Day 16

So we are at day 16, yesterday I was chatting with my friends in the playground and I started talking about the skinny thinking philosophy. I described how difficult it was to control my eating with things such and Mcdonalds and bags of chips, I have no problem resisiting cheeses/desserts and I don't hit any other fast food joints.

I must admit I got quite jealous as one person said they would eat a whole bag of chip - this person is tall and very skinny - why couldn't that be me, why are my genes the way they are, it is frustrating at times, how can we complain about the same thing but yet have totally different bodies. Having yoyo dieted in the past and now with Skinny thinking I am really beginning to learn a lot about my body and discovering that it doesn't need half as much to eat than I think it does, again I am still sick and have virtually eaten nothing for days but I am certainly not wasting away and haven't even had the urge to eat from signs like a rumbling tummy!! If you took a peek into my fridge now and remember what was in there 18 days ago, there are changes, more fresh vegetables and fruit as now if I want to snack I snack on a carrot or some edenames, and for lunch or dinner I add some fresh berries to my salad. So what i am trying to say is making small changes can make a big deal of difference in ways you never imagine, I was not subconsciously shopping for those things, I just bought them unconsciously and have been changing my diet little by little - hopefully for the better!!

Here are some more Kung fu's

Powerful Kung Fu #16: Not Now--Maybe Later

1. Notice that a craving is on the scene and get yourself the heck out of the kitchen!

2. Recognize that the Child is on the scene and talk to her the way you would talk to a child who is pestering you about getting something that you don't want to give her right now. Tell her, "Not now--maybe later."

Powerful Kung Fu #17: Just This Once...

1. Notice that a craving is on the scene and get yourself the heck out of the kitchen!

2. Rather than treading the well-worn path of self-soothing through food, try something different just this once. Don't give in to the usual urge--for now. You can always decide to do that later, if that's what you want, but for now, move out of the kitchen.

Powerful Kung Fu #18: Am I Hungry?
(The Cottage Cheese Test)

1. Notice that a craving is on the scene and get yourself the heck out of the kitchen!

2. Ask yourself if you are physically hungry. This is different than just wanting to taste something nice. One of my workshop participants uses what she calls "the cottage cheese test." She likes cottage cheese, but the only time she actually wants to eat it is when she's truly hungry. If she could eat cottage cheese, she knows she's hungry. If she couldn't eat cottage cheese and she wants to eat something, she knows that she's not physically hungry and something else is going on. If you answer no when you ask yourself if you're physically hungry, ask yourself, "What's going on that's causing me to want to move toward food when I'm not hungry?"

Powerful Kung Fu #19: Seeing the Benefit

1. Notice that a craving is on the scene and get yourself the heck out of the kitchen!

2. When something is happening that you didn't anticipate or don't like, ask yourself if any good could come of it. Does it bring a new opportunity for growth? Can I bust a misperception or glean a truth that I'd overlooked? Even though this situation doesn't fit my picture of what I thought I wanted, how can I use it to create more freedom and happiness?

There is an opportunity in every apparent misfortune. Life is here to serve our freedom and help us deepen in love. Our job is to pay attention. If we can live from this understanding about life and look for benefit and opportunity in every circumstance, not only will we be happier, but shift out of egoic consciousness and abide in our natural state of freedom and joy. If we're unhappy with how life is unfolding, it just means that we haven't seen the opportunity yet. So take a moment to contemplate. What is the benefit in this situation? What give does it have to offer me?

Powerful Kung Fu #20: "I AM" Breathing

1. Notice that a craving is on the scene and get yourself the heck out of the kitchen!

2. I AM Breathin