Intuitive Eating and Eating Disorders

derposaurus
derposaurus Posts: 53 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I recently discovered "Intuitive Eating" and am reading the book. I actually stumbled across the topic on this forum when I made my last post about how frustrated and overwhelmed I was with "dieting" and like I don't know what can help me anymore. I definitely have an eating disorder and I have for ten years now, so I 'm particularly interested in hearing from people who also have ED's who employ the Intuitive Eating "method".

So far I think it's exactly what I've been yearning for recently. But I'm only just getting started.

Thanks :)

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  • Mariachicat
    Mariachicat Posts: 311 Member
    I'm going to look for this book. Thanks.
  • FaylinaMeir
    FaylinaMeir Posts: 661 Member
    I haven't read the book but I believe the principal makes sense if you eat whole natural foods like fresh fruits and veggies and meat if you want. The problem with baked goods and "fancy" foods is they pack in the calories and your tongue treats it like crack basically and you crave more and more. (think ice cream and such). If you do follow this method of eating I would still track calories for a month or two to make sure you're not over or under eating a lot, once you get the hang of it you won't need to. I certainly don't plan on counting calories the rest of my life.

    And I hope this isn't rude but I really hope you're receiving help for your ED and not just going it alone. As a child I was anorexic and bulimic so much so that I lost my gag reflex and never really received help because I wasn't skinny. My grandma (bless her heart and rip) tried to feed me lots of comfort foods because I had a hard childhood and I developed binge eating disorder probably in part due to eating my feelings. It took several years into the beginning of adulthood to even realize what a normal portion was. I think if I'd had help I'd probably be thinner / healthier.
    Basically what I'm saying is get professional help and if you have and you're on track then you go girl ^_^
  • derposaurus
    derposaurus Posts: 53 Member
    I haven't read the book but I believe the principal makes sense if you eat whole natural foods like fresh fruits and veggies and meat if you want. The problem with baked goods and "fancy" foods is they pack in the calories and your tongue treats it like crack basically and you crave more and more. (think ice cream and such). If you do follow this method of eating I would still track calories for a month or two to make sure you're not over or under eating a lot, once you get the hang of it you won't need to. I certainly don't plan on counting calories the rest of my life.

    And I hope this isn't rude but I really hope you're receiving help for your ED and not just going it alone. As a child I was anorexic and bulimic so much so that I lost my gag reflex and never really received help because I wasn't skinny. My grandma (bless her heart and rip) tried to feed me lots of comfort foods because I had a hard childhood and I developed binge eating disorder probably in part due to eating my feelings. It took several years into the beginning of adulthood to even realize what a normal portion was. I think if I'd had help I'd probably be thinner / healthier.
    Basically what I'm saying is get professional help and if you have and you're on track then you go girl ^_^

    Thank you :) I have been in counseling many times throughout the years to help with this and I'm about to start again next week. I appreciate you being able to relate. Hope things are going well for you.
  • FaylinaMeir
    FaylinaMeir Posts: 661 Member
    Things are amazing! Thanks =) I know you will kick ED's *kitten*, keep your head high and friend me if you want. I'm here if you need to talk.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    I think learning intuitive eating skills is great for eating disorder prone people. There are a lot of good books on it, not just the one titled Intuitive Eating. Good luck!
  • tlicttbh
    tlicttbh Posts: 89
    I have had eating disorders for 40 years and am just now getting a handle on them. The books that helped me the most are EatQ by susan albers. She has a free online test if you do a search on EatQ. Also, Overcoming Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth.

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