Re: saw nutritionist yesterday who specializes in eating disorders

[Guest guest]

thank you (?) for sharing this. I found it very helpful, especially the

part about easing into IE when we are ready for it & dealing with the emotions

first. Exercise does make me feel so much better. I notice that in the past

every time I started a diet I would start an exercise routine & then when I quit

the diet I would stop the exercise as well. No wonder I would get depressed. Now

I understand why. Thanks & please keep sharing what you learn. I liked the part

about writing, too.

mj

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> I just wanted to share some advice that my nutritionist gave me yesterday. I

saw her 2 decades ago when I was struggling with anorexia, and I absolutely

lover her! She is very good at what she does. Anyway, after describing my

situation to her, she came to the same conclusion that I had. I am without a

doubt using food to numb my emotions. She said that right now, I am not in a

place to jump in IE. She compared it to being single and having a friend try to

set you up with a really nice guy. The guy seems fantastic, and you want more

than anything to start a relationship with him, but there's just no chemistry.

As much as you want there to be, there just isn't and it's not something you can

force to be there. However, with time, it is possible to nurture it. After

reading that, it doesn't seem to make sense, but hopefully you get the point!

> She said that I have to deal with my feeling before IE will be possible for

me. She gave me 3 suggestions:

> 1) Walk and move my body more. This has been proven to raise serotonin

levels, which help you to feel better.

> 2) Every time I eat something, whether it's a meal, snack, or binge, have a

big glass of water to drink between bites. This will help to give me that full

feeling (which right now I don't get until I'm so full that I'm in pain), and it

will also give me a " pause " time to hopefully slow down and enjoy the food, and

give me a chance to realize what I'm doing.

> 3) Journal-she doesn't want me to do this before, during, or after a binge,

but just during a quiet time of day. She said to just pretend I was rambling to

a good friend about my day, feelings, or whatever. She insists that this is the

best way to get to the root of any supressed feelings (in my case, mainly

guilt).

>

> I am going to follow her advice to a tee. This has been going on way too

long, and I can't let this control my life anymore. I will continue to share

any advice I get and keep you updated on my progress. If it can help anyone

else out there, that would be fantastic!

>

[Guest guest]

I think that is very wise advice. I know that it is very difficult to come from a long term disordered eating and into a completely different way to think of eating and food. Lots of issues are always involved, some we may not even realize we have until they surface when we no longer use food to numb out. I see IE as a lifelong approach and not something that just gets accomplished like a learning a set of rules. Working on issues along the way is so very important, especially the ones we are reluctant to accept. I hope you find peace with your insights and are able to embrace IE with renewed confidence!

From: reneegavin

Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:43 AM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: saw nutritionist yesterday who specializes in eating disorders

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share some advice that my nutritionist gave me yesterday. I saw her 2 decades ago when I was struggling with anorexia, and I absolutely lover her! She is very good at what she does. Anyway, after describing my situation to her, she came to the same conclusion that I had. I am without a doubt using food to numb my emotions. She said that right now, I am not in a place to jump in IE. She compared it to being single and having a friend try to set you up with a really nice guy. The guy seems fantastic, and you want more than anything to start a relationship with him, but there's just no chemistry. As much as you want there to be, there just isn't and it's not something you can force to be there. However, with time, it is possible to nurture it. After reading that, it doesn't seem to make sense, but hopefully you get the point!She said that I have to deal with my feeling before IE will be possible for me. She gave me 3 suggestions:1) Walk and move my body more. This has been proven to raise serotonin levels, which help you to feel better. 2) Every time I eat something, whether it's a meal, snack, or binge, have a big glass of water to drink between bites. This will help to give me that full feeling (which right now I don't get until I'm so full that I'm in pain), and it will also give me a "pause" time to hopefully slow down and enjoy the food, and give me a chance to realize what I'm doing.3) Journal-she doesn't want me to do this before, during, or after a binge, but just during a quiet time of day. She said to just pretend I was rambling to a good friend about my day, feelings, or whatever. She insists that this is the best way to get to the root of any supressed feelings (in my case, mainly guilt).I am going to follow her advice to a tee. This has been going on way too long, and I can't let this control my life anymore. I will continue to share any advice I get and keep you updated on my progress. If it can help anyone else out there, that would be fantastic!------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

I have gained control of my eating disorder 2 and 1-2 years ago and I have been

pretty stable. My nutritionist is also an IE practitioner.

I am a little hesitant about your nutritnist advice on a glass of water.

