Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 For him it's really a pretty minor annoyance more than anything. Once we went on vacation and he forgot his pills, so we had to have a temporary script called into a local pharmacy--that was kind of a pain. The good thing about it that he's pretty tuned into his body. It never affected his ability to play sports or his school work or anything. Sohni J W ELLER wrote: Thanks for the info, Sohni! It is so regrettable that your son at so young an age has these kind of medical problems, but it is a good thing they found it. I was curious! Hope you're having a good day and are are having an extremely exhausting Monday! All the best, Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Lol, I knew what you meant! So far, so good...and no more Olympics means I'll get to bed on time now. ; ) Sohni J W ELLER wrote: Uh-oh! Sohni, I do apologize because what I meant to say was, "Hope you're having a good day and are NOT having an extremely exhausting Monday!" Guess I need to get the fingers and brain in sync!! But then it is Monday!!! Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Sohni, think they call that "Olympic fatigue syndrome." Uh-oh! Sohni, I do apologize because what I meant to say was, "Hope you're having a good day and are NOT having an extremely exhausting Monday!" Guess I need to get the fingers and brain in sync!! But then it is Monday!!! Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I think sometimes our hunger cycles vary. Sometimes (such as around PMS) I eat and want to eat much more than " my head " thinks it should or the amount that usually satisfies. But if I go with that--without judgment and with a lot of awareness--there is a limit. This is an ongoing dynamic process. It is extremely imperfect. I think being able to handle the imperfect moments is one of the most important aspects. > > lol, it's a comical way to look at it, but it makes sense :.) > I wish more than anything that I would arrive at a state of no room in my stomach but the honest to God truth, and I'm not exaggerating, is I have much room even past the comfortable satiety point. Must be from years of starving and then huge binges. I am not exaggerating to say that I can eat (I don't anymore) five pieces of pizza, and maybe six, before I start to feel uncomfortable!!! I usually eat one and a salad nowadays but if my body only had room for one, it would be lots easier. > Laurie > > > > > ________________________________ > From: followyourbliss50 levine@... > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 10:14:22 AM > Subject: Re: Recently new member > >  > Hi Sue and Laurie, > > Sue, thanks for telling us the title. Susie Orbach is one of the " mothers " of the nondiet movement. I have read most of her work, but missed this one. Yes, I have been meaning to get a copy. > > Laurie, > > I love your analogies/examples. I never looked at it like that before > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hi fiona, Welcome to the group! I sympathize with your diagnosis. I was recently diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, and it has weight gain as a symptom, too. ALso acne, infertility, male pattern baldness (luckily I don't have this one) and some other fun ones. It can be really hard to feel like your body isn't behaving the way it's " supposed " to. As far as being afraid of medical authorities taking food away from you, or " making " you do something you don't want to do... never forget that it is YOUR body. " They " can't do anything to you without your consent. I remind my adolescent patients of this all the time... every medical provider needs to ask permission before doing anything to you. Likewise, they can't take food away from you without your consent. If what a doctor says to you doesn't make sense, don't buy it. Ask questions. If they won't explain it to your satisfaction, find a new doctor. As far as the satiety issue, my only advice would be to slow down the pace of your eating. Don't limit your portions... but consider limiting your pace. I've also tried chewing with my eyes closed, which makes it easier to be in tune with my body. Good luck, and let us know how you do. Best, Abby For him it's really a pretty minor annoyance more than anything. Once we went on vacation and he forgot his pills, so we had to have a temporary script called into a local pharmacy--that was kind of a pain. The good thing about it that he's pretty tuned into his body. It never affected his ability to play sports or his school work or anything.SohniJ W ELLER wrote:>> >> Thanks for the info, Sohni! It is so regrettable that your son at so young an age has th... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Maybe I should go into training before the next Olympics starts, hahaha. Sohni J W ELLER wrote:  Sohni, think they call that "Olympic fatigue syndrome."  Uh-oh!  