Introduction

February 11, 2001

Dear Ula,

I wish you well, and would like to add that there is a lot of hope for carrying a baby to viability in a BU. Congratulations!

I sure wish Pleiades net were still up and running . .. it was full of BU success stories. :-)

I hope you find some encouragement on this list.

Beth

Introduction

Hello,I am so very happy to have found this group. My name is Ula. I am 29 years old and 9 weekspregnant (first pregnancy). I was diagnosed one weekago with a Bicornuate Uterus. The diagnosis was madeat the ER when I had a threatened miscarriage(consisting of heavy red bleeding, but without anypain). The radiologist suspected a BU based on theultrasounds (abdominal and vaginal), but they couldn'ttell for sure whether it was a BU or an ectopicpregnancy. Due to the danger of an ectopic, thesurgeon did a laparoscopy which confirmed the BU (andthe lack of an ectopic). Miraculously, we have had 2ultrasounds since then which show a viable fetus.Now I am focusing on getting through the coming weeksand months. I'm taking it one Doctor appointment at atime. At first inspection, the OB's think that thereis enough room in my right horn to accommodate thepregnancy, although maybe not to full-term. Butnothing's certain yet. I have another ultrasoundscheduled for two weeks from now, where they will tryto evaluate the severity of my defect and itsimplications on this pregnancy. In the meantime I'm trying to learn all that I can**without scaring myself too much** ...I feel a strongneed to remain positive as long as there is thislittle life growing inside of me. Thanks so much for listening to my story, and I lookforward to hearing yours.Sincerely,Ula__________________________________________________

February 14, 2001

Thanks, Beth! That's what I needed to hear. Just

knowing that there are lots of success stories really

gives me hope. :-)

Thanks,

Ula

--- Lizbeth Ager or Persson

wrote:

> Dear Ula,

>

> I wish you well, and would like to add that there is

> a lot of hope for carrying a baby to viability in a

> BU. Congratulations!

>

> I sure wish Pleiades net were still up and running .

> .. it was full of BU success stories. :-)

>

> I hope you find some encouragement on this list.

>

> Beth

> Introduction

>

> Hello,

> I am so very happy to have found this group.

>

> My name is Ula. I am 29 years old and 9 weeks

> pregnant (first pregnancy). I was diagnosed one

> week

> ago with a Bicornuate Uterus. The diagnosis was

> made

> at the ER when I had a threatened miscarriage

> (consisting of heavy red bleeding, but without any

> pain). The radiologist suspected a BU based on

> the

> ultrasounds (abdominal and vaginal), but they

> couldn't

> tell for sure whether it was a BU or an ectopic

> pregnancy. Due to the danger of an ectopic, the

> surgeon did a laparoscopy which confirmed the BU

> (and

> the lack of an ectopic). Miraculously, we have

> had 2

> ultrasounds since then which show a viable fetus.

>

> Now I am focusing on getting through the coming

> weeks

> and months. I'm taking it one Doctor appointment

> at a

> time. At first inspection, the OB's think that

> there

> is enough room in my right horn to accommodate the

> pregnancy, although maybe not to full-term. But

> nothing's certain yet. I have another ultrasound

> scheduled for two weeks from now, where they will

> try

> to evaluate the severity of my defect and its

> implications on this pregnancy.

>

> In the meantime I'm trying to learn all that I can

> **without scaring myself too much** ...I feel a

> strong

> need to remain positive as long as there is this

> little life growing inside of me.

>

> Thanks so much for listening to my story, and I

> look

> forward to hearing yours.

> Sincerely,

> Ula

>

> __________________________________________________

>

February 14, 2001

Thanks, Faith! I really appreciate the offer of

someone to talk to and I have added you to my address

book. :-)

I know what you mean about the " wait and see "

attitude...it's an odd feeling. I know I have this

condition that could cause problems, but there's

really nothing much to do but just wait, monitor

things closely, and hope things go well. It's weird.

Thanks again!

Ula

--- HaveFaeth@... wrote:

> Ula,

>

> Congratulations and welcome to the group! I also

> have a BU and have just celebrated the 1st birthday

> of my son. I wanted to take a moment and let you

> know, since I have been there, that at any time you

> need anyone to talk to about anything please let me

> know. My email address is HaveFaeth@....

