DAY 1 - Five Minute Freedom Exercise

I am going to try and follow the 91 day challenge set by Laura Katleman-Prue

and the "skinny thinking challenge, on this blog I will document my daily progress!

I think there is no harm in trying

May 11th 2010

the challenge today:-Close your eyes and get in touch with the impact of food and weight issues in your life. What have they cost you mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? How have they impacted your relationship with yourself and others? Have they kept you from following your heart and going after what you've wanted? Write down any insight.

My weight issues have impacted me greatly since I was in my early 20's and since then I have been controlled by my yoyo dieting and despite over 3 years at an ideal weight I am again captive in my body due to my weakness and need for food at a time when I feel lost, bored and lonely.

When I am at my ideal weight i feel proud and confident and dress well and with style, when i am heavy I feel depressed, ashamed and shut out loved ones due to the fact I am ashamed of myself, I seek comfort in food when i feel ill, tired, lonely or troubled

Now imagine how your life would be if you felt free and relaxed around food. Imagine that it no longer absorbed your mental energy. You no longer feel powerless or afraid, but aligned, balanced, centered, and confident. How would you live? How would you treat yourself and others? Imagine all of the energy that you used to devote to worrying and thinking about food flowing into creative and fulfilling endeavors in your life. How does your body feel? Notice any emotions or sensations that arise. Use this exercise as often as you can, even once a day, to support the permanent change you're making in your relationship to food. Record any insights.

I believe I would feel freer - less stressed/obsessed about meal times, where I am eating, less moody too