Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 For me a scale can be a 'beacon' of diet mentality! In 'public' places like gyms or doctor offices they shout SHOULD and OUGHT!! And they can be as horrible a reflection as those old fun house (warped) mirrors which could make you appear fatter or thinner than reality. I've come to find that scales represent EXternal focus which overrides INternal feedback most times. Every trip up or stumble I make on my IE journey seems to stem from when I find my focus out instead of IN. One fun remark is that scales are for fish. I'd go further and say that scales are a reminder of the serpent from the garden ;-) Good connection - thanks for posting. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Really wanted to say worse than " darned " but didn't want to offend anyone :-) > > I'd been doing well with my beginning steps of this IE journey, and then for the last few weeks something went wrong. I was doing more eating when not physically hungry, more eating past satisfied, etc. > > So I looked back to try to figure out what happened - and I think I know what it was - I weighed myself at the gym! And was happy because I hadn't gained weight, despite my having been eating previously " forbidden " foods. And then sure enough, that focus on the weight completely backfired on me. > > I am one who believes it's ok to hope for some weight loss as a result of IE. BUT, that doesn't mean it's ok to FOCUS on the weight (at least not for me). I need to focus on one moment at a time, being in touch with my physical body - what it wants and needs, how I can be most loving toward it. And let the weight take care of itself. > > Ahh. I've learned that before, but I forget! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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