>

> I had three miscarriages before my last pregnancy,

> which was with my son. I can tell you, you will get

> frustrated and that you will get tired of the let's

> just wait and see attitude that seems to go with the

> pregnancy with a BU but just do as you said and take

> it one day at a time.

>

> :-) Faith

>

__________________________________________________

February 21, 2001

Hello Meera, and welcome.

I'm so sorry about your lost baby. I hope you get some good answers soon.

In general, a bicornuate uterus has a much better chance of nurturing a

pregnancy than a septate uterus, because the central wall in a septate

uterus has a poor blood supply. And losses with both septate and BU do

increase when the division is more severe/complete. The information does

tend to flip-flop, but that is in part because the studies are not terribly

systematic right now. On the one hand, we have studies done on the general

population and on the other, studies done exclusively on the subgroup of

women with mullerian anomalies *and* prior reproductive failures . . . so

the information from that select group looks gloomier and sometimes

contradictory.

If your uterus is septate, and the US shows implantation on the septum, then

that is one possible cause of miscarriage detectable by US.

I'm not sure about the probability of whether or not your miscarriage was

due to the uterine defect, but I do know that miscarriages before 10 weeks

are pretty common and the most common cause of that is a chromosomal

accident incompatible with life, beyond a few weeks in the womb.

As for journals books and articles . . . I am gathering a few articles on

the web site, and have found a wealth of relevant study abstracts in the NIH

database (I think it is called pubmed).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Literature/index.html

Just try some keywords or phrases in the search feature.

Again, I am sorry about your loss. I know it is so hard, and such a shock

to discover the problem, too. Hang in there.

Beth

July 29, 2001

Thank you ! I should have also mentioned that it does help that

my husband and I are Christians - although we have lost so many babies,

it's good to know that we'll see them again some day. Faith is a very

motivating thing! I'm not sure I'd like to have another miscarriage,

but if it happens, it happens, and we start again. It sounds like a

hard way to get a family, but sometimes that's all that can be done. I

always take the view that we've gone through all this in order to be

able to help others in the same or similar situations - and of course,

this is being proven true in this group, isn't it?

Mind you, I'd never heard of this short luteal phase thing - perhaps

I'll have to have this one investigated as well, it seems I may be a

candidate in that area. From what I've scanned on the Web, it seems

that taking Vitamin B6 is also a good thing? It's a bit of a worry

that if this is my true problem (apart from my BU) I may have been

able to finish having children (we're aiming for 4!) by now. Still, if

that was the case, I wouldn't have had the ones I have now (but then, I

wouldn't miss them either??!). It makes this pregnancy a bit of a

concern as well (but we're still praying that all will be well), as I'm

still breastfeeding my son, and my periods have been irregular since

they returned in February.

Oh yes, and Beth, you asked after my introduction about the stage of

pregnancy I've been for my miscarriages. They've all been first

trimester, and it would appear that the babies implant on the wrong

horn, and they run out of room by about 10 weeks. Of course, that's

only one explanation, and of course, no-one's ever mentioned luteal

phase defects to me before, which seems very likely...

GH and/or Kim - how long has the info about luteal phase defects been

about? Could I have perhaps been saved all my probs way back in 1995?

> Dear ,

> You are such a strong woman! Your son and daughter should be proud to

>

> have a woman like you. You make me feel like I can get through

> anything the fertility fairies (and gobblins) throw my way. Welcome

> and thank you for sharing your experiences with us!

>

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September 8, 2001

Dear Pam:

WELCOME>WELCOME I am very happy to hear that you are starting on the "DIET". The diet has been a GOD SEND for us-It took us 9 months on the diet to obtain control but we are now 186 days seizure free.

I am sending positive thoughts and tons of strength to you...

Hugs

Diane

Introduction

My name is Pamela , married to Trevor (11 years), mom to (8), Bradley (6), (4), (3) and (7 months)

Our daughter, , has had epilepsy since age 15 months when she had a phebral convulsion that lasted 40 minutes. Her seizures worsen all the time, in spite of increased doses of medication. She is at full levels of Valproic Acid and Topimax.

She is being admitted to hospital on Monday morning to begin her fast and the ketogenic diet. We are all very excited about this and NERVOUS.

