]Re: Fw: New Member

[Guest guest]

,

Glad to have you aboard the IE

support group. I am Vicki and after dieting for two years and losing over

150 pounds, I discovered IE. And 6 months later I have lost about 15 additional

pounds. I am so happy to find a way of life that I can eat and be happy and

live life to the fullest.

About the scales, I weigh

myself about once a month. Yes, the numbers have risen a couple of times.

It is funny, but others can

see my loss before I can. People will say “oh, you’ve lost

more weight”.

I always reply,” A

little bit”.

Vicki

From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of Whitaker

Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006

11:27 AM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Re:

Fw: New Member

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. " <mizbooks94earthlink (DOT) net>

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

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-----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.

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