As per the other thread on this topic, I went off for the session last night. I've listened to the relaxation CD a fair number of times, sometimes falling asleep, sometimes dozing.
The first hour was going through what I eat and why in order to tailor the actual session. Lots of nutritional advice that we agreed upon as mostly being what I already knew, but just wasn't doing. The main issue is that I eat because I'm bored, depressed, happy ... I just damn well like eating. Have a large meal, go out shopping, have a sandwich on top sort of thing.
The session itself involved me sitting in a very comfortable chair from Ikea (I asked - I intend going there in the near future and sitting on all the things). I did what I was told and relaxed loads while I was told stuff in a very firm and clear voice. I could have moved at any time. I ... just didn't want to.
I hadn't eaten that much yesterday. This was sort of deliberate. I wasn't feeling overly hungry for the most part, which is a bit of a deliberate act to be able to compare all this. After the session, I went off with a mate to the cinema.
Usually during a film I'll be thinking about popcorn (I'm capable of putting huge amounts away) didn't really notice that. I usually plan a meal or two ahead constantly. Far less, though I did think about some soup I was planning on having when I got back two or three times.
In short, the whole connection between thinking about food and acting on it is far weaker than it was.
Two or three more sessions to go. Will keep you updated.
Oh, I dusted off the Wii Fit and it reckons just over 19 stones (14 pounds to a stone). Going to go back to keeping track on that.
Rapscallion
The first hour was going through what I eat and why in order to tailor the actual session. Lots of nutritional advice that we agreed upon as mostly being what I already knew, but just wasn't doing. The main issue is that I eat because I'm bored, depressed, happy ... I just damn well like eating. Have a large meal, go out shopping, have a sandwich on top sort of thing.
The session itself involved me sitting in a very comfortable chair from Ikea (I asked - I intend going there in the near future and sitting on all the things). I did what I was told and relaxed loads while I was told stuff in a very firm and clear voice. I could have moved at any time. I ... just didn't want to.
I hadn't eaten that much yesterday. This was sort of deliberate. I wasn't feeling overly hungry for the most part, which is a bit of a deliberate act to be able to compare all this. After the session, I went off with a mate to the cinema.
Usually during a film I'll be thinking about popcorn (I'm capable of putting huge amounts away) didn't really notice that. I usually plan a meal or two ahead constantly. Far less, though I did think about some soup I was planning on having when I got back two or three times.
In short, the whole connection between thinking about food and acting on it is far weaker than it was.
Two or three more sessions to go. Will keep you updated.
Oh, I dusted off the Wii Fit and it reckons just over 19 stones (14 pounds to a stone). Going to go back to keeping track on that.
Rapscallion
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