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Self-Care for Real Weight Loss
[The following situation is real. Certain details have been changed to protect clients' anonymity.]
At 45, Maria considered herself overweight. She had lost and regained the same 25 pounds four times with four different kinds of diet plans. As a result, she felt like a failure.
I suggested that Maria explore what was going on emotionally when she ate. She chose to start an insight/food diary, in which she recorded her responses to questions such as: What am I eating? Where am I eating? Why am I eating? What am I feeling? What am I thinking? ... when I eat.
Coaching Insights:
During our work together Maria discovered important insights, including this one:
"I realize I am not taking care of myself when I start my day - like not having breakfast, or not gathering my workout clothes the night before so that I don't have to rush around getting ready in the morning."
During the following sessions Maria experienced many shifts: She began walking 2 miles each morning and started eating a home cooked breakfast. Sometimes she could stop eating when she felt full, even though she felt a little guilty about leaving some food on her plate.
Looking at internal triggers for overeating, Maria worked on the clutter in her house, and she began to pay bills on time. With these lifestyle changes in place, she felt "more real", so that even after a very stressful day at work, she did not need to compensate by overeating.
Comment:
Maria accepted the idea that there is no quick fix for losing weight - a profoundly important shift in her attitude. Although she had used multiple weight loss programs, she wanted a long-term solution and was okay about not losing weight immediately.
Maria's willingness to change an old belief (diets = weight loss = happiness) opened up insights and a new way of seeing: She understood that she needed to take care of herself, her home and her financial responsibilities to reestablish emotional equilibrium.
To Reduce Stress: Turn Negative Emotions into "Wins"
Isn't it ironic? As women we are sometimes called "flighty" or "emotional." Yet negative emotions are natural responses to stressors such as being blamed for a mistake at home, or snapped at by an angry customer. Everyone - men and women - experience negative feelings such as anger, fear, worry and frustration.
For women, strong emotions can be difficult to acknowledge or express, especially after experiencing 'fallout' in previous situations.
It can be tempting to bottle up strong emotions, isn't it? But that's simply a band-aid fix!
"Stuffed feelings" can lead to foggy thinking, fatigue or unhappiness. Ignoring negative emotions can set you up - to overeat - to veg out - or neglect self-care.
There is good news: You will be amazed at how you can tap into the strength of positive thoughts and feelings, in order to change how you deal with stressors in your life.
As your Life Coach ...
I can help you identify difficult emotions and defuse them to experience immediate relief.
I know for sure that YOU have the creative genius to turn your feelings into strengths, and use them to define a healthier lifestyle. In fact, when clients change their focus from the negative to the positive, they experience more self-confidence, more happiness, more love and intimacy, as well as better health.
I welcome the opportunity as your coach to take charge of negative emotions and take positive steps forward so you can experience emotional well-being.... beginning today.
How clients' owned their emotions:
How a Client Tightened Her Personal Boundaries and Reduced Holiday Stress.
My Insight-empowered Weight Management Program helps you get off the stress-overeating rollercoaster
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Clients' new insights for weight loss:
Here's how a client found real weight loss through optimal self-care.
Boost Self-Care to Reduce Stress
A client expressed her frustration this way: "I'm stressed out of my mind! I can't handle one more thing... What happened to the "do it all" ME!"
It can be really hard to get enough sleep, eat right, relax, nurture personal relationships or have fun when hectic schedules leave you too stressed to follow through with healthy lifestyle changes.
But here's the thing ....Your potential to control stress by improving self-care may surprise you!
You have the power to control your reaction to stress, and minimize its harmful effects... This is really great news!
When you take care of YOU! ... your stress temperature goes down! Self-care helps you recharge to feel better and be happier. Self-care may also help you stop potentially harmful habits in order to manage, and even prevent, chronic health conditions.
Self-care helps remove stress energy drains, and rebalance every aspect of your life.
As your Life Coach...
I can help you rekindle your creativity and intuition and discover the most effective ways to move ahead. Together we will design a uniquely tailored self-care program that can dramatically lower your "stress temperature" ... so YOU are in charge... not your stress!
Examples of how clients set Self-Care goals for a Peaceful Mind:
Here's how a Client Tightened her Personal Boundaries and Reduced Holiday Stress
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