Re: Diet pills and Hopeless

[Guest guest]

Hallo there. My name is Dottie and I have recently joined the Group. I have been through one of the biggest bingest in my life and am in my 7th day of remission. I think everyone's objectives are different. Weight loss would be great for me, but for me I think my weight is in my thinking not in my body. If I can take the weight out of my thinking, then my body will follow soon. What is it that they say about what you think you manifest. Think "struggles to lose weight" and you manifest struggles to lose weight. Sylvie came up with something that has been very meaningful to me, not only in relation to my binging eating disorder but all other areas of my life as well. She mentioned that the mind is playing tricks on you. Our personal Universe consists possibly of a hundred things per day that we can focus on. I have found in the last days,

although I have still been guilty in the "trigger thinking", that I have developed an observer of my thoughts along the "mind tricking thoughts detector lines". If I relax enough, through my intuition, I can find other things that I can "obsess" about as well. Think once you make your peace with your thinking, the rest may just flow so much easier from that. dottiebabybianor85 wrote: Hey everyone,I havent posted in a while since I just started a new semester at school. I;ve been trying hard to stick to IE although I still binge at times....and I am begining to lose faith. Does anyone actually lose weight this way? Or should I focus my energy on accepting the fact that I will never lose weight? I posted again because

I need support, I need my faith rstored so i dont just go back to counting calories and obsessing like i have in the past.I feel so desperate, in fact, that i've actually been considereing taking diet pills while IE. Help!

[Guest guest]

(((HUGS))) One of the saddest things happening to young women is that

so many getting the idea that they need to be thin. However thin they

are, they are never thin enough. It's bad for my generation, but I

think it's even worse for yours.

My advice to you is to get involved in activities that have nothing to

do with your appearance. You're in college, right? Is it too late to

sign up for a PE class? I took fencing one semester in college and it

was the best thing I ever did. Learning a new physical activity taught

me to appreciate my body for what it can do. I love trying new

activities, both physical and mental. Getting involved with an

intramural sport, club, or charity will not only get your mind off your

weight and build your self-esteem, it will reduce the stress of

academics.

You have so much opportunity right now to explore things that interest

you. Like I told my daughter, take one class each semester that's just

for fun. She loves music, so she would take a music history or theory

class each quarter. She was a science major, so the music classes

helped her mind relax a bit. This is your time to blossom and become

the woman you want to be. Ask yourself who that woman is and how you

can nurture her.

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> Hey everyone,

>

> I havent posted in a while since I just started a new semester at

> school. I;ve been trying hard to stick to IE although I still binge

> at times....and I am begining to lose faith. Does anyone actually

> lose weight this way? Or should I focus my energy on accepting the

> fact that I will never lose weight? I posted again because I need

> support, I need my faith rstored so i dont just go back to counting

> calories and obsessing like i have in the past.

>

> I feel so desperate, in fact, that i've actually been considereing

> taking diet pills while IE. Help!

>

[Guest guest]

I forgot.

DON'T TAKE DIET PILLS!!!!!! I took Phentermine to lose 35 post-

pregnancy pounds about 6-7 years ago. It screwed up my metabolism

completely. Yes, I lost the weight. But, as soon as I stopped taking

the pills, I gained the weight back plus 10 pounds. Since then, it's

been beyond difficult to lose weight. I thought that I'd just take

them to get a jump start and that I'd be able to keep the weight off

once I got to my goal. I was shocked that the weight came back on in

about 4 months even thought I was hardly eating anything.

The clinic will tell you that Phentermine is not an amphetamine

(speed). They are lying. It's a second or third generation

amphetamine. The side effects aren't quite as bad as speed, but they

can cause the same problems nonetheless.

[Guest guest]

I agree with everyone else -- do NOT take the diet pills! If you

have some, throw them out so that they don't tempt you!

They honestly aren't going to help you ... not in the long run,

anyway. The weight will always come back on.

Maybe you don't believe in God, but I have to say this anyway -- God

designed our bodies... they regulate themselves. Look at our

breathing, if you want an example! We don't have to think about it --

we just breathe!

Our eating is the same ... it's just that the media has filled our

heads with garbage ... and we need to relearn how to be intuitive.

But, we were BORN this way! We were BORN Intuitive Eaters! (babies,

again, are an example of this).

This WILL work -- I suggest reading up on a book that will help you

with the emotional side of things. A lot of people over on the

DietSurvivors (Yahoo!) group recommend the Three Minute Therapy

method. You can see it, here:

http://threeminutetherapy.com

There's a book, too, but a lot of the information is available

online.

I will keep you in my prayers that you will feel motivated &

inspired to keep working at this. I KNOW you'll get the hang of it

if you just persevere! )

{{{HUGS}}}

Jenn

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I havent posted in a while since I just started a new semester at

school. I;ve been trying hard to stick to IE although I still

binge at times....and I am begining to lose faith. Does anyone

actually lose weight this way? Or should I focus my energy on

accepting the fact that I will never lose weight? I posted again

because I need support, I need my faith rstored so i dont just go

back to counting calories and obsessing like i have in the past.

