Guest guest Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Welcome. Thanks for sharing your story. Great to hear of your mom's success. Jody Thanks so much, Laurie!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Welcome, . Sounds like you have a great role model in your mom! Josie > > Hi! > > My name is and I just turned 46. I have always struggled with my weight which climbed steadily over the years. I had a couple of successful periods of weight loss but I had never lost over 20 pounds at a time. In 2001, with the fear of the gestational diabetes I had had when I was pregnant at age 31 " returning " as Type II diabetes I started a diet, calorie counting and keeping a food journal, then later weight watchers. At the time I weighed 226 and was a size 20/22. I started doing some sort of aerobic exercise daily and started losing. My calories were kept between 1200-1500. I lost 2 pounds a week in the beginning and a year and a half later had lost 96 pounds, down to 130. However, after obsessively keeping a food journal and exhausting myself with exercise I started to slowly gain back the weight. I was totally burned out and still am to a large extent! Two years ago I read Intuitive Eating and loved it! But I needed more support. I could barely find a blog about it anywhere nor could I find a yahoogroup or anything similar so IE slowly fell by the wayside. At the moment I am back to " dieting. " I am back to journaling. I must be mindful. I have to keep a purpose in front of my face at all times to succeed. I have to read about any goal I am trying to accomplish whether it be simplifying my life or dieting. A journal helps me do that but the thought of doing this for the rest of my life makes me sick to my stomach. I just want to be " normal! " > > At the moment I weigh 196. I have not been over 200 pounds in a while at least so yay something!:0 I was so excited, thrilled to find this group last night as I was searching for info on the Okinawan diet. I just want to eat healthy and be healthy. I do want to chunk the scale and the food journal eventually but I am not ready, yet. Bottom line: I need to read IE again! > > Thank you so much for being here. I am very excited to have found the group. My mom was diagnosed with diabetes a few years back and has become a very successful intuitive eater. She has lost 60 plus pounds! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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