Re: starting out...need some support

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Welcome and happy to have you here. I feel I have gone thru different stages

with IE - initially I just needed to learn the 'basics' - mainly eating related

practices. Then I got to where I could actually start dealing with emotions

related to (over) eating. I didn't find it a linear process at all! In fact I

have had some set backs along the way, but I credit being part of this group

with helping me keep focused on what I needed to do as well patience to let the

'lesson' happen when it did. When I get feeling 'stuck' or mired in my IE

journey, either reading a new (non-dieting) book or simply selecting a single

aspect of IE that I can work on at that moment is what gets be back on track.

Looking forward to more posts from you - Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Hey group!

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> I suffered from an eating disorder for many years but after several years of

counseling and seeking the guidance of a skilled nutritionist who walked me

through IE, I was able to break free from not only the physcial but also the

mental pull of my eating disorder. I thought that I was done with it but it has

been 4 years since I was " free " of eating disorders but when I started my new

business a few months ago, I started seriously restricting my diet and obsessing

about my weight. I have gained 20 lbs over the past few months and I think that

a lot of this was due to a death of my best friend, moving to a new city,

putting my house on the market and not selling yet, etc. I've been totally

bombarded by all this stress and I think that I'm trying to have control through

my eating. My therapist encouraged me to join a support group since I have had

an eating disorder in the past and I don't want to go down the same hell that I

was in when I was anorexic so many years ago. I'm glad that this group is

online and I hope to gain a lot of support so that I can not only survive during

this time but also thrive. Thanks for your support!

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" I didn't find it a linear process at all! In fact I have had some set backs

along the way...or simply selecting a single aspect of IE that I can work on at

that moment is what gets be back on track. "

AMEN to that!! My biggest struggle is respecting my level of fullness. This last

week I've been overeating at meals and having things just because I want the

taste and to prove to myself I can have it (although not hungry). And I've been

working with IE off and on over a couple of years. Definitely not a linear

process. So I pulled out my book this morning, and flipped through and read all

of my many highlighted parts. Also, when reading posts from this group, if I

come across something that really resonates within me, I copy it and paste it

into a Word document that I have saved. I go back and read through that too.

Doing these things help get me back on track. We all need support throughout the

various stages.

Freja

[Guest guest]

Welcome!  This is a great group of wise and accepting ladies, I'm sure you will find the support you need here

 

Mikki 

 

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