Hunger phobia

The IOWL podcast number 42 helped me better understand more about breaking through the block to intuitive eating.
Most people who read this blog have a significant amount of weight to lose. That means that, even if they are finding hunger at most meals, listening to their bodies and minds to choose the right foods, they [...]

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At peace with food (mostly)

Vacation ended, and I’m back at work. The last week of vacation was filled with work, and I settled into a nice rhythm of cooking and cleaning as well as the remodeling.
What really pleased me was that I wasn’t obsessing over food. I cooked good healthy foods to eat, and didn’t binge at all. It’s [...]

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Bicep building, one book at a time

Hi, I’m still around. We are on vacation and remodeling the living room. Here are before and in-the-middle pictures. I’d wondered if I would go crazy and eat everything in sight, since we normally travel during vacation, but I didn’t. It’s actually been great.
I’m doing great on intuitive eating, am even losing weight. Looks like [...]

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Did I mention low stress and good income?

I recently watched a video about bariatric treatment (not bypass surgery) as a business. There were apparently dozens of doctors in attendance. Do you know what was odd about the video? There were many fat, possibly obese doctors.
One of the speakers in the video described his job. A couple of times he emphasized that it [...]

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IOWL 031: Plateaus and Self-Correcting

 http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/216-inside-out-weight-loss/episodes/3787-plateaus-self
Self-correction can be a limiting belief. I currently feel that the only way to self-correct is to eat just veggies until I’ve compensated for overeating. That’s just a silly belief – veggies aren’t magic.
Another thing I keep believing is that I “have” to eat larger portions. If I eat 2 slices of bread for lunch [...]

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IOWL 030: Bringing Pleasure Back to your Plateau

 http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/216-inside-out-weight-loss/episodes/3766-bringing-pleasure-back 
How much does it hurt to be obese? A lot. My particular pain comes mostly in tiny, sharp jabs.

It hurts to be told at work that you’re one of the most productive employees, yet some people are intimidated by my size, to the point that they mention it to my boss.
It hurts to see people [...]

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IOWL 029 Plateau Breakthroughs

http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/216-inside-out-weight-loss/episodes/3749-plateau
Realistically, I suppose my slow weight loss is a sort of plateau. Rather than a plateau at a steady weight, it’s a plateau at a weight loss rate. A kilo a month seems to be the average rate, and I would prefer it to be twice that.
Ways I am self-correcting this include

Getting out of the house [...]

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IOWL 28 The Hidden Gift of Plateaus

http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/216-inside-out-weight-loss/episodes/3735-hidden-gift
It’s hard for me to accept that the amount I’m eating is not small enough to lose at the rate I want to lose. But the data shows that it is true. The situations in which I overeat include too large portions at mealtimes, and occasional eating when I am not hungry.
My notes:

Write down the [...]

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IOWL 027 Plateau Phobia 2

http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/216-inside-out-weight-loss/episodes/3656-plateau-phobia-part
I’m quite worried that I will never reach goal. It’s such a long way off. It’s not so easy to take the advice of this podcast and relax. The positive side to slow weight loss is the fact that I’m making permanent changes.
My notes:

Our deepest fear is that we won’t change; that it won’t work. [...]

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IOWL 026 Graduating to Naturally Slender and Plateau Phobia

http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/216-inside-out-weight-loss/episodes/3643-graduating-naturally-slender-plateau
Boy, what I wouldn’t give for a plateau, mainly because it would follow a significant weight loss. One of the things I miss with this intuitive eating weight loss is a big significant loss in a short time, followed by a plateau.
My notes:

I deserve the best. Since I like small bites of life, even small [...]

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