Re: Hi, all, new member here also

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WOW! I just flashed back when I read your story! I did the exact

same thing!!! Im 37 and went to my nutrionist thinking the

same....lets get this weight off for once and for good! I was like a

soldier in a secret mission.....EXCECUTE!

Thank you for reminding me that it was a professional who suggested I

use intuitive eating. I needed that!

>

> Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the

other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I

turned 39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my

way to health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician

at my work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded

strict impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read

Intuitive Eating. wow! What an eye opener!

>

> I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor

for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was

140 pounds, at 5'7 " ) I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do

the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably

wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine

diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and

then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret)

>

> Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to

eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go

further out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I

broke my foot two weeks ago --argh!

> In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in

cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way

to bring healthy eating into an intuitive plan?

> anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot

of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your

discussions.

> Thanks!

> cathy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your

story.

> Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

>

[Guest guest]

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WOW! I just flashed back when I read your story! I did the exact

same thing!!! Im 37 and went to my nutrionist thinking the

same....lets get this weight off for once and for good! I was like a

soldier in a secret mission.....EXCECUTE!

Thank you for reminding me that it was a professional who suggested I

use intuitive eating. I needed that!

>

> Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the

other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I

turned 39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my

way to health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician

at my work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded

strict impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read

Intuitive Eating. wow! What an eye opener!

>

> I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor

for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was

140 pounds, at 5'7 " ) I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do

the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably

wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine

diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and

then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret)

>

> Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to

eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go

further out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I

broke my foot two weeks ago --argh!

> In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in

cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way

to bring healthy eating into an intuitive plan?

> anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot

of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your

discussions.

> Thanks!

> cathy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your

story.

> Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

>

[Guest guest]

~

WOW! I just flashed back when I read your story! I did the exact

same thing!!! Im 37 and went to my nutrionist thinking the

same....lets get this weight off for once and for good! I was like a

soldier in a secret mission.....EXCECUTE!

Thank you for reminding me that it was a professional who suggested I

use intuitive eating. I needed that!

>

> Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the

other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I

turned 39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my

way to health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician

at my work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded

strict impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read

Intuitive Eating. wow! What an eye opener!

>

> I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor

for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was

140 pounds, at 5'7 " ) I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do

the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably

wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine

diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and

then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret)

>

> Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to

eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go

further out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I

broke my foot two weeks ago --argh!

> In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in

cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way

to bring healthy eating into an intuitive plan?

> anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot

of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your

discussions.

> Thanks!

> cathy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your

story.

> Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

>

[Guest guest]

IE is new to me too and I have the same fears you mentioned but I am getting better at it and I am sure it will get easier the more I do IE I am also never hungry for breakfast but eat it because I don't want to be ravenous later and becaue I have to take some medicine which is best taken with food. EvaSee what's free at AOL.com.

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IE is new to me too and I have the same fears you mentioned but I am getting better at it and I am sure it will get easier the more I do IE I am also never hungry for breakfast but eat it because I don't want to be ravenous later and becaue I have to take some medicine which is best taken with food. EvaSee what's free at AOL.com.

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Hey - We must be living in a parallel universe. I am 41, grew up in Canada, I'm approx. 50 lbs overweight (according to docs), a constant dieter and binge eater. I'm finding real comfort with IE. I've only been doing it a month or so. I found the easy part to be giving up dieting. I just knew I couldn't do it anymore. The hard part is figuring out when I'm hungry. (For example, in the mornings, I'm just not hungry for a while, but I know I need to eat breakfast or risk being ravenous later.) I also have figured out that I do a lot of emotional eating--eating when I'm bored or stressed. I actually skipped the part about gentle nutrition in the book because I felt like I wasn't ready to read it yet. I'm still too confused about "when" and "how" I should be eating to add in "what" I should be eating, you know? Stick with it. There are lots of great people on these

boards to look to for help. -Lise Fooks Solovay wrote: Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I turned 39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my way to health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician at my work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded strict impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read

Intuitive Eating. wow! What an eye opener! I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was 140 pounds, at 5'7") I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret) Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go further out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I broke my foot two weeks ago --argh! In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way to bring healthy eating

into an intuitive plan? anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your discussions. Thanks! cathy Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

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Hey - We must be living in a parallel universe. I am 41, grew up in Canada, I'm approx. 50 lbs overweight (according to docs), a constant dieter and binge eater. I'm finding real comfort with IE. I've only been doing it a month or so. I found the easy part to be giving up dieting. I just knew I couldn't do it anymore. The hard part is figuring out when I'm hungry. (For example, in the mornings, I'm just not hungry for a while, but I know I need to eat breakfast or risk being ravenous later.) I also have figured out that I do a lot of emotional eating--eating when I'm bored or stressed. I actually skipped the part about gentle nutrition in the book because I felt like I wasn't ready to read it yet. I'm still too confused about "when" and "how" I should be eating to add in "what" I should be eating, you know? Stick with it. There are lots of great people on these

boards to look to for help. -Lise Fooks Solovay wrote: Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I turned 39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my way to health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician at my work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded strict impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read

Intuitive Eating. wow! What an eye opener! I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was 140 pounds, at 5'7") I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret) Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go further out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I broke my foot two weeks ago --argh! In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way to bring healthy eating

into an intuitive plan? anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your discussions. Thanks! cathy Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.

