Don’t need this in my life

Moving from emotional eating to intuitive eating requires a big change in thinking.
For me, food was punishment and comfort at the same time. I would whip myself into an anxiety frenzy, then turn off my brain and start eating. The eating was accompanied by thoughts like “Why are you doing this? You’re so fat – [...]

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Stop figuring things out

Figuring things out sounds like an admirably intellectual thing to do, right? “Once I figure out why I overeat, I’ll be fixed. Once I figure out why he said that, I’ll get over it. Once … Once… Once….”
It’s a trick. Your critical voice wants you to keep figuring things out because constant “figuring out” lets the critical [...]

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Stop overeating by building more happiness

When I feel good and occupied with my life, I don’t overeat. Therefore, the more good feelings I can bring into my life, the easier it will be for me to eat intuitively.
Here’s a list I just made of things I like and do not like. My intent is to recognize the Do Not side, and [...]

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Opening boxes, finding resistance

May is a wonderful month in Germany. We had a holiday last week, another one on Monday and yet another in the week thereafter. So I’m going to enjoy today by getting up off the sofa and cleaning out the old belief that I cannot make my house the way I want it.
My intent for [...]

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Sending “clumsy” out into the universe

Man-o-man, this is a dangerous day for me. I woke up normally after a 4 day long weekend. I”m fully refreshed, ready to work.
As we hop into the car to drive Dear Daughter to school, I start to make little critical comments. First, Dear Hubby, who used to criticize DD for not fastening her seat [...]

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My future work state: me at 10 kilo less

To make permanent change in your life, you need two types of motivation. One is motivation to make you want to leave your current state, and two is motivation of the new state you want to have.
In order to strengthen the second motivation, I choose to frequently think about (and write about) how I will [...]

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My current plan

My current plan is based on what I’ve learned from the Eckhart Tolle and IOWL podcasts. So far, the plan has increased my feelings of peace, helped me to stay in the present moment, and helped me strengthen my eating habit of 3 fruits and 5 veggies a day.
Every week or so I find myself [...]

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Off the scale again

After thinking about my doctor’s suggestion to ignore the scale for a while, I decided to do it. Now I’m going to try weighing in only monthly, even though I’m noticing frequent urges to hop on the scale right now.
So far, I’ve rationalized that not only should I step on at the beginning of the month, [...]

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Awesome progress

Not only did I sleep through the night, but when I went to the doctor today, she was highly impressed with my progress. Here are some of my accomplishments:

Blood pressure in normal range
Great blood sugar
Well over 20 kilo lost by learning and practicing normal eating
I was able to tell her effectively about my recent progress (she [...]

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Changing my beliefs about eating

I can’t eat little enough to lose weight every day

Of course I can eat less. Simply don’t put unnecessary food in the mouth, and when necessary, put lower cal food there.
Some empowering Enabling Beliefs:

Every day I get better at eating the right amounts to support a smaller size
My preference for fruits and vegetables keeps growing
My [...]

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