why am i having such a hard time with overeating lately? yesterday after giving blood, there was left over sandwiches in the conference room at work and i scarffed down 3 half-sandwiches. then for dinner 3 slices of pizza!! yiekes!!

i’m not very happy with myself over this. i’ve been trying to loose weight. i’ve been real good with riding the spinner (especially now that the tour de france is in full swing) and i can feel my fitness level increasing. i just want to feel more comfortable in my clothes.

how can i bring my zen practice into my overeating?

by being mindful of what i am feeling at the time the compulsion to overeat comes up. just to sit there with the compulsion and the feelings that triggered it. if only for just a few minutes. this way i can bring some calmness and patience to the urgency of the desire to overeat and i will more likely be able to just let it pass.

i can see why they call this "practice". i’ll give it a try today and see what happens.