It feels like the diet mentality or Weight Watchers mentality of filling up so

that you dont really fill with real food.

Have you read MINDFUL EATING? it has good strategies on monitoring hunger and

satisfaction levels

good luck

> >

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I just wanted to share some advice that my nutritionist gave me yesterday.

I saw her 2 decades ago when I was struggling with anorexia, and I absolutely

lover her! She is very good at what she does. Anyway, after describing my

situation to her, she came to the same conclusion that I had. I am without a

doubt using food to numb my emotions. She said that right now, I am not in a

place to jump in IE. She compared it to being single and having a friend try to

set you up with a really nice guy. The guy seems fantastic, and you want more

than anything to start a relationship with him, but there's just no chemistry.

As much as you want there to be, there just isn't and it's not something you can

force to be there. However, with time, it is possible to nurture it. After

reading that, it doesn't seem to make sense, but hopefully you get the point!

> > She said that I have to deal with my feeling before IE will be possible for

me. She gave me 3 suggestions:

> > 1) Walk and move my body more. This has been proven to raise serotonin

levels, which help you to feel better.

> > 2) Every time I eat something, whether it's a meal, snack, or binge, have a

big glass of water to drink between bites. This will help to give me that full

feeling (which right now I don't get until I'm so full that I'm in pain), and it

will also give me a " pause " time to hopefully slow down and enjoy the food, and

give me a chance to realize what I'm doing.

> > 3) Journal-she doesn't want me to do this before, during, or after a binge,

but just during a quiet time of day. She said to just pretend I was rambling to

a good friend about my day, feelings, or whatever. She insists that this is the

best way to get to the root of any supressed feelings (in my case, mainly

guilt).

> >

> > I am going to follow her advice to a tee. This has been going on way too

long, and I can't let this control my life anymore. I will continue to share

any advice I get and keep you updated on my progress. If it can help anyone

else out there, that would be fantastic!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I believe that the glass of water in this case is more to help me slow down my

eating (I eat VERY quickly) and to help me have that full feeling before I'm so

overfilled with food that my stomach is in pain. It is not necessarily to give

me a false sense of fullness in order to lose weight. I know it's not right on

track with IE, but she wants me to take tiny steps in other areas so that I

eventually can do IE.

>

> I think that is very wise advice. I know that it is very difficult to come

from a long term disordered eating and into a completely different way to think

of eating and food. Lots of issues are always involved, some we may not even

realize we have until they surface when we no longer use food to numb out. I

see IE as a lifelong approach and not something that just gets accomplished like

a learning a set of rules. Working on issues along the way is so very

important, especially the ones we are reluctant to accept. I hope you find

peace with your insights and are able to embrace IE with renewed confidence!

>

>

>

> From: reneegavin

> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:43 AM

> To: IntuitiveEating_Support

> Subject: saw nutritionist yesterday who specializes

in eating disorders

> Hello everyone,

>

> I just wanted to share some advice that my nutritionist gave me yesterday. I

saw her 2 decades ago when I was struggling with anorexia, and I absolutely

lover her! She is very good at what she does. Anyway, after describing my

situation to her, she came to the same conclusion that I had. I am without a

doubt using food to numb my emotions. She said that right now, I am not in a

place to jump in IE. She compared it to being single and having a friend try to

set you up with a really nice guy. The guy seems fantastic, and you want more

than anything to start a relationship with him, but there's just no chemistry.

As much as you want there to be, there just isn't and it's not something you can

force to be there. However, with time, it is possible to nurture it. After

reading that, it doesn't seem to make sense, but hopefully you get the point!

> She said that I have to deal with my feeling before IE will be possible for

me. She gave me 3 suggestions:

> 1) Walk and move my body more. This has been proven to raise serotonin

levels, which help you to feel better.

> 2) Every time I eat something, whether it's a meal, snack, or binge, have a

big glass of water to drink between bites. This will help to give me that full

feeling (which right now I don't get until I'm so full that I'm in pain), and it

will also give me a " pause " time to hopefully slow down and enjoy the food, and

give me a chance to realize what I'm doing.

> 3) Journal-she doesn't want me to do this before, during, or after a binge,

but just during a quiet time of day. She said to just pretend I was rambling to

a good friend about my day, feelings, or whatever. She insists that this is the

best way to get to the root of any supressed feelings (in my case, mainly

guilt).

>

> I am going to follow her advice to a tee. This has been going on way too

long, and I can't let this control my life anymore. I will continue to share

any advice I get and keep you updated on my progress. If it can help anyone

else out there, that would be fantastic!

>

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