Nurtrisystems Diet - especially for Judy

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I wanted to tell you, Judy. I have been lurking for months on this board, and nobody knew I was here. I've gotten a lot of reminders of what worked before - 10-15 years ago - when I first discovered IE (Geneen Roth and Weigh Down) and lost over 100 pounds. These days, having regained nearly all of that 100 pounds in the past two years (I guess I still haven't learned how to handle life), and a ton of guilt and shame because I "know better," it is a tough battle.

I was especially appreciative of your posting, regarding the things you had learned through the Nutrisystems Diet (something I actually contemplated, at the first of the year when all the ads started hitting the airwaves!). I was appreciative because yes, diets don't work - and yet everything we experience leaves us with SOME TYPE of learning, no matter how detrimental it may be, overall.

Many years ago, I was in a religious cult - an extreme religious cult - for several years - and for a long time, I tried to block out EVERYTHING I had experienced during those years. Over time and with healing, I came to know that even in that situation - I had learned some valuable things, which I was then able to incorporate into my daily life, and be grateful for it.

As they say in OA - another avenue of learning, for me "Take what you need and leave the rest."

It is a practice I use in everything - especially reading postings. I may not always agree, but I know the person is really just sharing their experience, strength and hope with everyone. This is a difficult battle, especially when we know we are not only fighting our own years and years of diet-consciousness - but we are also fighting a society that is consumed with a different experience and ramming it at us from every venue.

To turn on one another here, where it is supposed to be safe - I can't tell you how disappointed I am, and I regret that you were bashed, in your effort to provide what I found to be EXTREMELY HELPFUL advice.

Let's not shoot the messengers, here, folks. Let's be kind to one another - and if we don't understand what is being conveyed, let's ask for clarification BEFORE we say things that will hurt, harm or even destroy another person. Can we, please?

If we are not safe here, where can we go where we will be? A Weight Watchers meeting? A Craig consultant? Or maybe another 1000 calorie-a-day self-proclaimed guru? I look to this group to keep me from thoughts of gastric bypass or other extreme measures which, on some days, seems so much easier than simply sitting and being still, with myself, and knowing that I am exactly where I am meant to be, and that I am doing it perfectly - for me.

IE has always been a Godsend, for me - as I know it is for so many others. Please, let's keep this board safe for everyone!

Please, Judy - don't stop sharing what is obviously valuable experience you have. We need every kind, positive and uplifting word we can get.....sometimes the media and the voice of society can get pretty loud, along with the monkey chatter that goes on in my head!

I thank you for having had the courage to share on a subject which may not have been easy for you, and I look forward to hearing you share, again.

Please feel free to contact me personally, if that is more comfortable, for you.

Be blessed,

Jeannine

Reno, NV

Re: Nurtrisystems Diet

> Might help - cant hurt.

Really? It can't hurt? What if the person who is doing this diet can't

stick to it and feels like a failure again?

s

5c. Re: Nurtrisystems Diet

Posted by: "Intuitive.Eater. In.Training"

intuitiveeater.intraining intuitiveeater.intraining

I'm confused, what is your topic of Nutrisystems a suggestion for?

Bonnie

Bonnie and s

Might help cant hurt is a phrase that Tellington Touch practitioners

use when they believe something they are doing with client animals is

worthwhile, having good results but not absolutely certain its the be

all fix. Sorry I wont use it again. In fact I might not post at all

and guess I should learn how to write correctly - I am a rambler when I

write and wont write again.

The information I was sharing is that Nutrisystems taught me the

following that I thought has been helpful in my life and might be

helpful to someone else.

Meals already prepared and planned via nutrisystems and or via you

having your weeks meals planned ahead of time and already bought and in

the fridge - house might make it such that you would be less likely to

think about your next meal while eating since its already planned and

ready.. One chatter was discussing the fact she is doing that. I

thought that change might help her alter that problem she had.

Snacks every few hours in small portion sizes rather than tlarger

meals keep hunger at bay. Good Snacks and eating all day long with

smaller portions is a good thing keeps sugar levels better and hunger

at bay.

Portion size when understood is smaller than portion size I was using

before -

Feeling like a failure and not too interested in anymore posts on this

list. I will be reading the books - lurking and wish you all well

Judy

> Might help - cant hurt. A suggestion.

>

> I did that crazy Nutrisystems Diet one time. The food was horrid and

> tasted a wee bit like cardboard and I have heard the food is better

> now. Way too much tomato for my liking as that is pretty acid for me

> and I think I am allergic to tomatoes. But I did it anyway partly

> because I didnt have a kitchen for a while, partly because I wanted to

> be a size TINY. You know the drill...JUST ANOTHER DIET!

>

> These were some things I learned from it though. For the person on

> the list who is eating something and while eating already thinking

> about what she will eat next...that game is over and done with as its

> all set and programed for the whole month-actually 6 weeks. NO

> WORRIES or reason to even think about that when its all set up and

> programed for you.

>

> I Learned to eat more often all day long not just three meals. I

> learned the value of snacks. I learned to have and enjoy sweets and

> desert every single day and not overdo it. And the main thing I

> learned was PORTION SIZE.

>

> From that diet on (Other than yesterday and occassionally...via the

> hershey bar attack of 6) I have not gone back to binging as a regular

> routine in my life. Happens once in a while but is not a big routine

> anymore.

>

> Judy

>

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