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September 11, 2001

Hi Pamela and welcome to the group. Our third child has uncontrolled seizures since birth, due to a brain malformation. She is 4.5yrs old and has tried 6 drugs w/o obtaining reasonable control of seizures. The keto diet gave her much better control than any of the drugs, and although I expect she will need some drugs(s) for her entire life I do hope to minimise them because of the diet. We weaned her off Lamictal about 8-10 months ago, and she still takes clonazepam and topamax. Every few months I drop her daily clonazepam by 0.1mg, and wait till all is settled until we do another drop. Topamax is said to be a no-no with the diet due to its possible side effect of kidney stones, which the diet can also contribute to, but we had a kidney ultrasound recently which showed the kidneys are fine, even after 14 months of the diet plus topamax.

Recently seizure control was lost and she began to have tonic clonic seizures again, daily and multiple, but after altering her diet a little we have brought them almost totally under control again. Hannah is totally tube fed so the diet is easy for us to administer, but the beauty of the diet is that you can fine tune it to suit your child, once you figure out what works for them and what doesn't.

I hope all goes well for and look forward to hearing more from you.

– from Melbourne, Australia; mum to Hannah, (4yo; polymicrogyria, complex partial epilepsy, ketogenic diet since 6/00 which has reduced seizures, spastic quad.CP and orthopedic issues that go with it, non-mobile, cortical vision impairment, possible conductive hearing loss, swallowing and respiratory issues, non-verbal, global dev. delays, 100% gtube fed by Bard button and a brilliant smile

September 12, 2001

Hello to you all in America, We are here in New Zealand and simply blown away by what has happened,our thoughts and best wishes are with you all,Our country is in shock at what has happened,Speechless.

Good Luck and may God Bless all of you.

Love Charlotte and Dirk

Re: Introduction

Hi Pamela and welcome to the group. Our third child has uncontrolled seizures since birth, due to a brain malformation. She is 4.5yrs old and has tried 6 drugs w/o obtaining reasonable control of seizures. The keto diet gave her much better control than any of the drugs, and although I expect she will need some drugs(s) for her entire life I do hope to minimise them because of the diet. We weaned her off Lamictal about 8-10 months ago, and she still takes clonazepam and topamax. Every few months I drop her daily clonazepam by 0.1mg, and wait till all is settled until we do another drop. Topamax is said to be a no-no with the diet due to its possible side effect of kidney stones, which the diet can also contribute to, but we had a kidney ultrasound recently which showed the kidneys are fine, even after 14 months of the diet plus topamax.

Recently seizure control was lost and she began to have tonic clonic seizures again, daily and multiple, but after altering her diet a little we have brought them almost totally under control again. Hannah is totally tube fed so the diet is easy for us to administer, but the beauty of the diet is that you can fine tune it to suit your child, once you figure out what works for them and what doesn't.

I hope all goes well for and look forward to hearing more from you.

– from Melbourne, Australia; mum to Hannah, (4yo; polymicrogyria, complex partial epilepsy, ketogenic diet since 6/00 which has reduced seizures, spastic quad.CP and orthopedic issues that go with it, non-mobile, cortical vision impairment, possible conductive hearing loss, swallowing and respiratory issues, non-verbal, global dev. delays, 100% gtube fed by Bard button and a brilliant smile "The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last resort!" List is for parent to parent support only. It is important to get medical advice from a professional keto team! Subscribe: ketogenic-subscribe Unsubscribe: ketogenic-unsubscribe

September 26, 2001

Hi ......

I don't have many answers for you but wanted to respond because I also live in WA..... (Ridgefield, just north of Vancouver, in southwest WA). I also have a 5 year old daughter, who does not have Rett but has a lot of very similar traits and this dx has been explored but ruled out now. I was wondering if, with your daughter's digestive issues, they might be able to "ease into" the keto diet, slowly increasing the ratio, instead of doing the traditional initiation approach. That's actually kind of how we did it..... slowly increasing fats and lowering carbs in the weeks prior to hospitalization, and no fasting. We see Dr. Schimschock in Portland, Oregon. Wishing you all the best.

Patti , mom to Katera (partial ACC, microcephaly, global delays), Keto Kid since 10-10-2000..... med free, completely seizure free since Mother's Day.

Introduction

Please allow me to introduce my daughter and myself. My 5 1/2 year old daughter, , has been having seizures since she turned three, secondary to her Rett syndrome. She has not shown improvement in seizure control from any of the meds she has tried.

