And when I snap my fingers....
Since I've started this blog a cool thing has happened. As I go through my day people will randomly say "I've been reading your blog and here's my advice for your journey." I really like this because I have learned some really interesting stuff.
Today this happened to me and it was the first time I thought.. "hmmmm. That's a little weird." A friend from work told me about Mindifi. It's an app that uses hypnosis to help you lose weight or sleep easier and a bunch of other things. She tried it and thought it was really relaxing even if it turns out to not be very effective. I checked it out as I do with anything someone recommends and while I don't think this is for me, I think I understand its appeal and how it could actually work.
I am famous for talking myself in and out of things... sometime subconsciously but since I'm a chatty one I have no qualms about talking to myself.... out loud... Hypnosis could work the same way. If you are focused on only eating when you actually feel hungry instead of whenever you feel you want to eat then you are more likely to succeed. If focusing requires some meditation, there ain't no shame in that.
As you make small changes that you are aware of you start to notice that some other changes just take place too that you aren't aware of at first. Today I was feeling particularly frustrated with a project and started to feel that overwhelming sense of pressure. This stress makes me short circuit and I can't concentrate on anything except the stressful feeling. It swallows me. Instead of letting it eat me alive today I stopped what I was doing and went out for a run. Sprinting made me feel so good. It made me feel like I was doing something soothing and something therapeutic.
During my cool down on the way back I thought about how different that was for me. To use exercise as a therapy for stress. I used to view working out as just another thing that I have to accomplish amid the other bajillion things I have to do every day. The tide is slowly starting to turn. I am becoming one of those people that handles stress by taking better care of myself. How awesome is that? I think pretty awesome :)
<3Katie
9/23/13
197lbs
Today this happened to me and it was the first time I thought.. "hmmmm. That's a little weird." A friend from work told me about Mindifi. It's an app that uses hypnosis to help you lose weight or sleep easier and a bunch of other things. She tried it and thought it was really relaxing even if it turns out to not be very effective. I checked it out as I do with anything someone recommends and while I don't think this is for me, I think I understand its appeal and how it could actually work.
I am famous for talking myself in and out of things... sometime subconsciously but since I'm a chatty one I have no qualms about talking to myself.... out loud... Hypnosis could work the same way. If you are focused on only eating when you actually feel hungry instead of whenever you feel you want to eat then you are more likely to succeed. If focusing requires some meditation, there ain't no shame in that.
As you make small changes that you are aware of you start to notice that some other changes just take place too that you aren't aware of at first. Today I was feeling particularly frustrated with a project and started to feel that overwhelming sense of pressure. This stress makes me short circuit and I can't concentrate on anything except the stressful feeling. It swallows me. Instead of letting it eat me alive today I stopped what I was doing and went out for a run. Sprinting made me feel so good. It made me feel like I was doing something soothing and something therapeutic.
During my cool down on the way back I thought about how different that was for me. To use exercise as a therapy for stress. I used to view working out as just another thing that I have to accomplish amid the other bajillion things I have to do every day. The tide is slowly starting to turn. I am becoming one of those people that handles stress by taking better care of myself. How awesome is that? I think pretty awesome :)
<3Katie
9/23/13
197lbs
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