How to stop yourself
Food has always been a big draw for me and the first thing I go to when I’m:
Stressed
Depressed
Angry/Upset
Worried/Nervous/Anxious
You name it and the food is there to comfort me
But it’s an unhealthy pattern and it’s been difficult to break
When I want to go to the food and I’m overwhelmed by the thought
Here are a few things I tell myself in those moments:
1. This feeling is temporary
You will not feel this way forever. The way that you are feeling right now IS temporary.
You may be consumed right now with panic and anxiety but this will not always be the case.
Right now in this moment, you think you will always feel this way.
You think that the rest of your life will be consumed by the thought of the food that is sitting before you.
But that is a lie because this feeling is temporary
IT WILL PASS
Knowing that it will pass is critical because your mind will tell you that it never will
It will trick you into believing that the only thing you can do to make this urge go away is to eat
So it’s important to remind ourselves that it will pass
It’s temporary
So wade through it knowing there is an end to this craving
2. You can still have the food if you want it
If you really want the food, you can have it.
It hasn’t gone anywhere.
It hasn’t disappeared.
It is not locked up.
You can get it if you want it.
The food will be there in 5 seconds from now or 5 days from now.
It is not leaving you.
So you don’t have to feel that you can never eat what you want again.
You just have to remember that the food will be there later if you decide to eat it.
But in the meantime….
You are in control.
Not the food
3. You didn’t die
Set a timer and go 3 minutes without eating it.
You didn’t die! You survived!
You just gave yourself 3 minutes without eating it.
That proves you can do a least 3 minutes.
It didn’t kill you.
And now you know that you can survive without it—for at least 3 minutes, right?
Each time you go any amount of time without giving in you have just attained victory.
Habits take time.
Try to go 15 minutes and see what happens.
Even if you eat it later, recognize you waited longer than you did before
And know that each time you conquer one extra minute—-you have accomplished something
As time goes on, you will gain more strength and control when you practice this
It takes time to create the habit of going to food when you’re not hungry
So it will take time to reverse that behavior
Give yourself time
Give yourself credit
And keep going
Change is possible
Stressed
Depressed
Angry/Upset
Worried/Nervous/Anxious
You name it and the food is there to comfort me
But it’s an unhealthy pattern and it’s been difficult to break
When I want to go to the food and I’m overwhelmed by the thought
Here are a few things I tell myself in those moments:
1. This feeling is temporary
You will not feel this way forever. The way that you are feeling right now IS temporary.
You may be consumed right now with panic and anxiety but this will not always be the case.
Right now in this moment, you think you will always feel this way.
You think that the rest of your life will be consumed by the thought of the food that is sitting before you.
But that is a lie because this feeling is temporary
IT WILL PASS
Knowing that it will pass is critical because your mind will tell you that it never will
It will trick you into believing that the only thing you can do to make this urge go away is to eat
So it’s important to remind ourselves that it will pass
It’s temporary
So wade through it knowing there is an end to this craving
2. You can still have the food if you want it
If you really want the food, you can have it.
It hasn’t gone anywhere.
It hasn’t disappeared.
It is not locked up.
You can get it if you want it.
The food will be there in 5 seconds from now or 5 days from now.
It is not leaving you.
So you don’t have to feel that you can never eat what you want again.
You just have to remember that the food will be there later if you decide to eat it.
But in the meantime….
You are in control.
Not the food
3. You didn’t die
Set a timer and go 3 minutes without eating it.
You didn’t die! You survived!
You just gave yourself 3 minutes without eating it.
That proves you can do a least 3 minutes.
It didn’t kill you.
And now you know that you can survive without it—for at least 3 minutes, right?
Each time you go any amount of time without giving in you have just attained victory.
Habits take time.
Try to go 15 minutes and see what happens.
Even if you eat it later, recognize you waited longer than you did before
And know that each time you conquer one extra minute—-you have accomplished something
As time goes on, you will gain more strength and control when you practice this
It takes time to create the habit of going to food when you’re not hungry
So it will take time to reverse that behavior
Give yourself time
Give yourself credit
And keep going
Change is possible
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