Re: Introducing myself; my odyssey

[Guest guest]

>

> Hello everyone. I just joined this morning. I am a 43-year-old

man.

> I lost a large amount of weight on Weight Watchers three times -

in

> 1986, 1988 and 1993 -- and ended up fatter than ever (over 310# at

> 6'2 " ) by 1996. I was lucky to come across the book Intuitive Eating

> in 1996 and it made sense. I began to follow it consistently in

1997.

> It really made a difference for me. In 2000, I tried to emphasize

> whole foods in my diet (without swearing off other foods), and then

my

> weight really came down. It was wonderful: by 2002, I weighed

around

> 190. (In keeping with IE principles, I tried not to weigh myself

too

Reply.... You should read the Overstuffed Head by Rob s. He

lost a lot of weight with WW and gained it all back and more. He

stopped dieting several years ago and lost 140 lbs and hasn't gained

it back. His story would inspire you. JS

> often, but . . . you know.) Well, in 2003, I moved from Houston to

> Philadelphia, started a stressful new job, and had to give up

bicycle

> commuting (which I had been doing in Houston since 1997). I began

> eating out of stress, loneliness and convenience. I was " too tired "

> to go food shopping, so during the week I ate lunch at a Greek

> mom-and-pop pizza place several blocks from my office (usually

> ordering the Cheese Burger Deluxe with Cheeze Whiz), and when I got

> home I bought junk at the corner bodega where the trolley let me

off.

>

> Now I'm 280 pounds. Recently, I joined WW once again and tried the

> Core program, but found myself in that old obsessive mindset. I

can't

> do that again! And I won't.

>

> So here I am. Help!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm fairly new here too, with a story similar to yours. Lost a lot

of weight, gained some back, etc. I'm working with IE now, reading

through the books and such. I've been on diets for so long that I'm

pretty out of touch with my tastebuds and my satiety feelings. And

I'm a little worried about what will happen if I let sweets and

white flours back in. But I'm giving it a try and trying to keep an

open mind about it.

Nice to have you here. This is a good first step to cure the

loneliness. What else can you do? Any groups/clubs you could join?

I think it's really a growing problem in our society--we all have

lots of acquaintances but few friends. I had some really exciting

news last week, and I couldn't think of a single person I could call

and tell about it. And it's only that much harder when it's sadness

or bad news.

Anyway, hope you find some help and comfort here.

>

> Hello everyone. I just joined this morning. I am a 43-year-old

man.

> I lost a large amount of weight on Weight Watchers three times -

in

> 1986, 1988 and 1993 -- and ended up fatter than ever (over 310# at

> 6'2 " ) by 1996. I was lucky to come across the book Intuitive

Eating

> in 1996 and it made sense. I began to follow it consistently in

1997.

> It really made a difference for me. In 2000, I tried to emphasize

> whole foods in my diet (without swearing off other foods), and

then my

> weight really came down. It was wonderful: by 2002, I weighed

around

> 190. (In keeping with IE principles, I tried not to weigh myself

too

> often, but . . . you know.) Well, in 2003, I moved from Houston to

> Philadelphia, started a stressful new job, and had to give up

bicycle

> commuting (which I had been doing in Houston since 1997). I began

> eating out of stress, loneliness and convenience. I was " too

tired "

> to go food shopping, so during the week I ate lunch at a Greek

> mom-and-pop pizza place several blocks from my office (usually

> ordering the Cheese Burger Deluxe with Cheeze Whiz), and when I got

> home I bought junk at the corner bodega where the trolley let me

off.

>

> Now I'm 280 pounds. Recently, I joined WW once again and tried the

> Core program, but found myself in that old obsessive mindset. I

can't

> do that again! And I won't.

>

> So here I am. Help!

>