By Carol Look, EFT Master
"Fiona" has been working with me by telephone for 5-6
months to lose weight and has lost a total of 20 pounds so
far. Her story and our tapping sessions are described
below:
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LETTER FROM FIONA: I come from a family where food and
weight are major issues. I can't remember a time when
these subjects were not mentioned, and they are discussed
constantly, even now. My oldest sister was always
overweight...my Mom even used to lock the pantries to keep
her out. She had gastric bypass surgery last year. Body
image was always stressed as well. Two out of three
sisters in my family had plastic surgery by our 16th
birthdays. I was one of them.
I am the mother of 10 children from combined marriages and
I have battled weight issues since I can remember. It has
fluctuated, but I have been more than 30 lbs overweight at
times. The way I was brought up, you would think I was
over 100 lbs overweight when I saw my reflection. I have
been a yo-yo dieter, an emotional eater and a binge eater.
When I started EFT tapping, I noticed my cravings going
away. I used to have certain comfort foods; all kinds of
chocolate, cereals, ice cream, Starbucks coffee with extra
caramel and more. I was obsessed with these foods and
loved them.
After working with the tapping, I became aware of my
emotions that were connected to eating. I never felt like
I was enough for my family or did enough. After taking
care of my husband and the 7 children still living at
home, I never felt like anyone took care of me. I felt
deprived and food was my comfort. Anger and frustration at
my husband and the kids sent me immediately to the
kitchen.
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Fiona has often said she feels overwhelmed with her roller
coaster life, and can't ever feel calm or relaxed...
"There is always something else to do." I have asked her
to regularly tap for: "Even though there's never enough
time and I'm always too busy, I deeply and completely
accept myself." Fiona makes time to tap on herself in
between sessions, even though she has 7 children still at
home, several with learning disabilities that require
extra meetings with counselors and tutors.
The primary themes Fiona tapped on were as follows:
For Cravings:
"Even though I'm craving that caramel coffee, and I don't
know if I can do without it, I deeply and completely
accept myself."
"Even though I must have my afternoon treat, I completely
accept myself anyway."
"Even though I'll feel resentful and totally deprived if I
can't have my sweets, I deeply and completely accept all
of me."
"Even though I don't feel complete without my sweet
treats, I deeply and completely accept myself."
For Low Self-Esteem:
"Even though I have never been enough, I deeply and
completely accept myself."
"Even though I'm convinced I'm not good enough and don't
do enough, I choose to feel calm and peaceful."
"Even though I'm not a good enough mother, I completely
accept myself."
"Even though I know I am inadequate, that's what my mother
told me, I deeply and completely accept myself."
"Even though I don't feel worthy, I deeply and completely
accept myself and my faults."
"Even though I see myself as fat and unattractive, I
deeply..."
Other Emotional Themes:
"Even though I have this chronic anxiety, and I feel edgy
all the time, I deeply and completely love and accept all
of me."
"Even though I don't know what it's like to feel relaxed
and strong, I love all of me."
"Even though I don't believe I can get better, why try
again, I deeply and completely accept where I am."
"Even though I feel stressed out and overwhelmed all the
time, I deeply and completely accept myself and my life."
"Even though I feel deprived because no one takes care of
me, I deeply accept myself and my family."
Fiona continues her story...
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In the last 5-6 months I have lost 20 lbs. and feel
confident that I will maintain control over my eating. I
HAVE NOT HAD sugar, bread or any other high glycemic
foods. The difference this time (from other weight loss
attempts) is that I don't desire those foods. My kids
laugh at me because they think I'm nuts when I talk about
tapping, but they can't deny the long lasting results
they've seen so far.
I am using tapping for my energy level also. When I am
done, I always see clearer. The fog or fuzziness is
lifted. I feel certain that I have mild depression which
cannot be treated with medication and I am using the
tapping for that as well. I've also used it when I am
angry and frustrated with my kids, my husband, my mom and
even angry at myself.
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Many thanks to Fiona.
