Changing my thought process.....

DO NOT PICTURE THIS IN YOUR MIND – a pink furry mouse.
Hmmmm… betcha you got that picture there right now don’t ya!!

So when I think “do not have those chips tonight”. What’s on my mind? Eating those chips. I’ve subconsciously put that desire in my brain and therefore I must appease it. Example is last night, after dinner I had decided I was full from dinner and would not snack on any chips (leftovers from Camping). As soon as I thought that, I had a craving for them. An hour later, while still trying to put stuff away, I visually saw the chips which re-enforced that desire. So I had a small helping to appease that desire. Key for me is to remove them entirely from the house until I can overcome this. If they aren't there, I can't easily dig into the bag.

So I’ve decided I’ve got to work on changing my thoughts (somehow). Put a daily picture of where I want to be, what I want to do, first thing each morning and only that desire. Nothing negative at all. No personal brow beating, no self reprimand, nothing. Can’t think about what I can’t have, or I’ll only crave it. Can’t think about not being able to lose weight, or I’ll get frustrated. And stepping on the scale has a lot to do with that one. As difficult as it is, I’ve got to reduce the number of times I step on that scale because each time I do it only re-enforces the negative thoughts (for me anyway).

So my goal for today is to only think positive thoughts and see how I feel by the end of it. I've already overcome the "I'm hungry today" thoughts as I changed my thoughts to "I'm thirsty" and had a cup of tea and another litre of water. The hunger "feeling" went away. I suspect I may go through a little detox trying to get rid of all the crap I ate in the last 3 weeks from caffiene, to salt, to sugar. I can do this!!!

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Hope everyone has a fantastic day.

Sandra