IE not enough??? help

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Hello,

i'm stuck in a hard spot. i find that IE is incredibly helpful

and clarifying, but i still binge 2-4 times a month (sometimes

more). I find that although it has made me calm around food, and

made me realize i CAN eat ANY food i want, it hasn't helped me stop

using food for things other than hunger at times , that is, the

binging.

Therefore, it's been impossible for me to lose weight. And although

i've become more accepting towards my body, because my weight has

been stuck for so long, i am really starting to run out of

patience. The spring lines are coming out, and i have to weddings

and my graduation coming up, and i would like to at least BEGIN to

lose a little bit of weight, even a half a pound or a pound a week!

It's so hard for me to just have faith in IE when i am so sick of

being at this weight. I am not putting anyone down, or putting down

IE, but i am just feeling very weak. I am extrememly uncomfortable

in this body, it is even affecting my relationship with my

boyfriend. I see so many women in life and on TV who are bigger

than me, and they look so fabulous. They dress betifully and they

look great. But for some reason, whenever i try to look nice, it

seems like nothing looks right on this body. I am short, and all

bottoms my length are tiny, it is so hard to shop.

This is what brings me to the idea of: why can't IE be combined with

SOME dieting strategies? Is that impossible? for example, i was

thinking of temporarily adding an extra work out until i lose a

couple of pounds and replacing ONE meal with a healthier, low-

calorie dish and eating whatever i want for all the other meals.

I just feel if i saw a little bit of loss, i would feel better.

But, i am uneasy about this because I don't want to undo all my IE

work.

Also, i'm learning meditation. I find that it is VERY consistent

with IE and that practicing being mindful of every moment will help

ne stop binge-eating.

What do you guys think?