Managing Cravings with EFT

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I received this yesterday via email and thought it had some great stuff in it,

so wanted to share if you too have cravings at times for specific foods!

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There are several ways to manage cravings; you can attempt to

get rid of the food entirely, i.e. out of sight out of mind; you

can modify your eating habits around a particular food, i.e. cut

back on the quantity or how often you indulge; you can use EFT to

diffuse the attachment you have to this particular food; or you

can try the compulsion blow-out procedure (you'll need an NLP

practitioner for this one).

Eliminating the offending food entirely is rarely successful. We

can only limit ourselves for so long before we go crazy, eating

everything in sight to make up for the deprivation. Modifying

your behavior can be successful, but it can also be difficult. We

want to change, but despite our best efforts, we still find

ourselves craving the same things, day after day.

EFT is often helpful to diminish or demolish the cravings!

If you don't yet know how to do EFT, go to

http://www.onemorebite-weightloss.com/eft-weightloss3.html for

the introductory materials and explanation. There you'll find a

packet of materials containing worksheets, instruction sheets and

reminders.

Who is Doing the Talking?

You've said you are going to stop nighttime snacking, and then the

voices start, " I've been good all day, I deserve a treat, just one

won't hurt... " You're basically talking yourself into it, and then

you're off and running to the kitchen. Most of us find that once

we say yes to that voice, there's no holding ourselves back.

Use EFT as soon as you notice yourself doing the " talk myself

into it routine. " The first round you might notice the craving

is somewhat reduced (or it could disappear entirely), but it will

likely be lessened. Once you have done one round, re-rate your desire

for the food, and if it is still high (more than a six), do another

round of EFT right then:

Set-up: " Even though I still want to eat _________, I'm fine just

the way I am. "

Reminder: " Still want to eat _________. "

While I'm doing the EFT round, I might find myself thinking things

such as, " It's not that I want to eat them all, it's just that once

I start I can't stop. "

So, for the next round I'll use that statement:

Set-up: " Even though I can't stop eating cookies once I get started,

I deeply and completely accept myself anyway. "

Say the " even though " part with gusto, you really mean it! You are

okay, just the way you are.

Reminder: " Can't stop "

This round might lead to, " That's not true, I can decide how much

I want, I just don't want to limit myself, " so the next round might

be:

Set-up: " Even though I hate to limit myself, I deeply and

completely... " or " Even though I don't want to limit myself, "

or whatever words fit your situation.

Reminder: " Limiting myself sucks "

Make this process yours, and let your thoughts guide you. When

you are working with an EFT practitioner they will help catch

these important clues, and you can do this too. Practicing

will help you unearth core issues and beliefs you may not have

realized were there.