Re: Re: I'm New, and have a Peanut Butter addiction!!!

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YES! And Sometimes I eat so much b4 I go to bed at night that I'm not even hungry until noon the next day. But I STILL pack my regular peanut butter sandwiches for breakfast and lunch... Just in case! Lol KnoblochSent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. CellularFrom: "K T" Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:54:35 -0000To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Re: I'm New, and have a Peanut Butter addiction!!! What about " trying out " a new way of thinking with it. Like " I can have as much peanut butter as I want to. " Cause it won't be such an off-limits big deal if you think of it that way. You'll get sick of it. You may even stop after one spoonful, thinking do I really want this? ;-) Warrior > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > Well really, I should introduce myself. I have been lurking for a long time now, gathering wonderful feedback and support from all of you. My name is and I am within normal weight range I guess, but have struggled with body image issues for the past 9 years or so. I have always been so hard on myself, and treated myself in ways that I would never treat a friend or family member. I have been on weight watchers for the past 3 years, and i did great at first, but since having to start birth control to regulate a period that never came (i went 2 years without one), my body weight started to climb. for the first time i felt out of control with my ability to manage my weight. i now realize how restricted i have been with my eating, focusing on every ounce of food i put in my mouth, having to log it in my food journal each time, and log all my exercise as well. after three years, i just got tired of it all. i just want to LIVE LIFE, enjoy food in > moderation, and stop thinking so much about food altogether. > > > > > > well recently i started back at school for my summer semester, and i have been slightly binging on peanut butter at the end of a very long day. i know i should not be eating so late, but i just get home and want to relax and the smooth peanut butter seems to soothe me after a rough day of a full time job and a full time school commitment. how would you all handle this night-time eating issue? i am learning to really pay attention to my body's signals, but it is hard when you are so tired and just want to relax. peanut butter has always been a trigger food for me, and i have a hard time with it when it is around. i threw the jar out last night, and plan on not buying it for awhile until i can muster some control over it. what are your thoughts? i appreciate you listening to me and reading this email. > > > > > > laura > > > >

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I'm a peanut butter lover, too. Never thought about it, but the crunchy kind is my preference and that may be why. My hubby pokes fun at me saying I got the dogs addicted. We have a golden retriever and a yellow lab. He calls them "Peanut Butter" and "Jelly" instead of their real names because when they hear the jar open they come running and sit at my feet until they get the last bite of my toast. They even have their ow special jar of peanut butter so we can put it inside their "kong" toys to keep them occupied when we're away from the house..

Sharon

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:51:18 PMSubject: Re: I'm New, and have a Peanut Butter addiction!!!Ohhhhh. I love peanut butter. I eat the crunchy kind every morning. It fills me up more than the smooth stuff.. It takes longer to digest too and is a good source of protein. It's was one of the many reasons I gave up the points system. It took up too many points and I refused to give it up...)Abby > > > > > Subject: Re: I'm New, and have a Peanut Butter addiction!!!>

To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 12:01 PM> > > Hello ,> > > > Welcome to group. To be honest I am addiction to peanut butter and though I have find a way to work with my body for that one. I eat that about almost every morning and for some reason my body is satisfy with it. I use that on my waffles, toast, muffins, and even bagels as depend on what I am in mood for breakfast. Just simply listen to your body and find out on when usual would likely want peanut butter the most.> > > > Eliza> > > > > >

>> > > Hello everyone,> > >> > > Well really, I should introduce myself. I have been lurking for a long time now, gathering wonderful feedback and support from all of you.. My name is and I am within normal weight range I guess, but have struggled with body image issues for the past 9 years or so. I have always been so hard on myself, and treated myself in ways that I would never treat a friend or family member. I have been on weight watchers for the past 3 years, and i did great at first, but since having to start birth control to regulate a period that never came (i went 2 years without one), my body weight started to climb. for the first time i felt out of control with my ability to manage my weight. i now realize how restricted i have been with my eating, focusing on every ounce of food i put in my mouth, having to log it in my food journal each time, and log all my exercise as well. after

three years, i just got tired of it all. i just want to LIVE LIFE, enjoy food in> moderation, and stop thinking so much about food altogether.> > >> > > well recently i started back at school for my summer semester, and i have been slightly binging on peanut butter at the end of a very long day. i know i should not be eating so late, but i just get home and want to relax and the smooth peanut butter seems to soothe me after a rough day of a full time job and a full time school commitment. how would you all handle this night-time eating issue? i am learning to really pay attention to my body's signals, but it is hard when you are so tired and just want to relax. peanut butter has always been a trigger food for me, and i have a hard time with it when it is around. i threw the jar out last night, and plan on not buying it for awhile until i can muster some control over it. what are your thoughts? i appreciate

you listening to me and reading this email.> > >> > > laura> > >>------------------------------------

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Great idea, Warrior. I'm going to try that with some of the foods that I can't seem to resist eating until they're gone.

