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The Daily Bites are a short (1-2 pg) snippet with specific ideas and suggestions for weight loss and other diet issues, sent 2 to 3 times a week via e-mail. I weave in suggestions using EFT and NLP techniques which I teach here and use in my private practice. To learn EFT download the no cost materials to get stated, then sign up to receive The Daily Bites.

Daily Bites: November 2003
Holidays Around the Corner: That Time of Year

They're starting early now - bringing out the holiday treats immediately after Halloween. Next thing you know they'll leave the displays up all year-round. At least with all the colorful packaging staring at us now, weeks before Christmas, instead of the "I gotta get some right now cause it won't be here long" frame of mind, we can realize, "It's not going anywhere. I can eat these foods any time I want." They're making it seem not so special anymore. That, for me, was part of the allure of the season - candies you don't see the rest of the year, specially wrapped boxes and ribbons. Big deal. It's just pretty paper, after all. The food's the same.

Seasonal Sugar Disorder

I went shopping yesterday for this Thursday's Thanksgiving dinner, and realized, I didn't want all those goodies in the house this soon. I don't like to "wait," so if I get cheese logs and goodies they'll be beckoning me today, tonight, and all week until finally Thursday arrives and I can dive in. No, I know how I am - if I have it, I want it now. What generally happens, is I'll start purchasing the goodies, and start chewing on one, here and there, until before you know it, I've got SSD, "Seasonal Sugar Disorder."

So, how do I resolve this conflict? Obviously there are some things I'm going to have to purchase in advance. One thing that may seem silly but does work for me is simply out-of-sight out-of-mind. If I get something yummy and quickly put it in a drawer or cabinet, out of sight, then I forget about it. Sometimes I forget it so completely I don't find it again until the next spring!

So, if you're starting to bake cookies, freeze them. If you're in charge of making candy or treats for Thanksgiving, package them up, wrap a nice bow, and put them in the closet. Keep your wits about you. Just because things look lovely, doesn't mean we need to forget our resolve to eat when hungry, stop when satisfied. If you want a candy, have one, but eat it slowly and really taste it. See if you can tell the difference between cheap and expensive candy. Have a tasting party, if you want. Enjoy the treats. Make it special.

EFT for the Holidays

If holidays are a rough time, it could be the food, the allure, or it could be the memories of past holidays. Some people have family members they'd rather not visit, but here we are, it's a holiday, so let's all get together for some fun. Sure, great idea.

Here are some EFT ideas for this week.

"Even though I hate Thanksgiving, I deeply and completely accept myself."

"Even though I want to eat it all right now, I deeply and completely accept myself."

"Even though Uncle Ralph humiliated me last year, I deeply and completely accept myself."

"Even though I don't want to go to ___, I deeply and completely accept myself."

"Even though my mother-in-law thinks I'm not good enough, I deeply and completely accept myself."

There's a whole line of work which gets into the reality of some of my suggested statements. In other words, how would I know what my mother-in-law thinks? I'm not concerned here with that - these statements are written as ideas, thoughts you might have. Don't get hung-up if the statements aren't right for you, just create statements in your words.

If you've been reading these Daily Bites you may have noticed I make suggestions, then leave it to you to find your best phrasing. This is necessary since I cannot know what each individual needs - that is only possible in one-on-one work, or in groups where we can all voice our personal issues and then work together on them.

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