Sohni, I do apologize because what I meant to say was, "Hope you're having a good day and are NOT having an extremely exhausting Monday!" Guess I need to get the fingers and brain in sync!! But then it is Monday!!!  Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Perhaps a power nap might be in order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hi Thanks for the welcome. I have Hashimoto's too, it is the most common thyroid disorder. There are a lot of different symptoms and many people have only some. I know it influences my weight but not sure about the appetite - at least not directly. I think it is more a case of needing energy and wanting food for vitality simply because my body won't rev up to provide it. Thyroid controls how much oxygen you burn, so it is like having a two-stroke motor in a 6-cylinder car. You can push the accelerator but it doesn't go any faster, just burns out. Hashi's is frustrating because the doc will put you on meds, test your blood and tell you it is fine now therefore you are OK but you still feel like crap, only slightly less crappy than before. I had to switch to the natural hormone because the regular one didn't work. It is better for me, but still not ideal. I'm also looking into intuitive health and asking my body for guidance on such issues. I think you are right about the body's signals being weak. I've learnt from an early age to not tune in by the usual methods - eat everything on your plate so you can have dessert, don't eat so many biscuits you have had enough, don't eat now you will spoil your dinner (that has never happened, never understood that one) etc. I am learning to tune in. Last week someone offered me mud cake they'd brought for a birthday. It was after dinner when I always want something sweet. This had to be the first time I ever felt I didn't want it and said so. I was really surprised - it didn't appeal at all. Then yesterday my partner bought same cake and I had 2 pieces. One was not enough. But I definitely felt 2 was too many - though the signal did not kick in until after dinner. At least it is coming through now. He ate the rest of the cake and didn't feel the effects. Fiona > > > > Thought I'd finally say hi, as I've been following the posts for a > while. I'm a 48-y-old Aussie in Sydney. > > > > I've struggled with lifelong weight/eating issues and at the end of > last year just wanted to do one thing: have eating be a natural activity > that my body does on autopilot, like breathing. > > > > A lifetime of dieting on and off along with a thyroid condition (which > makes you gain weight without overeating) and remained undiagnosed until > age 40 has left me exhausted and lacking vitality. I realised that > vitality was the missing ingredient in my life and decided that there > must be a way to eat intuitively so I googled " intuitive eating " which > was how I found this group. > > > > So hello to all you intuitive eaters on here. I've found your posts > very helpful. > > > > I looked into all my food/weight issues and realised while there is > little I can do to fix my thyroid problem (the meds don't do a lot for > the weight gain) there are other things I can work on. > > > > One is getting in touch with satiety. I just seem to have lost my stop > button. It works really with drinking alcohol, if I've had enough it > tastes yuck even if my glass is still full. The idea of finding the one > for food (probably buried in myriad emotional issues) is one key for me. > Right now I am learning to better assess satiety. I think my slow > metabolism makes it kick in some time after eating - it can take an hour > or more. But I seem to becoming more aware of it a little earlier. > > > > Another is emotional eating. I was punished for being a fat child by > having food taken away so there are major issues there. > > > > I need to keep an eye on health issues as my blood pressure was high > last time I went to the doctor as was my cholesterol. Not sure how to > deal with these with IE. I now BP has emotional causes so am focusing on > relaxation etc but any other suggestions are welcome as to how to deal > with IE and these, particularly when talking to doctors. > > > > A major cause of my overeating has been this overwhelming fear that if > I don't eat this now, food will be taken away from me (by someone with > authority eg medical). > > > > How do you take your power back in such a situation? > > > > Fiona > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hi Laurie Thanks for the support. I was at a point where I felt OK about my size about a year and a half ago despite being obese. Since then I gave up thinking about food (partly because I travelled for 6 months and we simply ate what we could get when we were hungry). I gained at least 15 kg (not sure in pounds, more than 35) most of it since we returned. I now feel physically drained. It simply is not comfortable, twice