Sharon

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:54:35 PMSubject: Re: I'm New, and have a Peanut Butter addiction!!!What about "trying out" a new way of thinking with it. Like "I can have as much peanut butter as I want to." Cause it won't be such an off-limits big deal if you think of it that way. You'll get sick of it. You may even stop after one spoonful, thinking do I really want this? ;-)Warrior> > >> > > Hello everyone,> > >> > > Well really, I should introduce myself. I have been lurking for a long time now, gathering wonderful feedback and support from all of you. My name is and I am within normal weight range I guess, but have struggled with body image issues for the past 9 years or so. I have always been so hard on myself, and treated myself in ways that I would never treat a friend or family member. I have been on weight watchers for the past 3 years, and i did great at first, but since having to start birth control to regulate a period that never came (i went 2 years without one), my body weight started to climb. for the first time i felt out of control with my ability to manage my weight. i now realize how restricted i have

been with my eating, focusing on every ounce of food i put in my mouth, having to log it in my food journal each time, and log all my exercise as well. after three years, i just got tired of it all. i just want to LIVE LIFE, enjoy food in> moderation, and stop thinking so much about food altogether.> > >> > > well recently i started back at school for my summer semester, and i have been slightly binging on peanut butter at the end of a very long day. i know i should not be eating so late, but i just get home and want to relax and the smooth peanut butter seems to soothe me after a rough day of a full time job and a full time school commitment. how would you all handle this night-time eating issue? i am learning to really pay attention to my body's signals, but it is hard when you are so tired and just want to relax. peanut butter has always been a trigger food for me, and i have a hard time with it when it

is around. i threw the jar out last night, and plan on not buying it for awhile until i can muster some control over it. what are your thoughts? i appreciate you listening to me and reading this email.> > >> > > laura> > >>------------------------------------

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Hi ,First off, your comments about the birth control intrigued me because I have wondered if my birth control had anything to do with my weight gain. I am a nurse practitioner and know that the " literature " says it doesn't cause this, but as my own doctor pointed out, that is true when studies look at large numbers of women, not when they look at individuals. If you dont like birth control's effects on your body, ask your provider about Provera -- it's progesterone only and you only have to take it for a few days each time you want to get your period (which might be every other month instead of every month, so many fewer days each month with hormones).  

Secondly, your comment about peanut butter made me laugh because i never used to eat it and now that i am doing IE i have it every single mornign with toast (another thing i never used to eat) and i LOVE it because it keeps me full all morning. much more than all the food i thought i was " supposed " to eat. i think PB is a wonder food! not a vice at all!

my advice would be that when you get the craving maybe you can do a time out and ask yourself if you are really hungry, or just tired (i used to eat like crazy when i was tired, it was my biggest trigger for nonhunger eating) or having some other need. if you are tired, ask yourself what could you do to unwind? (peanut butter might be what you decide on, still, or it might be something else.) and if you are hungry, EAT! the time doesnt matter. but ask yourself what you are hungry for. once peanut butter is " legalized " you may find you dont crave it nearly as much!

good luck!abby

Very good point! This made me think for myself about what I am craving. You made me think of something else too...could it be protein that is being craved?

Warrior

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> > Hello everyone,

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> > Well really, I should introduce myself. I have been lurking for a long time now, gathering wonderful feedback and support from all of you. My name is and I am within normal weight range I guess, but have struggled with body image issues for the past 9 years or so. I have always been so hard on myself, and treated myself in ways that I would never treat a friend or family member. I have been on weight watchers for the past 3 years, and i did great at first, but since having to start birth control to regulate a period that never came (i went 2 years without one), my body weight started to climb. for the first time i felt out of control with my ability to manage my weight. i now realize how restricted i have been with my eating, focusing on every ounce of food i put in my mouth, having to log it in my food journal each time, and log all my exercise as well. after three years, i just got tired of it all. i just want to LIVE LIFE, enjoy food in moderation, and stop thinking so much about food altogether.

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> > well recently i started back at school for my summer semester, and i have been slightly binging on peanut butter at the end of a very long day. i know i should not be eating so late, but i just get home and want to relax and the smooth peanut butter seems to soothe me after a rough day of a full time job and a full time school commitment. how would you all handle this night-time eating issue? i am learning to really pay attention to my body's signals, but it is hard when you are so tired and just want to relax. peanut butter has always been a trigger food for me, and i have a hard time with it when it is around. i threw the jar out last night, and plan on not buying it for awhile until i can muster some control over it. what are your thoughts? i appreciate you listening to me and reading this email.

