Do You Feel Deprived When You Don’t Eat What You Want?

Is weight loss hard for you because you feel deprived when you have to give up your favorite foods? Does being slim really appeal to you, but your desire to reward yourself with food is stronger?  If you have this push-pull going on within yourself, here’s a script to tap on.If you’ve never tapped before, please download my Quick Start Guide first and find out how to tap. Just go to: www.MakingWeightLossEasy.com

Give this weight loss challenge a SUD level: How much do you feel deprived when you can’t eat what you want? Ten means you feel really deprived. Lower numbers indicate some feelings of loss, but not much.

Let’s start tapping at the karate chop point.

Even though I feel deprived when I can’t eat what I want, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.

Even though I deserve to reward myself with food, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.

Even though I really don’t want to give up any foods I love, I accept who I am and how I feel.

Top of Head: I feel deprived without my favorite foods.

Inside the Eye: These foods and snacks are an important part of my life.

Outside the Eye: I work hard and deserve a food reward at the end of the day.

Under the Eye: I can reward myself in other ways, but I usually choose food.

Under the Nose: I like eating my snacks when I’m home at night.

Under the Mouth: I love my carbs.

Collarbone: I feel deprived if I can’t eat what I want.

Underarm: No one should tell me what to eat.

Top of Head: I want weight loss to happen without effort.

Inside the Eye: I want to eat what everyone else is eating.

Outside the Eye: Certain foods just go with certain times of the day.

Under the Eye: I grab for things at work when I’m tired or stressed. How else would I cope?

Under the Nose: I use food to get through life. It helps me relax.

Under the Mouth: I’ve done it for a long time.

Underarm: It’s hard to stop now.

KEEP TAPPING THE SAME THING FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS. WHEN YOUR SUD LEVEL HAS DROPPED TO A 3 OR BELOW AND YOU ARE FEELING BETTER ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE, THEN GO ON TO THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE.

Top of Head: I choose to start making efforts now.

Inside the Eye: One small step at a time.

Outside the Eye: What else can I do to relax?

Under the Eye: What else can I do to cope with stress?

Under the Nose: These foods are part of my daily ritual, but maybe I can substitute something else. What else can I reward myself with?

Under the Mouth: I can at least sit down and pay attention when I eat.

Collarbone: I can decide in advance how much food I need to feel satisfied.

Underarm: I can substitute something less harmful. Small goals can help me get going. I’m willing to give it a try now. I can think of many ways to start.

Also write down whatever comes up for you when you tap, and also tap on that.