Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Good you made the connection. If you didn't get my post before, I decided to weigh myself last week. I still have 2 scales at home. So I got on the first one and the battery was dead. Got out the second one and that battery was dead too! Funny reminder for me. I need to take those scales to the Goodwill. Really wanted to say worse than " darned " but didn't want to offend anyone :-) I'd been doing well with my beginning steps of this IE journey, and then for the last few weeks something went wrong. I was doing more eating when not physically hungry, more eating past satisfied, etc. So I looked back to try to figure out what happened - and I think I know what it was - I weighed myself at the gym! And was happy because I hadn't gained weight, despite my having been eating previously " forbidden " foods. And then sure enough, that focus on the weight completely backfired on me. I am one who believes it's ok to hope for some weight loss as a result of IE. BUT, that doesn't mean it's ok to FOCUS on the weight (at least not for me). I need to focus on one moment at a time, being in touch with my physical body - what it wants and needs, how I can be most loving toward it. And let the weight take care of itself. Ahh. I've learned that before, but I forget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 You did good to get rid of your scales so long ago and didn't buy a new one. I think you learned a powerful lesson at the gym. And I like your reminder of why its good to exercise. Sandy Thanks, Katcha, exactly. Shortly before I read a couple of IE books, I'd actually been thinking of buying a scale (I gave mine away about ten years ago and hadn't looked back til then). So glad I didn't! I gave in to the old temptation to weigh at the gym, but given what happened, hopefully won't repeat that one any time soon. Like with my food choices, I need my exercise to be about how I want to feel, sleep, what I want to be able to do, etc. and not about a stupid number on a scale. > > > > Really wanted to say worse than " darned " but didn't want to offend anyone :-) > > > > I'd been doing well with my beginning steps of this IE journey, and then for the last few weeks something went wrong. I was doing more eating when not physically hungry, more eating past satisfied, etc. > > > > So I looked back to try to figure out what happened - and I think I know what it was - I weighed myself at the gym! And was happy because I hadn't gained weight, despite my having been eating previously " forbidden " foods. And then sure enough, that focus on the weight completely backfired on me. > > > > I am one who believes it's ok to hope for some weight loss as a result of IE. BUT, that doesn't mean it's ok to FOCUS on the weight (at least not for me). I need to focus on one moment at a time, being in touch with my physical body - what it wants and needs, how I can be most loving toward it. And let the weight take care of itself. > > > > Ahh. I've learned that before, but I forget! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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