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Imagining Our Bodies as a Relational Construct: You and Me
You are not what I intended you to be. You are large and have layers of fat which I did anticipate. You don't fit into any of my nice clothes and you hurt when I move. Getting you in and out of chairs and sofas and cars; to say nothing of stairs and steps......well, let me just say that you remind me of how you have…
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Feeling Let Down By My Fitnesspal: All Calories are NOT equal
I have been on this platform for many years. And I have been encouraged to accept the simplicity of the "Calorie Deficit" way of thinking. One application of this is the assumption that all calories are the same from the vantage point of loosing or gaining weight. Another assumption which troubles me even more is the claim…
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Relapse Prevention and Extreme Weight Fluctuation
Yet again....I relapsed last week. Weight increased 5 kg over 4 days. Clearly a psychological relapse as well as old habits returned with a vengence. I need to hear again how weight fluctuation actually occurs. 5 kg seems extraodinary. This one was a classic. 83 kg to 89 kg over 4.5 days. I know water retention has to be a…
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Rapid Weight Gain
Hi Experts, Quick question: I overate yesterday. Overflowing plate of combination Chinese plate (Buffet="Big Mistake")... lost my discipline...3/4 bag of potato chips and then rib fillet steak and mashed potato for dinner). Could be considered a Binge (which I never admitted). Weight went from 84 kg to 87 kg. How much…
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Weight Loss and Mindfulness
After a lifetime of starting and stopping healthy eating habits and constant fluctuations with my weight, I thought I would seek out a group of like-minded folks and discuss our relationship(s) with food and eating. I thought it might be fun and interesting to engage in meaningful discussions regarding the choices we make…
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Health Management and Mental Health
After many cycles of weight gain and weight loss, I am approaching the daunting process again. This forum offers the best of the best in terms of info, resources, points of view, support and practical documenting strategies. And yet....I stop using the forum when my old habits sneak in the back door and suddenly I look at…
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Mental Health and Weight Loss: The Right Balance
I would like to explore the strategies that you are using to move forward in having healthy relationships with your body, with food and with the idea of "loosing" weight. One question that has really challenged me over the years is whether mental health factors link directly to how we create, establish, maintain and worry…
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Mindfulness and Eating
Yet again, I face the challenge of addressing my persistent, chronic and powerful pattern of ignoring/dissociating my food intake from the consequences of poor health and gross weight gain. Today, I start the uphill process of eating healthy, eating regularly and eating mindfully. My relationship with food is one fraught…
