Guest guest Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have had two weeks of what I am characterizing as " derailment. " I had been finding daily time for renewal, reading Full-filled, journaling, eating well, exercising moderately, finding support, and generally feeling as though I was making progress when an old, unresolved issue between my husband and me reared its head and I spent a whole day eating cheese and crackers--pretty much non-stop. Though I was aware that I was treating a non-food issue with food, conscious of the fact that I was feeling worse and worse with every bite, and hearing the rumblings of more positive self-talk in the background, I did NOT stop this behavior. It was like I was on auto-conductor and could not turn it off, leading my train seriously off the track. My husband and I talked through the issue a couple of days after it came up, and we are making good progress on it. I have been having trouble, though, finding my way back to the path I was beginning to travel. This morning, when I did the DIF exercise, I found myself writing " Every day for the last two weeks " in the frequency column. Wow! So I am sitting here trying to figure out, " What do I have to do so that this never happens again? " And, of course, I know that is an unreasonable expectation. But I really want to get something out of this experience, so any thoughts or shared experiences would be most welcome. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I've been there. Many many times. Remember, every slip-up is an opportunity for learning. Did the issue with your husband dig up an intent or a limiting belief that maybe you missed before? Keep going, keep reading, keep doing the work. None of us are perfect. If you slip up, write it down in your journal, and think about it and what it means. I don't know how far along you are in the book, but these kinds of things are addressed. On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 4:20 AM, jerseygirl571 wrote: > ** > > > I have had two weeks of what I am characterizing as " derailment. " I had > been finding daily time for renewal, reading Full-filled, journaling, > eating well, exercising moderately, finding support, and generally feeling > as though I was making progress when an old, unresolved issue between my > husband and me reared its head and I spent a whole day eating cheese and > crackers--pretty much non-stop. Though I was aware that I was treating a > non-food issue with food, conscious of the fact that I was feeling worse > and worse with every bite, and hearing the rumblings of more positive > self-talk in the background, I did NOT stop this behavior. It was like I > was on auto-conductor and could not turn it off, leading my train seriously > off the track. > > My husband and I talked through the issue a couple of days after it came > up, and we are making good progress on it. I have been having trouble, > though, finding my way back to the path I was beginning to travel. This > morning, when I did the DIF exercise, I found myself writing " Every day for > the last two weeks " in the frequency column. Wow! So I am sitting here > trying to figure out, " What do I have to do so that this never happens > again? " And, of course, I know that is an unreasonable expectation. But I > really want to get something out of this experience, so any thoughts or > shared experiences would be most welcome. > Thanks, > > > > -- Amelia Ramstead http://www.linkedin.com/pub/amelia-ramstead/2b/25b/601 http://www.ameeramstead.com http://ameliaramstead.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/ameliaramstead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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