Heartless Bitches

Fabulous website, those Heartless Bitches! It truly energized me to think about women who stand up and shout to free themselves from their own inhibitions. heartless
What I really would like to take away from my encounter with them is the phrase, “Thank you for sharing, now SHUT UP and stop whining!”
Yesterday afternoon I wonderfully exploded.  I [...]

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Shocker

The entire South has been exposed to my bare arms in a sleeveless shirt.
All. Day. Long.

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Learning

Emotional hunger is taking second place to the other emotions right now, and it’s ok. It’s also not causing me to binge, even though I’m visiting many places that had very negative emotions in my past.
Tonight I sat in my hotel room, resting after a long day, and simply wasn’t hungry. So I let hunger [...]

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Leaving Things Behind

I’m on vacation at the moment, and finally have time to do some of that renewal and reflection I promised myself.
It has been fun so far. We’ve been in Atlanta and Knoxville so far, and are currently in Louisville. We’ve visited friends, experienced culture, and relaxed, laughed and sweated. Sweated like pigs - it’s been really [...]

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Shocking

No police came. No one circulated a petition. It just happened, without screams from a discontented populace. First once, then again, then, shockingly, it occurred a third time. There were no looks of horror, no yelling, no protests. Not even any awkward stares.
I asked my husband to protect me, should a riot occur. He bravely promised [...]

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New goals for my vacation time Aug 7-21

I’m about to take off for a vacation in the US with my daughter. We’ll be doing some traveling, and I want to really enjoy myself.   
Goal Period: approximately Aug 7 - Aug 24
Thinking Goals

Choose every day to do things that make me feel happy.
Spend half an hour alone in contemplation.

Activity Goals

Walk, walk, walk.
Keep my vacation focus on fun, [...]

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Pathway to Normal Eating: Define What You Want Your Final State to Be

My final state is described in my mission statement.
… permanently change to a moderate range of Emotional, Physical and Social behaviors 
That may sound odd or ambiguous to you, but it’s extremely clear to me. As a compulsive eater who never learned good social or emotional skills, resolving those issues is what I describe as becoming [...]

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Taking my finger out of the peanut butter jar

There’s no doubt in my mind that I still eat emotionally. That is a trait that will always be with me, because it’s so inbred, maybe even genetic, that it will simply never go away. However, I do believe that I can manage it well within a normal eating range.
The last couple of days I’ve [...]

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Pathway to Normal Eating: Study and Practice New Habits in All Areas

Action is more important than theory here. It’s also the place where most programs fail you. Programs that claim differentiation by being a diet or a non-diet or an exercise program tend to focus in just one area, but your recovery is holistic and needs to take care in all areas. Before you think I’m [...]

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Stopping when full and waiting to eat

Everything you experience can be a big deal or a little deal. It’s a choice. It’s also a choice how long you want it to be a big or small deal.  There’s real power when learn is how to get out of the negative emotions.
One tool that works well for me is to ask questions and comfort myself [...]

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