the size I was in my 20s. It is no longer an issue of not liking my size for attractiveness it just does not feel right for me to be encumbered, if that makes sense. I don't feel wrong or bad, just tired and over it. Late last year the aha moment came when I realised this is not who I am and it is why I am uncomfortable. I actually don't like overeating as much as I thought. I was getting very strong signals I was overeating last December (all the parties etc where I did not stop, gave myself permission). I think this was the result of giving myself permission to eat for over a year. I want and need my vitality, it is the missing ingredient. I feel the person I am, long to return to being, is vital and energetic. It has nothing to do with food, eating or weight. I'm aiming to work on visualising this 'real me' and asking my intuition for guidance. Has anyone else done this? Fiona > > Hi Fiona, > I feel the same as you; I really, really want eating to be as natural and easy as breathing or sleeping or even peeing, lol (sorry for that one!) > I had many, many years of totally screwed up serious dieting, border-line anorexia and so now I'm much better but I'm still aiming for the ideal; to become a totally " normal " eater :.) > Yes, I do understand the super slow metabolism and the struggle to get in touch with satiety with layers of emotional uses for food compounding the issue. All this resonates totally for me. > I am actually at a point of liking my body, though larger, but I need to qualify that by saying sometimes I'm frustrated with my body's metabolism and dim, very, very dim satiety signals, especially when I see the person with the super quick metabolism and they acknowledge they can eat three times as much as me and they are slim. > Oh well, we have to make peace with what we've got in this life. Why struggle with something we can't really change too much? I can walk and exercise and it does tweek my metabolism a little, but not enough to say it's that significant. My exercise is not for weight loss but for " fitness at any size " . > Anyway, good to have you here. I'm just recently back because I'd been too busy to be here. > Laurie > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 7:42:26 PM > Subject: Recently new member > >  > Thought I'd finally say hi, as I've been following the posts for a while. I'm a 48-y-old Aussie in Sydney. > > I've struggled with lifelong weight/eating issues and at the end of last year just wanted to do one thing: have eating be a natural activity that my body does on autopilot, like breathing. > > A lifetime of dieting on and off along with a thyroid condition (which makes you gain weight without overeating) and remained undiagnosed until age 40 has left me exhausted and lacking vitality. I realised that vitality was the missing ingredient in my life and decided that there must be a way to eat intuitively so I googled " intuitive eating " which was how I found this group. > > So hello to all you intuitive eaters on here. I've found your posts very helpful. > > I looked into all my food/weight issues and realised while there is little I can do to fix my thyroid problem (the meds don't do a lot for the weight gain) there are other things I can work on. > > One is getting in touch with satiety. I just seem to have lost my stop button. It works really with drinking alcohol, if I've had enough it tastes yuck even if my glass is still full. The idea of finding the one for food (probably buried in myriad emotional issues) is one key for me. Right now I am learning to better assess satiety. I think my slow metabolism makes it kick in some time after eating - it can take an hour or more. But I seem to becoming more aware of it a little earlier. > > Another is emotional eating. I was punished for being a fat child by having food taken away so there are major issues there. > > I need to keep an eye on health issues as my blood pressure was high last time I went to the doctor as was my cholesterol. Not sure how to deal with these with IE. I now BP has emotional causes so am focusing on relaxation etc but any other suggestions are welcome as to how to deal with IE and these, particularly when talking to doctors. > > A major cause of my overeating has been this overwhelming fear that if I don't eat this now, food will be taken away from me (by someone with authority eg medical). > > How do you take your power back in such a situation? > > Fiona > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 LOL I put off peeing when I am busy and don't go until it gets urgent and my bladder is screaming at me to stop working and go. Probably a sign I do not listed to my body! Fiona > > > > Susie Orbach uses that " peeing " metaphor in one of her books (I haven't > > read it). > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Fiona, Thank you for the information regarding Hashi's. I've read similar