Our neurologist has been asking us to consider the ketogenic diet for for over a year now. He tells us that the diet will be easier to administer to her than to an oral eater, as she is g-tube fed. I will admit that I am terrified at the idea of high fats because her digestion is so delicate. He told us that she could have fundoplication surgery to adress reflux issues before we start the diet, but this seems like a drastic measure without knowing if the diet will be effective in controlling seizures for her. Right now she has excellent reflux control with Prilosec and her current diet.

has also had an extremely low threshold for gastric discomfort in the past, although I am praying that she may have outgrown this somewhat. When she was younger, gas pains and constipation sent her over the edge and she was unable to function during times of digestive distress. Her current non-keto diet and hydration has addressed these issues fully, and I am worried about rocking the boat.

But we are also running out of options for seizure control. Reading posts over the last couple days on the keto list has been reassuring. Knowing that there are parents who understand the nuances of the diet and are just a mouse click away is very helpful. We want so badly to hope the keto diet may be helpful for seizure control--drugs certainly have not been, and the host of side-effects have been unbearable--but I am so worried about being able to tolerate the formula. She would be taking Ross Carb-Free. Are there pointers people can offer about the types of additives (microlipids, MCT) that balance out the g-tube keto diet? If this is too much bother, can someone direct me to some good key words to look up in the archived posts?

Thanks so much for allowing us to learn from you,

Rose-Marie,wife to Don,mom to , (5 1/2 yrs)and Becky (3 1/2 yrs)North Bend, WA, USAdon_gal@...

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October 10, 2001

You had me all excited reading your story. So sorry for your loss.

I live in NY too!!! I have UD. I think I've heard my region classified as

upstateNY, maybe I am confused though. I refer to my area as WNY. Glad you

could join us!!

October 10, 2001

You had me all excited reading your story. So sorry for your loss.

I live in NY too!!! I have UD. I think I've heard my region classified as

upstateNY, maybe I am confused though. I refer to my area as WNY. Glad you

could join us!!

August 18, 2006

You'll have to tell her TWO silly ladies say "Thanks", 'cause I say it, too! )

Jenn

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

That is so great, to get to meet with Tribole. If you think of it be sure and thank her for me. Just tell her that this silly lady on one of your yahoo groups says,” thank you for writing the IE book”.

http://mizbooksreads.blogspot.com

http://intuitive-eater.blogspot.com http://intuitive-eating.blogspot.com

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August 18, 2006

You'll have to tell her TWO silly ladies say "Thanks", 'cause I say it, too! )

Jenn

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

That is so great, to get to meet with Tribole. If you think of it be sure and thank her for me. Just tell her that this silly lady on one of your yahoo groups says,” thank you for writing the IE book”.

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! *

August 18, 2006

>

> Welcome Lindley-

> Will be interesting to hear about your meeting later on... I am left

> wondering how does one charge money to be in a yahoogroup? even after

> one is already in it? Aren'tt there rules in yahoogroups against

using

> it this way?

> LJ

>

I'm not sure how they figured it to start charging for it, but it was

really annoying. And then a big negative vibe started b/c of that.

And then the moderater wanted money for even offering her opinion,

which was the final straw for me. I'm more of an optimistic, up-beat

person, so it was definitely not my style.

August 18, 2006

>

> Welcome Lindley-

> Will be interesting to hear about your meeting later on... I am left

> wondering how does one charge money to be in a yahoogroup? even after

> one is already in it? Aren'tt there rules in yahoogroups against

using

> it this way?

> LJ

>

I'm not sure how they figured it to start charging for it, but it was

really annoying. And then a big negative vibe started b/c of that.

And then the moderater wanted money for even offering her opinion,

which was the final straw for me. I'm more of an optimistic, up-beat

person, so it was definitely not my style.

August 18, 2006

Thanks for the info on diet survivors-I actualy just joined that one

last night, too. I'll check out your blog right now-it's always

nice to see other people struggling with similar issues and to see

how they address them.

>

> Hey there Lindley! I was on that Normal Eating site too, but got a

bad vibe

> too and dropped out... not to mention the crazy fees... *rolls

eyes* I'm SO

> glad you're here! There's another great yahoo site too, called Diet

> Survivors with lots of free stuff... Also, I have a blog,

journaling my

> " journey " as a recovering compulsive dieter/binger, at

> http://cdnwriter.blogspot.com that you're free to check out and

leave any

> comments you want...

