Chapter 5: Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality

[Guest guest]

I'm a couple days delayed here...just because I've been dozing on the

couch at night and don't get to my responses in time. Boo hiss!!!

This chapter is complex and it's hard to identify questions for each

individual since we are all at such a different place. Please read

the chapter, look at the " how-to " steps, identify where you still

might be passively dieting, and look at the chart towards the end of

the chapter.

In other words...please feel free to share where you are in your

journey with Principle 1, how you feel about it, and what strategies

you're employing to fully reject the diet mentality.

Go forth and comment!

[Guest guest]

I think I have done pretty well at rejecting the diet mentality. I've realized

how damaging the mentality has been to me and I'm definitely ready to get beyond

that. And I've cut way back on some of the diet tools, i.e., I'm not weighing

anywhere near as much as I used to. I'm not obsessively checking labels when I

shop to see if something is " allowed, " I just buy what I like.

But there are still a few things that are difficult. I sometimes still think in

" shoulds. " I.e., I " should " be eating without distractions, I " should " be

eating more nutritiously, etc. Basically, I still worry about not doing IE

perfectly. But I'm being patient and reminding myself that this is a slow

process and it's getting easier. So that's good.

I do also wonder sometimes if I've rejected diets " too " much. I had a pretty

good junk food phase over the last few weeks, though that seems to be abating.

And I've been fairly resistant to exercise lately. But then again, those are

all " shoulds. " So it's hard to know where to draw the line. I'm worried that

if left to my own devices, I'll never " want " to exercise, so I " should " keep

doing it to make sure that I don't balloon up into oblivion.

So, I struggle. Some days are easier than others. But by and large, I'd say

I'm farther along on this step than just about any other. So, I do feel good

about that.

Josie

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> I'm a couple days delayed here...just because I've been dozing on the

> couch at night and don't get to my responses in time. Boo hiss!!!

>

> This chapter is complex and it's hard to identify questions for each

> individual since we are all at such a different place. Please read

> the chapter, look at the " how-to " steps, identify where you still

> might be passively dieting, and look at the chart towards the end of

> the chapter.

>

> In other words...please feel free to share where you are in your

> journey with Principle 1, how you feel about it, and what strategies

> you're employing to fully reject the diet mentality.

>

> Go forth and comment!

>

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