stuff to what you wrote about the TSH getting to normal but the person not feeling okay. The patients are then (for example) sometimes told their heart palpitations, etc., are all in their head and handed anti anxiety medication. Ugh. I'll just do my best to listen to my body cues. I'm glad I've practiced so closely stopping at a comfortable place of fullness. It feels grounding to me, something I can rely on. Regarding working to tune in to the fullness levels, I recommend having some meals (even part of a meal) without distraction (that is without the radio or tv) and doing one's best to be very present while eating, savoring the food, etc. I also sometimes stand up or walk out of the room if I feel I'm going numb or losing touch with my fullness level. I would rather eat a bit less or stop if I'm not sure (and know I can get more later whenever I want) than to just keep eating. > > > > > > Thought I'd finally say hi, as I've been following the posts for a > > while. I'm a 48-y-old Aussie in Sydney. > > > > > > I've struggled with lifelong weight/eating issues and at the end of > > last year just wanted to do one thing: have eating be a natural activity > > that my body does on autopilot, like breathing. > > > > > > A lifetime of dieting on and off along with a thyroid condition (which > > makes you gain weight without overeating) and remained undiagnosed until > > age 40 has left me exhausted and lacking vitality. I realised that > > vitality was the missing ingredient in my life and decided that there > > must be a way to eat intuitively so I googled " intuitive eating " which > > was how I found this group. > > > > > > So hello to all you intuitive eaters on here. I've found your posts > > very helpful. > > > > > > I looked into all my food/weight issues and realised while there is > > little I can do to fix my thyroid problem (the meds don't do a lot for > > the weight gain) there are other things I can work on. > > > > > > One is getting in touch with satiety. I just seem to have lost my stop > > button. It works really with drinking alcohol, if I've had enough it > > tastes yuck even if my glass is still full. The idea of finding the one > > for food (probably buried in myriad emotional issues) is one key for me. > > Right now I am learning to better assess satiety. I think my slow > > metabolism makes it kick in some time after eating - it can take an hour > > or more. But I seem to becoming more aware of it a little earlier. > > > > > > Another is emotional eating. I was punished for being a fat child by > > having food taken away so there are major issues there. > > > > > > I need to keep an eye on health issues as my blood pressure was high > > last time I went to the doctor as was my cholesterol. Not sure how to > > deal with these with IE. I now BP has emotional causes so am focusing on > > relaxation etc but any other suggestions are welcome as to how to deal > > with IE and these, particularly when talking to doctors. > > > > > > A major cause of my overeating has been this overwhelming fear that if > > I don't eat this now, food will be taken away from me (by someone with > > authority eg medical). > > > > > > How do you take your power back in such a situation? > > > > > > Fiona > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hi, I remember feeling encumbered after I'd initially gained weight; I felt limited in what my body could do. I wasn't comfortable with how I felt. I think deciding to get healthy and fit at the size I was at really helped. I think becoming physically active did a lot of good for how I felt and now feel in my body. It sounds like you've decided to aim for vitality and energy regardless of body size and maybe this is along the same lines as health and fitness at any size? I like that you've decided to reclaim this vitality and energy and I'm sure you have the resources you need to do this. I bet as you act like the person you remember being and want to be again that you will see that you still are this person regardless of size. I don't think vitality, energy, fitness, health are only reserved for the thin. Laurie To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Mon, March 1, 2010 7:09:05 PMSubject: Re: Recently new member Hi LaurieThanks for the support. I was at a point where I felt OK about my size about a year and a half ago despite being obese. Since then I gave up thinking about food (partly because I travelled for 6 months and we simply ate what we could get when we were hungry). I gained at least 15 kg (not sure in pounds, more than 35) most of it since we returned.I now feel physically drained. It simply is not comfortable, twice the size I was in my 20s. It is no longer an issue of not liking my size for attractiveness it just does not feel right for me to be encumbered, if that makes sense. I don't feel wrong or bad, just tired and over it. Late last year the aha moment came