Re: breakthrough? (sorry, long)

[Guest guest]

Awww, that is awesome!

I look forward to reading more about your transformation.

Corinna

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To: insideoutweightloss

Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:31:33 AM

Subject: breakthrough? (sorry, long)

Hi All,

I've been a listener since Thanksgiving. I didn't quite have the

muscle to start any kind of committed plan at that time, but I still

managed to listen every day (nearly).

Yesterday I was listening to some of the podcasts on the Law of

Attraction, and I had some spare time on my hands.

Funny how it's SO easy to think about negative things about oneself,

but much harder to dream a positive dream.

Well, I did the latter, and surprisingly, I felt whole and well. I

started off the morning with a very very bad experience-- driving on

an inch of slush over a sheet of black ice- saw a (near?) fatal

accident, and other cars sliding off the road. I showed up to work

shaking like a leaf, but intact.

During my break, I saw my therapist, and talked about some of my

recent negative self-cognitions. It's HARD to talk about body-image

issues with him, but I did anyways. See, I went to buy pants on

Sunday, and none of them FIT. 15 pairs, and all were too small, too

baggy, too tight here, too short. ARghghghgh! Therapist pointed out

that many of the things I was talking about this week revolved around

SHAME.

So, on my drive back to work, I thought about some positive things

instead. I focused on a body part I'm fond of, my neck. It's long, and

according to my mom --who NEVER has anything nice to say about my body

-- graceful. And then I did 's suggestion of allowing my

caring warmth towards my neck to spread to the rest of my body.

I decided yesterday to nurture myself, and ate healthfully. There was

temptation, which I staved off by drinking seltzer and reevaluating 10

minutes later -- listen to belly-- belly says " no more food, thank you! "

and so it begins! I feel I finally have some traction here. My weight

is down three pounds since sunday, when I decided to make a positive

change for myself-- pants incident.

Okay, that's all. Thanks for reading this far!

COV

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[Guest guest]

Congrats on your epiphany. I wish you peace and ease in your journey.

Jenn

[Guest guest]

I was just reading in a Psychology Today magazine from last November,

that no one ever has to learn negative self-talk, only positive self-

talk. Wonder where that comes from.

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> Funny how it's SO easy to think about negative things about oneself,

> but much harder to dream a positive dream.

> COV

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jenn,

Thanks for your well-wishes

peace and ease sounds GREAT to me!

-COV

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> Congrats on your epiphany. I wish you peace and ease in your journey.

>

> Jenn

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[Guest guest]

Hi Corinna,

I will try to keep the group updated. I'm not really able to get a

" buddy " to come on my journey with me, but this group is great!

I feel slim today, and my pants aren't all tight. I look in the mirror

and my eyes look sLeEpY, but I feel bright and optimistic inside. It's

gonna be okay!

-COV

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> Awww, that is awesome!

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> I look forward to reading more about your transformation.

>

> Corinna

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> To: insideoutweightloss

> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:31:33 AM

> Subject: breakthrough? (sorry, long)

>

>

> Hi All,

> I've been a listener since Thanksgiving. I didn't quite have the

> muscle to start any kind of committed plan at that time, but I still

> managed to listen every day (nearly).

>

> Yesterday I was listening to some of the podcasts on the Law of

> Attraction, and I had some spare time on my hands.

>

> Funny how it's SO easy to think about negative things about oneself,

> but much harder to dream a positive dream.

>

> Well, I did the latter, and surprisingly, I felt whole and well. I

> started off the morning with a very very bad experience-- driving on

> an inch of slush over a sheet of black ice- saw a (near?) fatal

> accident, and other cars sliding off the road. I showed up to work

> shaking like a leaf, but intact.

>

> During my break, I saw my therapist, and talked about some of my

> recent negative self-cognitions. It's HARD to talk about body-image

> issues with him, but I did anyways. See, I went to buy pants on

> Sunday, and none of them FIT. 15 pairs, and all were too small, too

> baggy, too tight here, too short. ARghghghgh! Therapist pointed out

> that many of the things I was talking about this week revolved around

> SHAME.

>

> So, on my drive back to work, I thought about some positive things

> instead. I focused on a body part I'm fond of, my neck. It's long, and

> according to my mom --who NEVER has anything nice to say about my body

> -- graceful. And then I did 's suggestion of allowing my

> caring warmth towards my neck to spread to the rest of my body.

>

> I decided yesterday to nurture myself, and ate healthfully. There was

> temptation, which I staved off by drinking seltzer and reevaluating 10

> minutes later -- listen to belly-- belly says " no more food, thank you! "

>

> and so it begins! I feel I finally have some traction here. My weight

> is down three pounds since sunday, when I decided to make a positive

> change for myself-- pants incident.

>

> Okay, that's all. Thanks for reading this far!

>

> COV

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________________________

> Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark

your favourite sites. Download it now at

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>

[Guest guest]

- that's really interesting- I'm gonna take that nugget to

therapy with me next time!

I think that it's like anything else- the more we practice, the better

we become. My husband is REALLY good at positive self-talk. Seriously.

And he's naturally slender. Interesting..

-COV

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> > Funny how it's SO easy to think about negative things about oneself,

> > but much harder to dream a positive dream.

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> > COV

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[Guest guest]

Hi all. I just want to share with you all that I am as we speak on my way

to the airport for a much needed break on my own. I intend to spend a lot

of time reviewing 's podcasts, going over what my hypnotherapist has

recommeneded, as well as reading or listening to a few books that are

relevant to all of this including

The Four Day Win

You: Being Beautiful

Positive Energy

The Diet Cure

I get 3 whole days no kids no husband no nothing! Just sun and a chance to

reconnect with myself! I wish every one of you the same opportunity in your

lives to do the same. I am really seeing, in the words of my therapist,

that one reason why I am eating is that I am STARVED FOR MYSELF!!! It will

be interesting! Oh yes, and I intend to relax too J

Have a great day everyone full of positive intentions and light.

From: insideoutweightloss

[mailto:insideoutweightloss ] On Behalf Of cozyoceanview

Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:20 AM

To: insideoutweightloss

Subject: Re: breakthrough? (sorry, long)

- that's really interesting- I'm gonna take that nugget to

therapy with me next time!

I think that it's like anything else- the more we practice, the better

we become. My husband is REALLY good at positive self-talk. Seriously.

And he's naturally slender. Interesting..

-COV

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> > Funny how it's SO easy to think about negative things about oneself,

> > but much harder to dream a positive dream.

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> > COV

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[Guest guest]

Hey! That's really cool-- my h is gone for the next 7 days, and I can

think of this as a " break " to be on my own. Don't have the budget for

the new books, but I have some books that I could certainly bear

reading again.

I think I will use an hour or two a day for ME time. aromatherapy- I

have some medicinal essential oils that I got in Asia, and they help a

lot with energy, and flow, and well-being. And my knitting- keeping

the hands busy prevents them from gravitating towards munchies. I

think it's the same idea when you're reading a book. Try keeping a

pencil or highliter in your free hand to keep both hemispheres of your

brain engaged...

-COV

ENJOY!

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