Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hi everyone. I was just hoping for a little input about my situation. I have been doing IOWL since October. It was great the first three months, but sadly in the last two months, a binge pattern started up again. I have really searched and searched for solutions, but I can't seem to make it stop. I realize something in me still objects to losing weight, but I am just not sure what it is, and I don't really know how to figure it out. I would really really like for these patterns to stop. I was feeling so amazing before, and I would like to start living like how I was. I miss my skinny and more fulfilled self! So if you find yourself in the same situation, or you have been in a similar situation, I would really appreciate some feedback. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hi there! Sorry to hear about your struggles! I am on a good stretch myself but I know that certain events can get me off track. If you mind me asking; why are binging; and what caused it to start happening 2 months ago? Feel free to spill your guts! Cheers, Roxana kateshuey wrote: Hi everyone. I was just hoping for a little input about my situation. I have been doing IOWL since October. It was great the first three months, but sadly in the last two months, a binge pattern started up again. I have really searched and searched for solutions, but I can't seem to make it stop. I realize something in me still objects to losing weight, but I am just not sure what it is, and I don't really know how to figure it out. I would really really like for these patterns to stop. I was feeling so amazing before, and I would like to start living like how I was. I miss my skinny and more fulfilled self! So if you find yourself in the same situation, or you have been in a similar situation, I would really appreciate some feedback. Thanks Copyright 2005-2007. A. s. All worldwide rights reserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hey Kate, I know it is a struggle and I can say for myself that the binge patterns creep back up sometimes. This change isn't going to happen over night. The key things to think about and focus on is how long it takes you to jump back on and stop binging. The time between your committed " skinny and happy " where you are binging will start to shorten and soon enough you will be on a solid and continuous path. Since you are recognizing this pattern, try writing down some of the feelings you have when you binge. That helped me realize why I binged. Listen to the podcasts again and make notes and try doing the daily activities. You may be feeling this downer now...try to identify what got you here and remember the 'person that you want to be' and move forward. I go through very similar situations and have found that I go junk crazy for a few days and then back on to my plan randomly when I am very stressed with my personal life. These binges have definitely lessened since listening to IOWL. In fact, i have had to listen to most episodes a few times to really absorb and understand the message. Hope that helps you out. Take Care and have faith in your abilities...they are greater than you realize. ~S > > Hi everyone. I was just hoping for a little input about my situation. > I have been doing IOWL since October. It was great the first three > months, but sadly in the last two months, a binge pattern started up > again. I have really searched and searched for solutions, but I can't > seem to make it stop. I realize something in me still objects to > losing weight, but I am just not sure what it is, and I don't really > know how to figure it out. I would really really like for these > patterns to stop. I was feeling so amazing before, and I would like to > start living like how I was. I miss my skinny and more fulfilled self! > So if you find yourself in the same situation, or you have been in a > similar situation, I would really appreciate some feedback. > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hi. I joined the group a few weeks ago and have been just observing for a while. I started listening to iowl about 6 weeks ago and so far it has really worked for me. However, last weekend I started feeling like slipping back into the old ways. I realized that I was having negative thoughts (the person next to me on the treadmill's thighs were 1/2 the size of mine, even though I've lost 5 pounds my but is still fat...). I weighed myself and I was back up about 2 pounds. The difference this time around is that I quickly got back on track. Normally, this would have been the time for me to abandon the effort, but I was determined. One major change is that I got back on track right away. When I started doubting myself I went to the gym which snapped me back into feeling great. I went back onto good eating habits then and there instead of waiting until the next day, week or whenever. This was particularly challenging because my daughter's birthday party was the next day and I absolutely love chocolate cake with white butter cream frosting! We also had a taco stand at the party. On the day of the party, I ate breakfast and then waited until taco time to eat again. I normally would have been afraid of being too hungry in the meantime to run the party or to socialize but instead thought about how much better the taco will taste if I am truly hungry. After everyone else helped themselves to tacos (even seconds and thirds), I had a plate of one taco, beans and chips. Now I don't mean " healthy " tacos, I am talking good old fashioned carnitas with refried beans I followed this by a small piece of cake. I then waited until dinner to eat again. I enjoyed some of my all time favorite foods but felt totally in control by the manner in which I ate and the amount that I ate. I felt completely satisfied and 4 days later I not only was down the 2 pounds I had gained (could have just been bloat - another reason not to obsess about the scale) but I had lost an additional pound. I also realized that I needed more than just IOWL for motivation. I have told many friends about IOWL, which I think is spot on, and one friend referred me to The Beck Diet Solution. This is a book and workbook that is similar to IOWL in that it takes the mental approach instead of telling you what to eat. The subtitle is " The 6-week Plan to Train Your Brain to Think LIke a Thin Person. " I have also read Pollan's In Defense of Food, which I learned about on 's site. Those two books have been extremely motivational for me and I plan to keep on track and keep learning more. One thing that fascinates me is that we all basically have the same issues. I think that we have gotten to the point in our society where it is almost socially unacceptable to not have food issues. Anyway, this is a long post and I hope it is helpful to someone. It helped me to type it. > > > > Hi everyone. I was just hoping for a little input about my situation. > > I have been doing IOWL since October. It was great the first three > > months, but sadly in the last two months, a binge pattern started up > > again. I have really searched and searched for solutions, but I can't > > seem to make it stop. I realize something in me still objects to > > losing weight, but I am just not sure what it is, and I don't really > > know how to figure it out. I would really really like for these > > patterns to stop. I was feeling so amazing before, and I would like to > > start living like how I was. I miss my skinny and more fulfilled self! > > So if you find yourself in the same situation, or you have been in a > > similar situation, I would really appreciate some feedback. > > > > Thanks > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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