Guest guest Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Yes Gillian I am still strugglling with letting go of black and white thinking when it comes to IE I am not used to having the freedom to decide what is best for me even when I am reading Thin within and it says that you should follow the basic principles of IE and adapt it for yourself and learn to be flexable it is hard for me. EvaGet a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Yes Gillian I am still strugglling with letting go of black and white thinking when it comes to IE I am not used to having the freedom to decide what is best for me even when I am reading Thin within and it says that you should follow the basic principles of IE and adapt it for yourself and learn to be flexable it is hard for me. EvaGet a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Yes Gillian I am still strugglling with letting go of black and white thinking when it comes to IE I am not used to having the freedom to decide what is best for me even when I am reading Thin within and it says that you should follow the basic principles of IE and adapt it for yourself and learn to be flexable it is hard for me. EvaGet a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Hi Everyone, Many of you know Moran of Dietsurvivors. She had a great blog post today that I wanted to share. I often talk to my clients about avoiding all or nothing or black and white thinking and that's what she is discussing as well. When we think in black and white, we are still in the diet mentality. Here's her post: Recently I used the term " nuancing " on one of my message boards, and was asked to define this. Here is my reply: Nuancing is about avoiding new rules, avoiding MUSTS, avoiding about-faces, and embracing " shades of gray " thinking. An example is that some intuitive eating gurus say you MUST legalize all food first. Well, okay, that works for some. But maybe you have one food you're really afraid of. Can you nuance this? Can you legalize SOME foods right now, and consciously choose to put off the one that frightens you for now? It's messier. But one reason we got into this predicament in the first place is messiness-avoidance. Life is messy, hunger and fullness are messy, feelings are messy, and we sometimes try too hard to get on some kind of " plan " or way of understanding things so as to neaten it all up. A little of that is okay, but if your eating is dysfunctional, chances are you're trying too hard to keep things simple and neat. It takes more brain-power to think through things in a granular way, but ALL OF US have that brain power. For one reason or another, somewhere along the way, we got hooked on avoiding using our brains when it comes to certain areas of our lives. What do you guys think? Anyone having trouble letting go of black and white thinking? Let's talk about it! Thanks! Gillian Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM Healthier Outcomes It's not just about losing weight! Want to eat your favorite foods without gaining weight? Get your copy of our fr*e special report, " 6 Simple Steps to Guilt Free Eating " by visiting http://www.healthieroutcomes.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 i think you can do that if a food triggers overeating because it is just so good or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Hi Eva, Is there something in particular that we can help you work on? It sounds like you have some trouble trusting yourself with this kind of decision, which is pretty normal. Can you think of a time when you had to trust yourself to make a decision where it worked out really well? Not necessarily about food, but anything. If you can, keep that in mind when it comes to intuitive eating. Remembering this successful situation can create an " anchor " that you can hold onto and know that you can trust yourself. Just an idea that might help! Thanks! Gillian Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM Healthier Outcomes It's not just about losing weight! Want to eat your favorite foods without gaining weight? Get your copy of our fr*e special report, " 6 Simple Steps to Guilt Free Eating " by visiting http://www.healthieroutcomes.com At 01:46 PM 8/24/2007, you wrote: Yes Gillian I am still strugglling with letting go of black and white thinking when it comes to IE I am not used to having the freedom to decide what is best for me even when I am reading Thin within and it says that you should follow the basic principles of IE and adapt it for yourself and learn to be flexable it is hard for me. Eva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Hi Eva, Is there something in particular that we can help you work on? It sounds like you have some trouble trusting yourself with this kind of decision, which is pretty normal. Can you think of a time when you had to trust yourself to make a decision where it worked out really well? Not necessarily about food, but anything. If you can, keep that in mind when it comes to intuitive eating. Remembering this successful situation can create an " anchor " that you can hold onto and know that you can trust yourself. Just an idea that might help! Thanks! Gillian Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM Healthier Outcomes It's not just about losing weight! Want to eat your favorite foods without gaining weight? Get your copy of our fr*e special report, " 6 Simple Steps to Guilt Free Eating " by visiting http://www.healthieroutcomes.com At 01:46 PM 8/24/2007, you wrote: Yes Gillian I am still strugglling with letting go of black and white thinking when it comes to IE I am not used to having the freedom to decide what is best for me even when I am reading Thin within and it says that you should follow the basic principles of IE and adapt it for yourself and learn to be flexable it is hard for me. Eva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Well Gillian about what I wrote I was strictly speaking about food because it seems like I have been on diets for so long as for a decision that has worked really well for me that would have to be food related as well not because I am constantly obsessed with food but because I feel that deciding to give IE a try has been the best decision I have made in a while. I notice that I am eating less food and my clothes are fitting better and I feel happy about my decision . EvaGet a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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