Re: Hi Everyone. I'm new here.

[Guest guest]

Stacie welcome IE is a slow day by day proccess not a quick fix and you have your good and bad days but it is worth the journey. Everyone's body is different so it depends on your body how long it takes you to adjust to IE Eva

I've been enjoying reading all of your stories. I'm glad I'm here. My main purpose here is to learn healthy eating habits for life. I've been counting calories since February, and I'm tired of it. I try to focus on a calorie limit of 1400 through the week and Sunday is my day off. It hasn't been working that way. My ultimate desire is to not count calories anymore, not carry around a calorie journal and CalorieKing book. I want to be able to listen to myself and eat only when I'm hungry. My problem is nightime. I'm an online student and I study at night and eat eat eat. Last night I ate almost a whole box of Wheat Thins. I wasn't hungry...This is my problem. Last night I ate about a whole row of Oreo cookies. I couldn't stop. I kept wanting more. I tried to think "what am I feeling right now", and I just couldn't stop thinking how good the food was tasting. I almost hear myself say "I don't care, I'm eating this".I read Intutiive Eating a few days ago and thought it was an absolutley great book. I would like to go back and read it again. Does this take time to master? I'm really tired of obsessing about calories. I want to eat normal. I wish I could find a bracelet of some sort that I can look down and have it remind me of IE? Perphaps I will type up something on the computer and attach it to my fridge? Any thoughts. Again, I'm glad I'm here!Stacie ------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Yes Stacie, getting IE (back?) into one's life is not an 'instant' event.

Promises of 'immediate' and 'instant' results are the bait of dieting that hooks

us into them. Real carrot on a stick type of activity ;-)

But if you think about how the reality of dieting is a life time of restrictive

rules and denial of one's self, IE then shines as a lovely light at the end of a

tunnel. How long that tunnel is for you, is for you alone to determine. The good

news is that IE provides a (flash) light for you to use even when in that

tunnel. We here will help you to keep that light bright and working, sort of

like clapping to keep Tinkerbell going :)

Welcome to your first steps on your IE journey! We who are on ours wave to you

and want to let you know that many of our fears and questions have been met by

IE and so will yours.

Best to you, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> I've been enjoying reading all of your stories. I'm glad I'm here. My main

purpose here is to learn healthy eating habits for life. I've been counting

calories since February, and I'm tired of it. I try to focus on a calorie limit

of 1400 through the week and Sunday is my day off. It hasn't been working that

way. My ultimate desire is to not count calories anymore, not carry around a

calorie journal and CalorieKing book. I want to be able to listen to myself and

eat only when I'm hungry. My problem is nightime. I'm an online student and I

study at night and eat eat eat. Last night I ate almost a whole box of Wheat

Thins. I wasn't hungry...This is my problem. Last night I ate about a whole row

of Oreo cookies. I couldn't stop. I kept wanting more. I tried to think " what am

I feeling right now " , and I just couldn't stop thinking how good the food was

tasting. I almost hear myself say " I don't care, I'm eating this " .

>

> I read Intutiive Eating a few days ago and thought it was an absolutley great

book. I would like to go back and read it again. Does this take time to master?

I'm really tired of obsessing about calories. I want to eat normal. I wish I

could find a bracelet of some sort that I can look down and have it remind me of

IE? Perphaps I will type up something on the computer and attach it to my

fridge? Any thoughts. Again, I'm glad I'm here!

>

> Stacie

>

[Guest guest]

I appreciate the kind words, Katcha!

> >

> > I've been enjoying reading all of your stories. I'm glad I'm here. My main

purpose here is to learn healthy eating habits for life. I've been counting

calories since February, and I'm tired of it. I try to focus on a calorie limit

of 1400 through the week and Sunday is my day off. It hasn't been working that

way. My ultimate desire is to not count calories anymore, not carry around a

calorie journal and CalorieKing book. I want to be able to listen to myself and

eat only when I'm hungry. My problem is nightime. I'm an online student and I

study at night and eat eat eat. Last night I ate almost a whole box of Wheat

Thins. I wasn't hungry...This is my problem. Last night I ate about a whole row

of Oreo cookies. I couldn't stop. I kept wanting more. I tried to think " what am

I feeling right now " , and I just couldn't stop thinking how good the food was

tasting. I almost hear myself say " I don't care, I'm eating this " .

> >

> > I read Intutiive Eating a few days ago and thought it was an absolutley

great book. I would like to go back and read it again. Does this take time to

master? I'm really tired of obsessing about calories. I want to eat normal. I

wish I could find a bracelet of some sort that I can look down and have it

remind me of IE? Perphaps I will type up something on the computer and attach it

to my fridge? Any thoughts. Again, I'm glad I'm here!

> >

> > Stacie

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Eva!

>

> Stacie welcome IE is a slow day by day proccess not a quick fix and you

> have your good and bad days but it is worth the journey. Everyone's body is

> different so it depends on your body how long it takes you to adjust to IE

> Eva

>

>

> In a message dated 7/14/2009 9:13:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

> staciebennett@... writes:

>

> I've been enjoying reading all of your stories. I'm glad I'm here. My main

> purpose here is to learn healthy eating habits for life. I've been

> counting calories since February, and I'm tired of it. I try to focus on a

calorie

> limit of 1400 through the week and Sunday is my day off. It hasn't been

> working that way. My ultimate desire is to not count calories anymore, not

> carry around a calorie journal and CalorieKing book. I want to be able to

> listen to myself and eat only when I'm hungry. My problem is nightime. I'm an

> online student and I study at night and eat eat eat. Last night I ate

> almost a whole box of Wheat Thins. I wasn't hungry...This is my problem. Last

> night I ate about a whole row of Oreo cookies. I couldn't stop. I kept

> wanting more. I tried to think " what am I feeling right now " , and I just

couldn't

> stop thinking how good the food was tasting. I almost hear myself say " I

> don't care, I'm eating this " .

