourselves, weight loss MAY happen. Hopefully. At the very least, we haven't made the damage a whole lot worse by dieting. I hope that this makes more sense to you. (And that my language wasn't too harsh.. it's so hard to get one's point across both clearly and empathetically via email). Deciding to let go of the weight loss goal to work on the goal of getting okay with one's whole self is a big and scary step, indeed. All the best to you,AbbyIE since 11/08, and a relatively stable weight since then... until pregnancy (currently 18 weeks) Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sunny,I wanted to respond to your post because I think I was the one that posted the " what does it really matter if you gain 10 pounds? " question. And I don't think I did a very good job of explaining myself. In my personal experience, having a really strong wish/desire/mandate/need for weight loss does NOT make weight loss more likely to occur. At least, not permanent weight loss. If it did, I don't think any of us would be here. Certainly I don't think you have metabolic syndrome now (and the subsequent " need " to lose weight) because you lacked the need or desire to lose weight in the past??? So I think that IF you have a chance of successful, long term, maintain-able weight loss (and I am not sure that we all do... I have PCOS and it is very difficult, indeed, for me to lose weight... but wishing really really hard that i could lose weight doesn't make it more likely to happen for me, either!)... I personally think that the only way to get there is by working on IE, and putting the weight loss goal on the back burner. As long as weight loss is your primary goal, and any weight gain is unacceptable, you remain focused on your weight, and not on the problem that caused the weight gain in the first place. Weight gain is only a symptom of all of our dysfunctional relationships with food, and more to the point, with our whole selves. As we learn to stop using food as a tool to fix the hurt in our relationships with ourselves, weight loss MAY happen. Hopefully. At the very least, we haven't made the damage a whole lot worse by dieting. I hope that this makes more sense to you. (And that my language wasn't too harsh.. it's so hard to get one's point across both clearly and empathetically via email). Deciding to let go of the weight loss goal to work on the goal of getting okay with one's whole self is a big and scary step, indeed. All the best to you,AbbyIE since 11/08, and a relatively stable weight since then... until pregnancy (currently 18 weeks) Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think this was really well put Abby. Sunny,I wanted to respond to your post because I think I was the one that posted the " what does it really matter if you gain 10 pounds? " question. And I don't think I did a very good job of explaining myself. In my personal experience, having a really strong wish/desire/mandate/need for weight loss does NOT make weight loss more likely to occur. At least, not permanent weight loss. If it did, I don't think any of us would be here. Certainly I don't think you have metabolic syndrome now (and the subsequent " need " to lose weight) because you lacked the need or desire to lose weight in the past??? So I think that IF you have a chance of successful, long term, maintain-able weight loss (and I am not sure that we all do... I have PCOS and it is very difficult, indeed, for me to lose weight... but wishing really really hard that i could lose weight doesn't make it more likely to happen for me, either!)... I personally think that the only way to get there is by working on IE, and putting the weight loss goal on the back burner. As long as weight loss is your primary goal, and any weight gain is unacceptable, you remain focused on your weight, and not on the problem that caused the weight gain in the first place. Weight gain is only a symptom of all of our dysfunctional relationships with food, and more to the point, with our whole selves. As we learn to stop using food as a tool to fix the hurt in our relationships with ourselves, weight loss MAY happen. Hopefully. At the very least, we haven't made the damage a whole lot worse by dieting. I hope that this makes more sense to you. (And that my language wasn't too harsh.. it's so hard to get one's point across both clearly and empathetically via email). Deciding to let go of the weight loss goal to work on the goal of getting okay with one's whole self is a big and scary step, indeed. All the best to you,AbbyIE since 11/08, and a relatively stable weight since then... until pregnancy (currently 18 weeks) Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think this was really well put Abby. Sunny,I wanted to respond to your post because I think I was the one that posted the " what does it really matter if you gain 10 pounds? " question. And I don't think I did a very good job of explaining myself. In my personal experience, having a really strong wish/desire/mandate/need for weight loss does NOT make weight loss more likely to occur. At least, not permanent weight loss. If it did, I don't think any of us would be here. Certainly I don't think you have metabolic syndrome now (and the subsequent " need " to lose weight) because you lacked the need or desire to lose weight in the past??? So I think that IF you have a chance of successful, long term, maintain-able weight loss (and I am not sure that we all do... I have PCOS and it is very difficult, indeed, for me to lose weight... but wishing really really hard that i could lose weight doesn't make it more likely to happen for me, either!)