Guest guest Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 hi, i'm mj. I'm new to the group & to IE. I read geneen roth's book years ago, thought it was great, tried it for about a day & then went back to dieting. why did i do that? I guess i just didn't trust that it would really work. so, here I am again. probably 30 lbs heavier than i was back then. So, what's changed. I finally get it, DIETS DON'T work, diets will never work. there has to be a better way & ie is my last resort & hopefully my ultimate solution to the overeating, dieting, overeating cycle of my life. I finally get that there is not going to be some magic " diet " plan out there that will " save " me. i need to trust that this will work for me for the rest of my life. deep down i know its what i need to do. Its just so hard to let go of that diet mentality. but i am going to do it. I would appreciate any advice you might have to get me started. right now im still 'afraid' to trust myself enough to eat whatever i want. thank you mj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hi MJ, and welcome to the group. Have you read the book called Intuitive Eating? This might be helpful in getting you started. Love Deb > > hi, i'm mj. I'm new to the group & to IE. I read geneen roth's book years ago, thought it was great, tried it for about a day & then went back to dieting. why did i do that? I guess i just didn't trust that it would really work. > > so, here I am again. probably 30 lbs heavier than i was back then. So, what's changed. I finally get it, DIETS DON'T work, diets will never work. there has to be a better way & ie is my last resort & hopefully my ultimate solution to the overeating, dieting, overeating cycle of my life. I finally get that there is not going to be some magic " diet " plan out there that will " save " me. i need to trust that this will work for me for the rest of my life. deep down i know its what i need to do. Its just so hard to let go of that diet mentality. but i am going to do it. > > I would appreciate any advice you might have to get me started. right now im still 'afraid' to trust myself enough to eat whatever i want. > > thank you > mj > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Welcome MJ. I can relate to your story - I read all of Geenen Roth's books many years ago, but just couldn't work 'her' way. It wasn't until I joined this support group that I was able to 'get' IE for myself. What I found here was the encouragement to take it at my own time and pace as well as learning to be gentle with myself in the process too. The reward is SO WORTH IT! Happy to have you join us here. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > hi, i'm mj. I'm new to the group & to IE. I read geneen roth's book years ago, thought it was great, tried it for about a day & then went back to dieting. why did i do that? I guess i just didn't trust that it would really work. > > so, here I am again. probably 30 lbs heavier than i was back then. So, what's changed. I finally get it, DIETS DON'T work, diets will never work. there has to be a better way & ie is my last resort & hopefully my ultimate solution to the overeating, dieting, overeating cycle of my life. I finally get that there is not going to be some magic " diet " plan out there that will " save " me. i need to trust that this will work for me for the rest of my life. deep down i know its what i need to do. Its just so hard to let go of that diet mentality. but i am going to do it. > > I would appreciate any advice you might have to get me started. right now im still 'afraid' to trust myself enough to eat whatever i want. > > thank you > mj > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 thank you deb and katcha for the welcome & the advice. I have the ie book on order at the library it should be there today or tomorrow. looking forward to reading it. Also, looking forward to participating in this group. so far i've followed the posts & i really love what i am seeing. what an awesome support group you all are. so grateful to be here. it really feels like coming home. ok now i'm getting a little emotional which tells me i've found the right group for me. can't wait to get reading that book. thanks again mj / > > > > hi, i'm mj. I'm new to the group & to IE. I read geneen roth's book years ago, thought it was great, tried it for about a day & then went back to dieting. why did i do that? I guess i just didn't trust that it would really work. > > > > so, here I am again. probably 30 lbs heavier than i was back then. So, what's changed. I finally get it, DIETS DON'T work, diets will never work. there has to be a better way & ie is my last resort & hopefully my ultimate solution to the overeating, dieting, overeating cycle of my life. I finally get that there is not going to be some magic " diet " plan out there that will " save " me. i need to trust that this will work for me for the rest of my life. deep down i know its what i need to do. Its just so hard to let go of that diet mentality. but i am going to do it. > > > > I would appreciate any advice you might have to get me started. right now im still 'afraid' to trust myself enough to eat whatever i want. > > > > thank you > > mj > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Welcome to the group! I'm so excited for you. IE is such a life changing thing. It's amazing. I look forward to hearing more from you! > > > > > > hi, i'm mj. I'm new to the group & to IE. I read geneen roth's book years ago, thought it was great, tried it for about a day & then went back to dieting. why did i do that? I guess i just didn't trust that it would really work. > > > > > > so, here I am again. probably 30 lbs heavier than i was back then. So, what's changed. I finally get it, DIETS DON'T work, diets will never work. there has to be a better way & ie is my last resort & hopefully my ultimate solution to the overeating, dieting, overeating cycle of my life. I finally get that there is not going to be some magic " diet " plan out there that will " save " me. i need to trust that this will work for me for the rest of my life. deep down i know its what i need to do. Its just so hard to let go of that diet mentality. but i am going to do it. > > > > > > I would appreciate any advice you might have to get me started. right now im still 'afraid' to trust myself enough to eat whatever i want. > > > > > > thank you > > > mj > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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