>

> Glad you're here, and I'm sure you'll love this group of positive

women!

> (there's a guy here too, if I'm not mistaken... hehe)

>

> April

>

> Introduction

>

> Hi everyone-

> My name is Lindley and I have been working on Intuitive Eating

for

> some time now. I'm a soon to be 30-year old, employment attorney,

> living in Southern California w/my husband and 2 dogs. I used to

> belong to the Normal Eating yahoo group, but dropped my

membership

> when the moderator started charging fees. I also felt like there

was

> a lot of negativity on that board, and I needed to get away from

> it!

>

> Recently, I've been restricting my food intake more, and then

bingeing

> one or two times a week. Restricting and eating the same foods

day in

> and day out allows me to feel " safe. " I'm stuck in the black and

> white, all or nothing thinking. I've read all of the Intuitive

Eating

> books, and I'm actually making an appointment to meet with

> Tribole in early September. Looking forward to this support the

group

> and getting to know everyone.

>

> --Lindley

>

August 18, 2006

Thanks for the info on diet survivors-I actualy just joined that one

last night, too. I'll check out your blog right now-it's always

nice to see other people struggling with similar issues and to see

how they address them.

>

> Hey there Lindley! I was on that Normal Eating site too, but got a

bad vibe

> too and dropped out... not to mention the crazy fees... *rolls

eyes* I'm SO

> glad you're here! There's another great yahoo site too, called Diet

> Survivors with lots of free stuff... Also, I have a blog,

journaling my

> " journey " as a recovering compulsive dieter/binger, at

> http://cdnwriter.blogspot.com that you're free to check out and

leave any

> comments you want...

>

> Glad you're here, and I'm sure you'll love this group of positive

women!

> (there's a guy here too, if I'm not mistaken... hehe)

>

> April

>

> Introduction

>

> Hi everyone-

> My name is Lindley and I have been working on Intuitive Eating

for

> some time now. I'm a soon to be 30-year old, employment attorney,

> living in Southern California w/my husband and 2 dogs. I used to

> belong to the Normal Eating yahoo group, but dropped my

membership

> when the moderator started charging fees. I also felt like there

was

> a lot of negativity on that board, and I needed to get away from

> it!

>

> Recently, I've been restricting my food intake more, and then

bingeing

> one or two times a week. Restricting and eating the same foods

day in

> and day out allows me to feel " safe. " I'm stuck in the black and

> white, all or nothing thinking. I've read all of the Intuitive

Eating

> books, and I'm actually making an appointment to meet with

> Tribole in early September. Looking forward to this support the

group

> and getting to know everyone.

>

> --Lindley

>

August 18, 2006

Thanks for the welcome, Vicki. I lost a bunch of weight about 6

years ago barely eating all day and then eating a big dinner and

dessert. But I was starving all day long! I finally realized that

it wasn't normal, but I still tend to revert back to that eating

pattern when I'm feeling poorly about myself. I'm working on

getting over it.

I will definitely tell that you said " thank you. " I am so

excited to meet with her. Unfortunately, the first appointment she

had was September 6, so I still have a few weeks to go.

>

> Lindley, (that's a nice name)

>

> That is so great, to get to meet with Tribole. If you

think of it

> be sure and thank her for me. Just tell her that this silly lady

on one of

> your yahoo groups says, " thank you for writing the IE book " .

>

> When I was dieting I would eat very little calories then eat my

dinner

> until I was passed stuffed. I didn't eat candy, goodies or chips,

but

> everything else was permitted. I lost a lot of weight but I was

miserable.

> I lived for supper time. I am so happy with the IE. It has taken

me months

> to train myself to eat intuitively but it is going pretty good .

>

> Any way, welcome to our group, it is a good group of IE's.

>

> Vicki P.

>

August 18, 2006

Thanks for the welcome, Vicki. I lost a bunch of weight about 6

years ago barely eating all day and then eating a big dinner and

dessert. But I was starving all day long! I finally realized that

it wasn't normal, but I still tend to revert back to that eating

pattern when I'm feeling poorly about myself. I'm working on

getting over it.

I will definitely tell that you said " thank you. " I am so

excited to meet with her. Unfortunately, the first appointment she

had was September 6, so I still have a few weeks to go.

