Guest guest Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 thanks for the thoughts, everyone. grateful for this group! A On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 3:44 AM, <lsageev@...> wrote: > > > I think you meant this to go to the list... > > Since I seem to be in one of my posting moods, two more suggestions: > > * Sounds like you're trying to move in a lot of directions at once. How > about > choosing one of these to move towards, for now? " sexy, confident, HAPPY, > joyous, > integral, and wise " > --wise will come anyway, so I wouldn't worry about that too much. > --it can be a problem to move towards sexy before confident.... > --HAPPY is always a good start! > --Calm can make it easier to work towards the rest.... > > * Sometimes it helps me to say " You can eat this if you wouldn't mind > someone > walking into the kitchen and seeing you eating it. " The act of > acknowledging > that I want it and giveing myself permission SOMEtimes takes away SOME of > the > power. Not always... but it might be worth a try. > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: onewhorled <onewhorled@... <onewhorled%40gmail.com>> > <lsageev@... <lsageev%40>> > Sent: Sun, October 17, 2010 11:16:10 PM > Subject: Re: IOWL: trying! > > everyone. i am struggling so much! i am in a new environment, but this is > no > excuse. i want to move away from this hurried attitude toward eating and > food... > the secrecy and snooping around the kitchen. that feeling that i might get > caught. that's a feeling i dont need and i know that it is not serving me. > > i am trying to remind myself that i deserve to move towards sexy, > confident, > HAPPY, joyous, integral, and wise. i do not have to be miserable, to > suffer for > me or for anyone else. i was blessed with life and do not need to sabatage > anymore. > > i just hate how everyone tells me im so cute when i really dont feel it... > i > want to move towards taking care of myself, truly. i dont need to please > anyone. > > soooo frustrated! feelings lonely in this new place and totally fat. i > still > only need or want to lose five to ten pounds. so, get over it, avie. > right?! > > this is the craziest and most difficult thing i've ever had to deal with > and i > am so over this. but, i need help. > > thanks for reading... i get this is a success. > > A > > On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 11:37 AM, <lsageev@...<lsageev%40>> > wrote: > > (((Avie)))) > > > >I'm grateful you're posting. > > > >You CAN do this!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: onewhorled <onewhorled@... <onewhorled%40gmail.com>> > >To: weightloss <weightloss%40> > >Sent: Sat, October 16, 2010 4:21:36 PM > > > >Subject: Re: IOWL: trying! > > > > > >I am grateful for Time. > > > >thanks, > >Avie > > > >On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 6:28 AM, <lsageev@...<lsageev%40>> > wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Avie, > >> > >> Your mission, should you choose to accept it: > >> > >> In the next week, post at least twice with either a " Success Journal " > entry > >> or a > >> " Gratitude List " entry. It doesn't matter if the entry is " My success > today > >> is > >> posting " or " Grateful for working internet connection. " > >> > >> Keep it simple. One item per email. > >> > >> Don't try to come up with everything in the world you have to feel > grateful > >> > >> for--because there's a natural tendency to start feeling guilty. " If I > have > >> that > >> much to feel grateful for, how can I be so ungrateful as to <fill in the > >> blank>? " > >> > >> If you have other issues you want to bring up--negative issues you want > to > >> share, frustration with continued bingeing, whatever--that's fine, > >> too--just > >> make sure they're in separate emails. > >> > >> This is an achievable goal, Avie. Something you can not just " try " , but > DO. > >> > >> Looking forward to hearing your successes (and anyone else's, for that > >> matter), > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: onewhorled <onewhorled@... <onewhorled%40gmail.com><onewhorled% > 40gmail.com>> > >> To: weightloss <weightloss%40> > <weightloss%40> > > > > > >> Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 11:06:40 PM > >> Subject: IOWL: trying! > >> > >> > >> I just keep on bingeing and I feel like I will never really get passed > >> this. > >> but, i don't think it is true. > >> > >> -- > >> Avie Linden > >> University of Michigan - Anthropology > >> Program in the Environment, History of Art > >> 248.535.0521 > >> > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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