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Thanks for the welcome Jenn! It sounds like you've been going through this process for a while. I have tons of questions swirling around in my head, and the one that popped in my mind as I read your post was about weighing yourself. I know that the book says not to weigh yourself. Have you found this to be a hard thing to do? Do you basically just not think about the number anymore and go by how loose your clothes feel, etc? Thanks, "Jenn S." wrote: Hi, ! Glad to have you with us! ) For the Diabetes, i dont' really have any advice... I don't know that I've ever talked to anyone who's dealing with that while learning to be an IE. As for gaining weight from eating what you crave.... I don't know. I ate what I loved (chocolate, ice cream, cake, etc) while learning IE last year, and --as long as I ate only when truly EMPTY, and stopped when I'd had JUST ENOUGH-- I still lost weight! You have to be sure you're listening to your body's signals. And, if you DO happen to still gain, I'd say just be forgiving and patient with yourself. This is a process, and the weight WILL eventually come off. You have to be prepared to give it a while, though. It's not going to just drop off overnight. It took a while to get the weight on, so be patient while you learn, and it will come off. For inspiration, check out 1) www.chunktohunk.com and 2) our Files section --> there are a bunch of "inspirational" stories there. ) Glad to have you with us! Jenn <>< -----Original Message----- My name is and I just joined the group. I have been reading the book Intuitive Eating and have been amazed at how spot on their advice seems to be. Everything they say sounds so logical, yet I'm obviously still in the stage where giving into my temptations and eating "bad" foods scares me to death. I have been on the diet wagon for as long as I can

remember. I have been heavy since I was a toddler and have tried everything including gastric bypass surgery to lose the weight and keep it off. I have since gained back about 35 pounds after a pregnancy and am struggling to get back on track. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 6 years ago and it has been under control since the bypass surgery, but am curious if there are any others in the group that have diabetes and follow the intuitive eating process and how they do it. Also, there is the fear that is described in the book about gaining weight when you start eating everything you crave. What have your experiences been with intuitive eating and how has it changed your lives. I am very excited about the prospect of losing this obsession I've developed with food over the years and would like to live a "normal" life, especially now that I have a young, impressionable daughter at home. I look forward to hearing from all

of you and sharing my journey with all of you. http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com http://intuitive-eater.blogspot.com http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IntuitiveEating_Support * NEVER DIET AGAIN! * __________________________________________________

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I started doing intuitive eating (via a Christian program called " Thin

Within " - www.thinwithin.org) at the beginning of July 2005.

As for weighing, I used to weigh daily, sometimes more than once a

day, or sometimes a couple of times a week. When I started IE, I

decided to only use my scale once a month. I also started taking

measurements once a month. And, it's been freeing. I've not had to

hide my scale because, even though I can see it, I don't feel pulled

to step on it. Not usually, anyway. ;o) Once in a while I'll get the

urge, but I can also talk myself out of it (for example: I just ate,

so I'm probably heavier ... Or: my time-of-month is due soon, so I've

porobably got extra water weight, so I don't want to weigh anyway...)

LOL

Clothing-fit is a great way to track your progress. ) But, the book

also says to make sure you don't let that get to be obsessive, either

(ie: trying on a small pair of jeans daily to see where you stand,

weight-wise... that's just as bad as climbing on the scale!)

I have come to recommend taking measurements once a month, too, as

sometimes that will show a change even when the scale wouldn't. )

Jenn

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> Thanks for the welcome Jenn! It sounds like you've been going

through this process for a while. I have tons of questions swirling

around in my head, and the one that popped in my mind as I read your

post was about weighing yourself. I know that the book says not to

weigh yourself. Have you found this to be a hard thing to do? Do you

basically just not think about the number anymore and go by how loose

your clothes feel, etc?

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Hi, my name is Lois and I just started reading the book and I am

excited to start using the 10 steps. I have high blood pressure, high

cholesterol and consider myself lucky that those are my only 2 health

issues considering I'm about 100lbs overweight. I had nutrition

counseling and was told to eat when I'm hungry, would have helped if

she told me how to determine that from emotional hunger. I have been

reading the postings and feel very fortunate to have found such a

supportive group.