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> > laura

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I agree. It's not the sugar, it's food in general! I'm recognizing more and more foods that can give me the "high". Oatmeal is so warm and gooey and it settles down in my tummy and feels so satisfying and comforting. I think I need to compile a list of these and make good choices when I feel an emotional binge coming on. The trouble is that I tend to grab sugary stuff because it's tried and true.... Plus... It's already prepared and waiting 4 me. Oatmeal actually gives me a better physical feeling when I hit the full point, so now that I'm aware of it- I plan to reach 4 that instead of the cookie. KnoblochSent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. CellularFrom: "K T" Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:47:05 -0000To: <IntuitiveEating_Support >Subject: Re: I'm New, and have a Peanut Butter addiction!!! Gillian, More and more, I am beginning to be able to understand this viewpoint. It is happening gradually, but the more people explain this side of it, the more I agree. So i am glad Katcha and yourself have been doing that for peeps like me. ;-) Warrior > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I had hundreds of emails to go through from this group since I receive the > messages in a special folder in my email program. I've been keeping an eye > on the posts but wanted to specifically comment on a few of them and see if > I can be of any help, even though the topic has gone away. The topic of > addiction is one that I have very strong feelings about. Keep in mind that > you may not agree with me and that's ok, but maybe I can share a different > perspective that could help break through what feels like an addiction. > > > > The media and the diet industry certainly contribute to this idea that we > can be addicted to food in general or a particular food. And I understand it > may really feel like an addiction and that you have no control over eating > it. Certainly some foods can have an effect on our brain chemistry, and you > may also find yourself eating or going for food under stressful > circumstances without even realizing that you are doing it. I even felt in > the past that I was addicted to sugar. I went on a sugar-free diet and 2 > months later tried to eat a little ice cream and of course started binging. > This just " proved " to me that I was addicted. That brings me to my first > point: > > > > Our thoughts determine our results. You may have heard of the Law of > Attraction which is all the rage these days. I'm not a big proponent of it, > but I learned long before hearing about LOA that if we want to change our > outcomes, we must change our thoughts. It goes like this: Thoughts lead to > Feelings which lead to Behaviors which lead to Results. So, the thought is > " I'm addicted to sugar " . The feeling is frustration and helplessness because > I can't control it. My behavior would then be denying sugar followed by > binging on it. This leads to the result, which is I'm addicted to sugar and > I can't control it and all I do is overeat on it. If you believe you're > addicted to sugar, your actions and results will reflect it. > > > > By changing the thought I changed my results. The new thought was " I can > have sugar when I want it and eat enough that I enjoy it and feel good when > I'm done " . The feeling changes to confident and empowered. My behavior is > eating ice cream, or whatever, when I'm hungry so it tastes really good and > stopping when my body has had enough. The result is I enjoyed the ice cream > and didn't feel sick, binge on it, or any other issues that I believed I had > in the past with sugar. Does that make sense? > > > > Another issue I have with thinking you're addicted to food or a food is that > you cannot treat overeating or binging with the standard models that are > used for other addictions. In the 12-step model, you are told to abstain > from what you are addicted to. You cannot abstain from food, obviously. I > know that OA says to abstain from your binge foods, but often they are sugar > and flour. Good luck! (I'm not bashing OA, if it helps you, that is great, I > just don't agree with their philosophy) To overcome overeating, you need to > learn how to make all foods permissible and change your relationship with > those foods, not abstain. > > > > One thing that is similar between addiction and overeating is that it's > usually a symptom of a need not being met. That's why the concept of a > higher power is important in 12 step programs. But you are also told to > admit you are helpless over the thing you are addicted to. I help my clients > learn they are in charge of making decisions about food, they aren't > helpless. IE is a process that creates empowerment, not helplessness. > > > > Anyway, these are just some thoughts I wanted to share. I hope they are > helpful! > > > > I wrote an article for my newsletter in March in response to Oprah's > revelation about her weight. In the article in her magazine she briefly > mentioned food addiction. If you want to read my article, you can see it in > my newsletter archives. Scroll down the page and choose March 2009 and > you'll find it there. http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/newsletter.html > > > > > > Thanks! > Gillian > > Gillian Hood-son, MS, ACSM > Get your report, " The 6 Steps to Guilt-Fr*e Eating " by visiting > http://www.HealthierOutcomes.com <http://www.healthieroutcomes.com/> > > > _____ >