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No change in weight today, but I'm consciously changing my attitude. My work is a place of inspiration for me in so many ways, and the themes I explored with my clients yesterday included managing/processing emotions in healthy ways. It's quite common that when we don't like how we feel internally, we reach for something external to change it.
□Feel sad? Eat chocolate.
□Feel bored? Have some chips.
□Feel nervous or stressed? Eat anything in reach!
□Feeling guilty, ashamed or frustrated with what's been eaten? Eat even more!
Allowing myself to feel the feelings and let them run their course, instead of forcing them away takes work. Coincidentally, late last night I recieved some sad news. I wanted to eat it away, but instead I had a cry, and let myself be sad, as it's OK to miss loved ones, it's OK to cry. Feelings come and go. I want to be connected to my emotions, not afraid of them. They tell us what's important and why.
Today I'm going to listen to music and sing my heart out, as that's a healthy way to express my feelings, and even help them to pass. Expression, not surpression.
A work in progress for sure, but thankful that the themes at work are relevant yet again.
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79.8 kg
Lost so far: 7.9 kg.
Still to go: 22.1 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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steady weight
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