Re: Re: Sharing food

[Guest guest]

That sounds like excellent progress!!!

I’m definitely feeling as if I’ve avoided

binging. Yes, yesterday I did have 3 chocolate covered Oreos and split a

box of 10 chocolate covered strawberries with my wife but it was

Valentine’s Day and I had no real problem with indulgence. I

don’t like how I feel today though. I’m hoping that at some

point the knowledge of how I’m going to feel later will make me want less

of things beforehand.

I suspect that I’m gaining weight during this time though

and that doesn’t really make me happy because I’m already so

overweight but I know I have to roll with it. I feel progress overall.

From:

IntuitiveEating_Support

[mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of jeanniet58

Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 11:18 AM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Re: Re: Sharing food

I think you're right about how long it may take for IE to feel

natural. Right now I still feel pretty tentative about it.

Sometimes I decide against something and I don't know if I'm not choosing it

because I know it will make me feel bad or if in the back of my mind the voice

says " bad food. " Seems like there's a fine line

sometimes.

The good news is that I haven't felt really bingy for about a week. Feel

like eating when I'm not hungry, yes, but not bingy. I'm trying to remind

myself that it's OK to see something and think, " Hey, that looks really

good " and know the world won't fall apart if I have some even if I'm not

hungry.

Sohni

sue wrote:

Hi Sohni: I just turned 63 this month. Although

I don't have excess weight problems, I struggled with disordered eating habits

for over 35 years before I finally committed to intuitive eating. Then I went

through all the symptoms and diagnoses for celiac and food allergies. Those

medical restrictions initially made me feel more deprived, until I discovered

allergy free versions of my favorite foods. However, I still regularly binged

(average once a month) until a year ago, when I realized that I still

unnecessarily restricted a few foods that I considered 'unhealthy', even though

I wasn't allergic to them.

Now I eat anything which is not a diagnosed allergen. I still eat a fairly

'healthy' diet, because I like lots of different foods (fruits, vegies, grains,

nuts, legumes, meats, fish, poultry, vegan entrees AND, of course, allergy free

sweets). However, I no longer restrict sweets and substitute 'healthier' foods,

if I want sweets. (I made allergy fudge and frosted valentine cookies to

celebrate valentine's day.) If I notice that I'm overeating or even wanting to

binge, I almost always have unnecessarily (usually unintentionally) restricted

a food I like.

I suspect that the longer we have practiced 'disordered' eating habits, the

longer we may need to practice intuitive eating habits before those feel natural

and normal for us.

SUE

> >

> >

> > Sohni, I'm 59 years old. And after a 40 plus year fight with this

> > eating/weight stuff, all I can say is this old woman has had

enough!!!

> >

> > Have a good Valentine's Day!

> >

> > Jeanne

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Progress is progress. That's what I tell myself. Every day that I

don't binge, or feel that binge anxiety, is a win.

Not liking how you feel (and recognizing it!) is a big deal.

Sohni

Karlen wrote:

That sounds like

excellent progress!!!

I’m definitely

feeling as if I’ve avoided

binging. Yes, yesterday I did have 3 chocolate covered Oreos and split

a

box of 10 chocolate covered strawberries with my wife but it was

Valentine’s Day and I had no real problem with indulgence. I

don’t like how I feel today though. I’m hoping that at some

point the knowledge of how I’m going to feel later will make me want

less

of things beforehand.

I suspect that I’m

gaining weight during this time though

and that doesn’t really make me happy because I’m already so

overweight but I know I have to roll with it. I feel progress overall.

From:

IntuitiveEating_Support

[mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On

Behalf Of jeanniet58

Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 11:18 AM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Re: Re: Sharing food

I think you're right about how long it may take for IE to feel

natural. Right now I still feel pretty tentative about it.

Sometimes I decide against something and I don't know if I'm not

choosing it

because I know it will make me feel bad or if in the back of my mind

the voice

says "bad food." Seems like there's a fine line

sometimes.

The good news is that I haven't felt really bingy for about a week.

Feel

like eating when I'm not hungry, yes, but not bingy. I'm trying to

remind

myself that it's OK to see something and think, "Hey, that looks really

good" and know the world won't fall apart if I have some even if I'm

not

hungry.

Sohni

sue wrote:

Hi Sohni: I just turned 63 this month. Although

I don't have excess weight problems, I struggled with disordered eating

habits

for over 35 years before I finally committed to intuitive eating. Then

I went

through all the symptoms and diagnoses for celiac and food allergies.

Those

medical restrictions initially made me feel more deprived, until I

discovered

allergy free versions of my favorite foods. However, I still regularly

binged

(average once a month) until a year ago, when I realized that I still

unnecessarily restricted a few foods that I considered 'unhealthy',

even though

I wasn't allergic to them.

Now I eat anything which is not a diagnosed allergen. I still eat a

fairly

'healthy' diet, because I like lots of different foods (fruits, vegies,

grains,

nuts, legumes, meats, fish, poultry, vegan entrees AND, of course,

allergy free

sweets). However, I no longer restrict sweets and substitute

'healthier' foods,

if I want sweets. (I made allergy fudge and frosted valentine cookies

to

celebrate valentine's day.) If I notice that I'm overeating or even

wanting to

binge, I almost always have unnecessarily (usually unintentionally)

restricted

a food I like.

I suspect that the longer we have practiced 'disordered' eating habits,

the

longer we may need to practice intuitive eating habits before those

feel natural

and normal for us.

SUE

> >

> >

> > Sohni, I'm 59 years old. And after a 40 plus year fight with

this

> > eating/weight stuff, all I can say is this old woman has had

enough!!!

> >

> > Have a good Valentine's Day!

> >

> > Jeanne

> >

> >

>