Doing Intuitive Eating right this time

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Hi, I'm new to the group. I started doing Intuitive eating about 3 weeks ago.

I have been slowly workign through the book Intuitive Eating and coupling it

with Thin Within (the non christian one written in the 80's). So far, I have

been doing good finding my hunger, getting better at not going past satisfied.

The two books seem to compliment each other. I can feel I have lost weight and

my husband says daily I am slowly shrinking.

I was really nervous about trying IE, but I am at my heaviest weight ever. Last

summer I got desperate and went on a week long juice fast followed by a strict

vegan diet and lost 20 lbs, then I regained those 20 plus another 20 over the

next 9 months because I couldn't stay on that nasty restrictive diet. Then I

tried cutting sugar, which was depressing. I did a low carb years ago, and got

so sick I ended up passing out in a public parking lot. I did a IE type program

called Weigh Down in the 90's, but the guilt involved was terrible and I lost

weight by basically " giving my last bite to God " , but I don't think I got it

because I reverted to just eating very small meals, ignoring my hunger and

starving the weight off. I don't want to do any of the above again. I can't

tolerate another diet and I can't stand the thought of starving again.

So far, this is different. I don't skip my hunger and I eat when I feel hungry.

I am dealing with the fact that I am not always hungery when others are eating,

and I hit satisfied when I still just want to keep eating. In other words, I

understand the mechanics, but I need to make it a habit and work through alot of

the emotional stuff tied up with food. After 3 weeks on my own, I think it is

time for some support.

I'm looking forward to being involved in this group.