when I realised this is not who I am and it is why I am uncomfortable. I actually don't like overeating as much as I thought.I was getting very strong signals I was overeating last December (all the parties etc where I did not stop, gave myself permission). I think this was the result of giving myself permission to eat for over a year.I want and need my vitality, it is the missing ingredient. I feel the person I am, long to return to being, is vital and energetic. It has nothing to do with food, eating or weight.I'm aiming to work on visualising this 'real me' and asking my intuition for guidance.Has anyone else done this?Fiona>> Hi Fiona,> I feel the same as you; I really, really want eating to be as natural and easy as breathing or sleeping or even peeing, lol (sorry for that one!)> I had many, many years of totally screwed up serious dieting, border-line anorexia and so now I'm much better but I'm still aiming for the ideal; to become a totally "normal" eater :.)> Yes, I do understand the super slow metabolism and the struggle to get in touch with satiety with layers of emotional uses for food compounding the issue. All this resonates totally for me.> I am actually at a point of liking my body, though larger, but I need to qualify that by saying sometimes I'm frustrated with my body's metabolism and dim, very, very dim satiety signals, especially when I see the person with the super quick metabolism and they acknowledge they can eat three times as much as me and they are slim.> Oh well, we have to make peace with what we've got in this life. Why struggle with something we can't really change too much? I can walk and exercise and it does tweek my metabolism a little, but not enough to say it's that significant. My exercise is not for weight loss but for "fitness at any size".> Anyway, good to have you here. I'm just recently back because I'd been too busy to be here.> Laurie> > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __> > To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.com> Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 7:42:26 PM> Subject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] Recently new member> >  > Thought I'd finally say hi, as I've been following the posts for a while. I'm a 48-y-old Aussie in Sydney.> > I've struggled with lifelong weight/eating issues and at the end of last year just wanted to do one thing: have eating be a natural activity that my body does on autopilot, like breathing. > > A lifetime of dieting on and off along with a thyroid condition (which makes you gain weight without overeating) and remained undiagnosed until age 40 has left me exhausted and lacking vitality. I realised that vitality was the missing ingredient in my life and decided that there must be a way to eat intuitively so I googled "intuitive eating" which was how I found this group.> > So hello to all you intuitive eaters on here. I've found your posts very helpful.> > I looked into all my food/weight issues and realised while there is little I can do to fix my thyroid problem (the meds don't do a lot for the weight gain) there are other things I can work on. > > One is getting in touch with satiety. I just seem to have lost my stop button. It works really with drinking alcohol, if I've had enough it tastes yuck even if my glass is still full. The idea of finding the one for food (probably buried in myriad emotional issues) is one key for me. Right now I am learning to better assess satiety. I think my slow metabolism makes it kick in some time after eating - it can take an hour or more. But I seem to becoming more aware of it a little earlier. > > Another is emotional eating. I was punished for being a fat child by having food taken away so there are major issues there. > > I need to keep an eye on health issues as my blood pressure was high last time I went to the doctor as was my cholesterol. Not sure how to deal with these with IE. I now BP has emotional causes so am focusing on relaxation etc but any other suggestions are welcome as to how to deal with IE and these, particularly when talking to doctors.> > A major cause of my overeating has been this overwhelming fear that if I don't eat this now, food will be taken away from me (by someone with authority eg medical). > > How do you take your power back in such a situation?