Snacking on junk

[Guest guest]

I'm new with this IE stuff, been reading the book. We always have plenty of junk

in the house. I get into it then feel bad about myself and feel like a failure.

I eat 3 healthy meals then have a snack in the afternoon. I lost about 100lbs a

few times. I'm kind of stuck. I know your group is not about wt, size or

restricting food. Just kind of puzzels me. I do exercise and like my personally,

just not my body image. Would like to loose cause of lack of $ to buy bigger

sizes.

I guess I'll keep reading and see if I get the info from book. I don't think

when eating a lot of junk, just do it and then feel bad about myself. I should

think about what I'm doing and reach out.

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Hi Cheryl:

Have you read the chapter about legalizing food in the IE book? As long as you

consider food either 'healthy' or 'junk', you label food 'good' or 'bad'. So you

think you are 'good' when you eat the 'good' food and think you are bad when you

eat the 'bad' food. When you think you are bad, you feel bad about yourself and

may need to eat even more 'bad' food to comfort yourself. Or you may tell

yourself that you won't eat that 'bad' food anymore. So you eat as much as you

can while you can, before you restrict yourself. That prevents you from ever

learning to eat moderately whatever food you labeled 'junk' or 'bad'.

I do believe there are 'good' and 'bad' foods for each person, but not according

to calories or fat grams or any weight gain indice. I have 7 diagnosed food

allergies. Some of my allergies are the exact foods that 'health gurus' consider

'good for you', like dairy, soy and whole wheat. So I eat the foods that feel

good in my body (don't cause painful reactions), despite what the health gurus

say about those foods. My 'healthy' foods include allergy free cookies, fudge,

carrot cake and ice cream (made from coconut milk). If I don't have a diagnosed

allergy to a food and I like how that food satisfies my hunger and feels in my

body, I consider that a 'healthy' food.

So unless you have painful physical reactions to certain foods (other than

discomfort from overeating), consider all foods 'innocent' until proven 'guilty'

by allergy tests or painful reactions.

SUE

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> I'm new with this IE stuff, been reading the book. We always have plenty of

junk in the house. I get into it then feel bad about myself and feel like a

failure.

> I eat 3 healthy meals then have a snack in the afternoon. I lost about 100lbs

a few times. I'm kind of stuck. I know your group is not about wt, size or

restricting food. Just kind of puzzels me. I do exercise and like my personally,

just not my body image. Would like to loose cause of lack of $ to buy bigger

sizes.

> I guess I'll keep reading and see if I get the info from book. I don't think

when eating a lot of junk, just do it and then feel bad about myself. I should

think about what I'm doing and reach out.

> Cheryl

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