Guest guest Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about…..I don’t want to change the feeling. I went years eating without waiting to get to that hunger point. Sometimes the growl sneaks up on me (surprise!) and I laugh out loud. Eating isn’t just about fuel, it is enjoyment also and there’s nothing wrong with that. Vicki From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of Kelley Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11:34 AM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: thought does anyone ever get excited when they feel their stomache start to growl and they get hungry? I wish I could change that feeling of happiness to a state of mind that " I need to feed myself " rather than a feeling of emotion. Anyone know what I am talking about? Sara <sarasbr6> wrote: - it can be challenging to change your relationship with food and it isn't something that will necessarily happen overnight. Maybe you'll only pay attention to your eating once a day or once a week or once a month at first. But that's enough to start the process of developing a health relationship with food. I might be wrong, but I would imagine that it would be more difficult for someone with Diabetes simply because you're not completely free to eat anything you want. How strict is your diet? Have you consulted with a doctor about IE? It sounds like you're doing great - just avoiding the pressure to diet is an accomplishment! :)Sara Marie Newton <lisa_molson> wrote: Hello! My name is . I'm trying to become an intuitive eater. I've had type I Diabetes for 29 years now (since I was 7), and compulsively binged most of my life. It wasn't until I realized that the " no sugar " mandate actually caused the binges that I started forgiving myself. I lost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers last year, but immediately started gaining, went on WW again, continued to gain, thought I was crazy or that something was seriously wrong with my body. After all, they kept telling me that if I followed the program I would lose again -- I was obviously doing something wrong: cheating. Then I started reading some books about anti-dieting and they all started to make sense. I read Intuitive Eating a month ago, and have been trying to implement the principles in my life. My biggest challenge is to pay attention while I'm eating. I tend to be very unconscious about my eating - food has always been my enemy, so I kind of block it out. Anyway, I'm glad to find a group of people talking about the same thing. I'm learning to accept my body as it is, which is hard because I am an actress, but I felt better the first day I threw out all my WW materials. Thanks! Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Yah that makes sense. I love the feeling too, but I jsut kind of wish I could change my mentality jsut a little bit.Vicki wrote: Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about…..I don’t want to change the feeling. I went years eating without waiting to get to that hunger point. Sometimes the growl sneaks up on me (surprise!) and I laugh out loud. Eating isn’t just about fuel, it is enjoyment also and there’s nothing wrong with that. Vicki From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of Kelley Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11:34 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: thought does anyone ever get excited when they feel their stomache start to growl and they get hungry? I wish I could change that feeling of happiness to a state of mind that "I need to feed myself" rather than a feeling of emotion. Anyone know what I am talking about?Sara <sarasbr6> wrote: - it can be challenging to change your relationship with food and it isn't something that will necessarily happen overnight. Maybe you'll only pay attention to your eating once a day or once a week or once a month at first. But that's enough to start the process of developing a health relationship with food. I might be wrong, but I would imagine that it would be more difficult for someone with Diabetes simply because you're not completely free to eat anything you want. How strict is your diet? Have you consulted with a doctor about IE? It sounds like you're doing great - just avoiding the pressure to diet is an accomplishment! :)Sara Marie Newton <lisa_molson> wrote: Hello! My name is . I'm trying to become an intuitive eater. I've had type I Diabetes for 29 years now (since I was 7), andcompulsively binged most of my life. It wasn't until I realized thatthe "no sugar" mandate actually caused the binges that I startedforgiving myself.I lost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers last year, but immediately startedgaining, went on WW again, continued to gain, thought I was crazy orthat something was seriously wrong with my body. After all, they kepttelling me that if I followed the program I would lose again -- I wasobviously doing something wrong: cheating. Then I started readingsome books about anti-dieting and they all started to make sense.I read Intuitive Eating a month ago, and have been trying to implementthe principles in my life. My biggest challenge is to pay attentionwhile I'm eating. I tend to be very unconscious about my eating -food has always been my enemy, so I kind of block it out.Anyway, I'm glad to find a group of people talking about the samething. I'm learning to accept my body as it is, which is hard becauseI am an actress, but I felt better the first day I threw out all my WWmaterials.Thanks! Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Yah that makes sense. I love the feeling too, but I jsut kind of wish I could change my mentality jsut a little bit.Vicki wrote: Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about…..I don’t want to change the feeling. I went years eating without waiting to get to that hunger point. Sometimes the growl sneaks up on me (surprise!) and I laugh out loud. Eating isn’t just about fuel, it is enjoyment also and there’s nothing wrong with that. Vicki From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of Kelley Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11:34 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: thought does anyone ever get excited when they feel their stomache start to growl and they get hungry? I wish I could change that feeling of happiness to a state of mind that "I need to feed myself" rather than a feeling of emotion. Anyone know what I am talking about?Sara <sarasbr6> wrote: - it can be challenging to change your relationship with food and it isn't something that will necessarily happen overnight. Maybe you'll only pay attention to your eating once a day or once a week or once a month at first. But that's enough to start the process of developing a health relationship with food. I might be wrong, but I would imagine that it would be more difficult for someone with Diabetes simply because you're not completely free to eat anything you want. How strict is your diet? Have you consulted with a doctor about IE? It sounds like you're doing great - just avoiding the pressure to diet is an accomplishment! :)Sara Marie Newton <lisa_molson> wrote: Hello! My name is . I'm trying to become an intuitive eater. I've had type I Diabetes for 29 years now (since I was 7), andcompulsively binged most of my life. It wasn't until I realized thatthe "no sugar" mandate actually caused the binges that I startedforgiving myself.I lost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers last year, but immediately startedgaining, went on WW again, continued to gain, thought I was crazy orthat something was seriously wrong with my body. After all, they kepttelling me that if I followed the program I would lose again -- I wasobviously doing something wrong: cheating. Then I started readingsome books about anti-dieting and they all started to make sense.I read Intuitive Eating a month ago, and have been trying to implementthe principles in my life. My biggest challenge is to pay attentionwhile I'm eating. I tend to be very unconscious about my eating -food has always been my enemy, so I kind of block it out.Anyway, I'm glad to find a group of people talking about the samething. I'm learning to accept my body as it is, which is hard becauseI am an actress, but I felt better the first day I threw out all my WWmaterials.Thanks! Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2006 Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 Yah that makes sense. I love the feeling too, but I jsut kind of wish I could change my mentality jsut a little bit.Vicki wrote: Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about…..I don’t want to change the feeling. I went years eating without waiting to get to that hunger point. Sometimes the growl sneaks up on me (surprise!) and I laugh out loud. Eating isn’t just about fuel, it is enjoyment also and there’s nothing wrong with that. Vicki From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of Kelley Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11:34 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: thought does anyone ever get excited when they feel their stomache start to growl and they get hungry? I wish I could change that feeling of happiness to a state of mind that "I need to feed myself" rather than a feeling of emotion. Anyone know what I am talking about?Sara <sarasbr6> wrote: - it can be challenging to change your relationship with food and it isn't something that will necessarily happen overnight. Maybe you'll only pay attention to your eating once a day or once a week or once a month at first. But that's enough to start the process of developing a health relationship with food. I might be wrong, but I would imagine that it would be more difficult for someone with Diabetes simply because you're not completely free to eat anything you want. How strict is your diet? Have you consulted with a doctor about IE? It sounds like you're doing great - just avoiding the pressure to diet is an accomplishment! :)Sara Marie Newton <lisa_molson> wrote: Hello! My name is . I'm trying to become an intuitive eater. I've had type I Diabetes for 29 years now (since I was 7), andcompulsively binged most of my life. It wasn't until I realized thatthe "no sugar" mandate actually caused the binges that I startedforgiving myself.I lost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers last year, but immediately startedgaining, went on WW again, continued to gain, thought I was crazy orthat something was seriously wrong with my body. After all, they kepttelling me that if I followed the program I would lose again -- I wasobviously doing something wrong: cheating. Then I started readingsome books about anti-dieting and they all started to make sense.I read Intuitive Eating a month ago, and have been trying to implementthe principles in my life. My biggest challenge is to pay attentionwhile I'm eating. I tend to be very unconscious about my eating -food has always been my enemy, so I kind of block it out.Anyway, I'm glad to find a group of people talking about the samething. I'm learning to accept my body as it is, which is hard becauseI am an actress, but I felt better the first day I threw out all my WWmaterials.Thanks! Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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