From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 91

Ownership involves figuring out what works as well as what doesn’t work.

Once you master the concept of ownership, you’ll be amazed at how it will improve your outcomes. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 90

When you ignore feelings of hurt or push them away, they tend to become deeper, eventually growing into bitterness and resentment.

The longer you hold these feelings, the harder it becomes to heal a wound. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 89

When you reach for food to appease anger, you might be fixing the wrong emotion.

By paying attention to other emotions besides anger, you’ll get a more accurate picture of the situation and why it upsets you. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 88

Digging around in junk every day doesn’t make you better.

If you need to, once in a while go look into the backyard and say, “Yes, that’s a lot of junk!” Then leave it there, close the door, and go back to your flowers. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 87

A grace period doesn’t mean you throw away healthy eating and give up on exercise.

You still need to pay attention to those things. But it’s also a time to minimize the damage or take walks that last only ten minutes. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 86

You can actually use a teddy bear or other stuffed animal to help you heal.

Instead of keeping thoughts and sadness inside, you can share them with this friend. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 85

Knowing you don’t ever have to be done with grief gives you a tremendous sense of freedom.

Instead of pushing to get past them and forget your loss, remind yourself those memories are part of your healing. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 84

Learn to recognize when you’re having a body memory, then remind yourself to do extra nurturing and self-care to get through that challenging time.

Here are my answers to the three questions at the end of the lesson. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 83

Do you have areas in life where you have lost emotional support? Time helps heal this, but you also have to create new ways to feel nurtured and cared for.

This takes effort as well as energy, but it’s critical to recovering from your loss. [Read more…]

From 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss, Day 182

When you make a decision to stop trying to fix things that aren’t your problem, you’ll feel a sense of relief.

You’ll also be less likely to head for the refrigerator every time the problem comes back up. [Read more…]