Went from a pro dieter to a normal overeater

[Guest guest]

I wasn't even aware what I had done until I read The Appetite Awareness

Workbook. Seems I went for a professional dieter to a normal overeater. I knew

I was not eating intuitively; just thought it was certain times I did this. I've

had quite the eye opener with this one as every time I eat now I am aware of

going past the point of being comfortably full. Eating is habit forming

especially when I still can't or don't want to deal with feelings or emotions.

The food does not taste nearly as good as when I'm hungry for it. I do notice I

don't need as much food, however, I do eat more often. Maybe I'm still hanging

on to my old reliable friend.

Thanks,

Jo.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jo: I'm glad the " Appetite Awareness Workbook " helped you. I reduced 'binges'

to 'mere overeating' after reading that book. I especially liked their

suggestion to maintain a boundary of moderate fullness no matter what, when,

where, how or why I ate. Following one simple guideline, rather than a bunch of

'rules', freed me from guilt about 'standup' eating, emotional eating, etc.,

etc. So I could just focus on how my stomach felt when I ate, rather than

whether I was eating emotionally or from 'true' hunger or eating 'healthy' foods

or whatever.

I also liked that book's concept of 'antideprivation eating' to prevent binges

that evolved from feeling deprived of favorite foods. The chapter 'Reduce Binges

to Mere Overeating' taught me that no matter how stressful my life was, I binged

when I deprived myself of foods I liked. If I always ate what I liked, I didn't

have any (special, restricted) 'binge' foods. So eating favorite foods was no

longer something I did only when I felt stressed.

I hope others will consider reading " Appetite Awareness Workbook " by

Craighead.

SUE

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> I wasn't even aware what I had done until I read The Appetite Awareness

Workbook. Seems I went for a professional dieter to a normal overeater. I knew

I was not eating intuitively; just thought it was certain times I did this. I've

had quite the eye opener with this one as every time I eat now I am aware of

going past the point of being comfortably full. Eating is habit forming

especially when I still can't or don't want to deal with feelings or emotions.

The food does not taste nearly as good as when I'm hungry for it. I do notice I

don't need as much food, however, I do eat more often. Maybe I'm still hanging

on to my old reliable friend.

>

> Thanks,

> Jo.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jo: I'm glad the " Appetite Awareness Workbook " helped you. I reduced 'binges'

to 'mere overeating' after reading that book. I especially liked their

suggestion to maintain a boundary of moderate fullness no matter what, when,

where, how or why I ate. Following one simple guideline, rather than a bunch of

'rules', freed me from guilt about 'standup' eating, emotional eating, etc.,

etc. So I could just focus on how my stomach felt when I ate, rather than

whether I was eating emotionally or from 'true' hunger or eating 'healthy' foods

or whatever.

I also liked that book's concept of 'antideprivation eating' to prevent binges

that evolved from feeling deprived of favorite foods. The chapter 'Reduce Binges

to Mere Overeating' taught me that no matter how stressful my life was, I binged

when I deprived myself of foods I liked. If I always ate what I liked, I didn't

have any (special, restricted) 'binge' foods. So eating favorite foods was no

longer something I did only when I felt stressed.

I hope others will consider reading " Appetite Awareness Workbook " by

Craighead.

SUE

>

> I wasn't even aware what I had done until I read The Appetite Awareness

Workbook. Seems I went for a professional dieter to a normal overeater. I knew

I was not eating intuitively; just thought it was certain times I did this. I've

had quite the eye opener with this one as every time I eat now I am aware of

going past the point of being comfortably full. Eating is habit forming

especially when I still can't or don't want to deal with feelings or emotions.

The food does not taste nearly as good as when I'm hungry for it. I do notice I

don't need as much food, however, I do eat more often. Maybe I'm still hanging

on to my old reliable friend.

>

> Thanks,

> Jo.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jo: I'm glad the " Appetite Awareness Workbook " helped you. I reduced 'binges'

to 'mere overeating' after reading that book. I especially liked their

suggestion to maintain a boundary of moderate fullness no matter what, when,

where, how or why I ate. Following one simple guideline, rather than a bunch of

'rules', freed me from guilt about 'standup' eating, emotional eating, etc.,

etc. So I could just focus on how my stomach felt when I ate, rather than

whether I was eating emotionally or from 'true' hunger or eating 'healthy' foods

or whatever.

I also liked that book's concept of 'antideprivation eating' to prevent binges

that evolved from feeling deprived of favorite foods. The chapter 'Reduce Binges

to Mere Overeating' taught me that no matter how stressful my life was, I binged

when I deprived myself of foods I liked. If I always ate what I liked, I didn't

have any (special, restricted) 'binge' foods. So eating favorite foods was no

longer something I did only when I felt stressed.

I hope others will consider reading " Appetite Awareness Workbook " by

Craighead.

SUE

>

> I wasn't even aware what I had done until I read The Appetite Awareness

Workbook. Seems I went for a professional dieter to a normal overeater. I knew

I was not eating intuitively; just thought it was certain times I did this. I've

had quite the eye opener with this one as every time I eat now I am aware of

going past the point of being comfortably full. Eating is habit forming

especially when I still can't or don't want to deal with feelings or emotions.

The food does not taste nearly as good as when I'm hungry for it. I do notice I

don't need as much food, however, I do eat more often. Maybe I'm still hanging

on to my old reliable friend.

>

> Thanks,

> Jo.

>