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December 20, 2010

I have been on diets continually since I was 13 years old and am now 44

years old. About 4 weeks ago I read How to Survive Your Diet by

Moran. It made sooo much sense to me. I am down one size in my jeans

already. One quote from the book that hit home to me was " eat

moderately for a healthy weight-exercise to be in good shape. " Through

the years l would use exercise so l could eat what l wanted-as much as l

wanted-whenever l wanted. Please understand, l hate to exercise--l

tested this theory and chose not to exercise since starting IE. I need

to do this for awhile until l get further in learning IE. One reason l

wanted to join this group is my history of doing well on eating plans

for a month or two (honeymoon period, l guess) and then " falling off the

wagon. " l am afraid to tell anyone what l am doing because l have

failed so many times! I also asked my husband to put my scales away. I

am a chronic weigher, sometimes several times a day. The last time l

weighed myself I was 75 lbs. over a healthy weight, which was the day l

started IE. Oh, how I want to feel healthy and not be consumed w/ food!

December 20, 2010

hi Gerri,

I tend to want to tell everyone about my latest _________ (fill in the blank

with diet, exercise plan, OA, IE etc, etc, etc). Since starting IE I realize

just how counterproductive that is to my relationships. I've discovered that

people REALLY are either not interested or they feel bad because they don't want

to do it. So, I've had to look at WHY I have done this ever since I went on my

first real diet at 19. It makes me wonder if I think I have some kind of inside

track & that whatever I'm currently doing will work for everyone. WRONG!!!!! I

know one reason that I do it is because I spend a lot of time researching every

diet, eating plan & then I want to " share " what I learned. WOW, how dumb is

THAT. I can remember doing this while I was on Atkins back in the early 70s.

Raving about the concept & getting sicker & unhealthier by the day. BUT hey, I

was losing weight! Ya, I lost only to gain it all back plus 20 lbs when I

started binging on all those carbs that I had been dreaming about while I was ON

the diet. GEEEEESH! I can't believe I actually thought everybody with weight

issues should try THAT one.

Now I'm feeling the same way about IE, thinking it would help people BUT I'm

also quickly learning to just zip it when it comes to " food/diet/weight " talk &

keep my opinions to myself. It seems to make for much better relationships.

; ) ; )

blessings

mj

>

> I have been on diets continually since I was 13 years old and am now 44

> years old. About 4 weeks ago I read How to Survive Your Diet by

> Moran. It made sooo much sense to me. I am down one size in my jeans

> already. One quote from the book that hit home to me was " eat

> moderately for a healthy weight-exercise to be in good shape. " Through

> the years l would use exercise so l could eat what l wanted-as much as l

> wanted-whenever l wanted. Please understand, l hate to exercise--l

> tested this theory and chose not to exercise since starting IE. I need

> to do this for awhile until l get further in learning IE. One reason l

> wanted to join this group is my history of doing well on eating plans

> for a month or two (honeymoon period, l guess) and then " falling off the

> wagon. " l am afraid to tell anyone what l am doing because l have

> failed so many times! I also asked my husband to put my scales away. I

> am a chronic weigher, sometimes several times a day. The last time l

> weighed myself I was 75 lbs. over a healthy weight, which was the day l

> started IE. Oh, how I want to feel healthy and not be consumed w/ food!

>

December 20, 2010