Guest guest Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 I am grateful for my family: Mother- 5 siblings - 5 in laws - 20 nieces/ nephews. And I am also grateful for the ability to deal with them. Even if it takes an entire salt lick versus just one grain. I hope you all have a wonderful winter (or whatever season it is where you are) and holiday season. On Nov 22, 2010, at 12:31 PM, Vazquez <jvazquez77@...> wrote: > I've been sleeping.. It is amazing what a difference it makes into my life. > I became very careful about my sleeping hours, since I realized sometimes I > was not hungry, but TIRED... So I allow myself to REST a lot more.. > > > > With Love > Jess (aka, Sleepy Beauty) > 2010/11/21 gailfromnyc <gailfromnyc@...> > > > > > > > mentioned in part 2 of her self-correcting discussion that there are > > 3 self-correcting mechanisms to use especially after feeling that you have > > gotten off-track. The first are things that one can do for themself, that > > can be restorative without turning to food. The second involved community, > > to seek out like minded people to commune with, and the last, if necessary, > > was to seek out professional help. > > > > What are your self-correcting measures? > > > > I have been focusing a lot more on these, as actionable steps that help me > > to replace the pleasure and comfort that I get from food and find it > > elsewhere in more meaningful, healthful ways. > > > > For my first level of self-correction today I took a bath, took a walk with > > my daughter, and decided to pick up the watercolor paints and capture the > > beautiful fall foliage in my backyard. As for my second level of > > self-correction, I went to a class this week, attended synagogue, talked to > > my friends, and posted on this group. > > > > I do find these to help calm nerves, bring joy, and make me feel connected > > in ways that food never can. Instead of filling up with food, or numbing out > > with food these actually brought me to a higher level of connection and made > > me feel more alive. It's very nice to find ways to bring joy into my life > > without turning to food. > > > > How about you? What are you doing to help restore balance and bring > > calmness and balance to your life? > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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