Guest guest Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 hello all! My name is sarah and i am new and excited to be joining this group. I have been dieting since the fourth grade when a year before my father died. I new i wasn;t like any of the other girls my age i was always the bigger girl. After years of diets, pills, get fit quick schemes, and literally starving myself i am finally at a point in my life that i want my life back. About a year ago i was experiencing some very rough times in my life and food took a back seat. I lost alot of weight and was happy in the way i looked but inside i was miserable. well times got better and the weight came back. My diet mentality was on full alert and a few months ago i started counting calories and limiting my daily calories and exercising. Well i would get bored with the calorie counting and would binge really bad at night and some days would be so " bad " that i would eat all day because i felt i had ruined the day already. Now that i am almost finished with IE i am excited. The diet mentality is still fresh in my mind and i need to remember to take this slow even though i want results now. More than anything i want to be released from the demons of food and how it controls me. My mom recently made chocolate chip cookies and this was rough for me. I told myself that i could make peace with the chocolate chips. After eating them over the course of two days i am sitting here on the couch while the chips are in the cupboard and i dont want them. I feel this is a small step down the right path. and tonight i woke up from a small nap and was hungry for pancakes. I had pancakes and slices of fresh watermelon for dinner and left some on the plate and i feel satisfied for the first time in a long time. I am looking forward to coming to this formum and reading all of the valuable insight and advice offered. If anyone has any wisdom or insight of their journey on this promgram please let me know Always, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi - Welcome. You will find much wisdom and insight here. It sounds like you also have medical issues to consider and this makes IE a little harder to wrap your head around, but it CAN be done. If you can work with an IE dietitian or doc, it will make it easier. I am diabetic (along with a few other considerations) and have a family with many allergy issues. Part of the process for me has been learning that making choices that make me feel better, control my glucose and still satisfy my taste is part of self-care and self-nurturing. You will come to believe that you are worth it and it will get easier to believe, but as Katcha on this board always says, IE is a slow boat to China - be patient. You will learn a lot here when you can be patient and trust the process. The more you learn and immerse yourself in it, the easier it will be to be patient. Peace & blessings, CW Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi - Welcome. You will find much wisdom and insight here. It sounds like you also have medical issues to consider and this makes IE a little harder to wrap your head around, but it CAN be done. If you can work with an IE dietitian or doc, it will make it easier. I am diabetic (along with a few other considerations) and have a family with many allergy issues. Part of the process for me has been learning that making choices that make me feel better, control my glucose and still satisfy my taste is part of self-care and self-nurturing. You will come to believe that you are worth it and it will get easier to believe, but as Katcha on this board always says, IE is a slow boat to China - be patient. You will learn a lot here when you can be patient and trust the process. The more you learn and immerse yourself in it, the easier it will be to be patient. Peace & blessings, CW Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi - Welcome. You will find much wisdom and insight here. It sounds like you also have medical issues to consider and this makes IE a little harder to wrap your head around, but it CAN be done. If you can work with an IE dietitian or doc, it will make it easier. I am diabetic (along with a few other considerations) and have a family with many allergy issues. Part of the process for me has been learning that making choices that make me feel better, control my glucose and still satisfy my taste is part of self-care and self-nurturing. You will come to believe that you are worth it and it will get easier to believe, but as Katcha on this board always says, IE is a slow boat to China - be patient. You will learn a lot here when you can be patient and trust the process. The more you learn and immerse yourself in it, the easier it will be to be patient. Peace & blessings, CW Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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