Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 There are diet soda's that have no sodium in them at all. Diet Rite soda is one that has none. It cannot add to water retention because it has no sodium in it to cause that. Orchid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 I think Diet Rite is the only soda that has no sodium. It's awfully hard to find around here. ann > > There are diet soda's that have no sodium in them at all. Diet Rite soda is one that has none. It cannot add to water retention because it has no sodium in it to cause that. > > Orchid > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Rain, I too drink diet soda not to lose weight but for the taste. I think it is more for the carbonation. I seem to crave it especially when water doesn't see to fit the bill. I have gone off it amny times and come back to it. One little drink of it can trigger the desire and then I am hooked. I believe it also creates or increases the craving for something sweet. I find it is more so if I use the caffeinated, but usually stick to decaf. And when I drink it I drink much less water. Sandy I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat " real food, " I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: RainSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrixSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Rain, I too drink diet soda not to lose weight but for the taste. I think it is more for the carbonation. I seem to crave it especially when water doesn't see to fit the bill. I have gone off it amny times and come back to it. One little drink of it can trigger the desire and then I am hooked. I believe it also creates or increases the craving for something sweet. I find it is more so if I use the caffeinated, but usually stick to decaf. And when I drink it I drink much less water. Sandy I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat " real food, " I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: RainSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrixSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I also like diet soda, I get the non-caffeinated cola at home, and sometimes I have regular diet coke outside if there is no caffeine-free cola available. I like the taste also of diet sodas, in general. I also have seltzer at home, which I like a lot, too. The phosphates in soda are not supposed to be good for you, but that hasn't stopped me. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 7:25 PMSubject: Re: Diet soda Rain, I too drink diet soda not to lose weight but for the taste. I think it is more for the carbonation. I seem to crave it especially when water doesn't see to fit the bill. I have gone off it amny times and come back to it. One little drink of it can trigger the desire and then I am hooked. I believe it also creates or increases the craving for something sweet. I find it is more so if I use the caffeinated, but usually stick to decaf. And when I drink it I drink much less water. Sandy I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat "real food," I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: RainSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrixSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I also like diet soda, I get the non-caffeinated cola at home, and sometimes I have regular diet coke outside if there is no caffeine-free cola available. I like the taste also of diet sodas, in general. I also have seltzer at home, which I like a lot, too. The phosphates in soda are not supposed to be good for you, but that hasn't stopped me. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 7:25 PMSubject: Re: Diet soda Rain, I too drink diet soda not to lose weight but for the taste. I think it is more for the carbonation. I seem to crave it especially when water doesn't see to fit the bill. I have gone off it amny times and come back to it. One little drink of it can trigger the desire and then I am hooked. I believe it also creates or increases the craving for something sweet. I find it is more so if I use the caffeinated, but usually stick to decaf. And when I drink it I drink much less water. Sandy I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat "real food," I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: RainSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrixSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AM To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Oh yes, I try to eat "real food," just too much of it. Along with my diet soda. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:41 PMSubject: Diet soda I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat "real food," I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: RainSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrixSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Oh yes, I try to eat "real food," just too much of it. Along with my diet soda. TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:41 PMSubject: Diet soda I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat "real food," I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: RainSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrixSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Kate finding that works for you as well as is appreciated by your body is pretty much what IE is all about. I was pleasantly surprised to find that my 'sweet tooth' stopped running my life once I started 'gaining' IE :-) Best to you, Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > > I have some pretty strong feeling about diet soda, and it's not from the > > diet point of view but from a health point of view. I googled " diet soda > > dangers " and picked out the following sites. I hope I'm not offending > > anyone, my previous posts were not answered and I certainly don't mean to > > offend, I'm just putting out opinions. To be fair, I also googled " diet > > soda advantages " but they turned into " disadvantages " . > > > > > > > > On Behalf Of Rain > > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 3:42 PM > > Subject: Diet soda > > > > > > > > I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or > > not. For all my determination to eat " real food, " I still drink diet soda > > (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). > > I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. > > > > Rain > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Just my 2 cents, I know some people (including my daughter) find it addictive, but I never did. That said, there is recent research that people who drink a lot of diet soda have larger waist measurements, and