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[Guest guest]

I have been struggling w/ the idea/concept of

IE for a few months.

One struggle was waiting for hunger to happen

and getting frustrated cause it would take so

long...to show up....

Then I was afraid about when I would GET to eat again

mostly because I didnt have a reliable " schedule "

to count on from my body. My hunger mechanism

was ignored for a long long time so my body had no

idea how to tell me it was hungry.

Another struggle I had was letting myself have what I want

in partly because of certain things being

labled GOOD or BAD but also because I didnt know

IF I could trust myself with them.

I dont know If I am TRULY at the point where I can eat

whatever I want and LET myself do it, but I am making progress

with it.

I do most certainly find that the minute I tell myself I

cant have something I know for sure that I will end up

having it - consequently for ME I cannot tell myself

NOT to eat pretty much.

This sort of confused me in the beginning of IE.

Especially NOT knowing when I was going to be hungry

and WANTING to eat before that happened......

I finally realize that IE is SO much about learning to

trust yourself, which is something I dont think I have

ever learned or been able to do.

ONE of my hardest situations is when I am with other people

and there is food around.

I am NOT comfortable around other people and food.

At this time I dont know how to make that any better

but I wont negate my progress in other areas of IE.

I am sure I have more to write on this subject, but

I will post it in another post later...

in AZ

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It sounds like you are pretty much on track with your IE journey. It

really does take more time and sticking with the 'tough' stuff -

especially like re-learning to trust yourself (around food). But the

fact that you made it this far is excellent news too.

When I thought I 'wasn't getting it (IE)' I'd then remind myself of

how much I had gotten up to that point. And needless to say - the

thought of dieting would quickly remind me that was a dead end path!

Keep up the good work and awareness - you are doing well -

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> I have been struggling w/ the idea/concept of

> IE for a few months.

>

> One struggle was waiting for hunger to happen

> and getting frustrated cause it would take so

> long...to show up....

>

> Then I was afraid about when I would GET to eat again

> mostly because I didnt have a reliable " schedule "

> to count on from my body. My hunger mechanism

> was ignored for a long long time so my body had no

> idea how to tell me it was hungry.

>

> Another struggle I had was letting myself have what I want

> in partly because of certain things being

> labled GOOD or BAD but also because I didnt know

> IF I could trust myself with them.

>

> I dont know If I am TRULY at the point where I can eat

> whatever I want and LET myself do it, but I am making progress

> with it.

>

> I do most certainly find that the minute I tell myself I

> cant have something I know for sure that I will end up

> having it - consequently for ME I cannot tell myself

> NOT to eat pretty much.

>

> This sort of confused me in the beginning of IE.

>

> Especially NOT knowing when I was going to be hungry

> and WANTING to eat before that happened......

>

> I finally realize that IE is SO much about learning to

> trust yourself, which is something I dont think I have

> ever learned or been able to do.

>

> ONE of my hardest situations is when I am with other people

> and there is food around.

>

> I am NOT comfortable around other people and food.

>

> At this time I dont know how to make that any better

> but I wont negate my progress in other areas of IE.

>

> I am sure I have more to write on this subject, but

> I will post it in another post later...

>

> in AZ

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I very much relate to what you wrote here:

(1) Especially NOT knowing when I was going to be hungry

and WANTING to eat before that happened......

(2) I finally realize that IE is SO much about learning to

trust yourself, which is something I dont think I have

ever learned or been able to do.

(3) Another struggle I had was letting myself have what I want in

partly because of certain things being labeled GOOD or BAD.

It seems that my patience wears thin; there's also the saying that " A

WATCHED POT NEVER BOILS " - The more I wait and wait to feel hungry,

the longer it takes - if I immerse myself in other things, it just

pops up when it's ready and I don't spend as much time feeling

emotionally distraught over it.