Thinking Thin
Our mental attitude has much to do with our physical reality. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is." If we think in terms of being thin, it is easier to adjust our appetite to the smaller amount of food, which we require. In the past, we may have been eating enough for two people. Large numbers of us in OA have lost the equivalent weight of at least one whole person.
By using our imagination to picture ourselves as thin, active, and healthy, we help our bodies adjust to the new image. Our old, fat self may want more to eat, but the thin person we are becoming does not need more. The fat self may grumble at leaving a comfortable chair to go out for a walk or at climbing a flight of stairs instead of taking the elevator. A sharp mental image of a new, thin self helps provide the necessary motivation to get up and go.
God does not intend us to be distorted and encumbered with excess weight. He will help us see the person we are meant to be.
May I become the person You intend.
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Learning the difference between Needs & Wants is an important aspect of weight management. My 6 small, healthy meals a day provide me with all the food I Need for my body to function properly. Anything else I may desire is a Want........not a necessity. If I divert from my pre-planned meals, I am feeding my Mind instead of my Body.
When I look in the mirror and see my body as it really is, I want to maintain it intact and not overfeed myself. Although my emotions may lead me to believe I 'need' more food, I no longer rely on emotions to dictate my food intake. I am not a slave to my emotions, as I once was; I realize those emotions are just a response to my compulsive thinking. Projecting the future & building a story around my thoughts leads me to feel anxious, worried or frightened, and those emotions lead me to the fridge. I ask myself a simple question: What is wrong now, right at this moment? And the answer is always Nothing.
For today, I will live in the moment, I will appreciate my food plan & my healthy figure, and I will not be a slave to my old thinking patterns. Today I will let go & let God direct my life.
Our mental attitude has much to do with our physical reality. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is." If we think in terms of being thin, it is easier to adjust our appetite to the smaller amount of food, which we require. In the past, we may have been eating enough for two people. Large numbers of us in OA have lost the equivalent weight of at least one whole person.
By using our imagination to picture ourselves as thin, active, and healthy, we help our bodies adjust to the new image. Our old, fat self may want more to eat, but the thin person we are becoming does not need more. The fat self may grumble at leaving a comfortable chair to go out for a walk or at climbing a flight of stairs instead of taking the elevator. A sharp mental image of a new, thin self helps provide the necessary motivation to get up and go.
God does not intend us to be distorted and encumbered with excess weight. He will help us see the person we are meant to be.
May I become the person You intend.
************************************************************
Learning the difference between Needs & Wants is an important aspect of weight management. My 6 small, healthy meals a day provide me with all the food I Need for my body to function properly. Anything else I may desire is a Want........not a necessity. If I divert from my pre-planned meals, I am feeding my Mind instead of my Body.
When I look in the mirror and see my body as it really is, I want to maintain it intact and not overfeed myself. Although my emotions may lead me to believe I 'need' more food, I no longer rely on emotions to dictate my food intake. I am not a slave to my emotions, as I once was; I realize those emotions are just a response to my compulsive thinking. Projecting the future & building a story around my thoughts leads me to feel anxious, worried or frightened, and those emotions lead me to the fridge. I ask myself a simple question: What is wrong now, right at this moment? And the answer is always Nothing.
For today, I will live in the moment, I will appreciate my food plan & my healthy figure, and I will not be a slave to my old thinking patterns. Today I will let go & let God direct my life.
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