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I guess my post sounded a little like that guy who spams the group every
once in a while. You know the one--he owns a restaurant and wonders why people need support to lose weight or why people are fat in the first place. As if it were as easy as just eating less. What I was trying to say--with my spot-on impersonation of a bull in a china shop--is that deep analysis of the reasons I overeat, such as the self-education I gained from Overeaters Anonymous, doesn't help me one iota with weight loss without an accompanying behavioral change. My typical approach to weight loss in the past was that if I knew the reasons I overate, and dealt with those, then I'd automatically stop overeating and magically lose weight. Throughout my current weight loss journey, I keep coming back to the realization that I can be "thin AND crazy." Once I've eaten my planned meals for the day and Know I have no reason to feel hungry, then I try to be mindful that any urgings to eat are not hunger related. Sometimes I try to figure out what else might be triggering my desire to eat, but the bottom line for me is that it's all too easy for me to give in to my desire to eat, which often is unrelated to physical hunger. What I have to remember is that it's OK to make the effort to understand the reason I want to eat as long as I don't turn that into an excuse to eat while I'm figuring it out. |
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George.
I too followed that path, and knew full well what was going on years before I decided to actually change. I kept expecting it to just sort of happen because I knew all that. -- LESLIE ARNIM "prairieroots" wrote in message lkaboutsupport.com... I guess my post sounded a little like that guy who spams the group every once in a while. You know the one--he owns a restaurant and wonders why people need support to lose weight or why people are fat in the first place. As if it were as easy as just eating less. What I was trying to say--with my spot-on impersonation of a bull in a china shop--is that deep analysis of the reasons I overeat, such as the self-education I gained from Overeaters Anonymous, doesn't help me one iota with weight loss without an accompanying behavioral change. My typical approach to weight loss in the past was that if I knew the reasons I overate, and dealt with those, then I'd automatically stop overeating and magically lose weight. Throughout my current weight loss journey, I keep coming back to the realization that I can be "thin AND crazy." Once I've eaten my planned meals for the day and Know I have no reason to feel hungry, then I try to be mindful that any urgings to eat are not hunger related. Sometimes I try to figure out what else might be triggering my desire to eat, but the bottom line for me is that it's all too easy for me to give in to my desire to eat, which often is unrelated to physical hunger. What I have to remember is that it's OK to make the effort to understand the reason I want to eat as long as I don't turn that into an excuse to eat while I'm figuring it out. |
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this is why I do flex instead of core, I need the structure to eat a certain
amount, I view it as the proof I have eaten enough, Lee prairieroots wrote in message lkaboutsupport.com... I guess my post sounded a little like that guy who spams the group every once in a while. You know the one--he owns a restaurant and wonders why people need support to lose weight or why people are fat in the first place. As if it were as easy as just eating less. What I was trying to say--with my spot-on impersonation of a bull in a china shop--is that deep analysis of the reasons I overeat, such as the self-education I gained from Overeaters Anonymous, doesn't help me one iota with weight loss without an accompanying behavioral change. My typical approach to weight loss in the past was that if I knew the reasons I overate, and dealt with those, then I'd automatically stop overeating and magically lose weight. Throughout my current weight loss journey, I keep coming back to the realization that I can be "thin AND crazy." Once I've eaten my planned meals for the day and Know I have no reason to feel hungry, then I try to be mindful that any urgings to eat are not hunger related. Sometimes I try to figure out what else might be triggering my desire to eat, but the bottom line for me is that it's all too easy for me to give in to my desire to eat, which often is unrelated to physical hunger. What I have to remember is that it's OK to make the effort to understand the reason I want to eat as long as I don't turn that into an excuse to eat while I'm figuring it out. |
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good story, Lee
Fred wrote in message ... You did not have to explain it but I do appreciate the additional details. I really did understand the bottom line which you summarized most eloquently: "thin AND crazy!" (gggggggggggg) But seriously, getting into the head space is not the full answer. I guess unless there is this miraculous - oh, that's why - all better (G) I was just told by a WW leader a tale which may have appeared here or may be shared by leaders: To wit: Child is raised on healthy food. No sweets or potato chips as a reward or comfort. Baby sitter is unaware. Kid falls and hurts his knee and is crying. Baby sitter offers kid a cookie and says it will make it better. Sitter walks away. Kids is still crying.... Sitter returns and asks the problem. Kid points to cookie on knee and says it still hurts!!!!!!!! It is no more effective in the stomach. On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 11:19:13 -0400, "prairieroots" wrote: I guess my post sounded a little like that guy who spams the group every once in a while. You know the one--he owns a restaurant and wonders why people need support to lose weight or why people are fat in the first place. As if it were as easy as just eating less. What I was trying to say--with my spot-on impersonation of a bull in a china shop--is that deep analysis of the reasons I overeat, such as the self-education I gained from Overeaters Anonymous, doesn't help me one iota with weight loss without an accompanying behavioral change. My typical approach to weight loss in the past was that if I knew the reasons I overate, and dealt with those, then I'd automatically stop overeating and magically lose weight. Throughout my current weight loss journey, I keep coming back to the realization that I can be "thin AND crazy." Once I've eaten my planned meals for the day and Know I have no reason to feel hungry, then I try to be mindful that any urgings to eat are not hunger related. Sometimes I try to figure out what else might be triggering my desire to eat, but the bottom line for me is that it's all too easy for me to give in to my desire to eat, which often is unrelated to physical hunger. What I have to remember is that it's OK to make the effort to understand the reason I want to eat as long as I don't turn that into an excuse to eat while I'm figuring it out. |
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