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What if…?

What if…

~WW, Jenny Craig, South Beach, Atkins, Nutrisystem had never been created?

~Calories and fat grams had never been created?

~Frozen meals and meal replacement shakes had never been invented?

~Height and weight charts had never been created (by insurance companies)?

I asked myself these questions recently. 

What if all of these things just didn’t exist?

What would I do if I wanted to improve my relationship with food and eating, and lose weight, but I didn’t have these reference points? 

my why

My Why

I never thought I’d figure out how to have a healthy relationship with food, eating, my body, and my weight, but I never gave up.… Read More »My Why

beliefs

Cultivating New Beliefs

Our beliefs show up in our results. Whether we think we can do something or not, whether we are deserving of something or not, we’re right. We prove our beliefs to ourselves over and over again. Our beliefs are reflected in our thoughts, feelings, and actions. 

Case in point: Ten years ago, I lost a lot of weight and got into the best shape of my adult life. I thought I had it all figured out. But I didn’t. I regained all of the weight and then some over a fairly short period of time.  

Thought Errors

Thought Errors

A thought error does more harm to your weight loss goals than a bag of Cheetohs ever will. 

What is a thought error?

It is a thought that we mistake for the truth. We think the thought is a fact, when in actuality, it is not. We believe our thought errors wholeheartedly, and then we act upon them, much to our own detriment. 

meal planning

The Power of Meal Planning

Planning my meals ahead of time makes me the authority on what I eat. I decide what my body needs for optimal health. I also decide what exception meals and joy foods I both want and need to sustain my healthy way of life without deprivation.

What Role Do I Want Food to Play in My Life?

Today, the food I eat provides me with sustenance, health, energy, and vitality. As well as pleasure and enjoyment.

But when I was in the midst of my disordered relationship with food, I made it mean all sorts of things.

Food was my
~best friend
~entertainment
~comfort
~safety net
~consolation.

When I felt like I didn’t belong, food was a comforting friend. I could count on food to be there when I had decided I couldn’t count on or trust anyone, including myself.

You Don't Have to Eat Over That

You Don’t Have to Eat Over That

The silver lining… the big takeaway is that I didn’t need to eat, overeat, or binge to buffer against this event. None of those things would have changed the circumstance. I would still need to take care of it. And the truth is that eating, overeating, or bingeing over it would have made it worse. Not only would I not have dealt with the situation calmly and rationally, but I would have pushed the negative emotions aside. The “shouldn’t be happening” thoughts would have persisted. Days later, I would still be mentally thrashing about, reliving the experience over and over searching for resolution.

I have resolution. I am calm. I am not taking it personally. I am taking care of myself. I am moving forward.

losing 100 pounds

Losing 100 Pounds – The First 25

What I’ve come to realize is that the journey is the destination. I know that this is one of those pat statements that elicits eye rolls, but bear with me. I am always arriving to meet myself wherever I happen to be. The great realization is that I will always have opportunities to learn more about myself and to know myself better, to wholeheartedly appreciate, love, and nurture myself.