... I personally think that the only way to get there is by working on IE, and putting the weight loss goal on the back burner. As long as weight loss is your primary goal, and any weight gain is unacceptable, you remain focused on your weight, and not on the problem that caused the weight gain in the first place. Weight gain is only a symptom of all of our dysfunctional relationships with food, and more to the point, with our whole selves. As we learn to stop using food as a tool to fix the hurt in our relationships with ourselves, weight loss MAY happen. Hopefully. At the very least, we haven't made the damage a whole lot worse by dieting. I hope that this makes more sense to you. (And that my language wasn't too harsh.. it's so hard to get one's point across both clearly and empathetically via email). Deciding to let go of the weight loss goal to work on the goal of getting okay with one's whole self is a big and scary step, indeed. All the best to you,AbbyIE since 11/08, and a relatively stable weight since then... until pregnancy (currently 18 weeks) Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think this was really well put Abby. Sunny,I wanted to respond to your post because I think I was the one that posted the " what does it really matter if you gain 10 pounds? " question. And I don't think I did a very good job of explaining myself. In my personal experience, having a really strong wish/desire/mandate/need for weight loss does NOT make weight loss more likely to occur. At least, not permanent weight loss. If it did, I don't think any of us would be here. Certainly I don't think you have metabolic syndrome now (and the subsequent " need " to lose weight) because you lacked the need or desire to lose weight in the past??? So I think that IF you have a chance of successful, long term, maintain-able weight loss (and I am not sure that we all do... I have PCOS and it is very difficult, indeed, for me to lose weight... but wishing really really hard that i could lose weight doesn't make it more likely to happen for me, either!)... I personally think that the only way to get there is by working on IE, and putting the weight loss goal on the back burner. As long as weight loss is your primary goal, and any weight gain is unacceptable, you remain focused on your weight, and not on the problem that caused the weight gain in the first place. Weight gain is only a symptom of all of our dysfunctional relationships with food, and more to the point, with our whole selves. As we learn to stop using food as a tool to fix the hurt in our relationships with ourselves, weight loss MAY happen. Hopefully. At the very least, we haven't made the damage a whole lot worse by dieting. I hope that this makes more sense to you. (And that my language wasn't too harsh.. it's so hard to get one's point across both clearly and empathetically via email). Deciding to let go of the weight loss goal to work on the goal of getting okay with one's whole self is a big and scary step, indeed. All the best to you,AbbyIE since 11/08, and a relatively stable weight since then... until pregnancy (currently 18 weeks) Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hi Sunny - yes, I agree - for MY health, gaining an extra 5-10 lbs really does matter because my blood pressure is directly related to my weight - if i gain that much my bp goes up (and I do not want to have to raise my medications because of that). It's not so much a matter of loving myself or my body no matter what shape I am in, as knowing that the weight/size I am is not healthy for ME. So I feel that I have to monitor my weight. I understand what everyone has said and what IE says, but if losing weight is the right thing to do for me and my health, then how else am I going to know I'm on the right path? I really can't "feel" a 5-6 lb gain because it creeps up on you - that's why I depend on the scale to tell me. I don't stress out over the scale - it's just a "fact" - like taking my blood pressure every morning. Would ie say not to check my blood pressure either? To me it's the same kind of thing. That's why I'm confused. I appreciate everybody's input on this and I thank you for your support. I'm doing better on the eating when I'm hungry, but not so good on the stopping when i'm no longer hungry. But i'm trying to stay as in tune with my hunger signals as I can at this point. Thanks, Tricia To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:15:52 PMSubject: Re: Question on weighing Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said "So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter?" Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this "metabolic syndrome" my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hi Sunny - yes, I agree - for MY health, gaining an extra 5-10 lbs really does matter because my blood pressure is directly related to my weight - if i gain that much my bp goes up (and I do not want to have to raise my medications because of that). It's not so much a matter of loving myself or my body no matter what shape I am in, as knowing that the weight/size I am is not healthy for ME. So I feel that I have to monitor my weight. I understand what everyone has said and what IE says, but if losing weight is the right thing to do for me and my health, then how else am I going to know I'm on the right path? I really can't "feel" a 5-6 lb gain because it creeps up on you - that's why I depend on the scale to tell me. I don't stress out over the scale - it's just a "fact" - like taking my blood pressure every morning. Would ie say not to check my blood pressure either? To me it's the same kind of thing. That's why I'm confused. I appreciate everybody's input on this and I thank you for your support. I'm doing better on the eating when I'm hungry, but not so good on the stopping when i'm no longer hungry. But i'm trying to stay as in tune with my hunger signals as I can at this point. Thanks, Tricia To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:15:52 PMSubject: Re: Question on weighing Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said "So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter?" Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this "metabolic syndrome" my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hi Sunny - yes, I agree - for MY health, gaining an extra 5-10 lbs really does matter because my blood pressure is directly related to my weight - if i gain that much my bp goes up (and I do not want to have to raise my medications because of that). It's not so much a matter of loving myself or my body no matter what shape I am in, as knowing that the weight/size I am is not healthy for ME. So I feel that I have to monitor my weight. I understand what everyone has said and what IE says, but if losing weight is the right thing to do for me and my health, then how else am I going to know I'm on the right path? I really can't "feel" a 5-6 lb gain because it creeps up on you - that's why I depend on the scale to tell me. I don't stress out over the scale - it's just a "fact" - like taking my blood pressure every morning. Would ie say not to check my blood pressure either? To me it's the same kind of thing. That's why I'm confused. I appreciate everybody's input on this and I thank you for your support. I'm doing better on the eating when I'm hungry, but not so good on the stopping when i'm no longer hungry. But i'm trying to stay as in tune with my hunger signals as I can at this point. Thanks, Tricia To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:15:52 PMSubject: Re: Question on weighing Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said "So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter?" Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this "metabolic syndrome" my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Tricia-I just wanted to say, that while my IE practice is far from perfect, I do think you can IE with the scale in your life. For me, the scale has never been anything but a number. It doesn't ruin my day, nor does it make my day. Oh, I like the number lower, but if I'm up a pound or two, I can shrug and know that tomorrows another day. It's kinda like checking to see how my pants feel. One day they feel great, and the next, not so great. Oh well. It will change again soon enough. So, I say, if for you, the scale is just an object that reflects a number, and with health concerns that weight aggravates, you can totally do it. Dawn RTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 1:41:40 PMSubject: Re: Question on weighing Hi Sunny - yes, I agree - for MY health, gaining an extra 5-10 lbs really does matter because my blood pressure is directly related to my weight - if i gain that much my bp goes up (and I do not want to have to raise my medications because of that). It's not so much a matter of loving myself or my body no matter what shape I am in, as knowing that the weight/size I am is not healthy for ME. So I feel that I have to monitor my weight. I understand what everyone has said and what IE says, but if losing weight is the right thing to do for me and my health, then how else am I going to know I'm on the right path? I really can't "feel" a 5-6 lb gain because it creeps up on you - that's why I depend on the scale to tell me. I don't stress out over the scale - it's just a "fact" - like taking my blood pressure every morning. Would ie say not to check my blood pressure either? To me it's the same kind of thing. That's why I'm confused. I appreciate everybody's input on this and I thank you for your support. I'm doing better on the eating when I'm hungry, but not so good on the stopping when i'm no longer hungry. But i'm trying to stay as in tune with my hunger signals as I can at this point. Thanks, Tricia To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:15:52 PMSubject: Re: Question on weighing Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said "So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter?" Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this "metabolic syndrome" my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Tricia-I just wanted to say, that while my IE practice is far from perfect, I do think you can IE with the scale in your life. For me, the scale has never been anything but a number. It doesn't ruin my day, nor does it make my day. Oh, I like the number lower, but if I'm up a pound or two, I can shrug and know that tomorrows another day. It's kinda like checking to see how my pants feel. One day they feel great, and the next, not so great. Oh well. It will change again soon enough. So, I say, if for you, the scale is just an object that reflects a number, and with health concerns that weight aggravates, you can totally do it. Dawn RTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 1:41:40 PMSubject: Re: Question on weighing Hi Sunny - yes, I agree - for MY health, gaining an extra 5-10 lbs really does matter because my blood pressure is directly related to my weight - if i gain that much my bp goes up (and I do not want to have to raise my medications because of that). It's not so much a matter of loving myself or my body no matter what shape I am in, as knowing that the weight/size I am is not healthy for ME. So I feel that I have to monitor my weight. I understand what everyone has said and what IE says, but if losing weight is the right thing to do for me and my health, then how else am I going to know I'm on the right path? I really can't "feel" a 5-6 lb gain because it creeps up on you - that's why I depend on the scale to tell me. I don't stress out over