Re: Pausing in the middle of a meal

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This IE journey is made up of many tiny baby steps - big pat on the back for

your most recent one! Glad to have you here too. I found that this group has

helped me to get IE going in my life - may you find that support here too -

Best to you - Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Hi, I have not been doing this IE deal but for a few weeks. I am almost 60

and have spent the last 50 years in fear of food. I have done it all. Nothing

has worked. About 20 years ago I got into the idea of giving myself permission

to eat. It worked fine while I was into it but before long the old diet

mentality got me and I was back on the bandwagon. I'm just done with it. I

have really enjoyed the last few weeks of trying to listen to my body and feed

it appropriately. The most amazing thing to me is that I have been stopping

half way thru the meal to assess fullness. Since I am allowing myself food when

I want it, I am not in fear that I won't get enough. Most of the time I have

felt full and have not eaten the rest of the meal. It is so different from

eating every morsel on the plate because I know I can't have more until the next

time the diet says I can. I am really beginning to feel a sense of freedom,

just a little, but it feel good.

> Toni

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