Techniques to return to peacefulness

Today’s a bit stressful. Haven’t thought about why. Maybe because there’s been some unusual weight loss, some diarrhea (wonder if they’re related?;) some work stress, and more that I can’t think of right now.
Oh well, no point in doing anything except that which comforts me. In spite of a jillion tools to decode irrational thoughts, [...]

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The Hiller Method

I like The Work, but I find there’s a lot of overlap with Cognitive Therapy. The “Is it true?” question is powerful, and fits nicely in front of the ABCDEF process. That gives me an opportunity to find more irrational thoughts. Previously, I’ve been finding them by coincidence.
Now there’s J.P. Hiller’s The Hiller Method. “A [...]

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The Work, first edition, on eating 50% all the time

Byron Katie’s The Work:

Is it true?
Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
How do you react when you believe that thought?
Who would you be without the thought?

I can’t regularly eat half of what I’ve been eating.

It’s probably not true – I can eat 50% of what I’ve been eating lately
I do know it can be true under certain [...]

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ABCDEF on eating less

Activating Event: I ate to full again, with a steady pattern of it, and not enough 50% eating.
Irrational Belief: I have to and can immediately eat 50% full and skip meals whenever the notion floats through my head.
Consequence: I keep having niggling doubts that I am not doing enough to lose weight. I sense the [...]

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sparkpeople is a very intense group!

I joined sparkpeople the other day.  www.sparkpeople.com
It’s a diet website, er, system, that gives you an intense program for managing your fitness and diet. I believe there are several hundred thousand members.  And it’s FREE, which is rare in the diet industry.
It starts you out by helping you set goals. Since I’m actively losing weight,  I [...]

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My basic beliefs

Based on Albert Ellis’ 12 Rational Beliefs, which I’ve adapted them for myself.

My Rational Beliefs

Love, approval and respect from others are all good things – but they are not absolute necessities for my survival. Disapproval is uncomfortable, and I don’t like it, but it’s not catastrophic. I can stand it – as I have many [...]

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Rational Beliefs

After learning and practicing rational beliefs surrounding my eating, I decided to research other areas that might be keeping me on the sofa.
There is this fabulous website in New Zealand that has so much information about Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, that I’ve spent most of the last week reading and learning.
http://www.rational.org.nz/public
The best [...]

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Disquieting feeling

I’m not quite comfortable with this feeling of steady weight loss. Clearly it’s cyclic, and a single new reading isn’t the last time I’ll see that number. Clearly it’s rational, because my eating habits contribute to the physical reduction in weight. This is exactly what I hoped for a few weeks ago when I noticed [...]

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Weight Loss chart

I’ve lost nearly 3% or my body weight from non-dieting. I was pretty far away from normal eating, which is why a move to it is making a big difference.
The gaps are mostly travel periods, either for business or pleasure, and often were big eating sessions. Also, I would weigh myself at the beginning both [...]

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EFT and change

So I tried EFT again. I’m not one of those who believes that the tapping must be in a certain place and way, thereby creating a physical change. I do believe that EFT can help you stay on track to modify habits.
Recently I was reading about EFT on the World Center for EFT web site  [...]

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