Re: newbie help

[Guest guest]

Whenever I get 'stuck' in my IE journey what works for me is to pick

ONE IE thing that I can focus on and let that be enough for the

moment. This has helped me from feeling overwhelmed and a 'failure'

because I'm not 'getting it' (usually a sign that I'm trying to be

perfect and do it ALL at once too).

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Hi All-

> I started the IE approach about two weeks ago and was doing great

for about a week. I

> visited my parents, which probably ignited some old food issues, and

since then I haven't

> been able to get back on the bandwagon. Every day I tell myself

that I will eat when I'm

> hungry and then I start to binge. Sometimes I wait until I'm

actually hungry, but then I finish

> all my food and this starts the binge cycle. It's been a couple of

days and I'm having " diet

> thoughts, " which of course only make me eat more. Does anyone have

any tips to get back to

> a good place?

> Also, whenever I buy soda now, I always buy regular instead of

diet, but I'm starting to think

> I might actually PREFER diet soda.......is that possible, or do you

think I'm just " too scared " to

> drink regular soda b/c it's so obviously " bad " for you?

> Any words of encouragement would be great. I'm really struggling.

>

[Guest guest]

I agree Kim - for me its what I called the osmosis method - being

near/around/immersed in IE thought until I can have it as my first and

desired thought instead of imposed diet mentality.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> Every single day I have to tell myself to Honor my hunger.  To not

be anxious about food choices.  That no food is illegal.  Sort of like

anything you want to memorize and internalize (poetry, Bible verses,

recipes, etc!)  you have to repeat it to yourself until it is part of

who you are. 

>  

> Kimberlie

> IEing since 11/08