EFT for Weight Loss - Day 2 - Sugar Cravings
I have decided to use my EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practice to create a more healthy body for myself. In the process, I hope to teach you techniques that you can use for yourself. I recently had a baby, my first, 4 months ago. I have found my body transformed in ways I had not imagined. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to show you my process on myself and give you some insight into my work as a practitioner via video (on YouTube) and this blog. By the way, some of what I say may seem a little strange, but if you go along for the ride, I have a feeling it won’t matter much.
Today's Video:
Sugar Cravings are a common situation for many people, myself included. I love candy, all sorts. gummy bears, swedish fish, starburst, CHOCOLATE covered just about anything. I love cookies, especially with milk. I know that these things carry “empty” calories, but usually, I just don’t care. What’s a little gummy bear gonna hurt anyone, their “fat free.” Well, it’s usually a few fistfuls, not just one, and I’d like to consider eating with health in mind.
Enter, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). We can tap on our cravings and propensity for sugar in order to handle these situations without feeling deprived, nor any pain at all. Actually, the power is taken right out of the sugar altogether. See for yourself.
Let’s get started. If you’d like, follow me
along with the points and you can use my journey to help you along your
way. Feel free to substitute any of
your own thoughts for mine.
First
I need to check in with myself. On a
scale of 1-10 (10 being the most intense), my sugar addiction is at an 8.
Let’s
start on the karate chop spot.
“Even
though I love sugar and feel like I need to finish each meal with some, I’m
still a really good person.”
“Even
though I ate needless sugar yesterday and am afraid I’m going to do this again
today, I deeply and completely love and accept and forgive myself.”
“Even
though I have a sugar addiction, I always have, and maybe I always will, I
deeply and completely love and accept myself.
And I forgive myself for feeling this way.”
Eyebrow
Point. I love sugar.
Side
of eye. I like to eat sugary things.
Under
eye. I love candy..
Under
nose. I love chocolate.
Chin. I’m so into sugar.
Collarbone. I love to eat cookies with milk.
Under
arm. I love sugar.
Top
of head. I can’t stop eating sugar.
Eyebrow
Point. I’m okay.
Side
of eye. I can relax now.
Under
eye. I am healthy and strong.
Under
nose. I love myself.
Chin. by treating myself to healthy food.
Collarbone. I treat myself well because I love myself.
Under
arm. I’m okay. I can relax now.
Top
of head. I deeply and completely love
and accept myself.
Take
a deep breath in and hold it.
Now
let it go, nice big and smooth.
Now,
check in with yourself to see how you’re feeling about your sugar
addiction. Give yourself a number from
0-10.
I’m
at a whopping “1”, a HUGE improvement.
But we’ve got more work to do, many issues to tackle here throughout the
process. I know that I can do a quick
tap on any cravings I have throughout the day.
Make sure that you remember that for yourself. It’s an incredible tool, right in your back pocket…actually, at
the tip of your fingers!
SUCCESS: I haven’t even thought about the gummy
bears and swedish fish that are in my cupboard (except to be pleasantly aware
that I wasn’t craving them J. So far, I haven’t even needed to tap on this issue again. Nice and low maintenance.
Thanks
for joining me. If you’d like to find
out more about me, please check out my website at www.taponit.com and to find out more about
eft, please check out www.emofree.com ,
it is a fabulous resource. See you next
time, we’ll be tapping on exercise and our excuses, etc.
EFT for Weight Loss - Day 1
I have decided to use my EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practice to create a more healthy body for myself. In the process, I hope to teach you techniques that you can use for yourself. I recently had a baby, my first, 4 months ago. I have found my body transformed in ways I had not imagined. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to show you my process on myself and give you some insight into my work as a practitioner.
Today
is the very first day of this process.
To see the video of this process, please click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU_K3O4_mBA
By
the way, some of what I say may seem a bit cheesy, but if you go along for the
ride, I have a feeling it won’t matter much.
Let’s
get started. If you’d like, follow me along with the points and you can use my
journey to help you along your way.
Feel free to substitute any of your own thoughts for mine.
First
I need to check in with myself. On a
scale of 1-10 (10 being the most intense), my irritation with being overweight
is at a 7, enough to motivate me to do something about it.
We
start on the karate chop spot.
“Even
though I am overweight, actually obese, I deeply and completely love and accept
myself.”
“Even
though my body is uncomfortable, I deeply and completely love and accept myself
and I forgive myself for getting this way.”
“Even
though I am so large that most of my clothes do not fit me anymore, I deeply
and completely love and accept myself.
