Is perfectionism sabotaging your weight loss?/free web teliseminar!

Is perfectionism sabotaging your weight loss?
By Melissa McCreery, Ph.D.

Is perfectionism sabotaging your weight loss or your relationship with food?

It might be.

Trying to get it "perfect" can actually make overeating, "stress eating" and emotional eating much worse.

Do you wake up each morning thinking "today is a fresh start (with food)?"

Does your newest approach to eating inevitably fall apart because you've "blown it" and feel your efforts were ruined?

If you deviate from your plan for your eating, do you react by overeating even more?

Do you have expectations for "ideal eating" that are so unrealistic or rigid that you could never imagine sticking with them for a lifetime? Or--do you begin to feel deprived just thinking about how you "should" eat?

If you answer "yes" to these questions, chances are your inner perfectionist is having a field day sabotaging your relationship with food.

The truth is, nobody gets it "perfect" (whatever THAT is). An all-or-nothing approach will sink weight loss efforts fast. On top of that, not only are we destined to fail if we expect perfection, but our inner perfectionist usually contributes a double whammy by heaping on the guilt and self-blame when we DON'T get it perfect. For many of us, that alone can be a recipe for overeating (emotional eating).

Question for the day: Do you have an inner perfectionist and if so, how is she or he getting you into trouble or making life harder? What tools do you have to take back the reins and put the perfectionist--and food--in its place?

Melissa McCreery, PhD is the founder of Enduring Change Coaching and the creator of the Emotional Eating Toolbox? 28 Day Program for Taking Control of Emotional Eating. You can reach her at http://www.enduringchange.com.

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I am excited to announce my first f*r*e*e teleseminar of 2009.

This year, my theme is THRIVING and I picked a topic to reflect it.

Lighten Up: how to have more fun and increase your motivation as you make healthy lifestyle changes.

Creating change isn't automatic and it isn't always easy. However, it DOESN'T need to be a struggle. I encourage you not to miss this call where I will answer your questions and address your concerns about how to take the unnecessary struggle out of making healthy lifestyle changes. Learn how to have more fun and increase your motivation while avoiding the "helpful" mindsets that will sabotage you every time.

The teleseminar takes place February 25, 2009 at noon (Pacific), 3pm (Eastern).

If you can't attend, don't let that stop you from registering. The call will be recorded and registered participants will receive access to the class recording after the call.

If you've never attended a teleseminar before, it's easy. You'll just dial in on the phone number you will receive when you register (you are responsible for any long distance charges) and when prompted you'll be given an access code to enter.

To register, and for more information, go here.http://enduringchange.com/?page_id=481

Hope you can make it,

Melissa


Melissa McCreery Ph.D.

1201 11th Street, Suite 200B
Bellingham, WA
98225
US