Hope everyone is doing well this morning.
Dee, welcome to our little corner of 3FC! It does appear right now that the majority of posters are in the south, but that isn't always the case. You'll see many different posters drift in and out of this forum if you stay around.
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Purchased processed foods w additives should b in no more than half of what we eat/drink daily... We have a Choice to 'Eat from the Earth w God's Bounty & HIS BLessings' or eat from a factory w unknown side effects potentially--toxic fillers used to color, flavor & preserve foods. IF aLL ppl would b selective w what we buy in the grocery aisle, there would b less disease, less obesity & fewer deaths & the huge Food Manufacturers would begin using fewer potentially toxic fillers, flavoring & preservatives. Ppl that care about their health should let this be known to the Food Manufacturers by Not buying certain products, when the Manufactures sales r Not good, that's when they keep or end a product for the consumer to buy. There is a food that is healthy & it was in a bag that Dh & I bought weekly, well not 'popular' w food sales/ppl, we bought it @ Walmart, so the entire company dropped it from their stores. I found it on Amazon to order there.
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I don't think there's much to disagree with what you wrote here; that said, just a word about IE and how most of us feel regarding the classification of foods. We generally do not like demonizing ANY food, nor do we care to put foods in a "good" or "bad" category. IE is all about making peace with ALL foods. It's a concept that is not always easily grasped, particularly with those of us who have spent a lifetime of dieting. But there is great value in doing so.
Classifying a food as "bad" leads to restriction, and ultimately restriction leads to overeating. It's a pattern that is repeated over, and over, and over again. If you doubt this, spend the next 30 days checking out the "Introductions" category right here on 3FC and see how many people post who have lost, and gained, and lost, and gained .....
If you are interested in learning more about the Intuitive Eating concept, there are a lot of excellent resources out there. Many of them are mentioned throughout this thread as well as previous IE threads here. One of my favorites, The Overfed Head, is no longer available online (it was a free ebook you could read), but another excellent book is Overcoming Overeating by Munter and Hirschmann. I suggest you simply google the terms "intuitive eating" or "mindful eating" and you will see a lot of information available.
I am so glad that you have found a way to eat that is working for you, and we all strive to eat consciously and with an eye toward good health. However, for some people who have restricted their food intake for a large period of time, only to see their weight increase, the intuitive eating model can often help these individuals re-establish a healthy
relationship with food, something that is often lacking in the chronic (yet unsuccessful) dieter.
