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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Update on guided journey

You might remember the guided journey I bought from IOWL a few weeks ago. What has happened since then?
I was listening regularly to the journey, working very hard on the conflicts (there are many), when suddenly one day, I stopped listening. Overnight I changed from listening to the journey twice a day to not doing [...]

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Learning to prefer healthy eating

Last night’s guided journey was about the conflict I lived out last evening. While reading and watching TV, I knew I wanted to snack. First I compensated at dinner by keeping it lighter. Later for my snacks, I ate some leftover guacamole and chips, and later enjoyed my dessert, a small portion of ice cream.
My [...]

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Guided journey: eww!! body parts

Today’s guided journey brought me strong feelings, even though I didn’t go very deeply into the relaxation state. First, as I relaxed, I experienced a strong emotion. This isn’t explicitly part of the guided journey, but I just experience it as I go down into a deep state of relaxation.
Today’s emotion was feelings of [...]

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“Sabotage Self-sabotage” guided journey update: yinyang

Every time I do this conflict resolution journey, it’s different. The conflicts I’m resolving are pretty much all around eating habits. In the journey itself, Renee talks about resolving the conflicting desires to stay fat versus releasing excess weight.
In this morning’s journey I learned that one way I benefit from staying fat is that the [...]

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Chocolate is as normal as an apple

There’s a lot of chocolate in my house. Literally kilos of chocolate. That’s because I wrote a chocolate blog as part of my personal therapy. Aligned with the compulsive eating, I had strong cravings for chocolate. When I discovered Overcoming Overeating, and Geneen Roth, and Inside Out Weight Loss, I knew I had to make [...]

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Sabotage Self-Sabotage Guided Journey overview (Inside Out Weight Loss)

After using the guided journey for a couple of days, here’s a brief description of my experiences.
The 30 minute journey has 3 parts:

Relaxation and going into the “self-hypnosis” or quiet state
Identification and integration of the two opposing wishes (to lose weight and to keep the benefits of the weight)
Reinforcement of the learnings from the integration

What’s [...]

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Inside Out Weight Loss Guided Journey: Sabotage Self-Sabotage

Renee Stephens has a highly recommended podcast about creating your intuitive eating self. It’s called Inside Out Weight Loss, and is subscribable through iTunes.
Being a consultant, she of course offers product for sale. Since I’d found the guided journeys that she’s used in the podcasts to be helpful, I decided to buy a commercial one, [...]

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Day 4 results: 4 Day Win is a success!!!

My Goal:
Eat delightful foods that bring me to my weight goal and make me feel great!
My actions:

5-10 minutes of positive, silent meditation each day
Turn off the computer early at least once each day
Choose an extra vegetable each day to find out if it delights me
Choose to pass on a non-delighting food each day
Eat chocolate every [...]

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