Re: Calorie is a calorie??

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Laurie,

Thank you so much for your compassion and understanding. I really do appreciate

it. I am going through an incredibly difficult time and food has always been my

primary comfort. The very first thing I turn to for everything.

I tried again last evening to just feel what I felt and avoid turning to food,

but my anxiety was so high I just couldn't seem to do it. There have been times

(in the beginning week or 2 of starting IE) that I was able to do this and it

seems that it has gotten more challenging as time goes by vs becoming more

instinctive and natural! This seems so backwards to me.

You are so right about treating myself with compassion instead of derision and

THAT is going to be one of my greatest hardships. But I try to think of what

Geneen said in her book: " Act as if.... " I suppose that's all I can do.

I still don't understand why IE was so much easier for me in the beginning and

has just become more difficult...

Again, thank you for your insight and your kind heart:)

Jen

> > >>>Maybe trying that will help. I tend to go for lots of the " bad " foods way

too much and end up binging every single night on them. Perhaps if I keep only

one type of " forbidden/bad " food in my house at a time it could be a bit better?

But then I feel as though I'm not really trying if I do that. That I am not

following the guidelines as I should and therefore not growing and learning and

progressing. I get so confused with all of this sometimes!!!! But I still

haven't given up on trying.<<<

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