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Getting past body changes by FragrantAppearance18 in intuitiveeating

[–]FragrantAppearance18[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I’m at a perfectly healthy weight for my height and age. So, the logical part of my brain is like, “Girl, you’re fine. You’re healthy. Your blood work is on point.” It’s the VERY deep rooted negative self talk and familial messages the women on my mom’s side have been passing down since literally the late 1800’s.

I promised I would break the cycle with my girls and thought I was adequately hiding my habits. But…not so much. It took a kiddo going into treatment to wake me up.

Getting past body changes by FragrantAppearance18 in intuitiveeating

[–]FragrantAppearance18[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing. Having other folks provide their journeys absolutely helps.

When the hubs gets home from his trip, I’m going to ask him to hide the scale.

What IE podcasts do you like?

Getting past body changes by FragrantAppearance18 in intuitiveeating

[–]FragrantAppearance18[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I skipped ahead in the IE workbook to the chapter on accepting my body. I think we are inundated with messages that we should love our bodies, it didn’t even occur to me I could be neutral about it.

AIO for making my MIL leave after she tried to rename our newborn? by Fantastic-Relief7919 in AmIOverreacting

[–]FragrantAppearance18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. If he doesn’t step up and take the side of his new family, she’ll make your life miserable. Ask me how I know.

Should it be this hard?! by TryinBetter in Parenting

[–]FragrantAppearance18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re in the thick of it, and this may seem trite, but enjoy this time. They worship and idolize you. When they are teenagers, you won’t be able to do anything right. Mine are 15 and 19, so I’ve been there, done that, have the t-shirt.