Guided Journeys: what are they good for?

I’m currently working with two of the IOWL  guided journeys, Sabotage Self-Sabotage and Appetite Adjuster.
They aren’t magic, they are NLP-kind of activities that get you into the right mindset to do what you need to do. That’s the key, by the way. Having the right mindset so you move actively towards the skill you want [...]

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Appetite Adjuster Guided Journey: first impressions

Now I feel ready to work on hunger and fullness, so I bought the Appetite Adjuster guided journey

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Anatomy of a binge

Brownies were my binge food for toothache (yes, I get the irony).
Chips and crunchy snacks were the binges for work stress. When the salt had overpowered my mouth so much that it hurt, I would add dip or sweets to make me feel better.
Chocolate was my binge food for sadness.
All of those foods never made [...]

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Stop getting what I always got

“If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.”
It’s clear to me that I’m ready to make a new kind of change, and this change consists of many bab steps. Multiple times a day, I  don’t make a tiny decision until I’ve asked, “Can I do this better for [...]

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Cake to the left of me, cake to the right

Sorry to be away so long, but I was traveling, and my expected internet connection fell through. It was a lovely trip, though, and I learned that life is indeed possible without overindulging in podcasts every day. Yes, a podcast binge. Sigh. At least they’re low calorie.
My trip went well food-wise. It was a trip [...]

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What to do if you don’t want to eat, but eat anyway?

More and more often I feel not hungry, but eat anyway. Yet I eat meals on a schedule, even though I could wait without consequences. I also eat between meals without a significant hunger. What the heck is that about?
Some possible reasons include:

the habit of eating at regular times makes me feel comforted and secure
chewing is [...]

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Feelings of emptiness

When I’m eating, if there are strong emotions involved, I often feel empty with a full stomach. That emptiness is emotional, and can never be filled by food.
I feel empty when

I can’t figure out what is on my mind, like there’s something subconsciously disturbing me
I haven’t let go of something I was dissatisfied with earlier
I [...]

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How to eat normally

Many things can trigger hunger. Use this process to help you differentiate between emotional and physical hunger, and to choose the foods that will best satisfy your physical hunger.
Some triggers include
• Clock indicating mealtime
• Seeing food
• Smelling food
• Talking about food
• Stress
When any trigger occurs, do the following

Remind yourself that it’s just a trigger and [...]

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Why I overeat

Every behavior has a meaning.
When I am looking at a half-empty plate, I experience 2 issues:

I don’t know how full is “full enough”
There’s a silent argument inside: “I can’t have any more” versus “Oh yes I can!”

The reasons I eat past full, even just one bite, usually has one of the following reasons:

To give a [...]

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Enjoying feeling light and strong

Was it just last week that I ate so little and learned so much? I think so. The first few days, events made it easy to skip meals or eat very little or very low calorie foods. In fact, I experienced a level of hunger that in previous years would have made me depressed. No [...]

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