Shirley Vinock Hypnotherapy, Imagery & NLP Blog
Lighten Up as you enjoy Holiday Celebrations
First you see it, and then you do it. How can you use your inner voice (Neuro-Linguistic Programming, NLP), Visualization (Imagery), and Self Hypnosis to lighten up and enjoy your daily journey with food?
As we move past Halloween, and into Thanksgiving the celebrations continue. For many of us, food is a large part of this celebration. We equate eating with a reward like the piece of candy we were given by our parents for being oh so very good. As one of my clients says, "I eat when I am happy; I eat when I am sad. I am just an emotional over-eater."
Relax. How good would it be to relax and enjoy your food in just the right portions to satisfy as you choose to be back in charge of the tug of war with food? Learn to relax naturally as you bring back just the right balance with food.
Andrew Weil, MD and Deepak Chopra, MD recommend releasing stress and relaxing with the natural tools of meditation, yoga or hypnosis as you learn to connect with your relaxed breathing. Would you like to be guided through the process? Listen to Enjoy Breathing Room (free broadcast of Easy Self-Hypnosis by clicking the Radio icon at www.ShirleyVinock.com) or order your phone app of Relax Completely Now from your SmartPhone search by Vinock).
Change your mind. Food is about fueling the body for good health and nourishment. Savoring the flavor of natural, fresh food in just the right portions creates your healthy body. An Affirmation is helpful on this journey. Here's one Affirmation you may enjoy:
Take a day off, you deserve it. Calories do count, but take a day off. Your metabolism can use the recharge once each week to help your journey. Still enjoy sensible choices but this is your day to have more carbohydrates than you typically do, or enjoy that other food that is so limited on your daily plan. Come back to a sense of savoring the flavor and enjoying eating again with a new found sensible twist.
Good news! You are in charge. Awareness and choice are incredible tools for you. You have doing this for a while, so I'm sure you know most programs do recommend an awareness of daily calorie count. Most diet programs seem to recommend deprivation (I cannot eat chocolate or dessert or bread or chips).
Calories do count. There are many online calorie counters to make you aware of your daily intake and are fairly easy to use. Use an online tool or a hand written dairy daily until you gain an awareness of your eating choices (the what, when, how, where, who):
- when (after an argument)
- what (a half gallon of ice cream or bag of potato chips)
- where (standing by the counter, fridge or freezer)
- how (eating from the bag, or container with a spoon, grazing with the fridge door open or eating while walking).
- who (relationship and emotional issues driving you to food)
My clients enjoy: Everyday Health .com, SparkPeople.com, Weight Watchers and a variety of phone apps.
Count your blessings. Sleep plays such an important role in creating and maintaining your healthy body. Are you one of the four people who now take a pill for sleep (2010, LA Times). As you prepare for sleep at the end of each day, look back with gratitude at each success to release stress and relax. The walk with your spouse, child or dog and how good the cool evening air felt. The healthy foods in sensible portions you ate throughout the day. The great start you and your partner made accomplishing the first step on that huge project. Look back at the smiles and hugs from a child, the personal connections when your friend made you laugh so very hard. Perhaps you enjoyed watching a wonderful movie or a good book. These moments are treasures to be enjoyed as they happen and again at the very end of each day. As this attitude of gratitude reviews the success day, you clear the mind for the success to come tomorrow.
Tonight, I'll celebrate the 100th sale of my new phone apps. I am grateful and hopeful that this is the difference that makes the difference for those who enjoy the apps.
Why wait? How long have you been stepping on the scale and thinking, "Yuck, I've got to lose weight"? Why must it be so hard? It does not need to be so hard. Bring back a sense of ease and grace to your relationship with food as you celebrate success daily.
Shift your relationship with food to a more empowering one of food that satisfies and nourishes as you enjoy your healthy body again. Bring balance to build momentum back as you increase awareness and focus with each step toward success.
When we meet again, we'll explore:
- Creating an affirmation that resonates with you to move you toward what you need.
- The Breath of Relaxation to release stress and anxiety and improve focus.
- Creating momentum for enjoyable movement
- Cravings be gone.
Why now? Because you are ready to make that change, you are committed to enjoying the journey as you lighten up. It's been a pleasure. Contact me by calling Shirley Vinock (818) 347 4472 for a complimentary consultation or through www.ShirleyVinock.com.
Lighten up Links for your enjoyment:
Everyday Health Free Calorie Counter @
http://www.everydayhealth.com/calorie-counter.aspx
Breath of Relaxation Radio @ www.ShirleyVinock.com
Daily Tips for Andrew Weil, MD @ http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP04190/Shaky-Hands.html
It does not need to be so hard. Bring back a sense of ease and grace to your relationship with food as you celebrate success daily..
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