Re:I know IE tells me not to focus on weight but...

[Guest guest]

I think (and I'm new to this so correct me if I'm wrong) it has to do with

accepting your size, your body, your weight, for whatever it is at whatever

stage you are at. If you are still worried about how you look or how your

clothes fit, or whatever, you're not accepting yourself & you're still

subscribing to society's view of what you " should " look like. With IE there are

no " shoulds. " You just are where you are, how much you weigh or the size of your

body or the size you wear is supposed to be a non-issue.

I say all this because I am still at that place that you are. I'm trying to

accept my body as is & not think about it in terms of looks, only in terms of

what's healthy for me. And that is HARD-probably the hardest part for me. So I'm

not trying to lecture or judge-I'm there with ya. If anyone can expand on this,

please do. I am new to all this & still in the early stages. Ginger

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[Guest guest]

I think (and I'm new to this so correct me if I'm wrong) it has to do with

accepting your size, your body, your weight, for whatever it is at whatever

stage you are at. If you are still worried about how you look or how your

clothes fit, or whatever, you're not accepting yourself & you're still

subscribing to society's view of what you " should " look like. With IE there are

no " shoulds. " You just are where you are, how much you weigh or the size of your

body or the size you wear is supposed to be a non-issue.

I say all this because I am still at that place that you are. I'm trying to

accept my body as is & not think about it in terms of looks, only in terms of

what's healthy for me. And that is HARD-probably the hardest part for me. So I'm

not trying to lecture or judge-I'm there with ya. If anyone can expand on this,

please do. I am new to all this & still in the early stages. Ginger

Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

[Guest guest]

I don't think IE or the variations of it are really about accepting obesity. At

least not for me. I am trying to respect my body and not put it down and wear

comfortable clothes etc. but I don't see this as the same kind of thing as the

fat acceptance type groups out there. I think most people want to weigh less

than they do now. But instead of depriving yourself of certain foods or counting

calories, we are learning to trust our own hunger/satisfaction feelings and

learning to feed non food needs with non food things.

Bonnie

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> I think (and I'm new to this so correct me if I'm wrong) it has to do with

accepting your size, your body, your weight, for whatever it is at whatever

stage you are at. If you are still worried about how you look or how your

clothes fit, or whatever, you're not accepting yourself & you're still

subscribing to society's view of what you " should " look like. With IE there are

no " shoulds. " You just are where you are, how much you weigh or the size of your

body or the size you wear is supposed to be a non-issue.

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> I say all this because I am still at that place that you are. I'm trying to

accept my body as is & not think about it in terms of looks, only in terms of

what's healthy for me. And that is HARD-probably the hardest part for me. So I'm

not trying to lecture or judge-I'm there with ya. If anyone can expand on this,

please do. I am new to all this & still in the early stages. Ginger

> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

>

[Guest guest]

You are both correct. I think most people on here want to be at a lessor weight

than they are right now. But there are some of those that have eating disorders

and are not overweight at all.

I think IE is about accepting where we are right now and working through a lot

of different stuff. And definately learning to not use food as a way to deal

with our feelings or as a means of punishment and control. I think what was

being said is that in order to heal and get to the point where we all want to be

which is having a normal, healthy relationship with food, is that we have to

learn to love ourselves and our bodies first. Only then can the weight begin to

release itself.

Alana

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> > I think (and I'm new to this so correct me if I'm wrong) it has to do with

accepting your size, your body, your weight, for whatever it is at whatever

stage you are at. If you are still worried about how you look or how your

clothes fit, or whatever, you're not accepting yourself & you're still

subscribing to society's view of what you " should " look like. With IE there are

no " shoulds. " You just are where you are, how much you weigh or the size of your

body or the size you wear is supposed to be a non-issue.

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> > I say all this because I am still at that place that you are. I'm trying to

accept my body as is & not think about it in terms of looks, only in terms of

what's healthy for me. And that is HARD-probably the hardest part for me. So I'm

not trying to lecture or judge-I'm there with ya. If anyone can expand on this,

please do. I am new to all this & still in the early stages. Ginger

> > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

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