New to this - Few Questions

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

My name is . I am currently not obese, but overweight. I have actually

joined a weight loss pool at work with a few ladies who wanted to kick start

their weight loss. I have lost about 9lbs in 5 weeks. Which is pretty

reasonable, given that I have been working out and eating better. Working out is

not a problem for me...it's always food that gives me issues. I have been trying

to balance my meals throughout the day (every 2-3 hours I munch on something). I

keep from fast food, fried food, and sodas. Which were my ENEMY for a long time.

I try not to tell myself that I am completely forbidden to eat these foods,

because you almost want that food more because you can't have it. Anyway, I came

across the vast world of podcasts, that I never even fully understood or knew it

existed! I currently practice Yoga and love to meditate, so I figured maybe

there was some type of weight loss motivation out there and I found this

wonderful program. My question is, how often should these programs be played? Do

you listen to them every day? Every week? I appreciate an input on this

Thanks!!

[Guest guest]

,

first of all, welcome to the group. this is an excellent group of people to

be a part of, and they are very kind and have tons of great ideas.

you sound like you are doing excellently, congratulations!

after I discovered the podcasts, I went back and started from the beginning

because I was thrilled with what I heard. I usually listen to them when I

take walks at work or at home, I've tried a couple times to listen before

bed but 's beautiful and calming voice makes me fall asleep pretty

quickly. when I first started from the beginning I listened to the podcasts

a lot, one every day for awhile. I have been listening now for probably

about 5 months. sometimes I will go through periods when I feel like I am

too overwhelmed with good information, so I'll stop listening to them for

awhile and just revisit some older concepts that have been introduced to me

through the podcasts. then when I feel like I'm ready for extra motivation

or some new information, I will start listening again. I have not yet made

it through all of the podcasts, but I like that because it means I've got a

lot more great information to learn and I already feel like I've come so far

and learned so much. I have not re-listened to any of the podcasts yet,

except for the guided journeys, which I keep around to listen to when I am

craving some positive meditation.

hope this is informative for you, and once again welcome!

Audrey

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM, too_much_carbonmonoxide <

monicasalas26@...> wrote:

> Hello everyone,

>

> My name is . I am currently not obese, but overweight. I have

> actually joined a weight loss pool at work with a few ladies who wanted to

> kick start their weight loss. I have lost about 9lbs in 5 weeks. Which is

> pretty reasonable, given that I have been working out and eating better.

> Working out is not a problem for me...it's always food that gives me issues.

> I have been trying to balance my meals throughout the day (every 2-3 hours I

> munch on something). I keep from fast food, fried food, and sodas. Which

> were my ENEMY for a long time. I try not to tell myself that I am completely

> forbidden to eat these foods, because you almost want that food more because

> you can't have it. Anyway, I came across the vast world of podcasts, that I

> never even fully understood or knew it existed! I currently practice Yoga

> and love to meditate, so I figured maybe there was some type of weight loss

> motivation out there and I found this wonderful program. My question is, how

> often should these programs be played? Do you listen to them every day?

> Every week? I appreciate an input on this Thanks!!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, . I think that's a great idea to get support

from a group, like the ladies at your work. And I agree with you when

you said that you don't want to completely forbid certain foods, because

it may create cravings for them. I have to have chocolate every once in

a while (and not dark chocolate either)!

There is usually one new podcast per week. It usually comes out on

Thursday, but not always. In the beginning, I listened to them every

day, probably 2-3 episodes per day. But, I missed a lot by going through

them so rapidly. However, I have continued to listen to them over and

over again for the past 7 months and the concepts are deeply ingrained

in my mind now. I finish the whole series and return to the beginning

and about every 2-4 weeks. Also, I think that the homework is important,

especially the first few episodes that question why you want to change,

because I think it sets a person up for a solid foundation for change. I

have to admit that I've only completed the homework on paper for

episodes 1-4. The rest, I do in my head. Some concepts and tools were

very important to my inner change, others I toss aside. I kind of pick

and chose whatever works for me.

And are they working? You didn't ask, but I would definitely say " Yes,

but... " Yes, they are working for me. I've lost a total of 48 lbs. (I

had already lost 20 when I started listening.) I think they work, if you

want them to work. If you're open to change, you'll make the change, and

can make the transition much easier. I can't emphasize how much

helped me to think of overeating in a new light. I no longer see

it as pleasure; this was a really big change in my thinking (and

actions). And, I am no longer struggling w/overeating; it's easy for me.

However, it's not magic. You will find that some people still struggle

and that's what this Yahoo group is for. And I have found that now that

I no longer abuse food, I have all sorts of other emotions popping up in

my life that I didn't address when I was busy buring myself in Twinkies.

Bev