Guest guest Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Thank you, Gililan, for your comments on addiction. I absolutely agree...and think that sugar/carbs get villified. I'm happy that the conversation will go back away from forbidding certain foods and food groups. Yay! I'm also happy to read others' experiences about being weighed or weighing themselves. I'm still recovering from weighing myself nearly a month ago, and will start my year of no-weighing from that time...mid-October. No scales!!! For me the mental process has been " yay, you're down 15 lbs. wow, only 15 lbs with all that work and all those 3 mile walks and yoga? wow, only 15 lbs when you were vegan and eating like a " saint " ? were you eating like a saint? what was wrong? why are you eating that junk now? you're going to gain it back. uh oh, better work not to gain it back! and ON AND ON. " Over the summer I was successfully vegan for about 6 weeks. For me, it helped me get over some " addictive " approaches to eating...hard to describe. The need to eat free food, that kind of thing. Now I'm re- incorporating cheeses and eggs, and enjoying it but worrying a bit. It's so interesting how the diet mentality fear mongers. Cholesterol in eggs, saturated fats in cheeses, and of course the sugar/carbs get villified too. It very much sets my mind at ease to read about getting rid of diet mentality. Important!!! Thanks, Alana, for your nice post. Thanks to those who are interested in reviving the book discussion. I'll post some questions on the food police chapter soon...maybe tomorrow! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 hi , I think this post of yours was a good start on the food police discussion because it shows just how insidious that " voice " in our head can be. It cuts us down when we are feeling up & makes us feel worse when we are down. At least that's how it seems to be for me.Thank you for posting. I have the same experience with the scale that you did so I decided I just need to get them out of my house. It was really hard going from weighing in once a month to NOT weighing in EVER. BUT, considering that I used to weigh in multiple times a day only half a year ago I'm pretty pleased with myself. It does take time & persistence, though but it is doable. mj > > Thank you, Gililan, for your comments on addiction. I absolutely > agree...and think that sugar/carbs get villified. I'm happy that the > conversation will go back away from forbidding certain foods and food > groups. Yay! > > I'm also happy to read others' experiences about being weighed or > weighing themselves. I'm still recovering from weighing myself > nearly a month ago, and will start my year of no-weighing from that > time...mid-October. No scales!!! For me the mental process has > been " yay, you're down 15 lbs. wow, only 15 lbs with all that work > and all those 3 mile walks and yoga? wow, only 15 lbs when you were > vegan and eating like a " saint " ? were you eating like a saint? what > was wrong? why are you eating that junk now? you're going to gain > it back. uh oh, better work not to gain it back! and ON AND ON. " > > Over the summer I was successfully vegan for about 6 weeks. For me, > it helped me get over some " addictive " approaches to eating...hard to > describe. The need to eat free food, that kind of thing. Now I'm re- > incorporating cheeses and eggs, and enjoying it but worrying a bit. > It's so interesting how the diet mentality fear mongers. Cholesterol > in eggs, saturated fats in cheeses, and of course the sugar/carbs get > villified too. It very much sets my mind at ease to read about > getting rid of diet mentality. Important!!! Thanks, Alana, for your > nice post. > > Thanks to those who are interested in reviving the book discussion. > I'll post some questions on the food police chapter soon...maybe > tomorrow! > > Cheers, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 I appreciate reading about all of your struggles. I've been reading the book, "Intuitive Eating," and I've gone back to eating "whatever I want, whenever I want it," which is terrifying. I know I've put on about 10 pounds in 3 weeks. But I do sense there is a satiety level, when I really don't want anymore, which goes against "the addict" thinking. But I feel alone, scared and floundering. Thank you for being there. To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: jsings6@...Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:08:57 -0600Subject: multi-response post Thank you, Gililan, for your comments on addiction. I absolutely agree...and think that sugar/carbs get villified. I'm happy that the conversation will go back away from forbidding certain foods and food groups. Yay!I'm also happy to read others' experiences about being weighed or weighing themselves. I'm still recovering from weighing myself nearly a month ago, and will start my year of no-weighing from that time...mid-October. No scales!!! For me the mental process has been "yay, you're down 15 lbs. wow, only 15 lbs with all that work and all those 3 mile walks and yoga? wow, only 15 lbs when you were vegan and eating like a "saint"? were you eating like a saint? what was wrong? why are you eating that junk now? you're going to gain it back. uh oh, better work not to gain it back! and ON AND ON."Over the summer I was successfully vegan for about 6 weeks. For me, it helped me get over some "addictive" approaches to eating...hard to describe. The need to eat free food, that kind of thing. Now I'm re- incorporating cheeses and eggs, and enjoying it but worrying a bit. It's so interesting how the diet mentality fear mongers. Cholesterol in eggs, saturated fats in cheeses, and of course the sugar/carbs get villified too. It very much sets my mind at ease to read about getting rid of diet mentality. Important!!! Thanks, Alana, for your nice post.Thanks to those who are interested in reviving the book discussion. I'll post some questions on the food police chapter soon...maybe tomorrow! :)Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Hi, mj, I was only able to put away my scale (my husband did want to keep it for his occasional weight-checks) after I realized that even though I wasn't weighing, just looking at it made me feel bad or scared or doubting of my process. I put it in the bottom of a closet where I won't see it, and my bathroom is no longer a place where I feel crummy about myself every time I walk into it. Laurie Re: multi-response post hi , I think this post of yours was a good start on the food police discussion because it shows just how insidious that "voice" in our head can be. It cuts us down when we are feeling up & makes us feel worse when we are down. At least that's how it seems to be for me.Thank you for posting. I have the same experience with the scale that you did so I decided I just need to get them out of my house. It was really hard going from weighing in once a month to NOT weighing in EVER. BUT, considering that I used to weigh in multiple times a day only half a year ago I'm pretty pleased with myself. It does take time & persistence, though but it is doable. mj > > Thank you, Gililan, for your comments on addiction. I absolutely > agree...and think that sugar/carbs get villified. I'm happy that the > conversation will go back away from forbidding certain foods and food > groups. Yay! > > I'm also happy to read others' experiences about being weighed or > weighing themselves. I'm still recovering from weighing myself > nearly a month ago, and will start my year of no-weighing from that > time...mid-October. No scales!!! For me the mental process has > been "yay, you're down 15 lbs. wow, only 15 lbs with all that work > and all those 3 mile walks and yoga? wow, only 15 lbs when you were > vegan and eating like a "saint"? were you eating like a saint? what > was wrong? why are you eating that junk now? you're going to gain > it back. uh oh, better work not to gain it back! and ON AND ON." > > Over the summer I was successfully vegan for about 6 weeks. For me, > it helped me get over some "addictive" approaches to eating...hard to > describe. The need to eat free food, that kind of thing. Now I'm re- > incorporating cheeses and eggs, and enjoying it but worrying a bit. > It's so interesting how the diet mentality fear mongers. Cholesterol > in eggs, saturated fats in cheeses, and of course the sugar/carbs get > villified too. It very much sets my mind at ease to read about > getting rid of diet mentality. Important!!! Thanks, Alana, for your > nice post. > > Thanks to those who are interested in reviving the book discussion. > I'll post some questions on the food police chapter soon...maybe > tomorrow! > > Cheers, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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