Comments on: the only eating I know how to do is dieting

By: chocolate angie

chocolate angie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:20:56 +0000

Looks tasty…you said it easy to make right? Maybe i’ll give it a shot over the weekend.

By: Monica Richter, MD, PhD

Monica Richter, MD, PhD — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:01:20 +0000

I greatly appreciate the recent interest in BodyWorks and the conversations generated by the article. As a BodyWorks trainer and advocate for the past two years, and as a pediatrician in general practice, I would like to participate in these discussions. BodyWorks is not a diet plan and the concerns about inadequate calorie and/or fat intake are unfounded. The emphasis of the program is on small, sustained changes in diet, activity and lifestyle of the entire family. The materials are general guidelines for change, and provide families with a better understanding of nutrition and label reading. They are based on the Dietary Guidelines for America 2005 by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Journaling is useful because it helps the family get an overview of their lifestyle, set healthy goals and track their progress. There is no charge for materials or participation.

By: annie

annie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:41:34 +0000

fatgirlonadate, come back!!!
i miss you and your posts terribly!
xo
annie (who signed up for eharmony because you gave her the courage, and she just had a bad date, but lives to tell the tale) g.

By: CupidsReviews Heidi

CupidsReviews Heidi — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:32:27 +0000

I really thin that its about taking the time and listening to your body to find that happy medium between dieting and over-eating. With time, you will grow to understand your body’s cravings but it definitely won’t happen overnight. It may take months or even years to really master this ‘intuitive eating’ that you are so keen on.

By: beakerella

beakerella — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:51:35 +0000

Reading Sandy’s comment has really hit home with me. I thought I was the weird one who didn’t really understand intuitive eating. Its philosophy confused me- on one hand saying you can break all the rules and on the other handgiving you rules to live by. It was just too damn hard (well, impossible really) and I hated having to think about food all the time. Anyway, I ate ‘intuitively’ and put about 3 stones (42lb) so guess what, now I’m on ‘a diet’!
I don’t know how to feed myself properly, or I’m scared of food, or I feed my emotions… all of these things apply to me. I am a victim of diet culture too, and guess what- I’ve always been fat.

By: C

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:39:19 +0000

This post rings so true. I have dieted/binged my entire adult life. I long for the days when food wasn’t an “issue”, I feel certain that I will get that back.

By: Lois Waller

Lois Waller — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:06:57 +0000

This post is…wow. You have described my relationship with food to a T.

I forget that people are supposed to eat multiple times a day. I forget that people are supposed to respond to their hunger. I honestly, truly forget that. And when I remember to eat to satiety, I often end up stuffing myself, eating too fast, or picking the greasiest, fattiest, easiest, and tastiest food I can find to make up for the self-imposed deficit.

I am a complete and total victim of diet culture. And even though I can see that as clear as day now, I still struggle with it every time I eat. Every fucking time. I’ve been dieting off and on since about age 11 or 12. I haven’t been on an official diet for about a year now, but dieting and all of its unrealistic tips and tricks are an intrinsic part of my self-worth and self-identity now. It’s maddening.

By: AnnieMcPhee

AnnieMcPhee — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:45:00 +0000

I’m sorry if I’m repeating; I have to go put my broke-ass foot up and haven’t had time to finish – but not only are those diet choices EXTREMELY low-calorie (providing only about 1/3 of what a teenaged girl NEEDS every day) but last I read, teens need approximately 50-60 grams of fat per day – PER THE GOVERNMENT – (which is important for all your fat-soluble vitamins like D and A) and this shit recommendation provides like SEVENTEEN. WTF? And 900 calories???

The GOVERNMENT is sponsoring this fuckery? Well, can you be surprised? The NIH declared war on us, and by God, they’re going to wage it. Someone scathingly commented on my blog about my complaint about what the government plans to do with fat people – I’m sorry, if this isn’t trying to actively HARM people, then tell me what is exactly?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:31:55 +0000

I think dieting stuffs your eating patterns up for good. Once you have dieted you are always going to obsess over food and want to horde. Remember that study on healthy men back in the 60’s who had never dieted. They put them on a diet of (I think) 1200 calories and voila they were swapping recipes, stealing others food, bingeing and if someone was cooking that night they felt immense pressure not to ruin the meal for anyone and some exercised just so they could eat more. In short they obsessed over food. In a follow up study later on they found that the men never recovered and still had fucked up thinking about food. Once a dieter your tarnished and thats why intuitive eating requires such concentration. It sucks and it is unfair but it is still the truth.

By: fatgirlonadate

fatgirlonadate — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:47:38 +0000

Oh, and:

Lisa: My mother has always, even when she was helping me diet, believed that if it weren’t for sugar, which she sees as an addiction for most folks, we could all just eat what we craved and naturally get the nutrition we needed. A form of intuitive eating that sounds a lot like what you’ve settled on.

I also want to especially thank Sandy for commenting here. I really appreciate hearing from you – your blog is really a lifeline for a lot of us, and a remarkable source of information.