Re: Sugar/Flour Addict and IE (my fave IE books & paul mckenna)

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Hi Sunny,

first let me say that I have been listening to the paul Mckenna hypnosis CDs for

a few months (again). I love them, his voice is just so soothing & I think that

those CDs plus Geneen's gentle voice have been helping to reprogram the " voice "

in my head that used to be much more critical than it now is. YES!!!!

As for my best bets for IE books

Women, Food & God by geneen roth (the book that got me started on IE)

It's not about food - end your Obsession with food & weight (this one is quickly

becoming my favourite) by normandi & roark

Intuitive Eating a revolutionary program that works by tribole & resch

(very good manual of how to go about learning to be an IE)

I just got 2 more books in the mail today & I'll report back once I've read &

practiced them.

Happy reading to you, sometimes that is better than eating LOL.

mj

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> >

> > What was going on for you when you were reaching into your desk for

> those

> > hidden candy bars? What were you feeling - bored, anxious,.....? How

> did

> > you feel when you covered over the empty wrappers with paper? Why did

> you

> > feel this way?

> >

> > ~~~

> > I have actually given a lot of thought into your questions (above). I

> > know the experts believe we are eating out of some feelings, like

> boredom,

> > sadness etc. What was I really feeling? Honestly, I was at work

> doing my job

> > that I love, when I was suddenly hit with an urge to eat the candy. I

> > told myself I didn't really want that...I had promised myself not to do

> that,

> > my face is already a mess from previous encounters with the candy and

> yet

> > those overwhelming thoughts of the candy continued. Even as I was

> reaching

> > into the drawer for them, I kept telling myself not to do it. Even as

> I

> > was pulling off the wrappers and chewing the candy. I wasn't bored,

> > stressed, hurt, sad, lonely none of it. I was an addict going for my

> drug and

> > ruining my life yet another inch. How did I feel when I covered it

> with paper?

> > I was ashamed of my weakness, yet again, Why did I feel this

> > way...because I am a fat person with a garbage can full of candy

> wrappers. A garbage

> > can that is emptied every day so obviously it happened in one day. I

> felt

> > like the housekeeper must think there wasn't any wonder why I am so

> fat. It

> > all becomes self loathing in some respect that I can't seem to conquer

> this

> > addiction. I can finally admit that it is an addiction though. I had

> > given up all white flour and sugars for about 21 days before Halloween.

> Since

> > then though, it's been a real struggle with some days so bad and others

>

> > just enough off to insure a continuing of the issue.

> >

> > I've considered addiction therapy but honestly since it's not drug or

> > alcohol, it's not considered much. My last doctor kept tell me to try

> harder!

> > I couldn't believe the ignorance of that advice. I actually eat very

> > healthy foods when I'm not overtaken by the sugar. I have been fighting

> this for

> > 30 years since I was 25. I've never won for more than a few months.

> >

> > Sunny

> >

> > Sunny

> >

> > Best!

> >

> > Sunny

> >

> > In Beaverton, OR

> >

> >

> > In a message dated 11/14/2010 9:45:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

> > imhere4u1232000@ writes:

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