Guest guest Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Hi Sara and Agnieska: I totally agree with your opinions of ThinWithin. That was my first successful experience with IE. I had read other IE gurus' books (like Geneen Roth and others), but just didn't trust myself to eat without diet rules. However, I did trust God, because I was already a Christian. TW taught me that God created our bodies to tell us when, what and how much to eat. So I began to trust my body and obey its physical cues, rather than let my mind, which was influenced by 'diet' and 'healthy eating' rules, tell my body what, when and how much to eat. Above all, TW taught me how to cope with painful emotions spiritually, rather than eat to distract myself from feelings. Before TW I had never trusted my body enough to try intuitive eating. SUE > > > > Jolene, > > > > I actually find this post refleshingly raw and honest. I'm willing to bet that anyone who ever contemplated IE has thought these thoughts. I know I have. > > > > There's definitely a part of me that felt sad at giving dieting up. There were always times on a diet when I felt very in control, that I could change my body that way. Giving up on dieting felt like just giving up period in ways. But then I remembered why I turned to IE in the first place. Dieting is a constant struggle and battle with food and hunger and cravings. There's no peace in dieting. > > > > The vast majority of dieters are yo-yo dieters. Only a tiny fraction of dieters have any real " success " keeping their weight off, and that is with " success " defined loosely. Even those " successful " few are usually in the process of gaining back at least some of weight they lost. So the " unsuccessful " dieters, those 95-99% of dieters who gain their weight back, gain and lose, gain and lose, gain and lose. I'm betting most of us have probably been there. There is plenty of research that shows that this sort of up and down weight fluctuation is very detrimental to your health. Dieting sounds great in theory, but in practice, it's much more likely to make you less healthy, not more healthy. > > > > Plus, there really isn't good evidence that maintaining weight loss over the long haul improves your health. This is mainly because it's hard to find people who have actually achieved this in order to study them. > > > > I used to worry about my health and weight. Reading The Diet Myth by Campos put a lot of those worries to rest for me. I would definitely recommend that book to you. > > > > Also, go to this web address. http://www.wellness-rd.com/Research.htm It has abstracts of studies related to IE. Look particularly at " Size Acceptance and Intuitive Eating Improve Health for Obese, Female Chronic Dieters. " I think that title sums it all up right there! > > > > For me, focusing on accepting and loving myself right now is imperative to eating intuitively. And even if it wasn't, I feel that's what we all deserve to do, anyway. > > > > IE is a path. On my long IE path I've taken many turns. For a long time, I focused on weight loss, turned IE into a diet, lost a few pounds, then gained them all back with a few more to go along with them without really changing my behavior. That's when I was truly able to give up on dieting. Your path has taken you to these questions in your mind. They're all good questions, and no direction you turn will be the wrong direction. It'll just be your direction. > > > > As for Christianity and IE, I think there's an IE book out there that focuses on that. I think it's called " Thin Within " but maybe someone else will know for sure. I'm not a religious person, but I'm definitely a spiritual person, and God has helped me out so much on my IE journey. Just when I need some help with something, he sends it my way. It's been quite amazing. And I definitely thank God for this group!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > Good Luck! > > Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I actually just signed up to be a TW leader. We're starting a small group in my area. It's an awesome book. If anyone wants to do that study and delve into it further than the book, I highly recommend the workbook that can be obtained seperately. Sharon Hi Sara and Agnieska: I totally agree with your opinions of ThinWithin. That was my first successful experience with IE. I had read other IE gurus' books (like Geneen Roth and others), but just didn't trust myself to eat without diet rules. However, I did trust God, because I was already a Christian. TW taught me that God created our bodies to tell us when, what and how much to eat. So I began to trust my body and obey its physical cues, rather than let my mind, which was influenced by 'diet' and 'healthy eating' rules, tell my body what, when and how much to eat. Above all, TW taught me how to cope with painful emotions spiritually, rather than eat to distract myself from feelings. Before TW I had never trusted my body enough to try intuitive eating. SUE > >> > Jolene, > > > > I actually find this post refleshingly raw and honest. I'm willing to bet that anyone who ever contemplated IE has thought these thoughts. I know I have. > > > > There's definitely a part of me that felt sad at giving dieting up. There were always times on a diet when I felt very in control, that I could change my body that way. Giving up on dieting felt like just giving up period in ways. But then I remembered why I turned to IE in the first place. Dieting is a constant struggle and battle with food and hunger and cravings. There's no peace in dieting. > > > > The vast majority of dieters are yo-yo dieters. Only a tiny fraction of dieters have any real " success " keeping their weight off, and that is with " success " defined loosely. Even those " successful " few are usually in the process of gaining back at least some of weight they lost. So the " unsuccessful " dieters, those 95-99% of dieters who gain their weight