My introduction

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice, Jenn. I look forward to getting to know you

better.

Yeah, I know I have to have patience in this process, Intuitive

Eating and weight loss. Thanks for the reminder.

love, Deanna

> > Does anyone has any advice as to how to really incorporate the

> > principals of Intuitive Eating into my life, something you've

come

> up with yourself that's helped you? I really look forward to

getting

> to know everyone.

> >

> > love, Deanna

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for sharing with me. It does help me to know there are others

on here, who struggled with bulimia. And I'm glad to know that IE

did help you so much; I look forward to getting to know you better,

AND in using the principles of IE more in my life.

love, Deanna

> Hi everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself.

>

> My name is Deanna, I'm 28 years old, have been married for 5 years

> now, and have been bulimic and dealt with overeating for about 13

> years.

>

> I just recently finished reading " Intuitive Eating " , and have

gotten

> alot of help from yahoo groups for a long time now, so I was really

> happy when I found this group.

>

> I'm actually in a fairly decent and stable state of recovery, for

the

> first time ever, right now, so I am definitely proud of that, at

> least as far as not purging goes. But I was drawn to Intuitive

> Eating cause obviously, I feel like I have no idea how to eat or

what

> to eat. I've previously read all of Geneen Roth's books, also

> Moran's " How to Survive Your Diet " , am also a member of her group

on

> yahoo called DietSurvivors, and an just starting to read Overcoming

> Overeating.

>

> Does anyone has any advice as to how to really incorporate the

> principals of Intuitive Eating into my life, something you've come

up

> with yourself that's helped you? I really look forward to getting

to

> know everyone.

>

> love, Deanna

>

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. I just joined yesterday and wanted to introduce myself. I am

40

years old with three kids, 16, 14, and 11. I have done every diet under the

sun, and

have been overweight since elementary school. Right now I'm about 45 lbs.

overweight. I have read most of the IE books out there; Thin Within, Getting

Out of

Food Jail, Overcoming Overeating, Intuitive Eating, and a few others. I have

dabbled

in it, but have never committed to it 100% for any length of time. I'm going to

do it

this time though. I put away my scale and took all my diet books to the used

book

store today. It felt so good to get them out of the house!

Yesterday was my first day, and it really went quite well. Over the years I've

become

pretty tuned into my body, and usually wait for hunger unless I am bingeing.

I

know generally what foods make me feel good and keep me satisfied, so I feel

like I

have some of the steps down a little bit already. My most difficult areas are

stopping

when I'm full if it tastes really good, or even if it doesn't! I've always been

a " finisher. "

I think I will start by trying to put less food on my plate rather than leaving

some

there. Baby steps! Today I had more lunch than I needed. I had leftover

from

dinner last night, and it was a really good casserole. It seems I have the most

trouble

with casseroles and pizza. If the meat and pasta or rice are separate, it's

much easier

for me to stop.

Anyway, I really look forward to getting to know everyone here, and being

supported

as well as supporting others.

Sue