KC: Even though I’m feeling out of sorts and am beginning to think of eating I choose to stay calm and in control
KC: Even though I have all these thoughts and images of food racing through my brain I choose to remain calm and in control
KC: Even though I can’t stop thinking about food I choose to stay calm and peaceful and to nurture myself with self-care
EB: All these thoughts of food
SE: I feel like I’ll go crazy
UE: I can image how it smells
UN: I can imagine how it will taste
CH: All these thoughts and memories
CB: All these thoughts about how food comforts me
UA: All these thoughts about how I then feel shame and guilt
TH: All this conflict
EB: I choose to remain calm and peaceful
SE: I choose to acknowledge how hard this is
UE: I choose to acknowledge that in the past I nurtured myself with food
UN: I choose to acknowledge and honor how hard this is
CH: I choose to remain calm and take care of myself and feel my feelings
CB: I choose to know it is possible not to eat this time
UA: I choose to do something else instead
TH: Maybe I could take a walk or make a phone call
EB: I choose to do something else
SE: I choose to distract myself
UE: I choose to tap on these cravings
UN: I honor and acknowledge how hard this is
CH: I choose to take care of myself
CB: I choose to acknowledge how proud I’ll be for staying in control
UA: And facing my feelings and making a different choice
TH: I’m so proud of myself
Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh
CB: I choose to remain in control---I choose to take care of myself---I choose to not act impulsively and regret it later
When the urge comes back tap on the UE and say: “I honor and acknowledge my struggle to not act impulsively---I honor, acknowledge and take pride in my remaining in control