Re: Thinking about food and IE all the time

August 23, 2009

Absolutely. What you're going through is NORMAL! I and most others have gone

through that. The Intuitive Eating book recognizes that thinking about IE and

food alot is a part of the beginning phases of the process. This type of

transformation requires a certain level of " awareness " or we would just fall

back into our fixated pattern and past relationship with food. It takes time.

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So for those with more IE experience, did you go through the same thing as me?

Did your thoughts about food and IE eventually start decreasing over time?

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August 23, 2009

Yes, I did. I think that's normal. It's such a big change in perspective, I

think it takes a while before it's your natural perspective. I've been doing it

for 3 years, and I've just now made big breakthroughs on it.

Peace,

Sara

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> Hey guys. Since I've restarted IE almost a month ago, it seems that all I ever

think about is IE. It's hard to put my focus else where. I guess it's really not

that different because when I was dieting all I ever thought about was food, but

I'd really like to get away from that. I want to have NORMAL thoughts. I am

thinking that this will happen over time. Since IE is so new right now,

naturally it's going to take up a lot of my thoughts. So for those with more IE

experience, did you go through the same thing as me? Did your thoughts about

food and IE eventually start decreasing over time?

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August 23, 2009

Sara,Thank you so much for your post. I started IE a little over a year ago and I was doing well with it and my weight even went down a little. Then I had a life crisis where my favorite cat in the whole world got sick last August and died in June and I backslid through the whole thing and am at my top weight now. I know it's not about weight but I it's hard to not focus on the weight.Anyhow, I'm so glad that it's normal to take a while for it to really be absorbed and to have success. I tend to think that I'm supposed to "get" something right away and then when I don't, I tend to think that I've failed. But it makes sense that it would be gradual. I didn't become a compulsive eater overnight and it makes sense that it would take a while to unbecome one :)Sharon Subject: Re: Thinking about food and IE all the timeTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 12:31 PM

Yes, I did. I think that's normal. It's such a big change in perspective, I think it takes a while before it's your natural perspective. I've been doing it for 3 years, and I've just now made big breakthroughs on it.

Peace,

Sara

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> Hey guys. Since I've restarted IE almost a month ago, it seems that all I ever think about is IE. It's hard to put my focus else where. I guess it's really not that different because when I was dieting all I ever thought about was food, but I'd really like to get away from that. I want to have NORMAL thoughts. I am thinking that this will happen over time. Since IE is so new right now, naturally it's going to take up a lot of my thoughts. So for those with more IE experience, did you go through the same thing as me? Did your thoughts about food and IE eventually start decreasing over time?

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August 23, 2009

Sharon, I had no idea when I started that my path would be so long and

convoluted, either! It's all been worth it, though. And I have a lot more path

to go.

Sara

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> > Hey guys. Since I've restarted IE almost a month ago, it seems that all I

ever think about is IE. It's hard to put my focus else where. I guess it's

really not that different because when I was dieting all I ever thought about

was food, but I'd really like to get away from that. I want to have NORMAL

thoughts. I am thinking that this will happen over time. Since IE is so new

right now, naturally it's going to take up a lot of my thoughts. So for those

with more IE experience, did you go through the same thing as me? Did your

thoughts about food and IE eventually start decreasing over time?

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August 24, 2009

They say when you start to change something, it's swings like a pendulum on a

grandfather clock. You go from on end of the spectru, way over to the other and

then it will swing less when it comes back and so on. Eventually you get more

in balance. I have not really come close the that balance yet, but I'm on my

way there with you. ;-)

KT

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> Hey guys. Since I've restarted IE almost a month ago, it seems that all I ever

think about is IE. It's hard to put my focus else where. I guess it's really not

that different because when I was dieting all I ever thought about was food, but

I'd really like to get away from that. I want to have NORMAL thoughts. I am

thinking that this will happen over time. Since IE is so new right now,

naturally it's going to take up a lot of my thoughts. So for those with more IE

experience, did you go through the same thing as me? Did your thoughts about

food and IE eventually start decreasing over time?

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August 24, 2009

You know, I totally relate to that about thinking I have to do it so well. I

think it's my way of not having to do it, I mess up my chances of it working by

acting like it has to be perfect.