181.6 Being In A Good Place

I haven't liked these posts lately but I am staying true to my promise to keep writing. I'm pretty sick of not feeling well and it is definitely getting in my way in more ways than just this blog. What's bothering me is that there is nothing huge wrong with me, but I just don't feel free. I'm on more drugs now (for the allergic reaction in my face), and that always makes me feel a little edgy. And, I want to quit thinking about/worrying about what's going on with me.

The food issues are slowly getting back in control - today has been a good day without feeling hungry or wanting to eat to move into a haze. I am staying present and aware and that's a good place to be.

182.6 Living To Eat?

I never used to read the Wall Street Journal and now I read it everyday, because our local paper is, shall we say, very limited in its news and viewpoint.

What I've learned about the WSJ is that it is not just business news that makes it such a good read. It includes great book and movie reviews, and editorials. And, as you faithful know, I have cited at least one other article from it in the past about health and food issues. This morning there was a very interesting article entitled "Eating To Live or Living To Eat?". Here's the website: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575363072381955744.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_LeadStoryNA

I hope you'll check it out. It helps explain why some people have a very hard time saying no to certain foods even though they are not hungry, while others don't. From my point of view, they should have interviewed me :), because I truly believe that I have been able to change that brain function through the hypnosis and habit building that has been going on within my mind and body. So if you have a hard time saying no to food, even when you are not hungry, don't think of it as an excuse to keep eating. Rather, take it on as a challenge as something you want to change and can change.

Let's just say the article provides food for thought!

184.0 The Voices of The Past

If you've been reading the Geneen Roth book, Women, Food and God, you are in very good company as it was reported in the Wall Street Journal this morning that it is #4 on the bestseller list for non-fiction. In it she talks about the voices that we hear from our past that are still dictating how we think about food, our bodies, our weight, etc., and, how we need to get over it, erase those voices.

I was talking to my sister Barbara about the book and she reminded me that we were definitely raised with the concept that all good children cleaned their plates (not by washing them!), and then there was the guilt about all the starving children elsewhere. It is a challenge to erase those voices or thoughts but as I have learned, extremely important to do so. Living in the past is never helpful if you want to change your behavior. Jennifer Scott's slogan on all of her publications, websites, etc., is Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life. It is easier said than done, but can lead to wonderful benefits if you are able to do it. And for me, that's where the hypnosis has helped immeasurably. Replacing the old voices, the old thoughts, with new empowering ideas of how to handle life, and food issues, has been so helpful in this journey for me.

I still smile at the concept that by cleaning our plates as kids we were helping to feed the starving children of the world. I wish my mom was still living so I could ask her. I wonder if she ever really thought about it.