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This week since reading the book Intuitive Eating..... Ive gone from feeling really out of control mentally ....to a bit more stable and have finally found some peace of mind. My eating has been fine...my thinking has been CRAZY all over the place! I finished the book lastnight minus the nutrition section. They said to not read that part until youve completely understood all the other principles of the book. Im not quite there yet, so I didnt continue. I have an appt with my councelor today and… Continue

This is the first principle of Intuitive Eating that Ive got to learn.

"Throw out the diet books and magazine articles that offer you the false hope of losing weight quickly, easily, and permanently. Get angry at the lies that have led you to feel as if you were a failure every time a new diet stopped working and you gained back all of the weight. If you allow even one small hope to linger that a new and better diet might be lurking around the corner, it will prevent you from being free to disc… Continue

Seriously, I feel like a kid that lost her blanket! Yesterday, I put away the scale AND I took off my Bodybugg.....my security blankets have been taken away and Im feeling a bit scared. At first, I felt liberated..... but then lastnight, it hit me. The realization of it all came pouring down and I shed a few tears. I know the road ahead will be a hard one. BUT...I know this is what I want and Im willi… Continue

Today I had my first appointment with the councelor. It was a great session. I really liked her and all that she said. I gave her my life story....and DANG.... did it have some serious ups and downs!......but it felt good to talk about them. I tried to not only listen to her, but I tried to listen to myself. I tried to hear myself speak and understand myself. I left feeling great and completely liberated! I cant wait for my next session! I know Im doing the right thing and that I need help. I kn… Continue

So here I am at the start of week three. Im feeling good. No binges for two weeks and Im still doing p90x. Its kickin my butt, but I havent quit! I ran 4 miles this morning, did abs, back and chest. I worked out for about 2 hrs! Crazy! I am definilty eating more and the scale is up. I am eating like the program says to, so we will see if I need to adjust it. I was dang tired last week so I bumped up my calories like the program suggests. I have to ignore the scale and be Ok with it. I know Im ea… Continue