I feel so desperate, in fact, that i've actually been considereing

taking diet pills while IE. Help!

[Guest guest]

I agree with everyone else -- do NOT take the diet pills! If you

have some, throw them out so that they don't tempt you!

They honestly aren't going to help you ... not in the long run,

anyway. The weight will always come back on.

Maybe you don't believe in God, but I have to say this anyway -- God

designed our bodies... they regulate themselves. Look at our

breathing, if you want an example! We don't have to think about it --

we just breathe!

Our eating is the same ... it's just that the media has filled our

heads with garbage ... and we need to relearn how to be intuitive.

But, we were BORN this way! We were BORN Intuitive Eaters! (babies,

again, are an example of this).

This WILL work -- I suggest reading up on a book that will help you

with the emotional side of things. A lot of people over on the

DietSurvivors (Yahoo!) group recommend the Three Minute Therapy

method. You can see it, here:

http://threeminutetherapy.com

There's a book, too, but a lot of the information is available

online.

I will keep you in my prayers that you will feel motivated &

inspired to keep working at this. I KNOW you'll get the hang of it

if you just persevere! )

{{{HUGS}}}

Jenn

<><

I havent posted in a while since I just started a new semester at

school. I;ve been trying hard to stick to IE although I still

binge at times....and I am begining to lose faith. Does anyone

actually lose weight this way? Or should I focus my energy on

accepting the fact that I will never lose weight? I posted again

because I need support, I need my faith rstored so i dont just go

back to counting calories and obsessing like i have in the past.

I feel so desperate, in fact, that i've actually been considereing

taking diet pills while IE. Help!

[Guest guest]

I agree with everyone else -- do NOT take the diet pills! If you

have some, throw them out so that they don't tempt you!

They honestly aren't going to help you ... not in the long run,

anyway. The weight will always come back on.

Maybe you don't believe in God, but I have to say this anyway -- God

designed our bodies... they regulate themselves. Look at our

breathing, if you want an example! We don't have to think about it --

we just breathe!

Our eating is the same ... it's just that the media has filled our

heads with garbage ... and we need to relearn how to be intuitive.

But, we were BORN this way! We were BORN Intuitive Eaters! (babies,

again, are an example of this).

This WILL work -- I suggest reading up on a book that will help you

with the emotional side of things. A lot of people over on the

DietSurvivors (Yahoo!) group recommend the Three Minute Therapy

method. You can see it, here:

http://threeminutetherapy.com

There's a book, too, but a lot of the information is available

online.

I will keep you in my prayers that you will feel motivated &

inspired to keep working at this. I KNOW you'll get the hang of it

if you just persevere! )

{{{HUGS}}}

Jenn

<><

I havent posted in a while since I just started a new semester at

school. I;ve been trying hard to stick to IE although I still

binge at times....and I am begining to lose faith. Does anyone

actually lose weight this way? Or should I focus my energy on

accepting the fact that I will never lose weight? I posted again

because I need support, I need my faith rstored so i dont just go

back to counting calories and obsessing like i have in the past.

I feel so desperate, in fact, that i've actually been considereing

taking diet pills while IE. Help!

[Guest guest]

Speaking of diet pills, I got the most interesting " junk mail "

yesterday! It was about this pill that's apparently available over

in Europe called " Ultra et Slim " . You just drop it in your

coffee/drink, and you lose a TON of weight REALLY quickly.

As I was reading through the letter, I just shook my head. I could

see all of the LIES jumping right out at me! Sure, a part of me

thought, " Oooo, I could try the free sample, and then I would just

have to maintain afterward! " But, the other side of me went, " Nine

to 15 pounds lost in just a week??!!! Nuh-uh. NOT healthy! "

And, as I continued to read, I found out that they TELL you the

sample is " free " , but you have to send them a cheque up-front, and

they promise not to cash it for 3 weeks! Then you're to send them a

letter telling of how much weight the pills helped you to lose, and

if they use your story in their documentary, they'll pay you $250.

All I could say was " HA! " Lies, lies, lies!

There is NO QUICK FIX!!! Losing weight isn't the only problem of a

compulsive eater.... our EMOTIONS are the REAL problem! And, no pill

is going to fix that. That's something that will take time, and

effort to remedy.

But, we are all in this together, and we can hold each other up and

support each other. So, forget the quick fix! IE works! )

Jenn

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[Guest guest]

Getting involved with an intramural sport, club, or charity will not only get your mind off your weight and build your self-esteem, it will reduce the stress of academics.

Hon, I have SO been there, done that. Please don't turn to diet pills, they are so bad for you. Volunteer at an animals shelter or rescue, animals could care less what size you are, and give so much love in return. I don't know what I would do with out all my "babies".

Stygerwww.acapellapoodles.com

[Guest guest]

Getting involved with an intramural sport, club, or charity will not only get your mind off your weight and build your self-esteem, it will reduce the stress of academics.

Hon, I have SO been there, done that. Please don't turn to diet pills, they are so bad for you. Volunteer at an animals shelter or rescue, animals could care less what size you are, and give so much love in return. I don't know what I would do with out all my "babies".

Stygerwww.acapellapoodles.com