back, gain and lose, gain and lose, gain and lose. I'm betting most of us have probably been there. There is plenty of research that shows that this sort of up and down weight fluctuation is very detrimental to your health. Dieting sounds great in theory, but in practice, it's much more likely to make you less healthy, not more healthy. > > > > Plus, there really isn't good evidence that maintaining weight loss over the long haul improves your health. This is mainly because it's hard to find people who have actually achieved this in order to study them. > > > > I used to worry about my health and weight. Reading The Diet Myth by Campos put a lot of those worries to rest for me. I would definitely recommend that book to you. > > > > Also, go to this web address. http://www.wellness-rd.com/Research.htm It has abstracts of studies related to IE. Look particularly at " Size Acceptance and Intuitive Eating Improve Health for Obese, Female Chronic Dieters. " I think that title sums it all up right there! > > > > For me, focusing on accepting and loving myself right now is imperative to eating intuitively. And even if it wasn't, I feel that's what we all deserve to do, anyway. > > > > IE is a path. On my long IE path I've taken many turns. For a long time, I focused on weight loss, turned IE into a diet, lost a few pounds, then gained them all back with a few more to go along with them without really changing my behavior. That's when I was truly able to give up on dieting. Your path has taken you to these questions in your mind. They're all good questions, and no direction you turn will be the wrong direction. It'll just be your direction. > > > > As for Christianity and IE, I think there's an IE book out there that focuses on that. I think it's called " Thin Within " but maybe someone else will know for sure. I'm not a religious person, but I'm definitely a spiritual person, and God has helped me out so much on my IE journey. Just when I need some help with something, he sends it my way. It's been quite amazing. And I definitely thank God for this group!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > Good Luck!> > Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Sharon, would you recommend that the book be read first and then the workbook or does it make sense to do both at the same time? I've just started working through the book (meaning, I read it through and now I'm making notes, journaling, reading the Scripture passages and notes in my Bible, etc..) Thanks! Agnieszka > > > > > > > > Jolene, > > > > > > > > I actually find this post refleshingly raw and honest. I'm willing to > > bet that anyone who ever contemplated IE has thought these thoughts. I know > > I have. > > > > > > > > There's definitely a part of me that felt sad at giving dieting up. > > There were always times on a diet when I felt very in control, that I could > > change my body that way. Giving up on dieting felt like just giving up > > period in ways. But then I remembered why I turned to IE in the first place. > > Dieting is a constant struggle and battle with food and hunger and cravings. > > There's no peace in dieting. > > > > > > > > The vast majority of dieters are yo-yo dieters. Only a tiny fraction of > > dieters have any real " success " keeping their weight off, and that is with > > " success " defined loosely. Even those " successful " few are usually in the > > process of gaining back at least some of weight they lost. So the > > " unsuccessful " dieters, those 95-99% of dieters who gain their weight back, > > gain and lose, gain and lose, gain and lose. I'm betting most of us have > > probably been there. There is plenty of research that shows that this sort > > of up and down weight fluctuation is very detrimental to your health. > > Dieting sounds great in theory, but in practice, it's much more likely to > > make you less healthy, not more healthy. > > > > > > > > Plus, there really isn't good evidence that maintaining weight loss > > over the long haul improves your health. This is mainly because it's hard to > > find people who have actually achieved this in order to study them. > > > > > > > > I used to worry about my health and weight. Reading The Diet Myth by > > Campos put a lot of those worries to rest for me. I would definitely > > recommend that book to you. > > > > > > > > Also, go to this web address. http://www.wellness-rd.com/Research.htmIt has abstracts of studies related to IE. Look particularly at " Size > > Acceptance and Intuitive Eating Improve Health for Obese, Female Chronic > > Dieters. " I think that title sums it all up right there! > > > > > > > > For me, focusing on accepting and loving myself right now is imperative > > to eating intuitively. And even if it wasn't, I feel that's what we all > > deserve to do, anyway. > > > > > > > > IE is a path. On my long IE path I've taken many turns. For a long > > time, I focused on weight loss, turned IE into a diet, lost a few pounds, > > then gained them all back with a few more to go along with them without > > really changing my behavior. That's when I was truly able to give up on > > dieting. Your path has taken you to these questions in your mind. They're > > all good questions, and no direction you turn will be the wrong direction. > > It'll just be your direction. > > > > > > > > As for Christianity and IE, I think there's an IE book out there that > > focuses on that. I think it's called " Thin Within " but maybe someone else > > will know for sure. I'm not a religious person, but I'm definitely a > > spiritual person, and God has helped me out so much on my IE journey. Just > > when I need some help with something, he sends it my way. It's been quite > > amazing. And I definitely thank God for this group!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > Good Luck! > > > > Sara > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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