Guest guest Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hi, Jeanne. Could you say more specifically what your wrong turn has been? Focusing on losing weight? Trying to restrict your eating? Eating emotionally without regard to internal cues? It would help us to give suggestions. April M. Hi everyone!I've been out of the IE loop for awhile fighting another demon, but have been reading your posts. At some point in my IE journey, I've taken a wrong turn and need some help/advice on getting back on the right road. Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated and very welcome! Thanks!Jeanne ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hi, Jeanne. We all slip into emotional eating at times. Don't panic. For me the most helpful road back from it is to promise and reassure myself that I can eat emotionally if I need to. I then try to give myself a 5 minute wait in which I ask myself "What feelings am I needing to comfort right now?" I'm very clear that the purpose of those 5 minutes is not to talk myself out of eating, it's just to gain some awareness. What then happens is something like, "Well, I'm needing to comfort myself because I feel tired from overwork and a little sorry for myself." It's helpful just to identify the feeling. Then at least I'll be able to think about whether that ice cream is actually going to do the job, how much of it I might need to feel comforted without feeling sick afterward, and whether anything else - like cancelling an appointment or lying down for a few minutes - might also give me some relief. I'm sure others will have other suggestions too. Hope this is helpful. Good luck, and most important, don't panic about it. Each bite is an opportunity to learn something and it's a slow process.April M.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerrySender: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:00:22 -0700 (PDT)To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >ReplyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Help Requested!Sorry, April! It's the emotional eating that I seem to have lost a grip on.Thanks!Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hi, Jeanne. We all slip into emotional eating at times. Don't panic. For me the most helpful road back from it is to promise and reassure myself that I can eat emotionally if I need to. I then try to give myself a 5 minute wait in which I ask myself "What feelings am I needing to comfort right now?" I'm very clear that the purpose of those 5 minutes is not to talk myself out of eating, it's just to gain some awareness. What then happens is something like, "Well, I'm needing to comfort myself because I feel tired from overwork and a little sorry for myself." It's helpful just to identify the feeling. Then at least I'll be able to think about whether that ice cream is actually going to do the job, how much of it I might need to feel comforted without feeling sick afterward, and whether anything else - like cancelling an appointment or lying down for a few minutes - might also give me some relief. I'm sure others will have other suggestions too. Hope this is helpful. Good luck, and most important, don't panic about it. Each bite is an opportunity to learn something and it's a slow process.April M.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerrySender: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:00:22 -0700 (PDT)To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >ReplyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Help Requested!Sorry, April! It's the emotional eating that I seem to have lost a grip on.Thanks!Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hi, Jeanne. We all slip into emotional eating at times. Don't panic. For me the most helpful road back from it is to promise and reassure myself that I can eat emotionally if I need to. I then try to give myself a 5 minute wait in which I ask myself "What feelings am I needing to comfort right now?" I'm very clear that the purpose of those 5 minutes is not to talk myself out of eating, it's just to gain some awareness. What then happens is something like, "Well, I'm needing to comfort myself because I feel tired from overwork and a little sorry for myself." It's helpful just to identify the feeling. Then at least I'll be able to think about whether that ice cream is actually going to do the job, how much of it I might need to feel comforted without feeling sick afterward, and whether anything else - like cancelling an appointment or lying down for a few minutes - might also give me some relief. I'm sure others will have other suggestions too. Hope this is helpful. Good luck, and most important, don't panic about it. Each bite is an opportunity to learn something and it's a slow process.April M.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerrySender: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:00:22 -0700 (PDT)To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >ReplyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Help Requested!Sorry, April! It's the emotional eating that I seem to have lost a grip on.Thanks!Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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