> > Fiona> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hi The heart palpitations are real! I've been through that, it is a sign the meds are too high. Though I also wonder if the adrenals have been taking over the function of the thyroid just to keep me alert and kick in too soon. I went through a very stressful time a few years ago and the palpitations were so bad I was kept awake all night wondering if my heart was giving out. I called an ambulance once because I was also short of breath. ECGs and other tests proved nothing was wrong, the nurse said " your heart is text book perfect, what are you doing here? " It is very frustrating. I discovered later the breathing difficulty was a mild allergic reaction to the chemicals in our new carpet. I've been giving myself smaller portions at dinner and leaving the rest on the stove that I can go back to if I am not full. That means I have to make a conscious decision rather than just eat something because I have the urge to clean my plate. I usually find it is enough. Though I do wonder if that is because I want " room for dessert " . Fiona > > > > > > > > Thought I'd finally say hi, as I've been following the posts for a > > > while. I'm a 48-y-old Aussie in Sydney. > > > > > > > > I've struggled with lifelong weight/eating issues and at the end of > > > last year just wanted to do one thing: have eating be a natural activity > > > that my body does on autopilot, like breathing. > > > > > > > > A lifetime of dieting on and off along with a thyroid condition (which > > > makes you gain weight without overeating) and remained undiagnosed until > > > age 40 has left me exhausted and lacking vitality. I realised that > > > vitality was the missing ingredient in my life and decided that there > > > must be a way to eat intuitively so I googled " intuitive eating " which > > > was how I found this group. > > > > > > > > So hello to all you intuitive eaters on here. I've found your posts > > > very helpful. > > > > > > > > I looked into all my food/weight issues and realised while there is > > > little I can do to fix my thyroid problem (the meds don't do a lot for > > > the weight gain) there are other things I can work on. > > > > > > > > One is getting in touch with satiety. I just seem to have lost my stop > > > button. It works really with drinking alcohol, if I've had enough it > > > tastes yuck even if my glass is still full. The idea of finding the one > > > for food (probably buried in myriad emotional issues) is one key for me. > > > Right now I am learning to better assess satiety. I think my slow > > > metabolism makes it kick in some time after eating - it can take an hour > > > or more. But I seem to becoming more aware of it a little earlier. > > > > > > > > Another is emotional eating. I was punished for being a fat child by > > > having food taken away so there are major issues there. > > > > > > > > I need to keep an eye on health issues as my blood pressure was high > > > last time I went to the doctor as was my cholesterol. Not sure how to > > > deal with these with IE. I now BP has emotional causes so am focusing on > > > relaxation etc but any other suggestions are welcome as to how to deal > > > with IE and these, particularly when talking to doctors. > > > > > > > > A major cause of my overeating has been this overwhelming fear that if > > > I don't eat this now, food will be taken away from me (by someone with > > > authority eg medical). > > > > > > > > How do you take your power back in such a situation? > > > > > > > > Fiona > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hi Laurie Your advice is well timed as I have the flu, and had a sprained knee followed by a sore heel for the last month or two. I am normally active and this has been frustrating me, so it is a good reminder that where I am right now is simply recovering so I can prepare myself for some fun and activity. I was riding my bike and walking a good part of the journey to work and loved it. I miss it! The thyroid condition tends to limit me - I find that I have a " glass ceiling " of fitness that I hit (usually about the time I am getting that lovely spring in my step) then I get sick or something slows me down. But it never stops me, you are right that I don't have to be thin to be vital, heck I have climbed active volcanoes in Kamchatka and Indonesia for fun. Wore me out but these trips were the best things I ever did. Sadly several old injuries have made it difficult to do longer hikes (carrying a pack for more than an hour causes pain) and skiing, which I love. I travel with backpack though, that's manageable. Fiona > > > > Hi Fiona, > > I feel the same as you; I really, really want eating to be as natural and easy as breathing or sleeping or even peeing, lol (sorry for that one!) > > I had many, many years of totally screwed up serious dieting, border-line anorexia and so now I'm much better but I'm still aiming for the ideal; to become a totally " normal " eater :.) > > Yes, I do understand the super slow metabolism and the struggle to get in touch with satiety with layers of emotional uses for food compounding the issue. All this resonates totally for me. > > I am actually at a point of liking my body, though larger, but I need to qualify that by saying sometimes I'm frustrated with my body's metabolism and dim, very, very dim satiety signals, especially when I see the person with the super quick metabolism and they acknowledge they can eat three times