1 Personal Guide Secret Eating
Personal Guide – Secret Eating Part One
Audio #1: Why We Feel the Need to Eat When We Are Not Hungry! Overview: In Audio #1 we bring to light the real emotions and motives behind your secret eating. It’s time to be really honest with yourself on what is motivating the behavior that you know is ultimately holding you back. Personal Reflection Amber talked about the definition of secret eating and shared different styles and how it holds people back. • Which type of secret eating style did you relate to? _______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ • How is this holding you back and affecting your life? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ • What does food represent to you? _____________________________________________ • Where do you feel out of control in your life? ____________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ • How does food play a role in this area? _________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Belief Systems Belief systems have been shaped by our experiences from the moment we entered the world until now. Belief systems affect how we view ourselves, how we view others, how we use food, how we take care of ourselves, what we believe our potential is in the world and MORE! Amber talked about Belief Systems, calling it “BS”, and reasons the weight won’t come off. • What belief systems do you have around your weight that is holding you back? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
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Personal Guide – Secret Eating Part One Pain and Pleasure Reflect on the following questions: • What pain are you avoiding in your life with food? _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What feelings of pleasure do you experience when you eat unhealthy foods? __________________________________________________________________________ • What emotions are underneath that pleasure? OR What feelings do you feel after you indulge in the unhealthy foods? ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What would be possible in your life if you stopped this behavior? _____________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What behaviors, habits or hobbies could possibly replace this behavior that would move you towards healing and open up the possibility for you to be free and healthy? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Cost There is a cost you are paying eating unhealthy foods and engaging in secret-‐eating behaviors. • What is the cost you are paying to hold onto this coping mechanism? _________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What is the cost others are paying? _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What will the cost be 5 years from now if you do nothing? __________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • How does the thought of that feel? _____________________________________________ • What would be possible in your life 5 years from now if you set yourself free from this behavior? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
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Personal Guide – Secret Eating Part One Focus for the Week: 1. Commit to honestly evaluate and address how Secret Eating shows up in your daily/weekly life using your The Wellness Tracker. a. If you don’t have a Wellness Tracker, please contact your coach OR visit The Healthy Edge store at www.amberthiel.com/store to purchase one today. 2. Choose one behavior or strategy you are going to implement this week when you feel tempted to indulge in secret eating behavior. ____________________________________ 3. Begin/Continue living The Five Healthy Edge Daily Goals. 1. Eat healthy and low-‐glycemic every 2-‐3 hours. 2. Eat 6 or more whole foods. 3. Drink 80 oz. or more of water. 4. Exercise 45 minutes or walk 10,000 steps. 5. Take a high quality supplement as directed. Reflection: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
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Audio #1: Why We Feel the Need to Eat When We Are Not Hungry! Overview: In Audio #1 we bring to light the real emotions and motives behind your secret eating. It’s time to be really honest with yourself on what is motivating the behavior that you know is ultimately holding you back. Personal Reflection Amber talked about the definition of secret eating and shared different styles and how it holds people back. • Which type of secret eating style did you relate to? _______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ • How is this holding you back and affecting your life? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ • What does food represent to you? _____________________________________________ • Where do you feel out of control in your life? ____________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ • How does food play a role in this area? _________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Belief Systems Belief systems have been shaped by our experiences from the moment we entered the world until now. Belief systems affect how we view ourselves, how we view others, how we use food, how we take care of ourselves, what we believe our potential is in the world and MORE! Amber talked about Belief Systems, calling it “BS”, and reasons the weight won’t come off. • What belief systems do you have around your weight that is holding you back? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Personal Guide – Secret Eating Part One Pain and Pleasure Reflect on the following questions: • What pain are you avoiding in your life with food? _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What feelings of pleasure do you experience when you eat unhealthy foods? __________________________________________________________________________ • What emotions are underneath that pleasure? OR What feelings do you feel after you indulge in the unhealthy foods? ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What would be possible in your life if you stopped this behavior? _____________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What behaviors, habits or hobbies could possibly replace this behavior that would move you towards healing and open up the possibility for you to be free and healthy? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Cost There is a cost you are paying eating unhealthy foods and engaging in secret-‐eating behaviors. • What is the cost you are paying to hold onto this coping mechanism? _________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What is the cost others are paying? _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • What will the cost be 5 years from now if you do nothing? __________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ • How does the thought of that feel? _____________________________________________ • What would be possible in your life 5 years from now if you set yourself free from this behavior? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Personal Guide – Secret Eating Part One Focus for the Week: 1. Commit to honestly evaluate and address how Secret Eating shows up in your daily/weekly life using your The Wellness Tracker. a. If you don’t have a Wellness Tracker, please contact your coach OR visit The Healthy Edge store at www.amberthiel.com/store to purchase one today. 2. Choose one behavior or strategy you are going to implement this week when you feel tempted to indulge in secret eating behavior. ____________________________________ 3. Begin/Continue living The Five Healthy Edge Daily Goals. 1. Eat healthy and low-‐glycemic every 2-‐3 hours. 2. Eat 6 or more whole foods. 3. Drink 80 oz. or more of water. 4. Exercise 45 minutes or walk 10,000 steps. 5. Take a high quality supplement as directed. Reflection: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ © 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
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