When the Craving Speaks Louder: Starting the 7-Day Eating Pattern Watch

[trigger]: still eating too much, almost every hour after lunch
[observing thought]: well, we really need.. it’s time to understand your eating pattern. there’s gotta be somewhere there –that leech coming in/out in your system.
[tracking thought]: i noticed that you get to eat more by afternoon.. your snack time in the house, in the kitchen, in the living room, in your bedroom.
[facial expression]: sour face with a no-no
[conscious thought]: yes, it’s bugging me already.
[resigned thought]: eh kasi nga naman.. tao lang po.
[challenging thought]: matay.. lisod mag sige tag ingon ani.. ang excuse “tao lang po.” way mahitabong maayo ani.
[strategic thought]: i think we’ve got to understand her eating pattern. the time trigger, what triggers it, and then, observe what she’s eating. maybe 7 days.
[questioning thought]: what’s with 7 days? magic number or what
[referential thought]: i don’t know, what it’s about. but anyway, according to your Precision Nutrition (PN 1) knowledge as certified nutrition coach, you need to track your 7 days eating behavior. that’s it. we’ll start from there. then, let’s come back after you completed it.
[conscious thought]: okay, maybe let’s start from there. it’s getting too heavy on my head.. just stuck on how to begin.
[supportive thought]: how about accessing those assessment trackers you have for your client’s use? maybe we can find something there to add, you know.
[resistant thought]: but i don’t want a lot to track. i get overwhelmed. then comes to the rabbit hole. i want something as simple as natural, you know.
[compromising thought]: okay, but maybe, i’m just suggesting we could find important document tracker we can use.
body: beginning a stress response
[rejected thought]: i don’t want. i don’t like it.
[protective thought]: it’s too much for me, ok? goddd.. why depend on those trackers. feels rigid. i’m fed up with those ‘experts’ tracker as if it works.
[inquisitive thought]: well, okay. but you have tried them before?
[recalling thought]: yes, i did. that was a long time ago. no kid, just married, focused into fitness as fitness trainer and fitness gym owner, you know. i mean, i was in a controlled environment. so it’s easier to stick around good habits, and whatnot. but this moment.. in a foreign country, i mean.. that paperwork document tracker just adds something to think about. that’s why i rely on this wooshbrain project to change myself for the better. i got to trust myself on this. do you understand?
[validating thought]: we understand. let’s track your 7 day eating pattern starting tomorrow.
[playful thought]: does that mean we can eat anything we want now?
body: jolt of increased heart rate
[teasing thought]: hahaha nooo please. see? this is the dilemma now. still me. same old same me.
[calling-out thought]: but you just ate orange, ate rice noodles from Mekong an hour ago! my god, Maan Gail
[conflicted thought]: see? this is what i’m battling with. just out of control.
[free-spirited thought]: should you really control me? i feel free, wild, carefree
[balancing thought]: you are a good thought. i have no issue with that. it’s just that.. not everyday, or all the time we need or Maan needs to feel carefree like it’s the end of the world in a minute now. it’s just.. for health’s sake. she needs to take care of her body.. us –the thoughts.. then there’s Dragan, he’s still young 8yo and she’s 42. I mean.. she’s got a long way to go. that’s why, she needs to start understanding herself and how we’re going to cooperate, because, my oh my.. she’s not getting any younger. she’s still stuck with that unhelpful mentality of abundance without consequences. we need to balance or play with regrets.. not too suffocating but enough to keep her healthy and sane. she’s not shutting you down.. it’s just for now, she needs us to think this through.
[concluding thought]: if she’s dead, we’re dead. that’s the truth.
[agreement thought]: so, let’s have an agreement that Maan will track her eating pattern for 7 days.
[self-critical thought]: i know that it’ll not be easy for her.. she might forget after 3 days, who knows, you know. she easily gives up. listening to that nonsense, bs voice. short-term joy. blah.
[clarifying thought]: well, as long as she’s trying to take note the time, trigger (whether hunger or not), so we can have strategies around it. she can do this. she can make this through.
[checking-in thought]: so, how are you feeling on this plan, Maan?
[conscious thought]: I agree. I want to see, too, the patterns. I just eat and track, that’s it.
[reassuring thought]: yes, that’s it. as you just said, you want this experiment as easy and natural as it can be that works for you.
[closing thought]: yes, i agree
feeling: understood and cooperative

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