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Ep 0062 – Bonus – My Reaction to Hearing Alen’s Interview and My Scale Blind Spot

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Yep, I STILL listen to podcasts with my iPod. Here I am listening to the end of Alen’s show where he interviewed me. Right after this, I record my reaction.

Podcast Recap

When Alen Standish emailed me that our interview was live, I couldn’t wait to grab my hiking boots and give his show a listen. At the top of the mountain I record my reactions and then ponder the power the scale still has over me!
A bench with Laurie's pack, water bottle and hiking poles laid on it.

Here’s the bench where I sit and record at my next to upper Zen spot

Mentioned

Alen Standish Interviews Me for Episode 42 of Progress, Not Perfection. Take a listen, and if you like it, please post your thoughts to Alen on his blog as well as here, if you’ve a mind to comment 🙂

Words and Pictures movie

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme:I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day


Why The Scale Lies… a great article from Health Discovery. I should read it daily for about a week and see if it helps! Recommended
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Ep 0061 – Letting Go of Self-Imposed Rules and What’s Under Bingeing?

Laurie's straw hat brim is blown by the breeze
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I appreciate a brief breeze that blows by, temporarily cooling my skin while it’s playing with my hat!

Podcast Recap

I ponder how we can easily fall prey to self-imposed rules, even when we are trying to practice intuitive eating. New brave companion, Helen, supports another listener and shares some of her own story. Stephanie from Germany asks a compelling question about how trying to stop a binge might make a binge compulsion worse. Cheryl and Sue have an interesting comment conversation about letting go of our food compulsion identities. Shout-outs to Canadian iTunes listeners for a new record, Alen Standish for his help in our last show, and to new Stitcher listeners who’ve added Compulsive Overeating Diary to their playlists.
Shady trees make shadow patterns on the lawn of the park

Ahh, a nice sense of shade on this blazin’ hot day!

Mentioned

Alen Standish’s blog and podcast, Progress, Not Perfection

My Weight Story photos

Helen’s comment supporting Crystal on Day 17 and some of Helen’s own story

Crystal’s story on Who are the Brave Companions?

Cheryl’s comment about letting go of our food identity on Day 60

Sue’s comment about the importance of finding out who we are on Day 60

My Independence Day Blog Post

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Intuitive Eating

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme:I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day


Are you Creating Boundaries or Self-Imposed Limitations? a really wonderful article by Katrina Pfannkuch on her blog, Creative Katrina, about the difference between the two, especially in the realm of creative work. Well worth the read!
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Ep 0060 – Bravery, Identity and Stéfanie’s Secret Topic 3

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Flipping the peace sign today as a signal that I’m working on making peace with my body.

Podcast Recap

Despite being plagued by flies on top of the mountain, I have an epic realization about my compulsive eating identity. Shout-outs to Helen for her bravery and to Misha from Canada for a kind iTunes review. Cheryl poses a question to us in response to my Miracle Plate blog post. Is it possible to have fun without eating? Stéfanie from Quebec, Stephanie from Germany and I have a comment discussion about intuitive exercise and just how dependent on gadgets we are to tell us how we’re doing. I wonder if anyone will EVER want to have Foolish Fun, and Alen Standish, from the Progress Not Perfection podcast, is a surprise guest expert during Stéfanie’s Secret Topic.

Sunny view of the hiking trail.

The sun beat down today! But the view was golden and awesome.

Prayer rocks

These prayer rocks stand for courage: for me to seek out new opportunities, for Alen’s branching out with his new relaunch, and for brave companions to take whatever is the next brave step in their journeys.

Mentioned

My Miracle Plate blog post

Cheryl’s question on my Miracle Plate blog post

Stéfanie’s comment on day 59 about quantification of exercise

Stephanie’s comment on day 59 about exercise and intuitive eating portions

Stéfanie’s link to the good running article about listening to your body to train

Stéfanie’s link about quantified self

Alen’s first rebranded podcast episode of Progress Not Perfection

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Intuitive Eating

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver
Stéfanie’s Secret Topic Intro Announcer: Mark Weaver
Stéfanie’s Secret Topic concept, content and voice by: Stéfanie Lepage
Stéfanie’s Secret Topic Guest Expert: Alen Standish of Progress Not Perfection

Main Theme:I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Sounds used in Stéfanie’s Secret Topic Intro

  • Space background loop
    http://www.freesound.org/people/zagi2/sounds/178573/
  • Space Alien ray gun zap sound
    http://www.freesound.org/people/NoiseCollector/sounds/43041/
  • The Human Has been Neutralised
    http://www.freesound.org/people/cityrocker/sounds/128649/
  • Eating Chips
    http://www.freesound.org/people/fresco/sounds/48933/
  • Zen Cello
    http://www.freesound.org/people/Nightlife999/sounds/144971/

Resource of the day


Why do we keep secrets from ourselves? a wonderfully touching and poetic self-reflection by Anja Bergh on her blog, yogabuddhi. She’s at a moment of decision as she soulfully ponders, “Does my life really, in truth, reflect my values?”
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Ep 0059 – Fear of Giving up the Scale, Bike Riding Joy and How Portion Sizes Impact My Intuitive Eating

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Well you can’t see as much sweat as I feared – thank goodness! But I did like this photo featuring my tie-dye head-sweat scarf.

