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Yay!!!! I am so proud! Keep at it.i also am a powerlifter.id love for you to send a friend request so I can follow your continued journey. So amazing!!!!

Nice work!

I agree that eating more is a relative term, and I am all for listening to your body and doing what is sustainable for you. However, a few things. 1. If you are figuring your TDEE correctly, you should be taking into account your height, weight, age, etc. as well as activity level. Thia should give you a more accurate…

MY GOSH I freakin love this! WTG Holley!

Honestly I don't know. I am not sure how successful I am at intuitive eating. I really love the idea of it, and I would really love to get there but I run into alot of road blocks. I eat too much at times, and at other times I eat too little. I also think I probably don't get in enough protein to support my goals. For now,…

The book we are reading is http://www.amazon.com/Intuitive-Eating-Revolutionary-Program-Works/dp/0312321236

I think this is great. I am going back to logging for a few days in order to get myself reined back in but I hope it will only be temporary as I get myself back on track. I'm not making choices that are making me feel good or in control. I think it's ok. My reason for logging is not to restrict but to give myself what I…

Interesting! I'm feeling a bit out if control after this weekend as well. Back to logging for a few days for me and attempting to give myself the foods that are nourishing!

Awesomeness.

Welcome to the group!!!

April, I am so glad to see you here! And I know that you can change these rules one by one! I believe in you girl. Im speaking as someone who has run the full gamut of eating disorders, from anorexia (I think I had every single one of those rules) to bulimia and then compulsive overeating as well. I still struggle, to be…

I havent read this book yet but it will definitely be going on my "to read later" list. I also really want to read Matt Stone's books(www.180health.com). He seems to be very much on the same wavelength!

Im having the same experience! For me its bread and all its relatives-cookies, cakes, cinnamon rolls, etc. I have had this complex about carbs for several months now but I am just letting it go and its been amazing. I am able to bless my family with homemade whole wheat bread and cinnamon rolls on Sunday morning and i…

I feel exactly the same way! I need to have like minded people in my life to keep me moving forward :)

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Yes. I feel the same way and it was really stressing me out. So I kind of went back to logging but am still challenging myself and stopping with all the restricting. It's hard now but I don't think it will be forever.

Hows everyone doing? I'll be posting our next challenge for the coming week over the weekend, but just wanted to check in and see how everyone's doing? I had a week full of ups and downs. I've kind of been feeling like I bit off more than I could chew right now with all of this. I firmly believe that there is some great,…

I have had a few days like that too. I am not one to say whether or not that means you need to continue tracking but what I will say is that I think we need to view these experiences as an a opportunity to learn rather than viewing it like we failed! At least that's where I am. I'm also not focusing on fat loss right now…

This is really great. I REALLY wish i would have thought about this stuff earlier. I am having a hard day today, basically been snacking on carbs all day long. Ew.Trying not to label today as a"bad" day but I really feel like I messed up! Freaking out a little that I an making a really stupid choice by undertaking this!…

I think that's great and you're absolutely right. We all need to find what is going to make us feel balanced. I think that probably looks different for each one of us! As long as you are eating to fuel your body and living healthfully I think that's all that matters. I did enjoy the book made to crave. I did however pick…

Yes that's what I meant! Guess my mind was working faster than my fingers!!! Oh and those are just my thoughts. Again I'm , not a professional...lol

Gosh I see so much of myself in your story. Congrats on getting off the medication and taking charge of your life! I love that you are accepting your body. I think that is such a therapeutic step because from there we can stop comparing ourselves to everyone else and all the images of fitness that the media projects to us…

I love this. It can be very therapeutic indeed to focus on being healthy, and being fit as opposed to make our bodies fit into a certain mold. I am, by no stretch of the imagination, at my goal weight/physique/whatever. However, I got really fed up with all this about 6 months ago and just decided I was going to eat to…

Most definitely. Also I just wanted to point out I dont think its necessarily wrong to be health concious and to eat to be a healthy weight as long as it is not done in an obsessive/perfectionistic way.

That is great that you caught yourself in the middle of it. I often do that too! I am a huge emotional eater and really trying to work on overcoming this.

I guess I understand the point of this, however, I also think this can lead to undereating just to prove a point. Most eating disorders focus on making you feel like you have control. Even control over normal body processes like hunger. I think this is fine, usually, to not feel like we have to finish everything on our…

Thanks for sharing and for your transparency. I definitely do not think you are alone! Going from VLCD to properly fueling your body is a lengthy process...definitely one that cannot be rushed. I personally had to give it about a year before I felt like my metabolism was reset, and to be honest, over this whole time I've…

Yes.

I think I am mostly a professional eater with some careful tendencies. I used to plan my food out the night before, and was constantly going back and forth to make sure my diary was perfect. I've changed somewhat I'm that. But I still have a long way to go to becoming an intuitive eater.