I thought there might be something to that, so I have gone from about 6 a day to none, and although I don't know what it will do or will not do for my measurements, I feel measurably better. I hope thats not too confusing! Just, I quit the stuff entirely and I feel much better than when I was drinking it! Judy To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:41 PMSubject: Diet soda I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat "real food," I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: RainSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrixSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Just my 2 cents, I know some people (including my daughter) find it addictive, but I never did. That said, there is recent research that people who drink a lot of diet soda have larger waist measurements, and I thought there might be something to that, so I have gone from about 6 a day to none, and although I don't know what it will do or will not do for my measurements, I feel measurably better. I hope thats not too confusing! Just, I quit the stuff entirely and I feel much better than when I was drinking it! Judy To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:41 PMSubject: Diet soda I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat "real food," I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: RainSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrixSent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I've quit multiple times before but seem to manage to get back " hooked " on it. Will keep trying. Sandy Just my 2 cents, I know some people (including my daughter) find it addictive, but I never did. That said, there is recent research that people who drink a lot of diet soda have larger waist measurements, and I thought there might be something to that, so I have gone from about 6 a day to none, and although I don't know what it will do or will not do for my measurements, I feel measurably better. I hope thats not too confusing! Just, I quit the stuff entirely and I feel much better than when I was drinking it! Judy To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:41 PM Subject: Diet soda I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat " real food, " I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: Rain Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrix Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I've quit multiple times before but seem to manage to get back " hooked " on it. Will keep trying. Sandy Just my 2 cents, I know some people (including my daughter) find it addictive, but I never did. That said, there is recent research that people who drink a lot of diet soda have larger waist measurements, and I thought there might be something to that, so I have gone from about 6 a day to none, and although I don't know what it will do or will not do for my measurements, I feel measurably better. I hope thats not too confusing! Just, I quit the stuff entirely and I feel much better than when I was drinking it! Judy To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:41 PM Subject: Diet soda I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat " real food, " I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. Rain From: Rain Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: RE: Tentatively New Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrix Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Tentatively New Hi All,I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully?I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Excellent observation and great in touch-ness too. you are inspiring Judy. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Just my 2 cents, I know some people (including my daughter) find it addictive, but I never did. That said, there is recent research that people who drink a lot of diet soda have larger waist measurements, and I thought there might be something to that, so I have gone from about 6 a day to none, and although I don't know what it will do or will not do for my measurements, I feel measurably better. I hope thats not too confusing! Just, I quit the stuff entirely and I feel much better than when I was drinking it! Judy > > > > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 6:41 PM > Subject: Diet soda > > >  > I'm wondering how people feel about diet soda, and whether you drink it or not. For all my determination to eat " real food, " I still drink diet soda (not from dieting mentality since I actually like it better than regular). I drink it when I want something but am not hungry. > > RainFrom: Rain > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:08 PM > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Subject: RE: Tentatively New > >  > Hello, I'm a really big advocate of OA and think it's a great program. And as long as a person sticks to the tool of abstinence as defined by the individual, it's absolutely compatible! People were following Geneen Roth in OA in the 90's when I was there - a few people anyway. I'm thinking about going back to OA for the group support and the support of an individual sponsor. From: evmatrix > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:04 AM > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Subject: Tentatively New > >  > Hi All, > > I've been lurking a little bit, reading posts, scared to share. > > I am in Overeaters Anonymous and I believe that OA and Intuitive Eating are compatible. The nice thing about OA is that I can define my abstinence. I can simply make my abstinence to not eat unconsciously. > > I was wondering if there is anyone out there using these 2 program together successfully? > > I've tried to do intuitive eating on my own but failed miserably. I go unconscious so easily. Right now, I'm in a place that I feel good about. I've been abstaining from sugar for over 6 months and I've lost the craving for it. I've just added eating only 3 meals a day to my abstinence and that is going well. Next, I want to start employing some of the principles of intuitive eating. I think I'll start with making sure I'm hungry before I eat. I'd like to let go of any rules, but I feel like the best thing for me is to take it slow. > > Like I said, I'm scared that everyone is going to jump on me and tell me I'm doing it all wrong. Please be gentle in your comments. I'm not trying to upset anybody. I'm just trying to get help. I don't want to bury my feelings in food anymore. I want to trust my body and give it what it needs. I want freedom around food. Thx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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