And I forgive myself for feeling this way.”
Eyebrow
point. I’m overweight.
Side
of eye. I’m so overweight.
Under
eye. I’m uncomfortable.
Under
nose. My belly is so big.
Chin. My double chin.
Collarbone. My lack of energy.
Under
arm. It’s hard to move around like
this.
Top
of head. I’m so overweight.
Eyebrow
point. I’m okay.
Side
of eye. I can relax now.
Under
eye. I am healthy and strong.
Under
nose. I am on the right path.
Chin. My body is amazing, healthy and strong.
Collarbone. I am exactly where I am supposed to be,
right now.
Under
arm. I’m okay. I can relax now.
Top
of head. I deeply and completely love
and accept myself.
Take
a deep breath in and hold it.
Now
let it go, nice, big and smooth.
Now,
check in with yourself to see how you’re feeling about being overweight. Give yourself a number from 0-10.
I’m
at about a 4, an improvement. But I’ve
got more work to do.
Like
I said, this is day one of this journey.
So, I’m being uncharacteristically broad here with my issues. I’m sure we’ll be getting into the nitty
gritty very soon.
Thanks for joining me. If you’d like to find out more about me, please check out my website at www.taponit.com and to find out more about eft, please check out emofree.com, it is a fabulous resource. See you next time!
To see the video of this process, please click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU_K3O4_mBA
Nail Biting
I am a recovering nail biter. It’s been a long and arduous road, one that I haven’t been particularly proud of, and yet, here I am, on the other side, with about 6 months of fingernails under my belt. I became conscious of my “problem” as a young child as my parents and grandparents swatted my hands away from my face, put hot sauce on my fingertips, and bribed me with money and toys to stop. Alas, none of these techniques worked and I now have a strangely high tolerance for all kinds of hot sauces.
I liked to tear the nails off, which would often break the skin on the top of my fingers, making them red and sensitive. Nice huh? It gets even better. I would also gnaw at the skin around my cuticles, often making them bleed. Is this unpleasant to read? I’m sure it was really disgusting for other people to see, perfectly normal for me, though I probably would have been grossed out if I saw someone else’s hands like that.
I did have a few fleeting moments of “white” at the end of my fingernails. The first time happened while I was recovering from back surgery in the hospital. They had me on morphine and I could barely see straight or formulate sentences…thus, I must not have been conscious enough to put hand to mouth. Therefore, I “woke up” with these scraggly fingernails that I was very proud of and fascinated with.
The second time was in preparation for my wedding. I was expecting an onslaught of eyes on my hands due to wedding ring fascination. My ring is unconventional, and I figured I shouldn’t offend people, or gross them out for that matter, with my unkempt hands. So, I was diligent. I got manicure after manicure hoping to create some semblance of a “passable” hand.
Then, about 6 months ago, I was watching a DVD on EFT where a young boy, probably 6 or 7, talked about tapping on his problem of biting his nails. It worked! He was shy, not an “actor” and quite matter-of-fact about this turnaround. I was STUNNED! I pressed pause and began what I hoped would be a new era. A grown-up, white on the end of her fingernails, Erin. I tapped on it for about 2 minutes, took a deep breath, and felt great. I had no idea what kind of effect this would have. My fingernails didn’t grow that minute after all.
I Have a Fear of Public Writing
What is the "Fear of Public Writing" and do you have this issue, too? Do you hesitate to write emails, letters, responses online or even to a friend for fear of the dreaded written word, that can never be taken back, nor erased, out there speaking for you, for eternity, in "black and white." Yeah, me too. Yet, here I am, doing just that, and having fun, believe it or not.
How am I able to do this? Face my fears so daringly? The answer is quite simple, incredibly revolutionary, and I can't wait to share this fabulous secret with you! EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)...Why don't more people know about this? (A topic for another day I'm sure). EFT is a tool that we can use to give us relief from the most mundane (fear of writing a blog) to the most extreme (chronic debilitating back pain), and tons of stuff in between. Most basically it is a combination of acu-pressure and psychology, an energy healing, and consists of tapping on energy meridian points on your body while speaking certain phrases that help you to heal yourself. It is wonderfully effective.
Are you interested? I hope so...we've all got "stuff" to work on, myself included, and now we have an effective tool to use to help us handle it. My writing this blog is a case in point. Interestingly, if you've got a "Fear of Public Writing" as well, you may not be inclined to comment here, unless you've already learned about the fabulous world of EFT and are using it too. For more information, check out www.taponit.com Help is at your fingertips!