Sunday, April 12, 2009

I saw this on the Diet Tired website in reference to a story & thought how it could help many with their emotional eating problems & just whatever it is going on that makes us do some of the things we do... like bag on ourselves. Also, although family get togethers are great & fun, we all know that they can sometimes trigger emotional eating too! I like to tell myself when family, work or other situations are leading me to eat emotionally .. why should I let this person or this boss or this situation ruin all my hard work! For me, my workouts & food are those things I can control so I have learned not to let this other craziness effect that. Yes, I break down every so often but that is when the advice below works for you!

"Feeling good about yourself while on a journey marred with guilt, resentment and constant judgment is not easy. I realized that all I can do is take it gently each day. The key word is GENTLY. I am much kinder to myself in my thoughts, I find myself encouraging myself more and I am not near as self-judgment as I was. So maybe I don’t eat the exact amount of food groups I should each day. And at times I don’t get my walks in - but it is all okay. Gently, I remind myself that I can do other activities and I find myself embracing the day, bouncing back quicker from stumbles (mind and body) and loving myself much more than when I began this journey two months ago. The weight isn’t coming off my body as quickly as I hoped but my heart is definitely much lighter."

I think this is great advice for some of us that really get down on ourselves at times, me included! We need to stop saying those negative things & practice positive reinforcement to ourselves in the mirror! I guess we can all learn something from the statement above.  I hope this helps some of you!

NOW FOR EASTER FUN! If you are having emotional eating probs today, this should cheer you up. Thx to my sis for sending this to me! Double Click on the words "HAPPY EASTER" and Turn up your sound! 

Happy Easter! 


Also, check out Easter Peeps fun at this link: Peeps in Review 2009 

Picture above is from e-cards.com.