Goals:
- To accept my body as it is, each and every day
- To eat food that is delicious and enjoy it, but to generally eat only when hungry
- To soothe my emotions with something other than food
- To build strength and change my body shape without obsessing or feeling bad or apologizing for it
How?
Well, why do I eat?
- Lonely
- Bored
- Anxious
- To punish myself for not eating well
- To pass the time/something to do
- Habit, especially at night
- I think it will make me feel better or happier
- Because Anthony is/I want to join in
What can I do about each of those?
- Lonely - text tabitha or Christy, call Christy or Anthony, email Annie, pet one of the cats, write here on the blog, drop Amelia off at my mom's, go visit my mom, go to the lake, give myself a hug
- Bored - Let her watch TV while I create something, draw with Amelia, Do ten pushups and then some yoga moves, blog here, blog elsewhere, work on a book, write for Huffpo
- Anxious - Yoga, talk to Anthony, blog here, write in a journal, Deep breaths, meditate, youtube meditation or chanting
- To punish myself for not eating well - Take a deep breath and stop slapping the baby, tell myself I'm good enough, ask for help, yoga, more deep breaths
- To pass the time/something to do - see boredom
- Habit, especially at night - Create new habits: chew gum, suck on a hard candy, drink mint tea, drink a sugar free cocoa drink, don't watch TV,
- I think it will make me feel better or happier - remind myself that food never makes me feel the way I think it will - give myself five minutes and ask myself again then
- Because Anthony is/I want to join in - this is tough. Once I get into a groove, though, I'm usually okay.
Also, part of me doesn't want to stop. It's nice having something to turn to. I know that overall I'll be happier without it, though.
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