as much as me and they are slim. > > Oh well, we have to make peace with what we've got in this life. Why struggle with something we can't really change too much? I can walk and exercise and it does tweek my metabolism a little, but not enough to say it's that significant. My exercise is not for weight loss but for " fitness at any size " . > > Anyway, good to have you here. I'm just recently back because I'd been too busy to be here. > > Laurie > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > From: fiona_the_aussie <editor@> > > To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.com > > Sent: Sun, February 28, 2010 7:42:26 PM > > Subject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] Recently new member > > > >  > > Thought I'd finally say hi, as I've been following the posts for a while. I'm a 48-y-old Aussie in Sydney. > > > > I've struggled with lifelong weight/eating issues and at the end of last year just wanted to do one thing: have eating be a natural activity that my body does on autopilot, like breathing. > > > > A lifetime of dieting on and off along with a thyroid condition (which makes you gain weight without overeating) and remained undiagnosed until age 40 has left me exhausted and lacking vitality. I realised that vitality was the missing ingredient in my life and decided that there must be a way to eat intuitively so I googled " intuitive eating " which was how I found this group. > > > > So hello to all you intuitive eaters on here. I've found your posts very helpful. > > > > I looked into all my food/weight issues and realised while there is little I can do to fix my thyroid problem (the meds don't do a lot for the weight gain) there are other things I can work on. > > > > One is getting in touch with satiety. I just seem to have lost my stop button. It works really with drinking alcohol, if I've had enough it tastes yuck even if my glass is still full. The idea of finding the one for food (probably buried in myriad emotional issues) is one key for me. Right now I am learning to better assess satiety. I think my slow metabolism makes it kick in some time after eating - it can take an hour or more. But I seem to becoming more aware of it a little earlier. > > > > Another is emotional eating. I was punished for being a fat child by having food taken away so there are major issues there. > > > > I need to keep an eye on health issues as my blood pressure was high last time I went to the doctor as was my cholesterol. Not sure how to deal with these with IE. I now BP has emotional causes so am focusing on relaxation etc but any other suggestions are welcome as to how to deal with IE and these, particularly when talking to doctors. > > > > A major cause of my overeating has been this overwhelming fear that if I don't eat this now, food will be taken away from me (by someone with authority eg medical). > > > > How do you take your power back in such a situation? > > > > Fiona > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Hi Laurie I am feeling much better today, thank you. Yes our summer is 1 Dec to the end of Feb. Maybe we should swap, some snow sounds rather nice right now (it's cooler but still very humid today). I did go down to the beach pool in the rain yesterday and just slowly did 2 laps floating and enjoying the water and the peace. There were very few people, so that was nice. I quite enjoy going down there in wild weather and just watching it unfold. It's exhilarating. I actually like the cooler weather but it's quite mild in Sydney, it doesn't snow and the ski fields are a 6 hour drive south. Fiona > > Hi Fiona, > I live five minutes from the beach also ;.) When i was taking a deliberate exercise break, I didn't go see the water for a couple months. And so I felt that was a long break and can relate to the frustration of needing to take things slow in getting back to exercise. Sometimes respecting what our body needs can be frustrating! > > I hope you had a chance to enjoy the beach pool :.) It's still winter here in NJ, but today we had a warmer day; the first day that hit 50 degrees so far. We had two big blizzards in Feb, which I suppose is a summer month for you? Wouldn't it be nice if I could be there with you in Feb, lol? And you can come here in August when the water is nice to swim in. I'm a hot weather person and really don't love winter too much. > > Anyway, I hope you feel better soon and can ease back into activity in a way that will keep you healthy. > > Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I'm also glad to hear you're feeling better! "I did go down to the beach pool in the rain yesterday and just slowly did 2 laps floating and enjoying the water and the peace. There were very few people, so that was nice." Fiona, that sounds absolutely heavenly!!!! Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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