EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is quick so do it at least three times a day. It only takes a minute and you can do it while you do other things. Work on one issue each day until it becomes a non-issue, then move to the next. Some issues will take several days, some will take one session.
When you're working on losing weight, frustration is a common theme. Things aren't happening fast enough, change is too slow. This is a common early annoyance and one that drives many people right back to the couch so here are ideas for dealing with the frustration of slow, steady change.
"Even though I'm frustrated by doing something new, I deeply and completely accept myself."
""Even though I don't want it to take so much trouble, I deeply and completely accept myself"
"Even though I hate all this and just want to wake up skinny, I deeply and completely accept myself."
No matter what, if you are putting some attention on the process (doing EFT three times a day for instance), then you are making progress. It doesn't matter if you keep to your plan exactly. What does matter is that you make a plan to begin with. Give yourself credit for every small effort, be your own cheer leading squad.
Some days are better than others and that's okay. It's easy to forget our plans and fall back into our usual habits and patterns. That's why keeping a notebook handy helps keep you on track. So does scheduling your workout time just like you would any appointment, and then keeping it. These steps and chances are only awkward at first. Eventually, if you work at finding a plan that works for you, it'll become your new normal way of being and then you'll say, "It was so easy!"
It's Not About Perfection, It's About Taking Action
Use a grading system such as one point for achieving each item on your list, and tally your points at the end of the week. You could also color in the squares on the calendar, so when you achieve what you planned, you color it in, but if you didn't achieve what you planned, you don't color it in, or use different shades of color for different goals such as blue for exercise, green for eating wholesome foods, etc. Then you can see at a glance how the calendar's color is changing, how many squares aren't colored and you can see as the weeks and months go by how you are improving.
If you exercise five days this month, then 10 next, and 20 after that, you're improving. You're getting fit, and the weight will be coming off. Having a visual display of your progress can help keep you on track. Remember, expect to be human (less than perfect) and you won't be disappointed.
If you believe you must have a strict plan, that's okay, as long as you're aware that a slip from time-to-time is not the end of your plan. Slips are nothing more than a learning experience. No matter what, no matter if it's been a week since you did anything on your list, it does not matter; just pick up where you left off and start again. Slowly you'll falter less and succeed more. Again, it's consistency that creates the end result.
The goal is to build strength and fitness into your daily life. Better to go about it slowly and achieve small successes than to jump in with all your heart and never come back after day two.