>

> Lindley, (that's a nice name)

>

> That is so great, to get to meet with Tribole. If you

think of it

> be sure and thank her for me. Just tell her that this silly lady

on one of

> your yahoo groups says, " thank you for writing the IE book " .

>

> When I was dieting I would eat very little calories then eat my

dinner

> until I was passed stuffed. I didn't eat candy, goodies or chips,

but

> everything else was permitted. I lost a lot of weight but I was

miserable.

> I lived for supper time. I am so happy with the IE. It has taken

me months

> to train myself to eat intuitively but it is going pretty good .

>

> Any way, welcome to our group, it is a good group of IE's.

>

> Vicki P.

>

August 18, 2006

Thanks for the welcome, Vicki. I lost a bunch of weight about 6

years ago barely eating all day and then eating a big dinner and

dessert. But I was starving all day long! I finally realized that

it wasn't normal, but I still tend to revert back to that eating

pattern when I'm feeling poorly about myself. I'm working on

getting over it.

I will definitely tell that you said " thank you. " I am so

excited to meet with her. Unfortunately, the first appointment she

had was September 6, so I still have a few weeks to go.

>

> Lindley, (that's a nice name)

>

> That is so great, to get to meet with Tribole. If you

think of it

> be sure and thank her for me. Just tell her that this silly lady

on one of

> your yahoo groups says, " thank you for writing the IE book " .

>

> When I was dieting I would eat very little calories then eat my

dinner

> until I was passed stuffed. I didn't eat candy, goodies or chips,

but

> everything else was permitted. I lost a lot of weight but I was

miserable.

> I lived for supper time. I am so happy with the IE. It has taken

me months

> to train myself to eat intuitively but it is going pretty good .

>

> Any way, welcome to our group, it is a good group of IE's.

>

> Vicki P.

>

August 18, 2006

I definitely will do so!

August 18, 2006

I definitely will do so!

August 21, 2006

Hi Vicki,

I have been able to stick with IE since I started. After my last diet, I

was done and I refused to go back to anything even looking like a diet.

As far as weight, I have maintained my weight within 10 pounds I would

say (not sure since I don't weight myself). I still have difficult times,

sometimes it seems easier to eat than to deal with my feelings. The good

news is that these times don't last too long. Used to be my binging

behavior would last up to a couple of weeks. Now, if it happens, I binge

(and I don't eat as much as I used to) and I move on. No guilt, no

skipping my next meal, or swearing to exercise to work it off. I also

find that if I do eat too much, my body will compensate for it later and

I am not as hungry. It's really interesting. Please keep in mind that

when you find yourself off track, there is always something to be learned

from it. It's a good time to step back and ask yourself what is going on,

how you feel, and what you really need.

Hope this helps!

Gillian

Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM

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At 08:02 AM 8/19/2006, you wrote:

Gillian,

Have you lost the weight that you

needed to lose, and have you kept it off? Have you stayed with the

program for 6 years or did you leave it and come back to it?

I seem to be doing well with it but

have had a few hard times along the way. I would love to know specifics

from someone who has lived it for a while.

Vicki

From:

IntuitiveEating_Support

[

mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of

Gillian Hood-son

Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 1:45 PM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: introduction

Hi Everyone,

I have been lurking here for a while so I thought it was time to say hi!

My name is Gillian and I have been on the Intuitive Eating journey since

2000. I am a fitness coach and met a dietician through a colleague. I was

a binge eating since the age of 7, I know how it happened. I grew up

having to eat foods I didn't like, clean my plate, food restriction, etc.

You guys know the story I am sure. I dieted for years with mixed results,

and always finished with a great big diet deprivation backlash. Intuitive

Eating really saved me from insanity, I don't know what I would do

without it!

Since finding help with IE, I went through a coach training program to

help others. I have been doing this since 2003.

I still have my moments when it feels life would be easier if I had some

food to numb me. It's an up and down journey, but for those of you who

are just getting started, I can tell you that the down times get shorter

and shorter over time.

I look forward to getting to know you. I am here to offer support as well

as get support from the group. There are times I really need it!

:-)

Gillian

Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM

Healthier Outcomes

It's not just about losing weight!

http://www.healthieroutcomes.com

Four weeks to a new you teleclass

series - this September! For more info:

http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/teleseminars4weekseries.html

August 21, 2006