To continue. "I feel fat" -- from a food perspective.
I feel fat.
Linked emotions, food-related:
- Feeling fat makes me dislike food
- Feeling fat makes me eat uncontrollably
- Feeling fat makes me crave "bad" foods
Now, again, belief statements that create those emotions.
Feeling fat makes me dislike food:
-- I believe foods I like are not good for me
-- I believe food is functional only
Feeling fat makes me eat uncontrollably:
-- I believe I should not be restricted on what I eat
-- I believe I have no willpower with food
Feeling fat makes me crave "bad" foods
-- I believe some foods are bad for me
-- I believe I like eating foods that are bad for me
Now, where do those beliefs come from?
I believe foods I like are not good for me:
-- I believe I do not have a good concept of nutrition
I believe food is functional only:
-- I believe food is boring
I believe I should not be restricted on what I eat:
-- I believe my body can handle whatever I serve it
I believe I have no willpower with food:
-- I believe I eat habitually to cover insecurity
I believe some foods are bad for me:
-- I believe "fast" or "processed" foods can harm me
I believe I like eating foods that are bad for me:
-- I believe it is convenient to eat fast/processed food
-- I believe there's no reason to cook when I am busy
To summarize, now:
- I believe I do not have a good concept of nutrition
- I believe food is boring
- I believe my body can handle whatever I serve it
- I believe I eat habitually to cover insecurity
- I believe "fast" or "processed" foods can harm me
- I believe it is convenient to eat fast/processed food
- I believe there's no reason to cook when I am busy
There's no shortage of belief conflicts here: "I believe my body can handle whatever I serve it" and "I believe fast/processed foods can harm me". So, once again, turn it around into more positive beliefs:
- I believe I can become knowledgable about nutrition
- I believe food can be exciting
- I believe my body can handle whatever I serve it
- I believe I can handle insecurities through other methods than eating
- I believe "fast" or "processed" foods can be minimzed
- I believe it is detrimental to eat fast/processed food
- I believe cooking is a more fulfilling method of preparing food
Ultimately, some may find it interesting that the new set of believes are not "positive". Why, for example, do I not just utterly remove fast foods from my diet? Well, for one thing, they taste good despite perceived health risks. Also, I think it's unrealistic to eliminate something -- it reduces choice. However, I can definitely shift my attention so that it's minimized. This will enhance my enjoyment of those foods but reduce the risk. The key here is finding the impulsiveness, which I hope to target through believing food doesn't have to be a scapegoat for insecurity. Additionally, well-prepared home meals can be more fulfilling because I spend more time in their creation -- and I'll save $$ in the process.
So, that's all for now -- next time I think I'll tackle my beliefs around exercise and see if I can figure out why I have desires to exercise but never actually find the motivation to do it -- chosing instead to sit in front of the computer or TV.
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