Looking for email-support buddy for one month

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I would love to!Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryDate: Wed, 12 May 2010 02:22:42 -0000To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Looking for email-support buddy for one month Anyone interested in doing an experiment with me and being support buddies for each other for a month? I was thinking of something like this:-We would email each other directly and set a goal for the week. This could be as simple as drink 8 glasses of water a day, or take a 10 minute walk everyday for a week.-At the end of each day we would email each and say " how it went " or if we accomplished it. We could also comment on the other person's experiences if we want (support, suggestions, etc)-It would be low pressure, so if one of us had a hectic day and missed emailing, it wouldn't be a big deal. Ideally, we wouldn't miss more than one or two days emailing in a week.-We could re-evaluate after a week, and see if we'd like to keep doing the buddy system for a whole month.If you would like to try this out with me, here's a little bit about me. Perhaps you are facing the same challenges? Tell me about you.-I've started gaining weight as I aged-I do well with tiny baby steps-I find diets demoralizing and don't believe they work-I work at home and have a hard time getting motivated to exercise-I want to celebrate small accomplishments, rather than be disappointed by over extending myself and failing.

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I would love to!Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryDate: Wed, 12 May 2010 02:22:42 -0000To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Looking for email-support buddy for one month Anyone interested in doing an experiment with me and being support buddies for each other for a month? I was thinking of something like this:-We would email each other directly and set a goal for the week. This could be as simple as drink 8 glasses of water a day, or take a 10 minute walk everyday for a week.-At the end of each day we would email each and say " how it went " or if we accomplished it. We could also comment on the other person's experiences if we want (support, suggestions, etc)-It would be low pressure, so if one of us had a hectic day and missed emailing, it wouldn't be a big deal. Ideally, we wouldn't miss more than one or two days emailing in a week.-We could re-evaluate after a week, and see if we'd like to keep doing the buddy system for a whole month.If you would like to try this out with me, here's a little bit about me. Perhaps you are facing the same challenges? Tell me about you.-I've started gaining weight as I aged-I do well with tiny baby steps-I find diets demoralizing and don't believe they work-I work at home and have a hard time getting motivated to exercise-I want to celebrate small accomplishments, rather than be disappointed by over extending myself and failing.

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I would love to!Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryDate: Wed, 12 May 2010 02:22:42 -0000To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Looking for email-support buddy for one month Anyone interested in doing an experiment with me and being support buddies for each other for a month? I was thinking of something like this:-We would email each other directly and set a goal for the week. This could be as simple as drink 8 glasses of water a day, or take a 10 minute walk everyday for a week.-At the end of each day we would email each and say " how it went " or if we accomplished it. We could also comment on the other person's experiences if we want (support, suggestions, etc)-It would be low pressure, so if one of us had a hectic day and missed emailing, it wouldn't be a big deal. Ideally, we wouldn't miss more than one or two days emailing in a week.-We could re-evaluate after a week, and see if we'd like to keep doing the buddy system for a whole month.If you would like to try this out with me, here's a little bit about me. Perhaps you are facing the same challenges? Tell me about you.-I've started gaining weight as I aged-I do well with tiny baby steps-I find diets demoralizing and don't believe they work-I work at home and have a hard time getting motivated to exercise-I want to celebrate small accomplishments, rather than be disappointed by over extending myself and failing.

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Hi Kate, I'm willing to buddy up with you! I have a problem both with exercise and hydrating, so I think making a committment to someone would be helpful!

A little about me: I'm almost 60 years old and have been a yo-yo dieter since I was about 13. I went on my last diet a couple of years ago when I started gaining more weight after I retired, plus my doctor thought losing weight would help my blood pressure, which didn't happen. I managed to maintain the weight loss for about a year (my usual pattern) with a lot of struggle. Then when some major stress happened in my life, I went over the edge and started eating again. Needless to say, I was feeling really crappy mentally (I'd failed again!). It was then I did some reflection and decided I'd had enough with the weight/food/dieting stuff, fighting myself and surrendered! There had to be a better way! I remember hearing about IE during the 90s and decided to check it out again. It made so much sense and seemed to be what I was looking for! My goal is to

be in a good place with myself like Latoya!

I apologize for the essay!

Jeanne