July 2 Wednesday Good morning ☕️ Went to the gym. Elliptical and weights. Dr Ben Bocchichio's protocol. I love him. For those who don't know, he has developed a weight lifting routine. High Intensity. Basically--one set of reps until failure. He has been on the Low Carb MD podcast. He has a book and has youtube videos that are very helpful. B proffee L sausage spinach frittata D grilled chicken, salad. Last night success 🎉 So I have shared with you about my daily mantra (I am becoming a person who does not use food to cope with emotions.) and my daily random body checkins throughout the day. Last night, I was dealing with computer stuff; trying to download correct forms, trying to find where to upload forms, all the things. I am not that computer literate. It was frustrating--I could not find what i was supposed to do based upon the letter that i had received. And then the thought: "This is too much, I deserve to eat _____. That will make me feel better." I felt the bodily sensations--the tension in my shoulders, neck. The tightness in my jaw. A lumpy sensation in my throat. My tongue feeling too large for my mouth An almost yearning for something to eat. The knot in my stomach--like a queasiness. Y'ALL!!! I was aware of this. That is a huge win. The sacred pause that Tara Brach talks about happened. So, I acknowledged that I was tense. I talked with my brain. "Yes, I know that we want to eat something. We are becoming a person who does not use food to soothe our emotions. This computer stuff IS stressful. It is not our fault that we do not have a PhD in computer science. I will call someone to help. Let's take some deep breaths." I sat with the urge. It rose, crested, and fell. I felt the tension decrease in my body. I did not use food to cope. I did it all on my own. I used the tools. I am becoming a person who does not use food to cope with emotions. PS. So I called the help people that were listed on the bottom of the webpage and they said that I was doing everything exactly right and the form letter that had been sent out saying that I needed to upload data was incorrect and I had all the correct forms and did not need to upload anything. Yay me. I figured that out, too. If I can do it, you can to! Have good one! 🌻

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