Entries from October 2006

October 29, 2006

Emotional Eating

Part of my 30-day challenge was to allow myself to feel uncomfortable feelings and itentify them. This has been an eye opening exercise this past week. It seems that I have been able to generalize emotions and then bury them in food. Even good feelings sometimes I have run away from. [...]

October 24, 2006

30 Day Challenge – DeAnn

Physical
* Exercise 4 days per week
* Journal every day (check boxes)
Spiritual
* Attend the temple
* Bless the food I eat and give thanks for the blessings I receive because of my body.
Mental/Emotional
* Let myself feel uncomfortable feelings and identify them in writing
* Read one book
Review my goals daily and include how I have done in my [...]

October 23, 2006

Get It in Writing

by Geneen Roth
The next time you tell yourself that you eat because you are sad or frustrated or angry, stop. Instead, start writing an ongoing “Curiosity Dialogue.” Open with simple, declarative statements. What do you believe will happen if you let yourself feel these feelings? Where did you learn that?
Emotional eating is not about lack [...]

October 22, 2006

Never Give Up

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. ”
Thomas A. Edison

October 13, 2006

Today’s Quote

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a [...]