Guest guest Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Hi Everyone I got my 3 books I ordered last week in the mail. If Not Diet, Then What? Calm Eating and the Empowerment Cards. As I have a sore back it's a good excuse to lie in bed and read. In the Introduction he made a comment about doing what works for us. A little light went on in my head. Some people have success with dieting....WW has both their successful finishes, the yo yo participants who go up one week in weight and down the next, and don't seem to be getting very far. Then there are those to get to their goal weight and then come back 2 years later bigger and heavier than they were the first time they went. I think it's the same for most of the diets around like SB, Atkins, WW, Craig. When I went to the WW group on a Friday morning there was a mixed bag of us...some doing well, some yo yoing and a few life members back to lose their weight again. When the Friday morning group stopped and the Monday night group was the only one going, most of the Friday group stopped going altogether as they didn't want to go Monday night. Over the past couple of years I have seen just about everyone from that old Friday morning group, and we've all, except for one person, gotten heavier. One particular lady had lost something like 80 pounds, and now she is so big that I expect she's put that 80 pounds back on. So what am I getting at lol lol. For me, thinking of eating according to numbers isn't working. In the Introduction of the book I've started reading Dr Kausman says " What we need to do is to gather all the relevant information and find the best way of putting it together for each one of us. The best plan of action also involves working on why we are having difficulty achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, having the right perspective, and being prepared to develop our own skills to help us achieve what we want. It got me to thinking about why we are going with the intuitive way of eating. How many of us secretly are looking at it as a means to lose weight? I want to lose weight. I will do it only by stopping overeating and listening to my body. I'm not doing it just to lose weight, but that is what one of the outcomes I expect to happen. It's one of the things I'm both hoping and expecting to happen. But I was to get the out-of -control food eating out of my life. I want to have a happy relationship with food, but the honesty part says......I want this to work, because if it does, I will lose weight. Numbering my hunger and full level confuses me. So I'm not going to eat by numbers anymore. I'm going to think in terms of how hungry I feel. To stop, and take note of what my stomach is doing and feeling and to ask questions more like " how hungry am I? Am I just a little hungry? Am I somewhat hungry? Am I very hungry? " And as I eat think about how full my tummy is. Is it a little full, somewhat full, feel just right, feel full? The numbers make me feel stuck in a restrictive place. I guess it's all about, like he said.....take all the information about intuitive eating and find that place where it all comes together for me. Because, as he also said.....we have different issues as well that we're working on. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Sharon, This is something I've known for a while -- that you should probably take bits from everything you read about IE, and make it all into something that works for you, personally. I tried to share that with the online Thin Within group, and they all jumped on me (so-to-speak), and said I was confusing others who wanted to learn the TW way. They said that I shouldn't really share about other *methods*. And, that disappointed me. It's why I created THIS group -- so I could share about EVERYTHING I'm learning, and others could join me in learning how to eat intuitively by putting together their own " plans " . Sure, I still love TW. I love that God is a part of my weight releasing journey! If it wasn't for Him, I'd have never gotten to my first goal last Christmas! (and this is just my belief, so others need not take offence at this, okay?) I base my belief in that on the verse, 15:5 -- " For apart from Me, you can do nothing " (Jesus speaking). Anyhoo. I have really been my " old self " lately -- not really caring what or how much I eat, not listening to my body's signals, and basically just having a " screw it all " attitude. But, my tummy's bulging out over the top of my jeans again, and that's really makin' me mad! LOL. So, I sat down on the couch last night, after the kids had gone to bed (hubby was working late, so it was q-u-i-e-t! LOL), and I put the Satellite TV to the " Chamber Music " station, and turned the volume to just loud enough to be relaxing, but not interfering.... and then I journalled about where I'm at in my eating/weight-releasing journey, and where I've come from with it, and where I want to go from here. And, I came up with a new " plan " . I'm going to be journalling about it on my blog later: http://intuitive-eater.blogspot.com Yes, I want to lose weight with this. But, I also want to: * set a good example of a " healthy person/lifestyle " for my kids * be healthy / develop healthy habits * avoid things like Diabetes & heart problems that run in my family * be able to help others get free from dieting! Thanks for sharing your insights, Sharon. That book sounds like it'll be a good one! ) Jenn <>< -----Original Message----- >In the Introduction he