tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post7453296700760141630..comments2024-03-04T00:43:25.831-08:00Comments on Drop It and Eat: Drop the Diet, Manage Your Weight: Normal Eating Taken Too Far?HikerRDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-46119527264521039322011-03-21T06:43:21.037-07:002011-03-21T06:43:21.037-07:00Wow, thank goodness you discovered that piece of w...Wow, thank goodness you discovered that piece of writing so early on in your career - I can see how much it has shaped your philosophy of honoring your hunger.<br />I think my favourite word is 'flexible'. Something I remember being and something I am working on right now. 'Normal' does not include the same foods at the same times everyday. Day in and day out. What I am struggling with is (becoming) less about the need to be rigid, and more about how cross I feel at myself for starting to let go of my routines. But I'm looking forward to the day when I eat something and then realise that I didn't give it a second thought - then I'll know I'm at least hitting the target!PJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-59387691768600785212011-03-20T12:29:39.449-07:002011-03-20T12:29:39.449-07:00@Hannah
The risk of your body being so forgiving, ...@Hannah<br />The risk of your body being so forgiving, of course, is that it is easy to be in denial when things appear to be just fine--but aren't! Glad the post is helpful.<br />@ Quincy Carole<br />Great to be appreciating the positive shifts. That approach is way more normal than what you've learned in any diet program!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-16026928467666623892011-03-19T18:45:42.659-07:002011-03-19T18:45:42.659-07:00I appreciate the gentleness of this approach to ea...I appreciate the gentleness of this approach to eating. That we are human. We do err. We do have to work at moving closer to the target. We do need to LEARN. It's PROGRESS, not perfection. I related to having difficulty "sitting with distress" and to overeating. I'm moving away from mindless eating towards more CONSCIOUS eating, and making CHOICES. Geez, those beautiful pastel cupcakes again that I avoided last Saturday night! I know I have choices, and I can decide which food I do or do not put into my mouth. That nothing is "forbidden"! After years of an unhealthy relationship with food, I'm wanting to find peace in my relationship with food, a healthy relationship. One that isn't so volatile! Or so black and white. So I thank you for this article and again the gentleness. I can forgive myself for eating too much Chinese food when I went out tonight. I'm "in range" but not "on target".... but I am feeling confident that I CAN move in that direction! "I think I can, I THINK I CAN!"QuincyCarolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-26556891188446528262011-03-19T15:54:04.147-07:002011-03-19T15:54:04.147-07:00I love this post. Even at my "sickest," ...I love this post. Even at my "sickest," my body could, amazingly, perform a lot of the functions I required of it. Not only is the human body forgiving, easily dealing with fluctuations in caloric intake, but it is also remarkably strong, continuing to support us, regardless of how much we abuse it. It's so easy to forget that and instead get caught up in how much we hate how it looks; whenever I get caught in that distorted thinking, this post will serve as my reality-check! Thanks, Lori :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972653312845752744noreply@blogger.com