Guest guest Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thanks for sharing Jo.. it is hard.. not to go down that path.. I myself am struggling with dieting again..I have been doing very well with eating when I am hungry and stopping when I am full.. then I went to Disney and overate.. and I gained weight..which seemed to set me off again. I understand about the " looks " why don't these people concentrate on their OWN lives. I work in retail and had customers comment on " when is the baby due? " now since I have lost some weight.. they tell me " oh I see you had the baby! " why can't these people keep their mouths shut or are they just idiots??? Sorry a little rant there.. Hope you have a good day! > > Seems the beginning of every new year I would start yet another diet and I came very close again this year. I even picked up the phone and dialed the number; however, this time when I hung up without speaking with anyone I picked up the book When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies. I've had the book for eight months but was not ready to read what was inside and now that I'm reading I'm enjoying it and relieved I did not go down the diet path again. I was in part thinking diet as there is a guy at my work that every time he sees me he shakes his head or gives me the once over and not in a nice way. I liked what I read in the book about him judging me and not judging himself as really he has a lot of his own issues. This is probably the first Christmas I can say in a long time that I did not obsess about all the food around or binge afterward. I did overeat after but I was fully aware and am working on it. > > Thanks, > Jo. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Jo, I can so relate to old habits dying hard I remember how wonderful it was to find that one's own body could, and ought to be, 'the' source for our eating. But the irony is that we almost have to impose what ought to be 'natural' onto ourselves?!? Yet when time after time riding the diet horse results in being dumped down 'Fat Lane', we don't have to land on our heads to see the light ;-) Very glad you are hanging in for yourself and I am happy you join in for all our better too. ehugs, Katcha > > Seems the beginning of every new year I would start yet another diet and I came very close again this year. I even picked up the phone and dialed the number; however, this time when I hung up without speaking with anyone I picked up the book When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies. I've had the book for eight months but was not ready to read what was inside and now that I'm reading I'm enjoying it and relieved I did not go down the diet path again. I was in part thinking diet as there is a guy at my work that every time he sees me he shakes his head or gives me the once over and not in a nice way. I liked what I read in the book about him judging me and not judging himself as really he has a lot of his own issues. This is probably the first Christmas I can say in a long time that I did not obsess about all the food around or binge afterward. I did overeat after but I was fully aware and am working on it. > > Thanks, > Jo. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Diets are addictive for me. That sense of control. The ability to qu ickly change my body. It's exhilarating. I was laying in bed last night thinking, I could lose all this weight any time I wanted. It would be a continuous struggle to keep it off, but I've always been really good at abusing myself in that way. I'm choosing not to do that. I'm choosing to accept my body as whatever size it chooses to be. I felt really strong by those thoughts. Sara > > Seems the beginning of every new year I would start yet another diet and I came very close again this year. I even picked up the phone and dialed the number; however, this time when I hung up without speaking with anyone I picked up the book When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies. I've had the book for eight months but was not ready to read what was inside and now that I'm reading I'm enjoying it and relieved I did not go down the diet path again. I was in part thinking diet as there is a guy at my work that every time he sees me he shakes his head or gives me the once over and not in a nice way. I liked what I read in the book about him judging me and not judging himself as really he has a lot of his own issues. This is probably the first Christmas I can say in a long time that I did not obsess about all the food around or binge afterward. I did overeat after but I was fully aware and am working on it. > > Thanks, > Jo. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I agree Sara.. I have tried many times and have succeeded only to struggle to keep it off by starving myself. No more.. I made a few returns today ( some exercise games I bought) and realized that I won't use these I like walking in the park.. and I felt so much better after returning these!! > > > > Seems the beginning of every new year I would start yet another diet and I came very close again this year. I even picked up the phone and dialed the number; however, this time when I hung up without speaking with anyone I picked up the book When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies. I've had the book for eight months but was not ready to read what was inside and now that I'm reading I'm enjoying it and relieved I did not go down the diet path again. I was in part thinking diet as there is a guy at my work that every time he sees me he shakes his head or gives me the once over and not in a nice way. I liked what I read in the book about him judging me and not judging himself as really he has a lot of his own issues. This is probably the first Christmas I can say in a long time that I did not obsess about all the food around or binge afterward. I did overeat after but I was fully aware and am working on it. > > > > Thanks, > > Jo. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 " When you say abusing myself. " I am reading WWSHTB and I can't believe how much body bashing I do and how much internalizing I do. It's nice to see a different to see and realize what is actually going on. I'm sorry I waited eight months to read this book - it's liberating. I mean really I would never speak to a stranger the way I speak to myself. Thanks, Jo. > > > > Seems the beginning of every new year I would start yet another diet and I came very close again this year. I even picked up the phone and dialed the number; however, this time when I hung up without speaking with anyone I picked up the book When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies. I've had the book for eight months but was not ready to read what was inside and now that I'm reading I'm enjoying it and relieved I did not go down the diet path again. I was in part thinking diet as there is a guy at my work that every time he sees me he shakes his head or gives me the once over and not in a nice way. I liked what I read in the book about him judging me and not judging himself as really he has a lot of his own issues. This is probably the first Christmas I can say in a long time that I did not obsess about all the food around or binge afterward. I did overeat after but I was fully aware and am working on it. > > > > Thanks, > > Jo. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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