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Cherry Pie and The Art Of Self Love

1/28/2018

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 I binged between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Big time!

"Tis the season!", I told myself. And in that spirit, one morning I started my day with pumpkin pie (sans whipped cream so it would be healthier - as if), then moved on to the cherry pie (warm with ice cream - f it), then apple pie.. followed by toffee and ice cream - first separately, and then together. And then Belgian chocolates. And cookies.

As I kept eating, what was I feeding? It wasn't my appetite, because I was thoroughly stuffed after the cherry pie ala mode. It was something else that took over, that made me not care and just keep eating.

So I kept eating. I mean, since I "blew it" that morning, I decided to go big and eat whatever I wanted that day. 

And after I had eaten all the desserts in my house, into my car I staggered on a full-blown sugar high in pursuit of a vanilla malt. Because THAT was what I needed right now!!

In the car, my mind was saying "Vanilla malt. Vanilla malt." ... but my body was saying something else. My body was saying WTF?!? I started to pay attention to how my body felt. It felt like crap! An upset stomach. Shaky hands. A fuzzy, sugar-addled brain.

Getting into the car was a very good thing. 

Getting into the car got me away from the sweet temptations at home. It also got me away from the act of feeding unconscious thoughts like: I'm bad. I'm not lovable. I'm not good enough. I had been unconsciously saying to myself with each forkful of pie I shoved into my piehole: "Who cares? I'll show me! I'm a failure!"

Have you ever done anything like that? 
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How did it turn out for you?

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For me, I was able to put the brakes on this out-of-control feeling as I drove around in search of that vanilla malt. My thinking cleared as I got in touch with, and really felt, how I was feeling.

I didn't feel good.

So I didn't get the vanilla malt, after all.
Instead, I decided to love myself. 


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6 Comments
Jamie
2/8/2018 16:20:11

:\ breaks my heart that you went through all that, especially telling yourself you are a failure. You are far from that! You're awesome!
This world seems to be presenting us with many trying times, and obstacles to navigate around, more than ever. A very wise person named Catherine told me a whileback ...."change your thoughts"! I play that heart felt message back to myself, when I feel like I'm getting off course.
I hope you are feeling better and back on course.
Big hug to you!

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Catherine
2/8/2018 21:25:30

Thanks, Jamie! and thanks for sharing that you play that 'change your thoughts' message back to yourself. That's it, exactly.. noticing when you're thinking thoughts that don't feel good - time to think a new thought!
Cheers!

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3/15/2020 22:03:24

Self love is something that I am enjoying right now. I used to be sorry for myself all of the time, but it has become a lot better now. I am able to do all new stuffs and it is just making me a lot better. If I can keep on doing this, then I can probably become a person better. I will go and try to be someone who is better than what I am in the past and in the present.

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Linda Lucafo Schoenwald
2/10/2018 14:19:54

Hello my name is Linda and I am a food a Holic-- I weigh 198 pounds !
YIKES

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Catherine
2/10/2018 16:41:04

Hi Linda! It could be less about the scale and more about how you feel... How ya feelin?
xo
Catherine

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5/17/2022 01:27:11

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