Podcast Recap

Stéfanie and Sue are on the bravery report for taking a leap of faith and trying 10 days without the scale. Sadly, I’m still not ready. On the positive side, my bike riding and hiking have been fantastic due to feeding myself enough food to support these activities. Who knew that fitness could actually feel fun? Serving sizes take on a new meaning with my intuitive eating practice. Shout-outs to new Facebook poster and brave companion, Lucy, to my first Amazon.com shopper, and to the 10 brave companions who have me on their Stitcher playlists.

Marine layer covers the distant mountain range

If you look closely, you can see the marine layer of clouds covering up the mountains across the way. It’s this that makes it so humid in June.

Laurie and Mark in bike gear

Me and my Sweetheart

Laurie in bike gear with her bike

My latest bravery. I asked Mark to take a photo of me full body in my clingy bike gear on our last bike ride! I also added the full resolution version of this one to my weight photos page. Even though my weight is slightly up, I feel I look as good as I felt on the ride – fantastic!

Mentioned

My YouTube Action Video of my Bike Ride from the Pasadena Rosebowl with my live commentary from one year ago

Listen to Compulsive Overeating Diary on Stitcher. Thanks for putting me on your playlist!

Stéfanie’s Scale challenge on Day 58

Lucy’s Hello on Facebook

I’m leaving the link to Crystal’s post to encourage you to go check it out!
Crystal’s AMAZING post on Who are the Brave Companions?

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Intuitive Eating

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Participate in our new feature called “Foolish Fun“. Just call the bravery hotline 206-350-6445 or check out the send audio page on https://www.compulsiveovereatingdiary.com/how-to-send-audio/
And tell us a joke, riddle, a silly story, limerick, sing a song, play a kazoo, ANYTHING but talk about compulsive eating. This is the feature where messing up is just part of the act! No names required and Silly Aliases are AOK! Need ideas? See Day 54’s Resource of the Day for my page of ToonaCat Jokes

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme:I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

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Ep 0058– Insomnia’s Effect on Intuitive Eating and Updates on Old and New Brave Companions!

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It was so hot, and I feel SO much more comfortable in my body, even at its current size, I wore shorts to the park in front of God and everybody!

Podcast Recap

That darn scale, I still can’t keep myself off of it every morning! How can I get over this bad habit? The truth about my former weight maintenance methods and how intuitive eating differs. Shout-outs to Alen Standish for his kindness in providing me a quick way to get ALL countries’ iTunes reviews and to Cheryl for giving Alen’s show a try and for posting a comment to him. Why I so appreciate how you brave companions support me and each other. Hello from new brave companion Helen, brava to brave companion Monica from Australia for stepping up to say hi to us, and we hear from one of the original brave companions, Crystal, who gets back in touch and highly deserves her place on today’s bravery report! More about money and my adventures with Amazon. Finally, Insomnia drives a wedge in my progress and we do an experiment to identify fullness in our tummies and guts.
Laurie in shorts shot from overhead

It’s hard to take a flattering selfie to show your bravery wearing shorts to the park on a hot day. BUT I feel really good here, tummy and all. I wore my shorts and nobody passed out in horror. In fact, NOBODY noticed at all. Great step for me.

Mentioned

Newest Brave Companion Helen’s Hello on Day Day. Please stop by to welcome her!

Brave Companion Monica’s Hello to us, Please stop by to read it and to welcome her if you haven’t already.

Michelle McK’s supportive comment about intuitive eating on Day 57

My new Amazon page. Stop by to shop at Amazon for USA, Canada or UK. The proper language for why is on the page by each link as well as by each widget on the right side of every page for computers and tablets and at the end of each page for phones.

My comment to Cheryl on Day 57 telling the psychological conclusions I’ve come to after listening to myself on day 57

Crystal’s AMAZING post on Who are the Brave Companions?

Do you want to buy this book or anything else on Amazon? – please use the links below (See, I’m still practicing being assertive.)

Intuitive Eating

Intuitive Eating

Intuitive Eating

Want to have Fun Being Foolish too?

Participate in our new feature called “Foolish Fun“. Just call the bravery hotline 206-350-6445 or check out the send audio page on https://www.compulsiveovereatingdiary.com/how-to-send-audio/
And tell us a joke, riddle, a silly story, limerick, sing a song, play a kazoo, ANYTHING but talk about compulsive eating. This is the feature where messing up is just part of the act! No names required and Silly Aliases are AOK! Need ideas? See Day 54’s Resource of the Day for my page of ToonaCat Jokes

Catch up with Laurie

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New free way to leave voicemail http://speakpipe.com/laurieweaver You can also click the blue button on this page that says ‘send a voice message.’

Bravery Hotline

Leave your comments, questions, feelings and stories on Laurie’s podcast voicemail hotline – 206-350-6445.

Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme:I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

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