RE: Making peace with food...

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group! )

I'm not sure what to tell you.... In my first 6 months of following Intuitive

Eating, I kept my junk-food-eating inside the boundaries of " hunger " and

" satiety " , and so it wasn't an issue for me. But, come Christmas-time, I stopped

keeping my eating within those boundaries, and I let myself go back to my old

habits (unknowingly, really), and now I'm having a terrible time trying to get

back to keeping my snacking on junk-food inside of those boundaries! :-?

So, I guess it *is* possible, but it takes a lot of resolve on your part. You

have to be determined to only eat those foods when you're truly hungry, and to

stop eating them when you've had just enough.

I'm trying to learn to not refer to them as " junk " foods any more ... just FOOD.

Just like anything else. I want to get to a place where I see chocolate and

fruit as on the same level -- both are types of " fuel " for my body ... neither

one is " good " or " bad " . Sure, their effects on my body are different, but they

should both be neutral ... just fuel.

Jenn

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-----Original Message-----

>Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently discovered IE and am

>working the steps. I am trying to lose the diet mentality and make

>peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I

>allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of

>guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I

>can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes

>time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need

>support...Please help.

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[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group! )

I'm not sure what to tell you.... In my first 6 months of following Intuitive

Eating, I kept my junk-food-eating inside the boundaries of " hunger " and

" satiety " , and so it wasn't an issue for me. But, come Christmas-time, I stopped

keeping my eating within those boundaries, and I let myself go back to my old

habits (unknowingly, really), and now I'm having a terrible time trying to get

back to keeping my snacking on junk-food inside of those boundaries! :-?

So, I guess it *is* possible, but it takes a lot of resolve on your part. You

have to be determined to only eat those foods when you're truly hungry, and to

stop eating them when you've had just enough.

I'm trying to learn to not refer to them as " junk " foods any more ... just FOOD.

Just like anything else. I want to get to a place where I see chocolate and

fruit as on the same level -- both are types of " fuel " for my body ... neither

one is " good " or " bad " . Sure, their effects on my body are different, but they

should both be neutral ... just fuel.

Jenn

<><

-----Original Message-----

>Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently discovered IE and am

>working the steps. I am trying to lose the diet mentality and make

>peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I

>allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of

>guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I

>can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes

>time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need

>support...Please help.

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

[Guest guest]

oh, I am SO with you, girl! I love the taste of food also and am having to

learn that although it is ok to eat whatever I want, it's not always the

best thing for this body and I have to use self control. I have recently

gained a few pounds with all the freedom and have had to do some soul

searching. I realize that it's a self control issue and that for me is a

character flaw that I need to work on. Just like any other vice, it takes

self control to keep from harming yourself or others and it's no different

with food except that it seems so harmless while we're doing it. Our thighs

aren't blowing up (yet) or anything and it just taste so darn good! LOL!

Anyway, welcome to the group. I'm sure you'll find support here. BTW, I'm

Leisa, mom of 3 beautiful daughters whom I homeschool and married for 20

years to the best guy in the world! I have 20 pounds to get off.

Leisa

Making peace with food...

> Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently discovered IE and am

> working the steps. I am trying to lose the diet mentality and make

> peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I

> allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of

> guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I

> can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes

> time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need

> support...Please help.

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[Guest guest]

oh, I am SO with you, girl! I love the taste of food also and am having to

learn that although it is ok to eat whatever I want, it's not always the

best thing for this body and I have to use self control. I have recently

gained a few pounds with all the freedom and have had to do some soul

searching. I realize that it's a self control issue and that for me is a

character flaw that I need to work on. Just like any other vice, it takes

self control to keep from harming yourself or others and it's no different

with food except that it seems so harmless while we're doing it. Our thighs

aren't blowing up (yet) or anything and it just taste so darn good! LOL!

Anyway, welcome to the group. I'm sure you'll find support here. BTW, I'm

Leisa, mom of 3 beautiful daughters whom I homeschool and married for 20

years to the best guy in the world! I have 20 pounds to get off.

Leisa

Making peace with food...

> Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently discovered IE and am

> working the steps. I am trying to lose the diet mentality and make

> peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I

> allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of

> guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I

> can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes

> time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need

> support...Please help.

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[Guest guest]

In the IE book I think it says that for

some people, making peace with food at the beginning may mean gaining some weight.

Remember, if you have been in the diet trap you have been depriving yourself/starving

yourself. In the chapter that talks about the men who were put on extreme

diets and then taken off- IE mentions that it took them a year to return to “normal”

eating habits and weight. Just be kind to yourself and try to eat within the

hunger/satisfied areas. The ebook Undieting helped me a lot with what

you are dealing with. Here’s the website: www.undieting.com

Hang in there and remember that the diet

mentality is a trap – it doesn’t work long term.