[Guest guest]

Hey - We must be living in a parallel universe. I am 41, grew up in Canada, I'm approx. 50 lbs overweight (according to docs), a constant dieter and binge eater. I'm finding real comfort with IE. I've only been doing it a month or so. I found the easy part to be giving up dieting. I just knew I couldn't do it anymore. The hard part is figuring out when I'm hungry. (For example, in the mornings, I'm just not hungry for a while, but I know I need to eat breakfast or risk being ravenous later.) I also have figured out that I do a lot of emotional eating--eating when I'm bored or stressed. I actually skipped the part about gentle nutrition in the book because I felt like I wasn't ready to read it yet. I'm still too confused about "when" and "how" I should be eating to add in "what" I should be eating, you know? Stick with it. There are lots of great people on these

boards to look to for help. -Lise Fooks Solovay wrote: Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I turned 39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my way to health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician at my work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded strict impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read

Intuitive Eating. wow! What an eye opener! I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was 140 pounds, at 5'7") I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret) Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go further out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I broke my foot two weeks ago --argh! In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way to bring healthy eating

into an intuitive plan? anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your discussions. Thanks! cathy Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.

[Guest guest]

Welcome!

My story is similar to yours. I'm 5'9 " , and when I was about 16 or so

I weighed 150, and my Dr. told me to lose weight, which started me on

the same cycle of diets, binge/purge, etc. I'll be 38 next month and

FINALLY feel as if I'm getting a handle on this, after a few months on IE.

As far as the apple sauce substitution, that comes later in the

program, I believe, when the focus goes back on nutrition. And it's

not a rule, just a suggestion. The idea is that, once you legalize all

foods, your body will help you to choose healthier options. (It works!)

One of the things I realized over the weekend is that legalizing all

food doesn't mean you HAVE to eat it all! I was starting to feel

guilty for not wanting things like mayonnaise, which I just don't

like, and for eating Lean Cuisine, which I actually DO like! If I like

it, I can eat it, even though it's " diet " food. I find sometimes that

it actually helps me, because I just don't want to think about lunch.

I just pop it in the microwave, eat it, enjoy it, and it's done. On

to the next part of the day, with no obsessing.

I'm sorry about your foot. Maybe there are some stretches you can do,

to alleviate stress and tension while you recuperate?

>

> Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the

other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I turned

39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my way to

health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician at my

work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded strict

impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read Intuitive

Eating. wow! What an eye opener!

>

> I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor

for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was

140 pounds, at 5'7 " ) I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do

the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably

wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine

diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and

then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret)

>

> Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to

eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go further

out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I broke my

foot two weeks ago --argh!

> In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in

cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way

to bring healthy eating into an intuitive plan?

> anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot

of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your discussions.

> Thanks!

> cathy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.

> Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome!

My story is similar to yours. I'm 5'9 " , and when I was about 16 or so

I weighed 150, and my Dr. told me to lose weight, which started me on

the same cycle of diets, binge/purge, etc. I'll be 38 next month and

FINALLY feel as if I'm getting a handle on this, after a few months on IE.

As far as the apple sauce substitution, that comes later in the

program, I believe, when the focus goes back on nutrition. And it's

not a rule, just a suggestion. The idea is that, once you legalize all

foods, your body will help you to choose healthier options. (It works!)

One of the things I realized over the weekend is that legalizing all

food doesn't mean you HAVE to eat it all! I was starting to feel

guilty for not wanting things like mayonnaise, which I just don't

like, and for eating Lean Cuisine, which I actually DO like! If I like

it, I can eat it, even though it's " diet " food. I find sometimes that

it actually helps me, because I just don't want to think about lunch.

I just pop it in the microwave, eat it, enjoy it, and it's done. On

to the next part of the day, with no obsessing.

I'm sorry about your foot. Maybe there are some stretches you can do,

to alleviate stress and tension while you recuperate?

>

> Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the

other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I turned

39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my way to

health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician at my

work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded strict

impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read Intuitive

Eating. wow! What an eye opener!

>

> I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor

for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was

140 pounds, at 5'7 " ) I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do

the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably

wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine

diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and

then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret)

>

> Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to

eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go further

out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I broke my

foot two weeks ago --argh!

> In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in

cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way

to bring healthy eating into an intuitive plan?

> anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot

of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your discussions.

> Thanks!

