Psychological Issues in Weight Control

Necessary Awareness:
1) How are you using food, what are you getting from it, what is the purpose of your eating? What are the functions of your eating?
2) Become aware of other behaviors and other means of obtaining the same function. For example, if you are aware that you use food to help you deal with boredom, become aware of several other ways or things you could do to cope with boredom. Don't just tell yourself you are not going to eat when bored, put the emphasis on what you could do when bored. Stop using food to satisfy your psychological and interpersonal needs.
3) The conditioned cravings and eating. You can condition or teach yourself to feel hungry or have a craving when you are not really hungry, just like Pavlov conditioned his dogs to salivate to the ringing of a bell. If you develop a habit of eating while you are doing another behavior, you will develop a conditioned craving or desire to eat whenever you do that behavior, even if you have recently had a meal and are not really hungry. Examples include snacking while watching television, reading, studying, etc. If you are aware that your craving at the moment is just Pavlov ringing his bell and not really hunger, it will be easier to resist the temptation to eat and the craving will go away. A conditioned reaction that is not reinforced weakens and drops out, and soon you will be able to do that behavior without a craving.
4) Pay attention and be aware of the internal cues and the external cues and triggers that influence you to start and stop eating. Follow your internal cues that alert you when your stomach is empty and you are hungry, or when you need the energy boost from food. Stay aware and when you have met the need and have eaten enough stop eating. Feelings and emotions can be confused as internal triggers to eat, but they are different and should be handled differently. External cues should not be used. Don't eat because the clock says it is time to eat. Don't keep eating when you have had enough just because there is still food on your plate. Eat when you have a physiological need for food, stop eating when you have met that need.
5) Basic knowledge of the calorie and fat content of various common foods. This awareness helps you make better choices. If you are trying to decide between 2 or 3 menu items that would satisfy your hunger select the one with the least calories and fat.
6) When you are eating, attend to your eating. Don't dilute your awareness of your eating behavior by paying attention to something else. If you do you will likely be guided by external cues and will over eat. Pay attention to your eating, the sensations and tastes of the food. You can actually get more enjoyment and satisfaction from less food if you pay attention and savor each bite.

Psychological Issues in Weight Control

Necessary Awareness:
1) How are you using food, what are you getting from it, what is the purpose of your eating? What are the functions of your eating?
2) Become aware of other behaviors and other means of obtaining the same function. For example, if you are aware that you use food to help you deal with boredom, become aware of several other ways or things you could do to cope with boredom. Don't just tell yourself you are not going to eat when bored, put the emphasis on what you could do when bored. Stop using food to satisfy your psychological and interpersonal needs.
3) The conditioned cravings and eating. You can condition or teach yourself to feel hungry or have a craving when you are not really hungry, just like Pavlov conditioned his dogs to salivate to the ringing of a bell. If you develop a habit of eating while you are doing another behavior, you will develop a conditioned craving or desire to eat whenever you do that behavior, even if you have recently had a meal and are not really hungry. Examples include snacking while watching television, reading, studying, etc. If you are aware that your craving at the moment is just Pavlov ringing his bell and not really hunger, it will be easier to resist the temptation to eat and the craving will go away. A conditioned reaction that is not reinforced weakens and drops out, and soon you will be able to do that behavior without a craving.
4) Pay attention and be aware of the internal cues and the external cues and triggers that influence you to start and stop eating. Follow your internal cues that alert you when your stomach is empty and you are hungry, or when you need the energy boost from food. Stay aware and when you have met the need and have eaten enough stop eating. Feelings and emotions can be confused as internal triggers to eat, but they are different and should be handled differently. External cues should not be used. Don't eat because the clock says it is time to eat. Don't keep eating when you have had enough just because there is still food on your plate. Eat when you have a physiological need for food, stop eating when you have met that need.
5) Basic knowledge of the calorie and fat content of various common foods. This awareness helps you make better choices. If you are trying to decide between 2 or 3 menu items that would satisfy your hunger select the one with the least calories and fat.
6) When you are eating, attend to your eating. Don't dilute your awareness of your eating behavior by paying attention to something else. If you do you will likely be guided by external cues and will over eat. Pay attention to your eating, the sensations and tastes of the food. You can actually get more enjoyment and satisfaction from less food if you pay attention and savor each bite.

MY FEELONGS FOR YOU

the pain that i feel
i cant understand
the inocence of me
was taken by a unknown man
the scars that i have
run deep within flesh
the life that you've caused me to live
is nothing but a mess
the heartache you caused
will forever be there
the tears down my face
are the result of a scare
i dont understand
why you did this to me
i did nothing wrong but love you to death
but the end of that it should be
i cant understand
why you left me for him
your supposed to be my mother
but you only care about heroin
i look at myself
and the scars i created
im not ashamed at all
but if it wasnt for you my body wouldnt be mutilated
but you dont care
i mean why would you
the only thing you've ever wanted from me
was my welfare to keep getting fucked up to
well this is the end
and this is goodbye
i have no time left to cry over you
you'll never be my mother so please no longer try

Mama, I'm Coming Home

Times have changed and times are strange

Here I come but I ain't the same

Mama, I'm comin home

Times go by, seems to beYou could have been a better friend to meMama, I'm comin home

You took me in and you drove me out

Yeah, you had me hypnotized, yeah

Lost and found and turned around

By the fire in your eyes

You made me cry, you told me lies

But I can't stand to say goodbye

Mama, I'm comin home

I could be right, I could be wrong

It hurts so bad it's been so long

Mama, I'm comin home

Selfish love yeah we're both alone

The ride before the fall, yeah

But I'm gonna take this heart of stone

I just got to have it all

I've seen your face a hundred times

Everyday we've been apart

I don't care about the sunshine, yeah'

Cause mama, mama, I'm comin home

I'm comin home

I'm comin home

You took me in and you drove me out

Yeah, you had me hypnotized, yeah

Lost and found an turned around

By the fire in your eyes

I've seen your face a thousand times

Everyday we've been apart

I don't care about the sunshine, yeah'

Cause mama, mama, I'm comin home

I'm comin home

I'm comin home

today

today was pretty boring and windy and cold and tired of ladders. got done work went home ate a freeze

all nighter

well texted her all day about random crap. Than called her at midnight talking some more about how its going to work out. at 4 aclock in the moring we had sex on the phone
im kidding

Another DAy

well nothing fun about me today . other than i drove 2 and an half hours to put card borad stinls in a roof to day that only told 45 mintues of my day than went home and did shit all other an text my gf and play my guitarFUN SHIT