Guest guest Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 It was so great to find your group. I'm 33 years old and have been struggling with weight issues since my first diet at age 7. I'm about 100 pounds overweight and have reached the end of my dieting rope. I have read the Intuitive Eating book and Thin Within. I've tried to intuitively eat on and off again with little success for about six months (mostly off). I have been to counseling and have had the benefit of becoming much more aware of my feelings and am starting to process and handle them better - but I just have a hard time not living my life on a schedule (I'm a project manager) and not pleasing people (being available to eat when they are..). I also have found that when I start to allow myself things, I start ot get out of control so I go back to the deprive/binge cycle. I know this is the right way - I feel clear God is highlighting this in bold letters to me - I just need some support to walk through this! So, that's me. One question I have is this - when I first wake-up, I usually have a stomach grumbling, hunger feeling but it goes away by the time I get ready to eat. Should I wait until I feel it again or go ahead and eat? Also, I have a group of co-workers who eat together everyday - we're project managers, we go at the same time everyday. I want to be part of the group but sometimes I'm not hungry..does anyone else have a way to deal with this? Dinner isn't a problem because I am single and am fairly flexible but I can easily succumb to boredom eating at that time. Finally, how do you handle going to a coffee shop - do you still have a cup of coffee (latte or chai) or do you only do that when hungry? Ok, there are some of my first questions. I'm so glad to be a part of this group! Bethany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Hi Bethany! Welcome to the group! I'm also a newbie here so I'm still getting acquainted with the program myself. I've been doing really well all week, but I slipped up and way overate yesterday. I'm still trying to figure out exactly why...probably because I was alone in the apt (had the day off work) and got kind of bored, and eating has always what I've done in the past. Perhaps it was a habit, I don't know. I think as far as joining your co-workers for lunch or get togethers you should definitely go for it. I have the same problem with friends and people that I work with...sometimes I'm just not hungry and I feel like I can't be part of the group unless I'm eating, but seriously that's just silly, right? If it were the other way around and no one was eating but you wanted to I'm sure they wouldn't say, " You can't eat here because we aren't! " I always just tell people I'm not hungry or that I'm eating later, and if they have a problem with it then it is their problem and not yours. Welcome to the group! Good luck with everything... > > It was so great to find your group. I'm 33 years old and have been > struggling with weight issues since my first diet at age 7. I'm > about 100 pounds overweight and have reached the end of my dieting > rope. I have read the Intuitive Eating book and Thin Within. I've > tried to intuitively eat on and off again with little success for > about six months (mostly off). I have been to counseling and have > had the benefit of becoming much more aware of my feelings and am > starting to process and handle them better - but I just have a hard > time not living my life on a schedule (I'm a project manager) and > not pleasing people (being available to eat when they are..). I > also have found that when I start to allow myself things, I start ot > get out of control so I go back to the deprive/binge cycle. I know > this is the right way - I feel clear God is highlighting this in > bold letters to me - I just need some support to walk through this! > > So, that's me. One question I have is this - when I first wake- up, > I usually have a stomach grumbling, hunger feeling but it goes away > by the time I get ready to eat. Should I wait until I feel it again > or go ahead and eat? Also, I have a group of co-workers who eat > together everyday - we're project managers, we go at the same time > everyday. I want to be part of the group but sometimes I'm not > hungry..does anyone else have a way to deal with this? Dinner isn't > a problem because I am single and am fairly flexible but I can > easily succumb to boredom eating at that time. Finally, how do you > handle going to a coffee shop - do you still have a cup of coffee > (latte or chai) or do you only do that when hungry? > > Ok, there are some of my first questions. I'm so glad to be a part > of this group! > > Bethany > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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