Re: I think it is working!

[Guest guest]

Awesome! Great job, Sue! This is really encouraging to me as I begin my IE journey.

You mentioned weighing yourself. How often does everyone do that? Do you weigh every day, not at all or somewhere in between?

Rhonda

From: Sue Fritz

Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:00 PM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: I think it is working!

Something is happening. Clothes are fitting better, and my stiffness is gone. I am not moving like an old lady the past few days. I feel great!

What is going on? I’m not sure if it is one thing or a combination of things. I have been using the CPAP machine for the past 2 months, I have been off of all soda for the past 2 months, and I have been working on IE for the past 3 months.

Today I got my haircut and usually when I look at myself in the mirror with my hair wet and pulled back I feel fat and fatter. Today, I didn’t think that I looked too bad. Acceptance or an actual difference? It doesn’t matter! Even at night, I am not eating nearly as much as I had been. Something is kicking in.

I have weighed myself three times in the past 2 weeks, and I have shown a loss the past 2 times. I don’t usually weight myself that often anymore and don’t plan to for awhile now.

Anyway, I think that maybe perseverance is paying off. I hope so! Sue

[Guest guest]

Yay Sue!!! How exciting and encouraging (as I was eating for eatings sake as I read that.) Thank you and congratulations.Dawn RTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Tue, June 29, 2010 5:00:44 PMSubject: I

think it is working!

Something

is happening. Clothes are fitting

better, and my stiffness is gone. I am

not moving like an old lady the past few days.

I feel great!

What

is going on? I’m not sure if it is one

thing or a combination of things. I have

been using the CPAP machine for the past 2 months, I have been off of all soda

for the past 2 months, and I have been working on IE for the past 3 months.

Today

I got my haircut and usually when I look at myself in the mirror with my hair

wet and pulled back I feel fat and fatter.

Today, I didn’t think that I looked too bad. Acceptance or an actual difference? It doesn’t matter! Even at night, I am not eating nearly as much

as I had been. Something is kicking in.

I have weighed myself three times in the past

2 weeks, and I have shown a loss the past 2 times. I don’t usually weight myself that often

anymore and don’t plan to for awhile now.

Anyway,

I think that maybe perseverance is paying off.

I hope so!

Sue

[Guest guest]

You go girl! I am hoping that this will work for me too. I have not weighed

myself weither. I do a weigh in at work on Thursdays because we have a biggest

loser contest. I am done with diets.

>

> Something is happening. Clothes are fitting better, and my stiffness is

> gone. I am not moving like an old lady the past few days. I feel great!

>

>

> What is going on? I'm not sure if it is one thing or a combination of

> things. I have been using the CPAP machine for the past 2 months, I have

> been off of all soda for the past 2 months, and I have been working on IE

> for the past 3 months.

>

>

> Today I got my haircut and usually when I look at myself in the mirror with

> my hair wet and pulled back I feel fat and fatter. Today, I didn't think

> that I looked too bad. Acceptance or an actual difference? It doesn't

> matter! Even at night, I am not eating nearly as much as I had been.

> Something

> is kicking in.

>

>

>

> I have weighed myself three times in the past 2 weeks, and I have shown a

> loss the past 2 times. I don't usually weight myself that often anymore

> and don't plan to for awhile now.

>

> Anyway, I think that maybe perseverance is paying off. I hope so!

>

> Sue

>

[Guest guest]

That's awesome news. Congratulations!

Josie

>

> Something is happening. Clothes are fitting better, and my stiffness is

> gone. I am not moving like an old lady the past few days. I feel great!

>

>

> What is going on? I'm not sure if it is one thing or a combination of

> things. I have been using the CPAP machine for the past 2 months, I have

> been off of all soda for the past 2 months, and I have been working on IE

> for the past 3 months.

>

>

> Today I got my haircut and usually when I look at myself in the mirror with

> my hair wet and pulled back I feel fat and fatter. Today, I didn't think

> that I looked too bad. Acceptance or an actual difference? It doesn't

> matter! Even at night, I am not eating nearly as much as I had been.

> Something

> is kicking in.

>

>

>

> I have weighed myself three times in the past 2 weeks, and I have shown a

> loss the past 2 times. I don't usually weight myself that often anymore

> and don't plan to for awhile now.

>

> Anyway, I think that maybe perseverance is paying off. I hope so!

>

> Sue

>

[Guest guest]

Personally, I have been trying to not weigh at all. Was thinking of seeing if I

could go at least a couple of months without doing it at all, but I haven't been

able to go more than a week so far (actually just broke down and did it today!).

But even getting to once a week is progress. Before starting IE about a month

ago, I was weighing 2-3 times per day. I'm still going to try to keep gradually

expanding the length between weigh-ins, though.

Josie

>

> You mentioned weighing yourself. How often does everyone do that? Do you weigh

every day, not at all or somewhere in between?

>

[Guest guest]

I went for 6 months and now I've been doing Friday mornings. But I like this

idea. OK, my goal is not to weigh myself until next July!!!! My weight is a

little up but my clothes still fit. I exercise (I do Nia) and have all sorts of

new muscles so maybe they are most of my weight gain!

Caren

>

> I've decided to go a year without weighing myself. A whole year! I

> figure...I can tell by my clothing if I feel good or not, and I " m not

> going to explode in a year if I don't step on a scale. That means

> not at the dr's office, nowhere. one year. Whee!!!

>

[Guest guest]

I am also going the year without weighing myself. The nurse at my doc's office *insists* and I know I could draw a line there, but it actually doesn't bother me. In fact, I was in there a week and a half ago and don't even remember what the scale said.

First I was going to not weigh myself from jan 1st until my birthday. Well, my birthday was yesterday and frankly, the peace of mind not weighing has given me deserves another six months :-) Now, if I could just get Facebook to give me a 'diet-talk filter' for all my friends' posts so that I didn't have to deal with the, 'gee, I really want some strawberry shortcake but I have to be good' crap the world would be near-perfect! LOL