> cathy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.

> Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome!

My story is similar to yours. I'm 5'9 " , and when I was about 16 or so

I weighed 150, and my Dr. told me to lose weight, which started me on

the same cycle of diets, binge/purge, etc. I'll be 38 next month and

FINALLY feel as if I'm getting a handle on this, after a few months on IE.

As far as the apple sauce substitution, that comes later in the

program, I believe, when the focus goes back on nutrition. And it's

not a rule, just a suggestion. The idea is that, once you legalize all

foods, your body will help you to choose healthier options. (It works!)

One of the things I realized over the weekend is that legalizing all

food doesn't mean you HAVE to eat it all! I was starting to feel

guilty for not wanting things like mayonnaise, which I just don't

like, and for eating Lean Cuisine, which I actually DO like! If I like

it, I can eat it, even though it's " diet " food. I find sometimes that

it actually helps me, because I just don't want to think about lunch.

I just pop it in the microwave, eat it, enjoy it, and it's done. On

to the next part of the day, with no obsessing.

I'm sorry about your foot. Maybe there are some stretches you can do,

to alleviate stress and tension while you recuperate?

>

> Hi, I just joined a week or so ago and finally after seeing all the

other new member posts, feel bold enough to introduce myself. I turned

39 a few weeks ago and vowed to strictly diet and exercise my way to

health by 40, starting with seeing the nutritionist/dietician at my

work. Well, I had thought she was going to give me the dreaded strict

impossible to stick to diet-instead she recommended I read Intuitive

Eating. wow! What an eye opener!

>

> I think my dieting started when I was 17 and went to the doctor

for birth control pills and he told me I needed to lose weight (I was

140 pounds, at 5'7 " ) I felt horrible!!! and angry. but, wnating to do

the right thing (divorced parents, no dad in the picture, probably

wanting to be attractive etc etc) so I did the Chatelaine magazine

diet and exercise program (I grew up in Canada) and lost weight and

then began the cycle that is just so crummy. (bingeing in secret)

>

> Now I'm over 220 and frustrated as all heck. I've been trying to

eat intuitively but am really scared that I'm just going to go further

out of control.and gain more weight. I can't exercise since I broke my

foot two weeks ago --argh!

> In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in

cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way

to bring healthy eating into an intuitive plan?

> anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot

of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your discussions.

> Thanks!

> cathy

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.

> Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

>

[Guest guest]

It's OK to eat healthy if that's what you want to do. Eating healthy

is not being on a diet. It's a CHOICE to choose foods that support

health " most of the time. " Still, being disordered eaters, we want

some things that are not considered by most to be healthy and that's

OK too. But also eating intuitively does not mean eating garbage

food all the time. I choose to eat healthy about 90% of the time.

One of the ways that is easier is that I have stocked my kitchen with

healthy food THAT I LIKE which I think is key. For example, I don't

usually choose fruit as a snack, but I do like drinking smoothies, so

I'll put some fruit in those. I don't bring foods in the house that

I have difficulty eating smaller portions of like pretzels and

chips. If I crave something, I have it outside. And, as I mentioned

in my previous post, I've been at this for over 20 years, so it has

been a process where I have moved toward healthy eating one food and

one change at a time until it has become the norm for me.

Take care and good luck,

J.

>

In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in

cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way

to bring healthy eating into an intuitive plan?

> anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot

of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your

discussions.

> Thanks!

> cathy

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey !

Thanks for your post. It's amazing how different things work for different people. I use the strategy of filling my cupboards with so much junk food, I get sooo sick of seeing it everyday, I usually go for the limited amount of lean cuisine in my freezer, or like tonight, I was devoring lettuce without eating anything with it and it was soooo good!

Emma

Re: Hi, all, new member here also

It's OK to eat healthy if that's what you want to do. Eating healthy is not being on a diet. It's a CHOICE to choose foods that support health "most of the time." Still, being disordered eaters, we want some things that are not considered by most to be healthy and that's OK too. But also eating intuitively does not mean eating garbage food all the time. I choose to eat healthy about 90% of the time. One of the ways that is easier is that I have stocked my kitchen with healthy food THAT I LIKE which I think is key. For example, I don't usually choose fruit as a snack, but I do like drinking smoothies, so I'll put some fruit in those. I don't bring foods in the house that I have difficulty eating smaller portions of like pretzels and chips. If I crave something, I have it outside. And, as I mentioned in my previous post, I've been at this for over 20 years, so it has been a process where I have moved toward healthy eating

one food and one change at a time until it has become the norm for me.Take care and good luck, J.>In the book they mention about substituting applesauce for oil in cakes etc.--does this seem like more diet mentality or is there a way to bring healthy eating into an intuitive plan? > anyway, thought I would intro myself because I was getting a lot of positive motivation to be kind to myself from all your discussions. > Thanks!> cathy> > >>

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