Guest guest Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary= " 0-190814288-1220387255=:82466 " --0-190814288-1220387255=:82466 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My name is . I'm from Colorado. I've been listening to the podcasts= for about 3 months. I=A0also like to relisten. I've finally learned enough= about my mental and emotional tendencies to know that 's approach is = right on track for me. The concept of self correcting just cut on the preve= rbial " lightbulb " . Wow. I lost 20lbs. on my own and lost 14 more using Rene= e. I also refer to Martha Beck's book as well. She's a riot. I keep a stash= of ice cream in my freezer, in case of an ice cream famine. ( Read Beck's = book and you'll understand). I also love Dr. Oz and the YOU books. I person= ally like the approach of using several safe methods. I know how to count c= alories and excercise. But now I want to and I'm cool with it. The anxiety = is gone. (Thanks, ). I'm a stay-at-home mother of 3 young children. I = live in an area where everyone does something athletic. Skiing, hiking, Yog= a, rock climbing, running; you name it, they do it out here. And at 8,000 above sea level. When I moved to Vail eight years ago I was 50 lbs o= verweight and no where near doing any of those things. Then I got pregnant = and pregnant and pregnant . Flash forward 8 years and I'm just now getting = in the game. I'm a big bikram/hot yoga fan and I've just started hiking. Th= is winter I'm going to ski with my kids. They're incredible skiers already.= I love to switch things up every 10 lbs or so. Just to keep my motivation = up. =0A=0AThat's my story. Thanks for letting me in the group. I love havin= g tons of support. My family and girlfriends are great, but they've never b= een through this. So you guys will be a nice addition.=0A=0A=0A=0A= =0A --0-190814288-1220387255=:82466 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><style type= " text/css " ><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style= " font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt " ><DIV>My name is . I'm from Colorado. I've been listening to the podcasts for about 3 months. I & nbsp;also like to relisten. I've finally learned enough about my mental and emotional tendencies to know that 's approach is right on track for me. The concept of self correcting just cut on the preverbial " lightbulb " . Wow. I lost 20lbs. on my own and lost 14 more using . I also refer to Martha Beck's book as well. She's a riot. I keep a stash of ice cream in my freezer, in case of an ice cream famine. ( Read Beck's book and you'll understand). I also love Dr. Oz and the YOU books. I personally like the approach of using several safe methods. I know how to count calories and excercise. But now I want to and I'm cool with it. The anxiety is gone. (Thanks, ). I'm a stay-at-home mother of 3 young children. I live in an area where everyone does something athletic. Skiing, hiking, Yoga, rock climbing, running; you name it, they do it out here. And at 8,000 above sea level. When I moved to Vail eight years ago I was 50 lbs overweight and no where near doing any of those things. Then I got pregnant and pregnant and pregnant . Flash forward 8 years and I'm just now getting in the game. I'm a big bikram/hot yoga fan and I've just started hiking. This winter I'm going to ski with my kids. They're incredible skiers already. I love to switch things up every 10 lbs or so. Just to keep my motivation up. </DIV> <DIV> & nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>That's my story. Thanks for letting me in the group. I love having tons of support. My family and girlfriends are great, but they've never been through this. So you guys will be a nice addition.</DIV> <DIV> & nbsp;</DIV> <DIV></DIV></div><br> </body></html> --0-190814288-1220387255=:82466-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Hi, Eileen! I am new to the group as well, and I can relate (as can most here, probably) to how you feel about positivity being difficult. I started trying to change my negative thoughts to positive ones before I came across IOWL, but it does take some time. I found that it is easier for me if I try to do that with all negative thoughts, and not those just about myself. It is getting easier all the time. I now find myself a lot more forgiving of myself and of others, and when I am more forgiving, I am less stressed/angry/frustrated. Just keep trying to flip those thoughts! It will come more naturally over time. > > I have joined joined the group. I have been listening to IOWL since > about April, and has helped me SO MUCH. I am learning a lot, > and trying to keep improving and not give up. My main problem is that > I tend to be too much of a skeptic, and too negative. I have to work > on my positive thinking. I haven't listened to all the casts yet. I > just listened to the one about success journal, and I think that will > help me a lot. I sometimes get impatient and frustrated, like right > now. But overall, I have improved so much, and I am changing my > lifestyle and thinking slowly. It isn't always easy though. I have a > hard time with this self acceptance thing! I am still working on it. > I just don't want to accept my belly the way it is (although I have > already lost about 20 pounds and my body is so much better than it > was, and my health too). I just want to hold on to that freedom and > security that my belly and torso flexibility offers me. I am afraid > to let go of my eating crutch, and my belly is too. > > Well, I would appreciate any comments or ideas. > > Have a great day! > > Eileen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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