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It Seems Easier To Be Told What To Do
Nourishing Nuggets
"War requires at least two sides. When you decide that you will listen to yourself and not to your calorie counter or your fears, there is nothing to rebel against. There is nothing you can’t have tomorrow so there is no reason to eat it all today." ~Breaking Free by Geneen Roth
"[Wom]en seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against." ~ Thomas Carlyle
Reflections for Staying Attuned
Many believe life will be easier if we just follow the food rules—eat what we are told, when we are told, in the portions we are told. In fact, diets and the food police affirm that we cannot be trusted to handle our own food; that we are not capable of making up our own minds or of having control over our eating. And so, we need these rules.
We follow these rules initially because we have been told that we must in order to be healthy and attractive. We are told that these rules are the “solution” for our unhappiness with our bodies.
But these very rules end up making us feel out of control. Whereas before our first diets, we rarely suffered from "deprivation-driven" eating, after we started dieting, we developed intense food cravings and food preoccupation -- and possibly binging and weight gain. No one tells us that dieting causes these things, so it’s no wonder that when the diet fails us, we still believe that certainly more food rules will help.
We find the food rules becoming increasingly stringent. At the same time, we become more fearful that there is no alternative.
But there is something else going on in the background that makes this feel even scarier -- we each have a deeper knowing self that rebels against these food rules. This rebel self hates the imposed rules, hates the constraint and hates the disrespect of these simplistic solutions. This rebel self knows that these rules are based on false "facts" presented as truths and is insulted that these rules are not connected to our true needs. This rebel self is tired of the disrespect implied in, "Just follow this diet, it’s easy to lose 10 pounds." The rebel self will rebel. " This is not what I need. I don’t want to do this. I’m not going to do it. In fact, I’m going to do the opposite."
This rebel self, which often feels destructive, is actually in tune with our internal guidance systems. This rebel self knows -- better than any diet rules, better than any professional -- exactly what and how much we need to eat and when to stop. This rebel self knows that self and body trust is not only possible, but also the only sane approach to eating. "I know I’m full now. I need to figure out how to cope with these difficult feelings without using food."
So, although it may seem easier to be told what to do, and although the rebel self may overreact with overeating out of spite sometimes, the core of its reaction is "Don’t insult me with imposed rules." And that is worth listening to.
Stay Attuned Tip
This week, tune into your "gut" reactions to choices and decisions you make with food, in relationships, at work. Can you hear the rebel? What truths about your needs and feelings is the rebel declaring?
Stay Attuned Affirmation
"My rebel self is wise and worth listening to."
Stay Attuned™ is written by Karin Kratina, PhD, RD
(Dr.K@ nourishingconnections.com) and Amy Tuttle, RD, LCSW
(amyt@ nourishingconnections.com). Edited by Cassie Tuttle.
Please visit us at www.nourishingconnections.com!
© Copyright 2005. Dr. Karin Kratina and Amy Tuttle. All rights reserved.
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Abdominal Crunch-Up
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Intermediate
Intermediate exercises may be longer, more complex and/or more straining than a beginner exercise. Intermediate exercises challenge strength, control, balance, flexibility & power. Gain experience, mobility & strength with beginner exercises before moving on to intermediate programs. |
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• medicine ball
• stability ball |
The abdominal crunch-up with the medicine ball is an intermediate core exercise that really hits the midsection hard. You must have good lower back strength in order to perform this exercise properly. The stronger your core is in stabilizing your entire body, the more effective you will be in performing all your fitness activities and reducing injuries!
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STEP 1
Start with you back pressed
firmly against the mat, the stability ball between your feet and a medicine ball of appropriate weight in your hands.
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STEP 2
Lift your legs up using your lower abs while crunching up with the medicine ball by contracting your upper abs. Meet and touch at the top and lower yourself back down. |
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STEP 3
Open your body back up, lower yourself back down to the starting position and repeat action. |
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