>

> I read Intutiive Eating a few days ago and thought it was an absolutley

> great book. I would like to go back and read it again. Does this take time to

> master? I'm really tired of obsessing about calories. I want to eat

> normal. I wish I could find a bracelet of some sort that I can look down and

have

> it remind me of IE? Perphaps I will type up something on the computer and

> attach it to my fridge? Any thoughts. Again, I'm glad I'm here!

>

> Stacie

>

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[Guest guest]

Welcome, Stacie.  I have a thought for you on this issue....the part where you are studying.  I don't know if it is possible, but sometimes if you change your environment....bring your computer and study at a really great lounge somewhere.  I used to study at the beach (way back when) when I was in college.  People thought I was crazy, but I needed my environment to be perfect, and sitting in my dorm room didn't cut it.  Think about, when you aren't in the heat of the moment, why you might be eating at those times.  Sometimes I look at IE as problem-solving in a way.  If there is a time of day, or a situation that continually has me reaching for food, I often will analyze what is really going on with the situation and see if I can change it up somehow.  Hope that helps!

Glad you are here.

My problem is nightime. I'm an online student and I study at night and eat eat eat. Last night I ate almost a whole box of Wheat Thins. I wasn't hungry...This is my problem. Last night I ate about a whole row of Oreo cookies. I couldn't stop. I kept wanting more. I tried to think " what am I feeling right now " , and I just couldn't stop thinking how good the food was tasting. I almost hear myself say " I don't care, I'm eating this " .

Stacie

[Guest guest]

Hi Stacie,

So glad you are here and hope you can find the support you need and come to a

place of forgiveness, acceptance and peace with food.

It sounds like you are right were you need to be, that is the first step,

awareness. You are aware you are eating. My guess is you have been mindlessly

eating without giving any thought to it before. Now you are aware you are doing

it.

The next step is to not beat your self up or make yourself wrong for eating

these foods. Forgive yourself and move forward. Once you do, the urge to keep

eating will probably subside.

As far as the bracelet goes, there is one available through the Am I Hungry

Website. I've attached the link.

http://www.amihungry.com/book.shtml

Good luck on your IE Journey.

Alana

-- In IntuitiveEating_Support , " staciebennett "

wrote:

>

> I've been enjoying reading all of your stories. I'm glad I'm here. My main

purpose here is to learn healthy eating habits for life. I've been counting

calories since February, and I'm tired of it. I try to focus on a calorie limit

of 1400 through the week and Sunday is my day off. It hasn't been working that

way. My ultimate desire is to not count calories anymore, not carry around a

calorie journal and CalorieKing book. I want to be able to listen to myself and

eat only when I'm hungry. My problem is nightime. I'm an online student and I

study at night and eat eat eat. Last night I ate almost a whole box of Wheat

Thins. I wasn't hungry...This is my problem. Last night I ate about a whole row

of Oreo cookies. I couldn't stop. I kept wanting more. I tried to think " what am

I feeling right now " , and I just couldn't stop thinking how good the food was

tasting. I almost hear myself say " I don't care, I'm eating this " .

>

> I read Intutiive Eating a few days ago and thought it was an absolutley great

book. I would like to go back and read it again. Does this take time to master?

I'm really tired of obsessing about calories. I want to eat normal. I wish I

could find a bracelet of some sort that I can look down and have it remind me of

IE? Perphaps I will type up something on the computer and attach it to my

fridge? Any thoughts. Again, I'm glad I'm here!

>

> Stacie

>

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome. I'm new too. It is most definitely a journey. There is no goal

to get to and stop. Be easy on yourself and try to find ways to be good to

yourself. That helps me a lot.

Warrior

>

> I've been enjoying reading all of your stories. I'm glad I'm here. My main

purpose here is to learn healthy eating habits for life. I've been counting

calories since February, and I'm tired of it. I try to focus on a calorie limit

of 1400 through the week and Sunday is my day off. It hasn't been working that

way. My ultimate desire is to not count calories anymore, not carry around a

calorie journal and CalorieKing book. I want to be able to listen to myself and

eat only when I'm hungry. My problem is nightime. I'm an online student and I

study at night and eat eat eat. Last night I ate almost a whole box of Wheat

Thins. I wasn't hungry...This is my problem. Last night I ate about a whole row

of Oreo cookies. I couldn't stop. I kept wanting more. I tried to think " what am

I feeling right now " , and I just couldn't stop thinking how good the food was

tasting. I almost hear myself say " I don't care, I'm eating this " .

>

> I read Intutiive Eating a few days ago and thought it was an absolutley great

book. I would like to go back and read it again. Does this take time to master?

I'm really tired of obsessing about calories. I want to eat normal. I wish I

could find a bracelet of some sort that I can look down and have it remind me of

IE? Perphaps I will type up something on the computer and attach it to my

fridge? Any thoughts. Again, I'm glad I'm here!

>

> Stacie

>