From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 89
When you reach for food to appease anger, you might be fixing the wrong emotion.
By paying attention to other emotions besides anger, you’ll get a more accurate picture of the situation and why it upsets you. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 88
Digging around in junk every day doesn’t make you better.
If you need to, once in a while go look into the backyard and say, “Yes, that’s a lot of junk!” Then leave it there, close the door, and go back to your flowers. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 87
A grace period doesn’t mean you throw away healthy eating and give up on exercise.
You still need to pay attention to those things. But it’s also a time to minimize the damage or take walks that last only ten minutes. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 86
You can actually use a teddy bear or other stuffed animal to help you heal.
Instead of keeping thoughts and sadness inside, you can share them with this friend. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 85
Knowing you don’t ever have to be done with grief gives you a tremendous sense of freedom.
Instead of pushing to get past them and forget your loss, remind yourself those memories are part of your healing. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 84
Learn to recognize when you’re having a body memory, then remind yourself to do extra nurturing and self-care to get through that challenging time.
Here are my answers to the three questions at the end of the lesson. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 83
Do you have areas in life where you have lost emotional support? Time helps heal this, but you also have to create new ways to feel nurtured and cared for.
This takes effort as well as energy, but it’s critical to recovering from your loss. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 182
When you make a decision to stop trying to fix things that aren’t your problem, you’ll feel a sense of relief.
You’ll also be less likely to head for the refrigerator every time the problem comes back up. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 81
Instead of wasting energy or eating over situations that aren’t going to change, learn to identify the problems inside a predicament.
With each of those problems, take action in places where it will make a difference. [Read more…]
From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 80
You don’t have to go through a health crisis or a dramatic event to hit bottom. Instead, you can create your own version of it right now.
Make this the moment you decide to change your life and your future. [Read more…]