Re: New to intuitive eating -- my story

[Guest guest]

Hi, Mimi, and a warm welcome to our group. So much of what you say sounds so familiar: "stuffing my face out of desperation or boredom"..."cycle of self criticism and flagellation that goes with dieting." Whew--that really nails it! I'm glad to say that 6 months into doing IE and I can *remember* those things, but I haven't done them in many months. Can't tell you how good it feels! Taking baby steps towards a more balanced relationship with food sure beats twisting on the rack in dieting hell.

Looking forward to getting to know you better.

All best,

Laurie

New to intuitive eating -- my story

Hi,

I wanted to introduce myself to this community. I am 36 years old and sick of diets, menu plans that count every calorie and fat gram, and regarding food as either a guilty pleasure or a joyless duty. Two years ago I was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer. After surviving surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, I was told that I needed to maintain a very low fat diet to maximize my chances of long-term survival. I tried. I meticulously planned out every morsel, measured every ounce, and monitoring every bite. I was miserable. Eating lost all its joy and I would regard every "fatty" food as a cancer promoter. Worse, every time I ingested something forbidden, I felt I was inviting cancer back into my life. Gradually, I learned that the studies concluding that women with a very low fat diet increased their survival rates were quite flawed methodologically. Plus, I was not successful at dieting. Feeling extremely deprived, I cheated constantly and ended up actuall y gaining weight.

I'm done with all of that. I love food and cooking and make everything from scratch. I'd like to enjoy eating again, not stuffing my face out of desperation or boredom. I'd also like to stop the cycle of self criticism and flagellation that goes with dieting. Glad to be here.

Mimi

[Guest guest]

Greetings friends,

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find an IE support group in my

area?

Thanks,

LC

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> Hi, Mimi, and a warm welcome to our group. So much of what you say sounds so

familiar: " stuffing my face out of desperation or boredom " ... " cycle of self

criticism and flagellation that goes with dieting. " Whew--that really nails it!

I'm glad to say that 6 months into doing IE and I can *remember* those things,

but I haven't done them in many months. Can't tell you how good it feels! Taking

baby steps towards a more balanced relationship with food sure beats twisting on

the rack in dieting hell.

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> Looking forward to getting to know you better.

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> All best,

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> I wanted to introduce myself to this community. I am 36 years old and sick of

diets, menu plans that count every calorie and fat gram, and regarding food as

either a guilty pleasure or a joyless duty. Two years ago I was diagnosed with

an aggressive breast cancer. After surviving surgery, chemotherapy, and

radiation, I was told that I needed to maintain a very low fat diet to maximize

my chances of long-term survival. I tried. I meticulously planned out every

morsel, measured every ounce, and monitoring every bite. I was miserable. Eating

lost all its joy and I would regard every " fatty " food as a cancer promoter.

Worse, every time I ingested something forbidden, I felt I was inviting cancer

back into my life. Gradually, I learned that the studies concluding that women

with a very low fat diet increased their survival rates were quite flawed

methodologically. Plus, I was not successful at dieting. Feeling extremely

deprived, I cheated constantly and ended up actuall y gaining weight.

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> I'm done with all of that. I love food and cooking and make everything from

scratch. I'd like to enjoy eating again, not stuffing my face out of desperation

or boredom. I'd also like to stop the cycle of self criticism and flagellation

that goes with dieting. Glad to be here.

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> Mimi

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