made a comment about doing what works for us. A >little light went on in my head. Dr Kausman says " What we need to do is to gather all the >relevant information and find the best way of putting it together for >each one of us. The best plan of action also involves working on why we >are having difficulty achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, having >the right perspective, and being prepared to develop our own skills to >help us achieve what we want. > >It got me to thinking about why we are going with the intuitive way of >eating. How many of us secretly are looking at it as a means to lose >weight? Books Read: http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com Faith Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unshakablefocus Healthy Eating: http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com Wishlist: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mizbooks94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I completely agree, Leisa! A lot of this is " all in our head " , so-to-speak. And, I don't mean that we're just imagining that we have a problem... I mean that it's in how we think about things. If we tell ourselves that we *need* more, then we'll take more. If we tell ourselves that we can be satisfied with a little, maybe we can be! I have to remember to remind myself that I can " have more later if I'm still hungry " . This is something I've said for a while, but I keep forgetting to put it into practice when I get to mealtimes! LOL. I *MUST* write that down! LOL Jenn <>< -----Original Message----- if we tell ourselves we are " starving " , or " ravenous " and such that we are much >more likely to overeat. if I tell myself simply that I'm hungry and give myself the >normal size portion, knowing that I can go back later if it's not enough, it >tends to be enough. Books Read: http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com Faith Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unshakablefocus Healthy Eating: http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com Wishlist: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mizbooks94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Jen, I know I have said this before but have you read The Overfed Head by Rob s? There is hardly a question he doesn't answer. It is short and very concise. > > I completely agree, Leisa! A lot of this is " all in our head " , so- to-speak. And, I don't mean that we're just imagining that we have a problem... I mean that it's in how we think about things. If we tell ourselves that we *need* more, then we'll take more. If we tell ourselves that we can be satisfied with a little, maybe we can be! > > I have to remember to remind myself that I can " have more later if I'm still hungry " . This is something I've said for a while, but I keep forgetting to put it into practice when I get to mealtimes! LOL. I *MUST* write that down! LOL > > Jenn > <>< > > > -----Original Message----- > if we tell ourselves we are " starving " , or " ravenous " and such that we are much > >more likely to overeat. > > if I tell myself simply that I'm hungry and give myself the > >normal size portion, knowing that I can go back later if it's not enough, it > >tends to be enough. > > Books Read: http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com > Faith Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unshakablefocus > Healthy Eating: http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com > Wishlist: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mizbooks94 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Hi, Sara! Thanks for joining! I started out nondieting with Thin Within (well, technically Weigh Down, but I'm not counting that). ;o) I plan on going back to reread my TW book starting today. Jenn <>< hello Hi everyone, I just joined yesterday and wanted to introduce myself. I'm 27 (almost 28) and in grad school in the Boston area. I just started reading Intuitive Eating yesterday - i'm reading it along with Thin Within, which I've started before but have never gotten through the 30 days. I'm tired of letting food control my life and I really hope that this time I'll be able to develop a normal, healthy relationship with food. I've tried to do it before on my own, but I think that chatting with people with the same goals will be very helpful. I can't remember a time when I wasn't preoccupied with what I was going to eat - whether it was eating the "right" foods, or feeling bad because I binged. Yesterday I felt as though I wasn't preoccupied with food, but today, it all fell apart and I binged a couple hours ago. But as I'm trying to remind myself, it's okay to make mistakes - I just need to learn from them and move on. Here's a question - how do you stop counting calories? I feel as though that information will always pop into my mind when I'm eating a microwavable meal (which I do often) - I'm not sure I'll be able to forget this information. Anyways, I'm excited to not be in this by myself! :)Sara Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com Books Read: http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com Faith Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unshakablefocus Healthy Eating: http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com Wishlist: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mizbooks94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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