Posted in cognitive behavioral therapy CBT, goals, tagged Inside Out Weight Loss, Renee Stephens on 28 March 2008 | No Comments »
You might remember from my Easter post that I was listening to a couple of podcasts, and could tell some improvement was happening, but didn’t know which podcast was helping.
It seems to be the podcast from Renee Stephens, Inside Out Weight Loss. So far, I’m able to work with the ideas of getting my whole self [...]
Posted in affirmations, goals, jon stewart and stephen colbert, tagged Calvin and Hobbes, Doonesbury, For Better or For Worse on 27 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
On my honor, I will try, to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people every day, especially those at home.
- the Brownie pledge of yesteryear
Forty years later I still remember that pledge, even though I probably never said it more than 50 times as a child. But I was loyal, [...]
Posted in affirmations, positive self-talk, self-care, tagged letter to my body on 26 March 2008 | No Comments »
Your body is a temple, but only if you treat it as one. - Astrid Alauda
Dear Body,
We are going to improve our communication skills.
I promise to feed you when you are hungry, using foods that satisfy us emotionally as well as physically.
I promise to give you a large variety of interesting foods and flavors.
I promise [...]
Posted in affirmations, exercise, goals on 25 March 2008 | No Comments »
I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. Robert A. Heinlein
Something is letting go inside of me. I hope it’s not [...]
Posted in affirmations, emotions, self-care, tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle, Inside Out Weight Loss, Oprah, Renee Stephens on 23 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of my friends gave me a copy of her Easter picture to post - a Lindt take on a well-known internet cartoon.
Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. - Bill Cosby
I’ve spent the first half of my long weekend nurturing myself with some spiritual support. Mostly I’ve been doing [...]
Posted in affirmations, emotions, goals on 20 March 2008 | No Comments »
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Yesterday was a great day for coping. I felt on top of the world all day, and didn’t need any throw-away therapy until nearly the end of the afternoon. Even then [...]
Posted in affirmations, goals on 18 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning - Oprah Winfrey
So I have these big goals of living a wildly happy life and losing my compulsive eating weight. But I have to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on 18 March 2008 | 3 Comments »
scale junkie (see http://blog.scalejunkie.com/) plans her meals weekly. Pretty cool. When I read her post I realized it’s a pretty nice way to care for yourself, because it acknowledges that you are willing to work to provide yourself with the foods you love.
I’m going to try some more planning myself. I already plan my basics, [...]
Posted in emotions, positive self-talk on 17 March 2008 | No Comments »
My compulsion to eat started when I was very young. While I have no idea when it actually started, it may have been as early as when I was a baby.
Pregnant with me when she finally left my abusive father, my mother was not thrilled to go back home with 1.5 kids and live in [...]
Posted in affirmations, self-care, tagged champagne brunch, champagne chicken on 16 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
“I’ve been thinking, Hobbes…”
“On a weekend?”
“Well, it wasn’t on purpose…”
- Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
My self-care this weekend included a nice long walk. I got up at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, and walked down to the bakery and the vegetable stand at the weekmarket. Bought a lovely corn-fed chicken, a leek and some carrots. They [...]
