Inside Out Weight Loss
28 March 2008 by livingrainbowcolor
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 aligned with my recovery, and setting holistic goals.
One of the major elements is writing out the answers to 4 questions. Here are the questions and my answers.
How do you know you want to change
1. What unwanted behaviors do you have?
a. I eat more than I need to get me happily to the next meal
b. I blank out sometimes and eat unconsciously
c. I eat high caloric-density foods when lighter ones would do fine
2. What symptoms do you have?
a. Knee pain
b. I need a lot of rest
c. 150 pounds of excess weight
d. Low self-esteem experiences
e. Obsession with food body diet
f. High blood pressure
g. Bad fit in some physical situations
3. What are the consequences of those behaviors and symptoms?
a. I don’t enjoy life as I could
b. I don’t lose weight
c. I get ignored
d. People avoid me
e. Reluctance to go out in public
f. I’m constantly critical of my behaviors
g. I spend a lot of effort taking extreme precautions to avoid discomfort or embarrassment
4. What other people are affected by your problem? How are they affected?
a. DH must constantly listen to the broken record
b. DD: I don’t relax and be as direct a mother as I otherwise could
c. Colleagues: I’m inefficient in my work and frequently incommunicative
