Hi msjoleary
I few things came to mind when I was reading the thread...
One of them is your relationship with yourself...you have done wonderful things, including impoving your diet and losing weight...how would it be different, if you spent some time in gratitude and self appreciation for that? If that idea brings up a stop sign, you know what to do.
This led me to think of two, actualy three paraliminals, if you have them. Self esteem and Relationships. (relationship with self, with food, etc) Maybe anxiety free- not just for eating out of anxiety, but anxiety about your weight loss goals.
Another thought- and this can be adressed by the Natural Brilliance process- are there secondary gains, so to speak? In other words, are there any possible advantages to keeping weight on or gaining weight? These can be squashed in steps 2 and 3...
I read recently somwhere, an Olympic champion was asked the best way to prepare for a career in athletics, he said "Tie your shoes!"
With that in mind, I have been using this NB model for less than a month now, but I need to remind myself constantly to use it. Sometimes it works spontaneeously- but sometimes I need to recognise that I am stuck and release...to tie my shoes.
I am making a point to apply the model to a wide variety of situations, thinking that big or small, it will all help the big stuff....
Best of luck to you!
vitaman
(ps if you want to know what worked for me years ago, just ask...but I reall should start again soon, I am getting soft!)
