Posted in cognitive behavioral therapy CBT, positive self-talk on 30 January 2008 | No Comments »
One of my persistent challenges is getting up off the sofa and doing things. Yesterday I successfully broke through my mental block by changing how I think about it.
Frequently I wonder why I come home in the evening, and spend most of the evening on the sofa, playing computer or watching TV. Typical “shut-out-the-world” kind [...]
Posted in affirmations, intuitive eating, weight loss and diets on 27 January 2008 | No Comments »
Sometimes when you least expect it, success comes up and whacks you in the face.
We finally got around to buying another scale today, after the old one went dead some months ago.
I can proudly proclaim that I intuitively ate during that whole period, made it through Christmas, and nearly stopped exercising altogether.
And lost over 1 [...]
Posted in intuitive eating, tagged birthday on 26 January 2008 | No Comments »
Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living! - Amanda Bradley
The next couple of weeks have become a celebration time for me. We had a highly successful customer visit, and my last two months of hard work really paid off. My best work colleague made a [...]
Posted in Austen, movies and misc, intuitive eating, tagged stupid body trick on 21 January 2008 | No Comments »
It’s certainly Monday. I went all the way to work with my shirt on inside out. Then I feel asleep in the car on the way to work (DH was driving). We haven’t had an argument with the kid in several days - it’s been nice. Today she even asked us to turn up the [...]
Posted in affirmations, hunger, tagged Julia Roberts, runaway bride on 20 January 2008 | No Comments »
Not eating is good self-care too.
Loving myself and taking care of myself is hard work. Instead of waiting for DH to suggest something to do, I am responsible for making my own dreams come true. But I’m finding it quite difficult to know what I want.
Last week a radio station was advertising that they will [...]
Posted in affirmations, tagged how to calm emotions on 18 January 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love me. No one can take better care of me than I can.
I can go without eating that food because I don’t need it either physically nor for the emotional comfort.
I don’t feel the need to eat for emotional reasons. I eat less and less often to calm my emotions.
I calm my emotions [...]
Posted in emotions on 17 January 2008 | 1 Comment »
My emotional well-being crashed today, all because of an elevator. I got so upset that I left work before I really started crying uncontrollably. After getting home, DD was there, and kindly took the time to listen to me and offer advice.
The story:
The building at work has 3 floors. Two we occupy, and the ground [...]
Posted in hunger, intuitive eating on 17 January 2008 | No Comments »
My quiet time before bed last night was my first experiment with the idea of loving myself methodically. Based on my learning as written in yesterday’s post, I simply spent my time reminding myself that no one can love me like I can, and that I must love myself fully if I want to permanently [...]
Posted in affirmations, binging, positive self-talk on 16 January 2008 | No Comments »
I’m actively trying to reduce the amount I eat, and emotions are coming up that lead to eating past full, if not binging. What surprises me is how subtle it is. I don’t feel bad, I don’t feel depressed, but it’s non-trivial to stop eating when my hunger first disappears.
A quote from Louise Hay is [...]
Posted in affirmations, positive self-talk, tagged hillary, obama, positive self-talk on 9 January 2008 | No Comments »
Do you think that words can make a difference in your life? Just listen to the two New Hampshire ending speeches by Hillary and Obama. The words in the speeches and the responses of the audiences show exactly how Obama has moved so far forward in this race.
Hillary’s speech:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/22565110#22565110
Obama’s speech:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/22564863#22564863
Obama’s speech is a study in positive [...]
