Sure are a lot of people talking about the no diet plan.
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I have the No Diet book. Although it is called for No Diet, I felt it was just another diet book.
I am really enjoying my IE/IF way of eating now. Weight loss is very slow, but fasting blood sugar is steadily improving. I am very pleased. I'm still using the Allen Carr cd when I go to bed at night and I really believe it is helping me. I try to eat starchy carbs only once a day, but one day last week I got so hungry, craving nachos. We had gone out to eat at Chili's and I wanted nachos but didn't get them. I ate something else. Well when I got home the desire for the nachos just would not go away and it was so strong a desire that I decided to go ahead and have it eve though it would be 2 starchy carb meals in one day. I was so surprised to find that once I had eaten about 1/3 of what I normally would have eaten that I didn't want any more. I put it down the garbage disposal. IE at work. What an experience. I felt so good and thrilled with the results. Free to what I want and eat only as much as I wanted and no more feels great. I was free to break the rule because it was not a rule written in stone (it is my rule no one elses) and I had no guilt afterwards. :carrot: Great accomplishment for me. Carolr I pray you are feeling better each day and have a quick recovery. |
Today I had a great day, with regards to intuitive eating. I spent several hours on the road, driving home from Los Angeles. Nearly 7 hours of driving usually leaves me a neurotic mess. I usually stop along the way to pick up food to numb the discomfort and anxiety of the whole drive, and to help me stay alert.
I didn't need any of that today! I started off with an adequate breakfast. I brought enough to drink for the trip. I did some shoulder and arm stretching exercises as I drove, did some Pilates-like core work in my seat. I stopped twice for a bathroom break and took a little time to stretch more completely. And the most important thing was to keep telling myself that I do NOT get safety from nibbling all the way home. In fact, I sat in the car and said that, over and over, about 50 times, until I believed it in my body. So I made it home, ate appropriately and didn't feel stressed at all when I arrived. I'm looking forward to a simple dinner and a good night's sleep! I feel like I was victorious today! |
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Great accomplishment Georgia. Those things empowers us to do well again and again.
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I just finished reading the Overfed Head and it makes so much sense. Eat when your hungry, eat what you want, stop when you're full!!! I'm starting tomorrow! :carrot:
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I do a fair amount of long-distance driving, but I generally only drink black coffee. I enjoy stopping and eating a full meal on the days that I drive long distances, but I don't snack. I will also drink water, so of course I have to stop relatively often, but I need to do that to stretch my legs anyway. Georgia, I think that was a major victory for you! Congratulations! |
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Today was my first day not on a diet and so far so good, I have only ate when I've been hungry and actually stopped when I felt satisfied, wow! And it's 8:41 p.m. and by now I have usually had a big bowl of ice cream, then some chips, and some nuts but so far I've had nothing because i'm NOT hungry!! :cp::cp:
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Hi everyone, I've been reading through this thread and it feels like it might be the right place for me. I have always had a twisted relationship with food, I overeat and emotional eat way too much. I really want to fix this and be the kind of person who doesn't think so much about food and what they're going to eat next.
I am still counting calories at the moment to make sure I don't go overboard, but I am trying to stop planning ahead and freaking out. Instead I am just waiting until I get hungry, then eating something, and then stopping. Seems so simple, but it's SO hard to relearn your whole approach to food. |
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Welcome skelley331 and jennybee!
Yesterday I did great! I went out to lunch with a friend and the portions were huge! I ate until I was satisfied. I knew I was getting full so I even took the time to decide what I wanted most for my last bite! I packaged the rest up and took it back to work. Around 4:30 I was hungry so I decided to eat the lunch leftovers. Again, I ate until I was satisfied, and tossed the little that was left (it wasn't enough to bother saving). Then I went home. I wasn't even hungry, but I ate. My boyfriend wanted Chinese for dinner and when it was delivered it smelled soooo good! I ate like I hadn't seen food all day! I know it wasn't emotional eating. It was just pure "it smells good and I want some" eating. Today is a new day and I am going to put forth a bit more will power to eat only when hungry. |
Welcome skelley331 and jennybee! So glad you've decided to join us!
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