KC: Even though I don’t know how to eat in public with my friends---I honor and acknowledge this
KC: Even though I don’t know how to set boundaries with my friends around my eating---I’m open to shifting this
KC: Even though I’m afraid to set limits---cause what if I don’t honor them----I’m open to looking
at this
EB: I hate going out to eat with people
SE: I overeat
UE: I eat the wrong things
UN: I let them tell me what to eat
CH: I try some of their stuff
CB: They complain if I say I’m on a diet
UA: I don’t feel supported
TH: I get anxious
EB: Then the guilt and shame and blame starts
SE: Why can’t I be stronger
UE: I get too uncomfortable
UN: I feel left out if I’m not having the French fries
CH: I’m depressed----I’ll always be heavy
CB: How can I be okay and happy with my choices
UA: Well, breathe and choose to see what my body wants not what my mind and advertising say
TH: Choosing to feel empowered
EB: Acknowledging what a great job I’m doing
SE: Each time I make an empowering choice and honor my body
UE: Choosing to acknowledge the feelings and returning them to sender
UN: Acknowledging I’m on the right track
CH: I can do this
CB: I see others do it
UA: It’s that quiet, peaceful strength that no one questions or questions for long
TH: Pride in knowing I’m honoring me and not letting myself be bullied
Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh
CB: I honor and respect myself enough to set an eating boundary when I go out with friends
When the limiting thoughts come back tap on the UE and say or think: “I am committed to a happy and healthy and fit body NOW”