We all have those days that just stink. Whether it’s just our state of mind or a few things that just don’t go right in the day, we just don’t feel good. You wake up in the morning and get out of bed, feeling a bit cranky from not getting a restful night sleep. Then you go to have your breakfast and realize there are no eggs left. Yikes… It’s time to head off to work and you just miss your bus. I hate that, when you see it pulling away as you walk up and they won’t wait for you, even though they see you running! You get to work late and then your boss wants to have a chat. Uh oh! And the day just goes on from there. What do you do for yourself when you see this bad day start to unfold? Do you turn to food to comfort yourself? Does it EVER make you feel any better? Maybe the immediate gratification of the tasty chocolate in your mouth seems to put a smile on your face, but does it really? When you have finished ravishing through the chocolate and secretly thrown away the wrapper, because you can’t believe it’s 9am and you have just devoured a kingsize chocolate bar, how do you feel? Does the day go better or do you actually have a feeling of guilt for actually turning to food, which only makes you beat yourself up more? Most of the people I speak to, take the guilty path. I have done something “naughty” so I will feel guilty and punish myself the rest of the day, which usually leads to eating more “bad” foods. It’s a vicious cycle really, isn’t it? I know… I’ve been there and did it for many years. Ultimately, what you do with yourself, the way your day unravels and the decisions you make… are all up to you. When your day starts to go down the drain, you can choose to let it continue that way, or you can do something about it. For me the best way to do something about it is to stop. I recognize my mood and choose to change it. Go outside and take some time to breathe. Get up from your desk and walk around. Wherever you are, just stop what you are doing and re-focus. Start to think of good things. Put a smile on your face. Laugh (even if it’s a fake one)! If you know about using resource anchors, then use an anchor to change your mood. (If you don’t then, let’s set up a time to teach you.) Sometimes the eating happens so quickly that you don’t even realize you’ve done it until it’s too late… The crumbs are already scattered! If you still have moments where this happens, do yourself a favor… don’t beat yourself up about it. Just recognize what you did an do what you have to do to create a better mood or state of mind. Then move on. Make sense? Just because you did that doesn’t mean you are a bad person… just means you ate some food, maybe lots of it. At the end of the day, you are in control of the way you feel and eating won’t change that! So, choose to feel better without relying on food and you will truly feel better. Plus, you will be really proud of yourself for not turning to food. This is truly just a decision that can be easily made. Bring it on!
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