the scale - it's just a "fact" - like taking my blood pressure every morning. Would ie say not to check my blood pressure either? To me it's the same kind of thing. That's why I'm confused. I appreciate everybody's input on this and I thank you for your support. I'm doing better on the eating when I'm hungry, but not so good on the stopping when i'm no longer hungry. But i'm trying to stay as in tune with my hunger signals as I can at this point. Thanks, Tricia To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:15:52 PMSubject: Re: Question on weighing Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said "So what if you gain 10 pounds, what does it really matter?" Well for me, it matters a whole lot. I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them actually control the issues caused by this "metabolic syndrome" my doctors have decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. Sunny Question on weighing I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating PLUS losing weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think whether or not weighing yourself is consistent depends on what you do with the information. If you weigh yourself and regardless of whether it is up or down, you shrug it off, that is consistent with IE. It is knowing for the sake of knowing- your IE practice is unaffected. However, if you cannot gain weight, I do not think you can weigh yourself and successfully practice IE (at least not in this stage of your journey). If you really cannot gain any weight, if you practice IE and the the scale goes up, what are you going to do? Your choices are to: 1) To continue trying IE (letting the number just be a number and not letting affect your practice). In this case you may keep gaining weight and if you absolutely cannot gain weight, then this isn't a healthy option. 2) Try to keep up IE but consciously try to eat less or to eat " better " foods. This isn't really IE; this is a diet. 3) To do some combination of exercise and diet to reduce weight. This isn't IE. Basically, if you are taking your weight to decide how to eat instead of listening to your body to decide how to eat, you are not practicing IE. As ridiculous as it may sound, I don't think IE would recommend taking your blood pressure every morning for the same reason. If, for your health, your blood pressure cannot fluctuate, and doing IE may cause fluctuations in blood pressure, you cannot logically take the risk of starting IE. Not that you shouldn't ever get weighed or have your blood pressure taken. For example, these values can be important to medication choices and amounts and your doctor may need specific numbers to give you accurate treatment. But if they need to be particular values, putting yourself fully into IE might just not be an option for you right now. I wish you all the greatest success in whatever you decide is best for your physical and emotional health. ~ > > Tricia- > > I just wanted to say, that while my IE practice is far from perfect, I do think > you can IE with the scale in your life. For me, the scale has never been > anything but a number. It doesn't ruin my day, nor does it make my day. Oh, I > like the number lower, but if I'm up a pound or two, I can shrug and know that > tomorrows another day. It's kinda like checking to see how my pants feel. One > day they feel great, and the next, not so great. Oh well. It will change again > soon enough. So, I say, if for you, the scale is just an object that reflects a > number, and with health concerns that weight aggravates, you can totally do it. > > > > Dawn R > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 1:41:40 PM > Subject: Re: Question on weighing > > > Hi Sunny - yes, I agree - for MY health, gaining an extra 5-10 lbs really does > matter because my blood pressure is directly related to my weight - if i gain > that much my bp goes up (and I do not want to have to raise my medications > because of that). It's not so much a matter of loving myself or my body no > matter what shape I am in, as knowing that the weight/size I am is not healthy > for ME. So I feel that I have to monitor my weight. I understand what everyone > has said and what IE says, but if losing weight is the right thing to do for me > and my health, then how else am I going to know I'm on the right path? I really > can't " feel " a 5-6 lb gain because it creeps up on you - that's why I depend on > the scale to tell me. I don't stress out over the scale - it's just a " fact " - > like taking my blood pressure every morning. Would ie say not to check my blood > pressure either? To me it's the same kind of thing. That's why I'm confused. > > I appreciate everybody's input on this and I thank you for your support. I'm > doing better on the eating when I'm hungry, but not so good on the stopping when > i'm no longer hungry. But i'm trying to stay as in tune with my hunger signals > as I can at this point. Thanks, Tricia > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:15:52 PM > Subject: Re: Question on weighing > > > Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and > mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance > to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax > and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary > for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but > I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain > 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. > I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement > happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this > question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x > amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at > least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't > even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them > actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have > decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn > IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. > > > Sunny > > > > > Question on weighing > > > > > > I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... > but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I > weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating > PLUS losing weight? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think whether or not weighing yourself is consistent depends on what you do with the information. If you weigh yourself and regardless of whether it is up or down, you shrug it off, that is consistent with IE. It is knowing for the sake of knowing- your IE practice is unaffected. However, if you cannot gain weight, I do not think you can weigh yourself and successfully practice IE (at least not in this stage of your journey). If you really cannot gain any weight, if you practice IE and the the scale goes up, what are you going to do? Your choices are to: 1) To continue trying IE (letting the number just be a number and not letting affect your practice). In this case you may keep gaining weight and if you absolutely cannot gain weight, then this isn't a healthy option. 2) Try to keep up IE but consciously try to eat less or to eat " better " foods. This isn't really IE; this is a diet. 3) To do some combination of exercise and diet to reduce weight. This isn't IE. Basically, if you are taking your weight to decide how to eat instead of listening to your body to decide how to eat, you are not practicing IE. As ridiculous as it may sound, I don't think IE would recommend taking your blood pressure every morning for the same reason. If, for your health, your blood pressure cannot fluctuate, and doing IE may cause fluctuations in blood pressure, you cannot logically take the risk of starting IE. Not that you shouldn't ever get weighed or have your blood pressure taken. For example, these values can be important to medication choices and amounts and your doctor may need specific numbers to give you accurate treatment. But if they need to be particular values, putting yourself fully into IE might just not be an option for you right now. I wish you all the greatest success in whatever you decide is best for your physical and emotional health. ~ > > Tricia- > > I just wanted to say, that while my IE practice is far from perfect, I do think > you can IE with the scale in your life. For me, the scale has never been > anything but a number. It doesn't ruin my day, nor does it make my day. Oh, I > like the number lower, but if I'm up a pound or two, I can shrug and know that > tomorrows another day. It's kinda like checking to see how my pants feel. One > day they feel great, and the next, not so great. Oh well. It will change again > soon enough. So, I say, if for you, the scale is just an object that reflects a > number, and with health concerns that weight aggravates, you can totally do it. > > > > Dawn R > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 1:41:40 PM > Subject: Re: Question on weighing > > > Hi Sunny - yes, I agree - for MY health, gaining an extra 5-10 lbs really does > matter because my blood pressure is directly related to my weight - if i gain > that much my bp goes up (and I do not want to have to raise my medications > because of that). It's not so much a matter of loving myself or my body no > matter what shape I am in, as knowing that the weight/size I am is not healthy > for ME. So I feel that I have to monitor my weight. I understand what everyone > has said and what IE says, but if losing weight is the right thing to do for me > and my health, then how else am I going to know I'm on the right path? I really > can't " feel " a 5-6 lb gain because it creeps up on you - that's why I depend on > the scale to tell me. I don't stress out over the scale - it's just a " fact " - > like taking my blood pressure every morning. Would ie say not to check my blood > pressure either? To me it's the same kind of thing. That's why I'm confused. > > I appreciate everybody's input on this and I thank you for your support. I'm > doing better on the eating when I'm hungry, but not so good on the stopping when > i'm no longer hungry. But i'm trying to stay as in tune with my hunger signals > as I can at this point. Thanks, Tricia > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:15:52 PM > Subject: Re: Question on weighing > > > Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and > mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance > to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax > and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary > for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but > I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain > 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. > I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement > happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this > question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x > amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at > least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't > even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them > actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have > decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn > IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. > > > Sunny > > > > > Question on weighing > > > > > > I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... > but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I > weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating > PLUS losing weight? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I think whether or not weighing yourself is consistent depends on what you do with the information. If you weigh yourself and regardless of whether it is up or down, you shrug it off, that is consistent with IE. It is knowing for the sake of knowing- your IE practice is unaffected. However, if you cannot gain weight, I do not think you can weigh yourself and successfully practice IE (at least not in this stage of your journey). If you really cannot gain any weight, if you practice IE and the the scale goes up, what are you going to do? Your choices are to: 1) To continue trying IE (letting the number just be a number and not letting affect your practice). In this case you may keep gaining weight and if you absolutely cannot gain weight, then this isn't a healthy option. 2) Try to keep up IE but consciously try to eat less or to eat " better " foods. This isn't really IE; this is a diet. 3) To do some combination of exercise and diet to reduce weight. This isn't IE. Basically, if you are taking your weight to decide how to eat instead of listening to your body to decide how to eat, you are not practicing IE. As ridiculous as it may sound, I don't think IE would recommend taking your blood pressure every morning for the same reason. If, for your health, your blood pressure cannot fluctuate, and doing IE may cause fluctuations in blood pressure, you cannot logically take the risk of starting IE. Not that you shouldn't ever get weighed or have your blood pressure taken. For example, these values can be important to medication choices and amounts and your doctor may need specific numbers to give you accurate treatment. But if they need to be particular values, putting yourself fully into IE might just not be an option for you right now. I wish you all the greatest success in whatever you decide is best for your physical and emotional health. ~ > > Tricia- > > I just wanted to say, that while my IE practice is far from perfect, I do think > you can IE with the scale in your life. For me, the scale has never been > anything but a number. It doesn't ruin my day, nor does it make my day. Oh, I > like the number lower, but if I'm up a pound or two, I can shrug and know that > tomorrows another day. It's kinda like checking to see how my pants feel. One > day they feel great, and the next, not so great. Oh well. It will change again > soon enough. So, I say, if for you, the scale is just an object that reflects a > number, and with health concerns that weight aggravates, you can totally do it. > > > > Dawn R > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 1:41:40 PM > Subject: Re: Question on weighing > > > Hi Sunny - yes, I agree - for MY health, gaining an extra 5-10 lbs really does > matter because my blood pressure is directly related to my weight - if i gain > that much my bp goes up (and I do not want to have to raise my medications > because of that). It's not so much a matter of loving myself or my body no > matter what shape I am in, as knowing that the weight/size I am is not healthy > for ME. So I feel that I have to monitor my weight. I understand what everyone > has said and what IE says, but if losing weight is the right thing to do for me > and my health, then how else am I going to know I'm on the right path? I really > can't " feel " a 5-6 lb gain because it creeps up on you - that's why I depend on > the scale to tell me. I don't stress out over the scale - it's just a " fact " - > like taking my blood pressure every morning. Would ie say not to check my blood > pressure either? To me it's the same kind of thing. That's why I'm confused. > > I appreciate everybody's input on this and I thank you for your support. I'm > doing better on the eating when I'm hungry, but not so good on the stopping when > i'm no longer hungry. But i'm trying to stay as in tune with my hunger signals > as I can at this point. Thanks, Tricia > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 7:15:52 PM > Subject: Re: Question on weighing > > > Tricia, You echo my thoughts exactly. I have asked the same question and > mostly I think there has to be a balance. Everything in life is about balance > to some degree, right? For me, gaining any more is NOT something I can relax > and accept, healthwise, even if it's only temporary. Weight is never temporary > for me. I absolutely love what I'm learning as I get more and more into IE, but > I have gained and my health is worse for it. Someone said " So what if you gain > 10 pounds, what does it really matter? " Well for me, it matters a whole lot. > I'm sicker than ever and finding it that much hard to get any movement > happening. I wasn't happy with the answers I got when i asked this > question. For me it's not really about wanting to lose x amount of weight in x > amount of time. I just want to be able to do things without pain and to at > least have my meds able to control my multitude of issues. seriously, I don't > even have a need to get off the meds anymore. I'd simply settle for having them > actually control the issues caused by this " metabolic syndrome " my doctors have > decided to call it. So I'll keep trying to find a way to lose weight and learn > IE, because I have to. I can't make myself believe I'm good the way I am. > > > Sunny > > > > > Question on weighing > > > > > > I know everyone says not to weigh yourself and not to focus on your weight... > but for *health* reasons I need to lose weight and I feel so much better when I > weight myself once a week. Isn't there some way to balance intuitive eating > PLUS losing weight? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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