Introduction

[Guest guest]

Hello!  I am very glad to be able to be a part of this group.  My name is and I have been trying to eat intuitively off and on for several years.  I first discovered Weigh Down about 15 years ago. Then, later Thin Within and The Diet Alternative.  I have not actually read the book, Intuitive Eating, though.

I have also done many diets.  The last one, I made a mistake of setting a very low goal weight and became obsessive about reaching it at

all costs.  Through that experience I became what I would term " pre-anorexic " .  I was a size 4, but felt fatter than when I started the

diet about 25 pounds before.

I have always had a love/hate relationship with food.  I love food and am prone to binge-eating.  (I am definitely an emotional eater). I also love being thin (just being honest here...wish I were not this way)

so don't easily allow myself to gain weight.  The thought actually scares me.

I know that I don't need to lose weight, but I deal with thoughts that I " want " to be thinner.  I know those are not healthy thoughts.  I also still deal with binge-eating.  Especially in times of stress or sadness.

So, I am here to find support as I seek to have a healthy relationship with food.  I want to find the balance and not be consumed with food and body size.Thanks for reading!