Food Cravings: Use EFT to Learn Patience

Food Cravings: How to Practice PatienceDuringmy site for worksheets and instructions specific to
holidays and parties you may try to "plan ahead" soweight loss or visit for general information on learning
you can avoid some of the rush. Last year atEFT).===== EFT for Patience in EatingWhile tapping
Christmas I realized I had to take three major dishesthe P.R. (psychological reversal) point say,"Even
for Christmas Eve dinner and it suddenly dawned onthough I want to eat the cake, except I'm not
me that I'd have to bake the cake the nightsupposed to because it's for tomorrow's dinner
ahead.Baking a cake then waiting to eat it is not myparty, I deeply and completely accept myself."Repeat
favorite thing at all. I've always had a difficult time inthat statement three times and say it like you mean
making a cake a day ahead, in fact I tend to avoidit.Then tap the rest of the face and body points,
receipes that say it needs to sit eight hours.using a short reminder such as, "eat cake." The entire
(Whenever you catch yourself saying the wordtime think about that cake and how much you want
"always" that's a hint something to use EFT on isit and how delicious it would be. Make it as strong a
coming to mind and notice I said I always have adesire as you can (this is how EFT gets a strong
difficult time with this? That's when to use EFT).Myneuropathway to disrupt so don't fear you'll make
past behavior has been to want to eat the cake asyour cravings stronger, it actually will do the
soon as it's finished, so if it must wait for a day, it'sopposite)."Even though I can't stand waiting, I choose
torture. I also prefer making huge three and fourto give myself permission to wait."Reminder: "Can't
layer cakes that take up the entire refrigeratorwait.""Even though I hate this waiting and I'm going
causing me to see the cake and nothing but theto stick my face in it right now, I deeply and
cake every time I open the refrigeratorcompletely accept myself anyway."Reminder: "Hate
door.Practicing Patience in EatingPatience can bebeing told what to do.""Even though I can't seem to
practiced all day every day. It is necessary whendeny myself what I want, I deeply and completely
dealing with strangers, family, and most of alllove and accept myself and give myself permission
yourself. Just because you usually give in to yourto wait."Reminder: "Can't deny."Practice this on some
immediate desires for food doesn't mean you mustfood or beverage that seems to call to you, and see
do so. Maybe you are trying to avoid feeling deprivedwhether it helps ease that pull. If you are reluctant
but practicing and learning to exercise some patiencebecause you are afraid you'll lose the desire for the
may be of good use.If I bake a lovely cake and seecompletely (and this is you favorite food so you
it in the refrigerator, it beckons to me. Knowing Idon't want that to happen), don't worry. That's not
cannot take a slice without ruining the presentationgoing to happen. You may come to want it less
doesn't seem to help me avoid the siren call. I couldoften and certainly you'll no longer feel a compulsive
be sitting, minding my own business, when I suddenlyneed for it, but most people discover they still enjoy
snap my head upright, as if I've heard a ghost,the food just as much, they just no longer feel
"Come and get a piece of cake," it calls to me. "I'mout-of-control about it. The control issue is what is
waiting," it cries. "Stupid cake, I think."Leftover cakebeing addressed. The desire or compulsion to have
isn't such a big problem because I plan ahead to havesomething that seems beyond a rational desire, that
at least one piece, sometimes two every day as longis what you are working to reduce.Smile today at
as it lasts. That's another reason I prefer baking toevery person you see, and practice patience. Think
take it somewhere rather than just making it forof an inside joke, remember a happy moment, or a
home.Rather than trying to analyze why I have thisfunny movie you saw. Put a happy memory in your
strange desire to eat cake, I'm just going to tackle ithead and carry it around with you, then whenever
head-on with some EFT. I may also use the Swishyou see someone just smile to yourself. Even in the
Technique (taught in the Ending Emotional Eatingcrowded stores, people will treat you better when
workshop, Session 4).If you've had similar struggles,you put a happy bubble around yourself, and you'll lift
try these suggested EFT phrases, or devise sometheir spirits as well.
for your situation. (EFT is easy to learn and use--see