| Food Cravings: How to Practice
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| | use--see my site for worksheets and
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| PatienceDuring holidays and parties you
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| | instructions specific to weight loss or
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| may try to "plan ahead" so you can avoid
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| | visit for general information on
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| some of the rush. Last year at Christmas
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| | learning EFT).===== EFT for Patience in
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| I realized I had to take three major
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| | EatingWhile tapping the P.R.
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| dishes for Christmas Eve dinner and it
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| | (psychological reversal) point say,"Even
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| suddenly dawned on me that I'd have to
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| | though I want to eat the cake, except I'm
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| bake the cake the night ahead.Baking a
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| | not supposed to because it's for
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| cake then waiting to eat it is not my
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| | tomorrow's dinner party, I deeply and
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| favorite thing at all. I've always had a
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| | completely accept myself."Repeat that
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| difficult time in making a cake a day
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| | statement three times and say it like you
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| ahead, in fact I tend to avoid receipes
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| | mean it.Then tap the rest of the face and
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| that say it needs to sit eight hours.
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| | body points, using a short reminder such
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| (Whenever you catch yourself saying the
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| | as, "eat cake." The entire time think
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| word "always" that's a hint something to
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| | about that cake and how much you want it
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| use EFT on is coming to mind and notice I
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| | and how delicious it would be. Make it as
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| said I always have a difficult time with
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| | strong a desire as you can (this is how
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| this? That's when to use EFT).My past
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| | EFT gets a strong neuropathway to disrupt
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| behavior has been to want to eat the cake
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| | so don't fear you'll make your cravings
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| as soon as it's finished, so if it must
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| | stronger, it actually will do the
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| wait for a day, it's torture. I also
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| | opposite)."Even though I can't stand
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| prefer making huge three and four layer
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| | waiting, I choose to give myself
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| cakes that take up the entire
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| | permission to wait."Reminder: "Can't
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| refrigerator causing me to see the cake
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| | wait.""Even though I hate this waiting
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| and nothing but the cake every time I
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| | and I'm going to stick my face in it
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| open the refrigerator door.Practicing
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| | right now, I deeply and completely accept
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| Patience in EatingPatience can be
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| | myself anyway."Reminder: "Hate being told
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| practiced all day every day. It is
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| | what to do.""Even though I can't seem to
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| necessary when dealing with strangers,
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| | deny myself what I want, I deeply and
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| family, and most of all yourself. Just
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| | completely love and accept myself and
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| because you usually give in to your
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| | give myself permission to wait."Reminder:
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| immediate desires for food doesn't mean
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| | "Can't deny."Practice this on some food
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| you must do so. Maybe you are trying to
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| | or beverage that seems to call to you,
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| avoid feeling deprived but practicing and
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| | and see whether it helps ease that pull.
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| learning to exercise some patience may be
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| | If you are reluctant because you are
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| of good use.If I bake a lovely cake and
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| | afraid you'll lose the desire for the
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| see it in the refrigerator, it beckons to
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| | completely (and this is you favorite food
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| me. Knowing I cannot take a slice without
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| | so you don't want that to happen), don't
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| ruining the presentation doesn't seem to
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| | worry. That's not going to happen. You
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| help me avoid the siren call. I could be
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| | may come to want it less often and
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| sitting, minding my own business, when I
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| | certainly you'll no longer feel a
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| suddenly snap my head upright, as if I've
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| | compulsive need for it, but most people
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| heard a ghost, "Come and get a piece of
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| | discover they still enjoy the food just
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| cake," it calls to me. "I'm waiting," it
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| | as much, they just no longer feel
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| cries. "Stupid cake, I think."Leftover
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| | out-of-control about it. The control
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| cake isn't such a big problem because I
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| | issue is what is being addressed. The
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| plan ahead to have at least one piece,
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| | desire or compulsion to have something
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| sometimes two every day as long as it
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| | that seems beyond a rational desire, that
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| lasts. That's another reason I prefer
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| | is what you are working to reduce.Smile
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| baking to take it somewhere rather than
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| | today at every person you see, and
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| just making it for home.Rather than
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| | practice patience. Think of an inside
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| trying to analyze why I have this strange
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| | joke, remember a happy moment, or a funny
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| desire to eat cake, I'm just going to
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| | movie you saw. Put a happy memory in your
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| tackle it head-on with some EFT. I may
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| | head and carry it around with you, then
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| also use the Swish Technique (taught in
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| | whenever you see someone just smile to
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| the Ending Emotional Eating workshop,
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| | yourself. Even in the crowded stores,
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| Session 4).If you've had similar
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| | people will treat you better when you put
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| struggles, try these suggested EFT
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| | a happy bubble around yourself, and
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| phrases, or devise some for your
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| | you'll lift their spirits as well.
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| situation. (EFT is easy to learn and
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