Posts Tagged ‘feeling deprived’
Do you ever think, “I will never lose this weight no matter how hard I try?” This is a reoccurring thought that may surface many, many times a day. We have a choice, either we can focus on this thought or acknowledge it and let it pass. This is easier said than done.
Sometimes it is easier to ride the wave of throwing in the towel and enjoy the ride. We are all human and every day is not a perfect day. The most important thing to remember is that feeling sorry for yourself is a luxury for only a short period of time. Once you fully engage in your unhappiness for awhile it is time to move on and think of other solutions. I find that by taking action I feel better and start to live in the solution.
I love the following quote it always gives me inspiration and hope:
“… knowing that, in the grand scheme of things, we live in a world where rainy days eventually give way to sunnier skies.” R. L. Keith
Once your time allotted for enjoying your unhappiness is over; it is time to be very kind to yourself and take some of the following steps:
1. Take your child or grandchild or niece or nephew to the movies. This morning I was in my feeling sorry for myself mood and invited my grandson, Jeffrey to go to the farm with me. We had a fun time together and my mood changed to happiness.
2. Make yourself your favorite low calorie drink and sit outside enjoying the cool breeze. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate.
3. Read a fun novel. My favorite authors are James Patterson and Mary Jane Clark.
This a special invitation requesting that you join me in writing a blog together where we can share our special gifts and concerns with each other. Today, take one little step by leaving a comment or sending me an email to helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Remember: You are the Director of Your Day and Can Change It Any Time You Want!<em>
Thinking as a One-Hundred-Percent-of-the-Time Winner
Thinking like a winner means not always having to defeat someone else.
It means being able to grow from a situation in which you fail to reach your goal.
It involves not demanding perfection from yourself in every single thing you do, but, instead, thinking of yourself as perfect and thus capable of growing.
It means reminding yourself that perfection doesn’t mean staying the same; it means being able to allow yourself to grow.
Thinking as a winner means not coming down on yourself; it means refusing to allow self-negative thoughts into your head.
It involves pushing out the wanting to evaluate yourself in comparison with others, and giving yourself permission to be the unique person you are.”
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Give yourself a special fourth-of-July present today and celebrate your beauty, qualities and gifts you share with the world. Today is your special day and enjoy it!!
I would love to hear about your special day and how you celebrated your beauty. I can be contacted by leaving a comment below this article or send me an email at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
I received a call from a client a few days ago saying she tried different tools to stop herself from eating and nothing worked. Do you ever have this problem?
I explained to her that as human beings we are not perfect and sometimes the desire to eat overpowers us. The first step after we eat is to forgive ourselves. This step for her was very hard. We then discussed the fact that if she constantly beat herself up over eating, the thoughts of food would be on her mind and what happens she will start eating again.
We discussed different options she could take at this point, she decided to acknowledge herself for eating and take a 10 minute mini-vacation. A mini-vacation is doing something nice for yourself for at least 10 minutes. Her 10 mini-vacation after our conversation was to light a candle, listen to music and just relax.
During her next scheduled coaching session she told me, “After taking my mini-vacation I felt relaxed and was able to enjoy the rest of the day.” Later during the session we brainstormed ideas which might help her when the desire to eat was very strong. Following are some of the ideas she discovered:
1. Brush her teeth and take a walk.
2. Light a candle, listen to music and make herself a cup of tea. One of my other clients makes her favorite blueberry smoothie.
3. Call someone for support.
4. Check Helen’s blog for ideas.
The most important thing to remember is that we are all human beings and not perfect. This journey we are on is a learning experience and working together we will change our eating habits.
Please let me know what tools and tips you use when the desire to eat overwhelms you. I would love to post on my blog as many tips as possible so when the desire to eat is very strong all you would have to do is check my blog for some ideas.
You can reach me by leaving a comment under this article or send an email to helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Helen
Do you eat whenever you feel stressed or happy? I did a little survey and found that most people eat whenever they are experiencing an emotion such as sadness, fear, stress or happiness. Eating is a response that we usually think will make us feel better.
Then after eating, we sometimes feel horrible and even hating ourselves for what we did. How can we make ourselves feel better without the food? One small step you can take, is ask yourself the question, “Am I hungry or just want to eat something to make me feel better?” If you answer the question saying, “I just want to make myself feel better” taking some of the following steps may help:
1. Put some music on and dance around the house.
2. Call a friend and enjoy their company.
3. Tell yourself, “I can eat something after taking a walk (or anything else you like to do.)
Please let me know what small steps you take to distract yourself from eating. Remember as a team we can change anything especially our addiction for using food to make us feel better.
Please leave your ideas and thoughts on my blog using the comment button below. I can also be reached at helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
Action may not always bring happiness,
but there is no happiness
without action.
Benjamin Disraeli,
British Prime Minister and writer
Are you ready to watch a miracle in action? I have received from friends, a link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7glOGq82xQ) to a video on You Tube that is absolutely incredible. To me, this clip is what miracles are all about and being brave enough to take a risk. I just had to share it with you (if you’ve already seen it, trust me, it’s worth watching again).
Give yourself a gift and do yourself a favor, sit back, relax and experience this miracle in action. It’s my gift to you today…
Once you have watched this short video please let me know what feelings and ideas formed. I am looking forward to hearing from you. You can reach me by leaving a comment on this blog or sending an email to helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
Remember you also have special gifts which can be shared with the world. I am here to support you in uncovering your unforgotten dream and make it a reality.
Warmly,
Helen
Do you feel deprived when not eating sweets and carbs? If this question rings true for you, Welcome to the human race?
Like Andrea wrote yesterday, taking that first bite is deadly. For many years I would always say to myself one little bite can’t hurt and it will satisfy my cravings. Guess what? As soon as I put that tiny piece of cake into my mouth the flood gates would open and I could not stop binging. I later learned that eating sugar and flour products can trigger your cravings and it is hard to stop. Lesson learned, never take that first bite.
Some of the tools I use to make sure I eat healthy everyday and don’t feel deprived are as follows:
1. Tell myself over and over, “I am beautiful and don’t need anything to make me feel better.”
2. Feeling the craving for something sweet, I grab a beautiful piece of fruit and have a cup of tea with sweetener or a diet soda.
3. Brag about eating healthy and share your success stories on my blog.
Remember you are fantastic and able to make the right choices for YOU with a little help from your blog friends.
As always, I would love to hear about your experiences on your life’s journey. Please feel free to contact me with your stories, comments, and ideas. Write to me by leaving your comments at the bottom of this article or send an email to helen@loveyourselfcoaching.net.
Today’s Affirmation: “I am beautiful just the way I am and don’t need anything to make me feel better.”
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