Learning to control our emotions is extremely important. We attract what we resonate with. Find your trigger points and release those beliefs.
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Weekly fasting (1 meal or no meals in a day) or abstinence (no meat for a day) will help in regards to self-control. If you can control your food appetite, you'll have an easier time controlling your emotions or even your sexual appetite.
That's very interesting. I've never heard of that connection before. Is this something you have theorized about, or is there some source where you got this information? I have a very kind friend who is struggling with weight issues. She is also a very overly sensitive, overly emotional person. I have tried to help her with basic advice about things like the keto diet and working out, but I don't know how seriously she takes my advice.
Well it's all within the same genus or category of "self-control." And food is about as basic and universal as you can get. If you can control that little aspect about yourself, then controlling other aspects of your life becomes much easier bc you'll be leveraging the self-control you developed in that aspect of your life.
Thanks. I have talked to her about intermittent fasting. I fast regularly and I like the way it makes me feel. I don't know that she would be on board with full fasting, but I thought easing her in with intermittent might be a good way to start. I'm due to see her soon. Maybe I'll broach the subject again. I wouldn't normally stick my nose in, but I know she is miserable and feels she has failed repeatedly. I suspect she has given up. But seeing herself successfully fast even just one day might give her a sense of accomplishment, like you are suggesting. Thanks. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know.
I've always struggled with my weight, as many in my family have. I like to use IF because I am not a calorie counter. Something I heard a long time ago, and it works really well for me when I stick to it, is not eating after 4pm. I always lose weight fastest when my fasting period is thru the dinner hour.
Maybe start with smaller things, like give up soda for a week or even a day. Go for a 10 minute walk. Smaller victories can snowball into larger ones.
I have started IF recently. Dr. Berg has a lot of good videos on it. The most amazing thing I have found so far is that I'm not hungry when I wake up, or really much at all. I'm "easing into" the whole thing starting with an 8 hour eating window (10-6). I may cut it down to 6 eventually (maybe not), but likely never more than that. I want it to be sustainable.