Re: Re: Question for everyone....

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Dawn,

I agree with Katcha. Reducing the stress of making food decisions, with whatever works for you, may be helpful as you get started. I started IE with the help of a counselor last November, and even with help it still takes a while to make changes in the way we think about food and make food choices. I look at calories and fat and sodium sometimes, when I am feeling good and have time to decide what I really want to eat. Other times, when I'm running late and I'm hungry, I'll grab a Marie Calanders frozen dinner that looks hearty and delicious and look forward to eating a hot meal when I get home.

My personal choice is to cook a healthy meal, but when I can't, I go with whatever is easy and tasty, then I carry on with the rest of my evening. Otherwise, I'd feel stressed about "what should I eat/what should I cook" and might think about food for the rest of the evening.

sharon

Subject: Re: Question for everyone....To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, March 25, 2011, 2:22 PM

Dawn, you really do need to do what YOU find most supportive. I can only feedback that for me such guidelines feel too much like EXternal dictates for me to follow. I will add that I do like Reduced Fat Cheezits, fat free salad dressings and some other 'diet' produced items. But these are personal choices for me based upon my tastes, not either a label or should. Best to you, KatchaIEing since March 2007>> When I go to the store to shop is it okay to look at calories (or fat or sodium)? I mean, to me it just seems the healthy thing to do. I am not saying only by low calorie food. I will always have my peanut butter, ice cream, and

nutella...YUMMY! And don't forget cheese...I love love love cheese (and the fat free or reduced kind is gross...it will never cross these lips again...LOL). But, when I am buying frozen meals, as I often do, shouldn't I look at the nutritional info...just to be healthy? Is that a big no-no in the world of IE? I was just wondering because I have always done the 2-4-8 rule for frozen meals and just don't see why I should stop that. And really, the only things that I ever look at the label on is the frozen meals. Should I stop doing that? I mean, would that be considered to diet-like even though the only reason I do it is because of health reasons. > > Be blessed, > Dawn C>