Re: New Member: Glad to be here!

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Welcome so glad to have you with us best advice I can give is take IE one day at a time because each day on the journey brings new experiences and new discoveries about your body. Eva

Hi All- My name is and I'm new to IE after, as I suspect many here have, trying pretty much every diet and scheme under the sun to lose weight. I am totally sick of the rollercoaster and the mean things I've been saying to myself all these years about food and my body. I'm now a Mom to a 6 year-old girl who has the same tendency that I do (we're efficient weight-storers ) and I'll be dam*** if I'm going to set the example of dysfunctional body image and eating that my folks set for me and that I've been living since I was 14. I am working with an IE coach, which is great, and I am really needing a community of others who "get it", since so many people do not. I am thrilled to have found this group, so thank you in advance for being here!So here's where I am right now, although it's getting better. Since I quit the last diet (extreme low carb) and started IE, I have gained weight (big shock, I know). Anyway, although I know this is to be expected, the voice inside of me is terrified that with IE I will just become HUGE and I'm feeling a little paniced. I know in my head that this will be okay and that it's the right path, and I'm not even beating myself up for the fact that my belly is bigger (a HUGE step for me), but what can you guys tell me about your journey in this regard? What advice can you offer to help me deal with this transition and keep the faith? Thanks!------------------------------------

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Hi ,I'm and new to this forum, as well, but not new to intuitive eating.  So glad this forum is here!  I remind myself that my body is none of my business...I avoid the scale and mirrors for a while, and I listen to Geneen Roth CDs like crazy to help reassure me that I'll be OK.  Your weight will level off....it took nearly a month for me.  Hope this helps and welcome!  Subject:

New Member: Glad to be here!To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 5:01 AM

Hi All- My name is and I'm new to IE after, as I suspect many here have, trying pretty much every diet and scheme under the sun to lose weight. I am totally sick of the rollercoaster and the mean things I've been saying to myself all these years about food and my body. I'm now a Mom to a 6 year-old girl who has the same tendency that I do (we're efficient weight-storers ) and I'll be dam*** if I'm going to set the example of dysfunctional body image and eating that my folks set for me and that I've been living since I was 14. I am working with an IE coach, which is great, and I am really needing a community of others who "get it", since so many people do not. I am thrilled to have found this group, so thank you in advance for being here!

So here's where I am right now, although it's getting better. Since I quit the last diet (extreme low carb) and started IE, I have gained weight (big shock, I know). Anyway, although I know this is to be expected, the voice inside of me is terrified that with IE I will just become HUGE and I'm feeling a little paniced. I know in my head that this will be okay and that it's the right path, and I'm not even beating myself up for the fact that my belly is bigger (a HUGE step for me), but what can you guys tell me about your journey in this regard? What advice can you offer to help me deal with this transition and keep the faith? Thanks!

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The biggest thing I have learned is the difference between hunger and indigestion. My weight came on as a result of nighttime bingeing. I had my gall bladder removed and there is much less indigestion, but it is stll there. It feels soooo much like hunger. I will be posting a question soon, hoping 4 some help. Last night I woke up, recognized it as indigestion, relaxed and waited it out- then my relief came in the form of a nice belch. When my son was a baby he was colcky... My mom told me that they usually will take the bottle the first few times you offer it because upset tummy feels a lot like hunger and they don't' know the difference. Wish I'd realized that 60 pounds ago! My surgeon said my gall bladder probably went bad with my pregnancy with my son- 6 years ago. I do remember a terrible attack right after birth... My indigestion was caused by the bad gall bladder and that is why I gained the weight over the last 6 years!! I'm down 25 pounds and have gone from a size 20W to a size 14! I wore a small size 14 today to work. This is definitely the way to go! Keep reading and thinking! KnoblochSent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. CellularFrom: Canfield Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:07:28 -0700 (PDT)To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Re: New Member: Glad to be here! Hi ,I'm and new to this forum, as well, but not new to intuitive eating.  So glad this forum is here!  I remind myself that my body is none of my business...I avoid the scale and mirrors for a while, and I listen to Geneen Roth CDs like crazy to help reassure me that I'll be OK.  Your weight will level off....it took nearly a month for me.  Hope this helps and welcome!  From: Coussons-Read <drmcrcomcast (DOT) net>Subject: New Member: Glad to be here!To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 5:01 AM Hi All- My name is and I'm new to IE after, as I suspect many here have, trying pretty much every diet and scheme under the sun to lose weight. I am totally sick of the rollercoaster and the mean things I've been saying to myself all these years about food and my body. I'm now a Mom to a 6 year-old girl who has the same tendency that I do (we're efficient weight-storers ) and I'll be dam*** if I'm going to set the example of dysfunctional body image and eating that my folks set for me and that I've been living since I was 14. I am working with an IE coach, which is great, and I am really needing a community of others who "get it", since so many people do not. I am thrilled to have found this group, so thank you in advance for being here! So here's where I am right now, although it's getting better. Since I quit the last diet (extreme low carb) and started IE, I have gained weight (big shock, I know). Anyway, although I know this is to be expected, the voice inside of me is terrified that with IE I will just become HUGE and I'm feeling a little paniced. I know in my head that this will be okay and that it's the right path, and I'm not even beating myself up for the fact that my belly is bigger (a HUGE step for me), but what can you guys tell me about your journey in this regard? What advice can you offer to help me deal with this transition and keep the faith? Thanks!