Checking In

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I've been a member for a couple of months now, and am an avid fan of the

podcasts, I'm up to number 45 and enthralled with what I'm hearing.

Thanks to these podcasts I've found the courage to return to a Slimming World

group that I left eighteen months ago. Previously I had lost 70lbs over a year,

but slowly it slipped back on and I kept putting off going back and redressing

the issues, crippled by shame and fear of failure. I've since realised that one

of my Limiting Beliefs was the thought that, even though I had succeeded once, I

was destined for failure, so why bother.

I've been working on my self-esteem too and realised that my previous successes

were fuelled by the False Gods of Seeking Approval and Competition. I needed the

`pat on the back' from others and had to `be the best' when it came to

weight-loss. Now I have repaired that glitch in my psyche I am approaching

weight loss with a gentler, more self-accepting way. I have gone back to

Slimming World becuase the advice, structure and support work for me, only this

time I'm ditching the ego-trip of being the Fastest Loser. A softly-softly

approach is so much easier and removes the pressure I put on myself, and the

inevitable fall from impossible goals I set myself.

Today I had a bit of a breakthrough. I've been listening about " Checking In " but

until today I obviously hadn't been doing it properly. Today, when I thought I

felt hungry, instead of just mentally checking in, for the first time I actually

placed my hands on my stomach and thought about how I felt. It was amazing, the

`hunger' sensation was simply not there and I realised that I was mistaking

`hunger' for something else. The act of touching my stomach seemed to

concentrate my thoughts on the correct area whereas a mental assessment could

easily be subject to distractions. It really was quite a revelation. Now I just

need to get into the habit of doing this every time!

By the way, I can't seem to access 's blog at

http://renee.personallifemedia.com/ - it simply doesn't load. Am I looking in

the right place?

Well, thanks for all the support, I look forward to journeying with you. Good

Luck!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing your progress, t. Boy, can I relate to needing that pat

on the head....

Yeah, that link doesn't seem to be working. The link to the podcast archive is

fine:

http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/216-inside-out-weight-loss

Thanks,

> Hello,

> I've been a member for a couple of months now, and am an avid fan of the

podcasts, I'm up to number 45 and enthralled with what I'm hearing.

> Thanks to these podcasts I've found the courage to return to a Slimming World

group that I left eighteen months ago. Previously I had lost 70lbs over a year,

but slowly it slipped back on and I kept putting off going back and redressing

the issues, crippled by shame and fear of failure. I've since realised that one

of my Limiting Beliefs was the thought that, even though I had succeeded once, I

was destined for failure, so why bother.

> I've been working on my self-esteem too and realised that my previous

successes were fuelled by the False Gods of Seeking Approval and Competition. I

needed the `pat on the back' from others and had to `be the best' when it came

to weight-loss. Now I have repaired that glitch in my psyche I am approaching

weight loss with a gentler, more self-accepting way. I have gone back to

Slimming World becuase the advice, structure and support work for me, only this

time I'm ditching the ego-trip of being the Fastest Loser. A softly-softly

approach is so much easier and removes the pressure I put on myself, and the

inevitable fall from impossible goals I set myself.

> Today I had a bit of a breakthrough. I've been listening about " Checking In "

but until today I obviously hadn't been doing it properly. Today, when I thought

I felt hungry, instead of just mentally checking in, for the first time I

actually placed my hands on my stomach and thought about how I felt. It was

amazing, the `hunger' sensation was simply not there and I realised that I was

mistaking `hunger' for something else. The act of touching my stomach seemed to

concentrate my thoughts on the correct area whereas a mental assessment could

easily be subject to distractions. It really was quite a revelation. Now I just

need to get into the habit of doing this every time!

> By the way, I can't seem to access 's blog at

http://renee.personallifemedia.com/ - it simply doesn't load. Am I looking in

the right place?

> Well, thanks for all the support, I look forward to journeying with you. Good

Luck!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Read some of the posts where other members have listed their objections, then

put it aside for awhile and ask yourself about it again. That helped me

tremendously.

Marcia

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To: insideoutweightloss

Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 1:58 PM

Subject: Checking in

 

I'm reading full-filled right now. I just finshed the assignments for week one.

It hasn't been a week yet but I'm anxious to go further and have started reading

week 2. My move towards motivations are : I want to move towards eating

moderatley, I want to move towards more flexibilty, moving more, feeling fit and

vital. I want to walk with the posture of a dancer. I want to move towards a

place where I'm free to think of a variety of things (not just food and diet).

Now I need to figure out my objections : /