Comments on: Learning to think differently to be different

By: Ju

Ju — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:56:33 +0000

Food and care of physical body are so complex. The moment I feel I’m getting somewhere, I suddenly feel nowhere at all. It’s also one of the things I find almost impossible to talk about and I maybe it’d be a good idea to really think that through some. But as part of that, can I just say how much your posts about this mean so much to me. They really make a difference, and I think about them. Sometimes I feel more loving to myself, sometimes I feel really uncomfortable. Sometimes other things… (none of which I can seem to make myself talk about).

I kind of think that it’s going to be something that I take on more specifically in Melbourne – I think a whole bunch of things that are clinging to My Ordinary but no longer *are* mine will be gone.

The work of last year was emotional in relation to heartbreak and breaking up with someone and dealing with all the nasty patterns I’d put in place in amongst all that experience. I’m noticing just now since visiting Melbourne that I’m *done* with things I spent months and over a year and sometimes much, much longer on. I’m so pleased and proud of that. But the thought of going deep into my emotional trenches (so to speak) kind of makes me want to burst into tears. So not yet.

Now is for celebrating renewal and appreciating how far I’ve come. I know that there’s still work to be done… but I don’t need to rush and do it all *now* or *yesterday*, it’s not like I’ve been doing nothing (or even now, am doing nothing…)

A little rambly, but really: thank you.

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:12:26 +0000

Thanks. I’m hoping to get more out of this than just the weight loss. I’d like to get some other things in my head sorted out. And yeah, moving on from self defeating would be nice – there’s enough of that from outside.

By: Marg

Marg — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:12:20 +0000

Food issues are so complex. Well done to you to recognise when you are being self defeating! That’s an important step in itself.

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:05:43 +0000

Apparently cravings are like urges and if you leave em alone they pass like idle thoughts. I dunno about that one though I have had very few cravings. I am eating a sugar free dark chocolate (Well Naturally is the brand) and a square or two does seem to do the trick.

I do think I’m tolerating less and less sweet things. I had the tiniest muffin at that talk and I swear it tasted like it had chocolate in it so i kept checking and all I could see was dried fruit. Was very weird to think I was enjoying a healthy muffin as much as I was.

Stay strong!

By: Thoraiya

Thoraiya — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:00:08 +0000

If that is like strawberries and cream tea from the Tea Centre here in NSW, it is awesome.

I used to like different, stronger teas when I was taking sugar, but now I need the vanillary ones ( YUM Stockholm Blend!) to trick myself into thinking I’m having something sweet when I’m not!

Reading about you staying strong helps me stay strong. So thanks for posting this stuff.

MMM DELICIOUS GLASS OF COLD WATER, EVEN BETTER THAN A BOX OF LINDT *she tells herself enthusiastically*

What’s that saying again about fake it until you make it?