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I can't believe I'm writing this--my own personal streak of good, healthy eating is busted. I spent the day grazing, though not on junk food. All healthy stuff, but too much of it and now I feel sick. It's been a challenge to learn the difference between head hunger and real hunger, it's been a challenge to get enough fluids, it's been a challenge to keep enough healthy foods in the house for me, it's been a challenge to get enough exercise...sheesh! This whole process has been a challenge! Don't get me wrong--I'm seeing a lot of AWESOME, positive changes in myself and my lifestyle choices and it's fun now when I see the jaws drop on people I haven't seen a long time. I do not regret one second of this process.
But this is hard. Really hard.
I have a thirteen-year-old son who has some emotional/behavioral issues. He and I have been butting heads since he was tiny, yet I'd do anything for him and him for me. Anyway, today he was being particularly fractious and snarky, and I needed to find a way to calm myself down. It was too late to go for a walk, not to mention too hot (over 100 degrees here today but finally down to about 80, and it's 10:30 PM!), so I decided to go to the store and get something for dinner for tomorrow. I bought three steaks and one salmon fillet (steak for hubby and kids, salmon for me) and decided I needed a snack.
I walked past the cookies, the baked goods, the chips and the sodas, and went for a basket of cherry tomatoes. I got into the car and ate half of that basket!
Obviously, eating tomatoes is better than eating a bag of chips, but I don't want to fall back on my old habits of stuffing my face to soothe myself when I get upset.
Can any of you give me some ideas of what I can do that don't involve food? Thanks so much!
But this is hard. Really hard.
I have a thirteen-year-old son who has some emotional/behavioral issues. He and I have been butting heads since he was tiny, yet I'd do anything for him and him for me. Anyway, today he was being particularly fractious and snarky, and I needed to find a way to calm myself down. It was too late to go for a walk, not to mention too hot (over 100 degrees here today but finally down to about 80, and it's 10:30 PM!), so I decided to go to the store and get something for dinner for tomorrow. I bought three steaks and one salmon fillet (steak for hubby and kids, salmon for me) and decided I needed a snack.
I walked past the cookies, the baked goods, the chips and the sodas, and went for a basket of cherry tomatoes. I got into the car and ate half of that basket!
Obviously, eating tomatoes is better than eating a bag of chips, but I don't want to fall back on my old habits of stuffing my face to soothe myself when I get upset.
Can any of you give me some ideas of what I can do that don't involve food? Thanks so much!
If you are not familiar with EFT (tapping), I suggest that you investigate it. It's a quick technique that you can do in just a couple of minutes that really helps to reduce stress and the emotions of the moment. I have used it successfully to avoid grazing. When I'm inclined to eat when I shouldn't (or something I shouldn't), I tap on what I am feeling and what I am wanting to do. The intensity of the urge diminishes. It's really weird how it works. And it is something that you can do quickly, almost no matter where you are. When I'm in public, I excuse myself and go to the ladies room. Two or three minutes, and I'm okay.
Farmgirl is right on as always. EFT works wonders and I have used it for years. One of the things to remember is that stress affects our metabolism and digestion. The more we stress, the worse it gets. EFT helps to bring the stressed feelings in our body down in intensity so that we can think and make better choices. Here is a link with a script for tapping on stress around food. It will give you an idea of how this works. You can substitute your own thoughts, words, and feelings and change it up to fit your needs. It is quick, and very effective.
http://www.thetappingsolution.com/tap7/