Hunger.
Mostly, it isn't about the tummy growls.
It's about the feeling of something 'missing'.
That feeling. Fullness. Contentment. Completeness.
Yet the more we have - big food, big houses, big cars, big 'stuff', there still doesn't seem to be "enough".
Every time I see someone carrying around more weight than they should, I don't see someone who is eating too much - I see a person that just can't get full enough.
Can't get that 'feeling'. And I know it well. Very well ;)
Most days I really have to stop and sit quiet with myself to figure out if I am physically hungry or just missing 'something'. My ability to just shove food in my mouth to stop from saying what I really want to say or to get that 'feeling' is pretty well documented in my bedside journals.
Damn feelings!!! Ugh!
So how do I NOT eat my feelings?? I sit with them. I take the time to belly breathe, tune in to my body...and my heart...and my head. Drink some water. Wait half an hour. Pretty sure I have enough body fat not to die from real hunger in half an hour. I've calculated this out! Ha!
Then I trust. Myself. A big job...and still a work in progress ;)
...with much Love
Linda xo
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Do The Difficult
Some Ramblings from March 2015
It's been a difficult few days.
I took an exam that I have put off for 2 years. The mental self-doubt leading up to it was enormous but - I passed!
I lived through a training session that I doubted I was going to be able to finish. But I made it through and finished strong!
I tidied up my diet to do what I needed to do to get back into my weight class. Better to train at the weight I need to be on competition day than do a sudden cut and feel the effects at "Day Critical".
Threw out the last homemade chocolate chip cookie as it was headed for my mouth. Yes, yes I did!
Coming up this week:
- I will be driving somewhere I've never been in what is probably going to be less than stellar weather conditions.
- meeting people I've never met ( you may be surprised but this is a challenge for me).
- keep believing in myself, when despite the "wins" of the week, I still feel "less than".
What is YOUR difficult??
How does your difficult feel?
Every day is about stepping up.
To your potential.
To your what-ifs.
To your doubts.
To your feels.
To your starting line.
Start where you are. Today!
....with Much love,
Linda xo
It's been a difficult few days.
I took an exam that I have put off for 2 years. The mental self-doubt leading up to it was enormous but - I passed!
I lived through a training session that I doubted I was going to be able to finish. But I made it through and finished strong!
I tidied up my diet to do what I needed to do to get back into my weight class. Better to train at the weight I need to be on competition day than do a sudden cut and feel the effects at "Day Critical".
Threw out the last homemade chocolate chip cookie as it was headed for my mouth. Yes, yes I did!
Coming up this week:
- I will be driving somewhere I've never been in what is probably going to be less than stellar weather conditions.
- meeting people I've never met ( you may be surprised but this is a challenge for me).
- keep believing in myself, when despite the "wins" of the week, I still feel "less than".
What is YOUR difficult??
How does your difficult feel?
Every day is about stepping up.
To your potential.
To your what-ifs.
To your doubts.
To your feels.
To your starting line.
Start where you are. Today!
....with Much love,
Linda xo
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