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Healthy Eating: Eating
Healthy when you don't want to.
Healthy Eating: Eating Healthy can be done
with the right pictures in mind
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Healthy Eating: Eating Healthy when you don't want to
For some people it is really hard to give up the junk food and
sweets and start eating healthy. So let's use the example
of eating the 5 to 9 fruits and vegetables we need daily.
There are ways to work with your mind so that it becomes much
easier and more enjoyable to eat all those servings of vegetables
we need each day. Eating healthy will be appealing to
you.
Did you know that you think in pictures?
You are motivated by the things that you want to move away from
that might cause emotions you don’t want such as pain, grief,
anger etc. Examples: Ill health, overweight, not being able to
join your family due to sickness is certainly things you want
to move away from.
You are also motivated by the things you want to move towards.
Emotions that would go with this are feeling happy, satisfied,
loved, forgiven, respected, etc.
Move away from or move towards. These two ways you are motivated
are the key to help you get past your dislike of vegetables and
fruit if that is the problem .
Decide which type you are. Which are you most motivated by? Do
you put moving away foremost in your mind or moving toward?
Ready to Start? Grab some vegetables. Look at them, feel them
taste them, Chew on them. Snap them, break them up and hear the
crunchiness. Involve as many of your senses as you can.
While doing that, do one of two things:
If motivated by what you are moving away from:
Paint the picture of what you are leaving behind. Accentuate
the problems. Make them look really big and bad in your picture.
Show your self what the big bad picture would be like a year
from now or 5 years from now if you continued eating your bad
diet. Put a lot of feeling into this.
If motivated by what you are moving towards:
Paint a big bright picture of what you will look like and feel
like when you are eating healthy and have better health.
Think about who you love, who loves you and what you want to
do and could do when you have good health.
Maybe you are not sure where you fit in to this process. Then
play both pictures for yourself. Really put some pictures in
your head. Use plenty of color. Turn the sound up.
Now which did you feel more motivated to eat the vegetables you
need?
Play this picture over and over again as you build healthy
eating habits, especially focus on your vegetables and this
will help you stay on track for better food choices and health.
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Jeannie Crabtree C.Ac., CC-EFT assists
both people and pet’s to better health. For information
on other health topics see Health
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