Re: Introducing Myself and Requesting Support

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Welcome! Glad to have you with us.  I too had lost weight by keeping track of calories, etc and have been on one diet or another for 50 years off and on.  And I am at my heaviest now ever even including pregancies.  When I stared IE I got rid of my scales and actually had stopped weighing myself before that. And I am sure I too have gained weight because my clothes got too tight and I actually had to buy a bigger size.  But it was such a relief to let go of all that " thin " mentality. Sometimes I have to keep reminding myself that DIETS DON'T WORK!  They just lead to yo-yo weight gain/loss and that can be worse for your health than being a little overweight. I even refuse to get weighed at the doctor's office.  Someone in the group here wrote in that " Scales are for Fish " .  I think that's great! Let the fish have the scales.  My Mom was very short, very overweight and lived into her 90's in pretty good health.  My Dad was thin as a rail and was only a few years older when he died. I am also reading another book called Big Fat Lies, all the stuff we have been told about fat that isn't true.  It's amazing.  I think most of us here have shared your fear about gaining weight and thought about going on " another diet " but in the IE book it states that IE won't work unless you get totally rid of that diet mentality.  It all takes time.  This is a journey and each of us is on our own way.  There are no mistakes, only learning opportunities. Sometimes I have to learn to sit with the feelings even if they are uncomfortable.  I am an emotional eater and it is still hard for me to be with the feelings and not eat my way out of them.  I figure it took me probably 60 years to get where I am, I'm not going to unlearn all of it in a few months.  I can remember vividly a picture of my in a Brownie Uniform at 8 years old and I was very " chubby " then.  I wasn't called FAT, just chubby a cute term.  Except by one sibling who called me Crisco Kid....Fat in the Can.  Back then we didn't know how hurtful or damaging stuff like that could be.  Be gentle with your self and do keep writing in.  Sandy

 

Hello, everyone,

I'm brand new to the group. I have read the " Intuitive Eating " book and I want to try this process. The problem is that I just recently last about 40 pounds using online Weight Watchers. I decided to try IE because I don't want to be a slave to counting points all of my life. I still crave my forbidden foods and have the diet mentality. Anyway, I've been trying to practice IE for the past month but I found myself binging on these forbidden foods. Now I have gained five pounds and can no longer fit in my " thin " clothes. So I'm panicking big time and wondering if I should go back to WW. How do I " stay the course " without panicking about this weight gain? Is it possible for me to learn the IE process without gaining more weight? Thanks in advance for all of your support.