Guest guest Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Hi all, I'm new to this group. A friend suggested that I join as I've begun on the journey of intuitive eating. I started by reading some of Geneen Roth's books, and now have plans to read beyond that base. I use food for comfort. I'm a chronic worrier and use food to sooth my anxieties. Instead of addressing the worry or the use of food as a soother, I've dieted in many restricting ways that may actually increase me anxiety. I'm working on reducing worry and finding other ways to comfort myself. If any of you have suggestions about either of these please let me know. Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Hi, Jody, and welcome to our group! I think you'll find a lot of us here use food to soothe anxieties of various sorts. Although I don't think of myself as a worrier per se, I certainly get anxious about other things, and have long used food to try to distract myself or calm myself down. One of the best things I've discovered through this process is the value of self-care. I no longer run myself into the ground; I let myself lie down and take a nap when I'm tired, and give up on a long list of "to dos" when I'm stressed or just don't feel like doing so much. I make sure every day to do something that pleases me, even if it's just lying down for half an hour to read a bit. I look forward to getting to know you better and hearing about your journey. All best, Laurie Introduction Hi all, I'm new to this group. A friend suggested that I join as I've begun on the journey of intuitive eating. I started by reading some of Geneen Roth's books, and now have plans to read beyond that base. I use food for comfort. I'm a chronic worrier and use food to sooth my anxieties. Instead of addressing the worry or the use of food as a soother, I've dieted in many restricting ways that may actually increase me anxiety. I'm working on reducing worry and finding other ways to comfort myself. If any of you have suggestions about either of these please let me know. Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I tried the "mmm" moment today with my first bite of breakfast. Concentrated on how good that bite of food tasted. To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thu, January 13, 2011 12:13:29 PMSubject: Re: Re: introduction meaning, I am going to try for the "mmm" moment. i eat mindfully as much as I can... trying to put a number on it sounds hard. Cool, I'm going to try it too! nice idea, , I will try it.mj>> In one of my books, I read just last night it mentioned while eating, to create an “mmmm†moment sometime during a meal. Try to find that one wonderful taste moment. Just making the mmmm noise connects one to the moment. Can be done silently if in public. I did that this morning and found it increased my enjoyment of the bite because I acknowledged it! Not all bites need to have that moment, but creating at least one is being mind-full as she puts it. > > > > > From: shelley.haiken > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:41 PM> To: IntuitiveE... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Latoya, You can absolutely quote me. Though I am very much in the learning stage with IE, if anything I said can help others make peace with food the way I am learning to do, I am all for it. I had no idea the creator of Eat.Move.Love. was here in the group! I, for one, am so grateful that you have been shouting the message from mountaintops because it finally reached me, and I am so glad it did. Best, Liz > > > I was ready to give up and accept that I would regain all of the weight when I saw a mention on a blog about the Eat.Move.Love.Project. From there, I started reading about IE, and I honestly feel like IE saved me. I think I understood that I could not go back to dieting, but I had no idea there was another option. I am having so much fun cooking again (something I had pretty much given up in favor of frozen diet meals and salads), and I am working on cultivating that nurturing inner voice. I still overeat a lot of days, but I am just going with it because I understand that it is a natural transition from deprivation to natural eating. The most amazing change has been that I no longer feel the constant guilt I have carried my whole life about my relationship with food. I am happy to have found this board, and I am excited (though rather nervous) about this journey! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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