Helen Young

From:

ilovemypoodledoodle

Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006

7:33 PM

To:

IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject:

Making peace with food...

Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently

discovered IE and am

working the steps. I am trying to lose the diet mentality and make

peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I

allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of

guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I

can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes

time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need

support...Please help.

[Guest guest]

In the IE book I think it says that for

some people, making peace with food at the beginning may mean gaining some weight.

Remember, if you have been in the diet trap you have been depriving yourself/starving

yourself. In the chapter that talks about the men who were put on extreme

diets and then taken off- IE mentions that it took them a year to return to “normal”

eating habits and weight. Just be kind to yourself and try to eat within the

hunger/satisfied areas. The ebook Undieting helped me a lot with what

you are dealing with. Here’s the website: www.undieting.com

Hang in there and remember that the diet

mentality is a trap – it doesn’t work long term.

Helen Young

From:

ilovemypoodledoodle

Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006

7:33 PM

To:

IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject:

Making peace with food...

Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently

discovered IE and am

working the steps. I am trying to lose the diet mentality and make

peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I

allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of

guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I

can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes

time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need

support...Please help.

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for your input. I need to set boundaries instead of living large. This is so different from anything I have ever tried and I am probably being rebelious. Still learning..."Jenn S." wrote: Welcome to the group! )I'm not sure what to tell you.... In my first 6 months of following Intuitive Eating, I kept my junk-food-eating inside the boundaries of "hunger" and "satiety", and so it wasn't an issue for me. But, come Christmas-time, I

stopped keeping my eating within those boundaries, and I let myself go back to my old habits (unknowingly, really), and now I'm having a terrible time trying to get back to keeping my snacking on junk-food inside of those boundaries! :-?So, I guess it *is* possible, but it takes a lot of resolve on your part. You have to be determined to only eat those foods when you're truly hungry, and to stop eating them when you've had just enough.I'm trying to learn to not refer to them as "junk" foods any more ... just FOOD. Just like anything else. I want to get to a place where I see chocolate and fruit as on the same level -- both are types of "fuel" for my body ... neither one is "good" or "bad". Sure, their effects on my body are different, but they should both be neutral ... just fuel.Jenn<><-----Original Message----->Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently discovered IE and am >working the steps. I am trying

to lose the diet mentality and make >peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I >allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of >guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I >can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes >time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need >support...Please help.Books Read: http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.comFaith Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unshakablefocusHealthy Eating: http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.comWishlist: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mizbooks94

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[Guest guest]

Hi Leisa. Your analogy is exactly right. My behavior seems harmless in the moment. However, I am doing serious harm to my clothes that are no longer fiting me. ChristyLeisa Bishop wrote: oh, I am SO with you, girl! I love the taste of food also and am having tolearn that although it is ok to eat whatever I want, it's not always thebest thing for this body and I have to use self control. I have recentlygained a few pounds

with all the freedom and have had to do some soulsearching. I realize that it's a self control issue and that for me is acharacter flaw that I need to work on. Just like any other vice, it takesself control to keep from harming yourself or others and it's no differentwith food except that it seems so harmless while we're doing it. Our thighsaren't blowing up (yet) or anything and it just taste so darn good! LOL!Anyway, welcome to the group. I'm sure you'll find support here. BTW, I'mLeisa, mom of 3 beautiful daughters whom I homeschool and married for 20years to the best guy in the world! I have 20 pounds to get off.Leisa Making peace with food...> Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently discovered IE and am> working the steps. I am trying to lose the diet mentality and make> peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I> allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of> guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I> can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes> time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need> support...Please help.>>>>>>>>>>>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Helen.Helen Young wrote: In the IE book I think it says that for some people, making peace with food at the beginning may mean gaining some weight. Remember, if you have been in the diet trap you have been depriving yourself/starving yourself. In the chapter that talks about the men who were put on extreme diets and then taken

off- IE mentions that it took them a year to return to “normal” eating habits and weight. Just be kind to yourself and try to eat within the hunger/satisfied areas. The ebook Undieting helped me a lot with what you are dealing with. Here’s the website: www.undieting.com Hang in there and remember that the diet mentality is a trap – it doesn’t work long term. Helen Young From: ilovemypoodledoodle [mailto:ilovemypoodledoodle] Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 7:33 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Making peace with food... Hi, I am a mother of two and married. I recently discovered IE and am working the steps. I am trying to lose the diet mentality and make peace with food. Unfortunately, I have gained a lot of weight. I allow myself to eat whatever and I no longer experience a mound of guilt. Even though I know I can have these foods anytime I want, I can't stop EATING!!! I love the taste of food. I know this takes time. Seriously, will I ever be trust worthy eating junk? I need support...Please help. Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.

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