RE: Re: Loving body now

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I thought about that. But I'd been procrastinating for weeks, and I was

afraid I wouldn't have the courage to do it if I put it off till the thrift

stores were open.

Re: Loving body now

I think that it's absolutely essential to love your body now. So, thanks

Harry for sharing that. And, I want to add that it would hurt my heart to

know that clothing, that other people can use, was possibly thrown away in

the process of a affirming purge! I'm a championing for downsizing our

closets and in the process sharing the clothes that we don't need with other

people who can use them, while keeping our cloth resources out of landfills.

A while back, we had an exercise on the group about what " IE " stands for to

each of us in addition to " Intuitive Eating. " We had some great and

brilliant responses. One of my IEs was " ingeniously eco-friendly " .

Practicing IE has allowed me to come to a place of being able to respond to

my needs more skillfully without using food some much...so I've reduced

unnecessary food consumption, which is a much more environmentally

sustainable way to live. So, as we learn to take care of ourselves better,

we also learn how to take care of our home, the earth, better.

Latoya

> This weekend, I finally threw out the piles of clothes that used to,

> but no longer, fit. It was an enormous amount of clothes -- they

> filled half a dumpster, in a variety of sizes over all the years. This

> is the size I am. This is the body I have. Maybe it will change, but I

> want to live in the present, the way I actually am. Throwing away the

> clothes, I felt all kinds of emotion. Anxiety and fear. Shame. Relief

> Anger. Pride. Happiness. Sadness. So much drama I've created for

> myself. Harry

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