Stay Attuned ™: The E-zine for Nourishing ConnectionsYour journey to freedom from food and weight struggles presents an opportunity for not only a new relationship with food, but also a new relationship with yourself and others. Ultimately, it is a journey of nourishing connections with yourself, others--and yes--even food. Stay Attuned™ is committed to supporting you in this journey and to helping you develop nourishing connections that will last a lifetime. Remember, a journey always starts with one small step.... From fellow travelers,
Nourishing Nuggets
“When we accept ourselves as we are today and gradually proceed to make
the changes we want for ourselves, we have more power to recreate our
lives. When we are self-accepting, we love ourselves for not being
perfect already. The burden of self-rejection makes it very hard to
change our lives.” ~ Yogi Desai
“[T]he strange notion that people should fit into clothes replaced the
idea, perfectly good until then, that clothes were made to fit the
person.” Reflections for Staying Attuned“I feel so fat.” “My thighs are disgusting.” “My stomach sticks out.” “My butt is too big.” “I feel huge.” We hear these comments so often, including within our own thoughts. Sadly, this language has even become acceptable small talk for women. In fact, medical anthropologist, Mimi Nichter, PhD, has written a book about this small talk entitled Fat Talk. These self-deprecating thoughts and comments, and many more like them, are not facts, are not feelings, and are not even truths. It is difficult for many of us to challenge and move beyond these thoughts and comments. Even those of us who have lost weight have found that these thoughts, feelings, and beliefs do not change—the “fat feelings” persist.Fat is not a feeling. “I feel fat” is never about the size of your body. It is not about your weight. Even if you really are fat, it is not about that fatness! Our bodies are containers for our feelings. Difficult and uncomfortable feelings are felt as “fat feelings.” Some of the most powerful work you will do in your recovery is finding out exactly what feelings are behind the fat feelings. Stay Attuned TipThe next time you catch yourself “feeling fat,” slow down, tune in, and with respect and curiosity, ask yourself: In addition to this experience of “feeling fat,” what else am I feeling? Watch your mind try to convince you over and over that your body (and you) are the problem, that your body is to blame. Do your best to challenge these fat thoughts. Stay Attuned Affirmation “Accepting my size is my personal solution to society’s
weight problem.” What's New at Nourishing ConnectionsWe’ve picked up Cheri Erdman’s Live Large! again and encourage you to do the same as you challenge and explore your “fat feelings.” Cheri provides us with pages of “affirmations for living the life you want in the body you already have.”
SUMMER BREAK: Amy and Karin will be taking a break from publishing the
e-zine this summer. Stay Attuned: The E-zine for Nourishing
Connections will resume in the fall, but watch for our Stay Attuned
updates as we all enjoy the summer. Feedback and ClosingWelcome to our new subscribers, and hello to current members! Stay Attuned™ exists for you. If you have ideas for topics or feedback (did you try an idea? how did it go?), please write us at ideas@nourishingconnections.com. Spread the WordFeel free to forward this E-zine to others. We just ask that you keep the E-zine intact, including contact and copyright information. For any other use, written permission is required. And thank you for sharing Stay Attuned™! Subscribe or UnsubscribeTo subscribe (to join), email join-stayattuned@list.nourishingconnections.com. To unsubscribe (be removed from list), email leave-stayattuned@list.nourishingconnections.com. Delivery Problems If you experience delivery problems, check here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stay Attuned™ is written by Karin Kratina, PhD, RD © Copyright 2006. Dr. Karin Kratina and Amy Tuttle. All rights reserved. ~~~~~ DISCLAIMER: This information is not intended to constitute a
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