http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/djo1957's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/2009/01/03/intuitive-eating-2009/Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:40:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/2009/01/03/intuitive-eating-2009/10 Principles of Intuitive Eating <br _extended="true" /> <br _extended="true" /> 1. Reject the Diet Mentality Throw out the diet books and magazine articles that offer you false hope of losing weight quickly, easily, and permanently. Get angry at the lies that have led you to feel as if you were a ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,160201/Sun, 18 May 2008 10:09:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,160201/When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu<br _extended="true"/>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,142776/Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:43:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,142776/Four Golden Rules:<br _extended="true"/>1) When You're Hungry....Eat!<br _extended="true"/>2) Eat What You Want!  (not what you think you should eat)<br _extended="true"/>3) Eat Consciously!....chew each bite 20 times, put down your fork in between bites<br _extended="true"/>4) When You Think You're Full, Stop Eating!<br _extended="true"/>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,83233/Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:26:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,83233/"Being Enough" and it's written by Leigh Sanders. "Willingly confronting the obstacles in our lives and avoiding the temptation to paint them as problems.  Choosing rather to savor the rush of spontaneity they can introduce in our experience of this particular time.  Patiently abiding the periods in our life passage during ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,74210/Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:53:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,74210/For me, i went to Overeaters Anonymous due to binging/purging.  Clearly, that was insane behavior and required intervention. Not everyone who goes to OA is a binger, though. There are all levels of food compulsion. I think OA addresses the more spiritual side to why we gain, why we eat. ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,70294/Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:57:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,70294/these are tools from dialectical behavior therapy - a treatment based on trying to get people to deal with stress in more positive ways. is one of the treatments used for binge eating disorder but are generally good skills for everyone....the "self-soothe" section, which i think is most helpful, has more in ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,70211/Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:17:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,70211/First off, beleive you CAN get addicted to exercise! I cringe when I hear people say "I've always been this way" - that is negative self talk in disguise.  Change that thought...thoughts are very powerful. Also, when i first started my daily exercise, my inspiration was a 78 year old man ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,59447/Sat, 05 May 2007 15:22:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,59447/http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,59324/Fri, 04 May 2007 04:42:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,59324/Down to 186! This was my ninth week of Weight Watchers, so roughly lost 9 pounds to date that way.  Since August 1, 2006, down 34 pounds. The best part, I am not suffering all that much. Sure, i still whine... Eating a decent supper is great, but the lull of the ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,57566/Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:36:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/djo1957/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,57566/I am down to 188#, coming off very slowly!  Last Sunday i completed 60 miles at the Wildflower Bike ride.  I changed up on doing the metric century to be with my friend Beckie - her first 30 mile ride! We rode together for the first 7 miles or so. How fun ...