Introducing Myself

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Hi, I am Georgi - new to to the group and so happy you are all here. I have been

reading Intuitive Eating since June and trying to implement the principles into

my life with some success. I am trying to accept that the process takes time.

I really am struggling with 5-7. I tend to be a choatic emotional eater. It is

very difficult for me to sit down at a table and eat without TV or a book or a

magazine or standing up running through the house or in the car. Hence, I don't

feel my fullness, eat too much and then feel bad about myself. And I think I am

really rebelling against the idea that I have to give up this really comforting

behavior of eating in front of the TV. Because I say to myself, go ahead and

have the cookies, just sit down and eat them without distraction. And I get

mad. Any advice would be appreciated - I know this approach is the only way for

me - I cannot diet anymore-it doesn't work and in the long run backfires. More

than I want to lose weight, I want to heal my relationship with food. And so

when I backslide I get very panicky, because of this doesn't work - nothing will

and I am destined to overeat for the rest of my life.

Thanks for being letting me vent.

Georgi

[Guest guest]

Hi Georgi and welcome:

I've been working on the IE book for about the same time as you. You asked

about eating in front of the tv. You said, " Because I say to myself, go ahead

and have the cookies, just sit down and eat them without distraction. And I get

mad. "

In my opinion, it sounds to me like you are making this a RULE and rebelling.

Like maybe it feels like a new restriction? It's not a restriction at all, it's

simply the best way to learn to begin paying attention to your hunger and

fullness - without distraction. Maybe you can practice doing both? Eat in

front of the tv when you feel like it but then also try maybe once a day sitting

down and calmly paying attention to every bite, and chewing, and taste, and how

it feels and how satisfying it is to just relax with it. It's at that point

that it's easiest to feel my fullness and satisfaction the best.

Hang in there, you're in the right place!

Deb

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> Hi, I am Georgi - new to to the group and so happy you are all here. I have

been reading Intuitive Eating since June and trying to implement the principles

into my life with some success. I am trying to accept that the process takes

time. I really am struggling with 5-7. I tend to be a choatic emotional eater.

It is very difficult for me to sit down at a table and eat without TV or a book

or a magazine or standing up running through the house or in the car. Hence, I

don't feel my fullness, eat too much and then feel bad about myself. And I

think I am really rebelling against the idea that I have to give up this really

comforting behavior of eating in front of the TV. Because I say to myself, go

ahead and have the cookies, just sit down and eat them without distraction. And

I get mad. Any advice would be appreciated - I know this approach is the only

way for me - I cannot diet anymore-it doesn't work and in the long run

backfires. More than I want to lose weight, I want to heal my relationship with

food. And so when I backslide I get very panicky, because of this doesn't work

- nothing will and I am destined to overeat for the rest of my life.

> Thanks for being letting me vent.

>

> Georgi

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