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- From: barbaraj@csc.ti.com (Heart Dancer)
- Subject: Re: Oprah Show on Food Compulsions
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 01:59:27 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.133838.6196@newstand.syr.edu>, mprisco@lynx.cat.syr.edu writes:
-
- >> So what's the answer? Once you know your motivation, how can
- >> you use it to change your behaviour? Or do you just brute
- >> force the change (willpower?)? I think that's what I've been
- >> doing for almost a year and I can see it isn't a long term
-
- One way that I deal with this kind of situation is ask myself what it
- is I really want, (i.e., what is it that I'm trying substitute food
- for), and see if I can find a way to give myself that. For me, the
- key is to see that there is nothing wrong with the underlying
- motivation. I have some need that is not being taking care of. In
- the past, eating was the best way I knew how to either fill the need
- or suppress the need. Today I have better tools --- tool which will
- really satisfy the need, and contribute to a healthier lifestyle at
- the same time.
-
- BJ
-