Piggy Voice

Piggy Oh My Piggy

I have come across, accidentally of course, the solution, finally to my eating and weight management journey. Yes, it's true! I'm not sure what I was doing when I stumbled across it but I ended up downloading an audio book called "Never Binge Again" by Glen Livingston. I listened to the whole book once and then started again and I love it. I'm not wild about the voice talent but the actual content is fucking perfect! I was done with Dr. Matt's plan it was just to restrictive and didn't jive with my natural hunger cycles. It also didn't ever allow for bread or pasta... ever and took too much time and thought on a daily fucking basis! Seriously I have time, but it was crazy unless I wanted to eat fake, protein shakes constantly.

This book's philosophy and methods totally resonate with me! What I found most interesting:

• Take responsibility for yourself and specify your OWN food plan. 
• Identify, label and "control" or cage your inner sabotage & binge at any cost fucking voice. He calls it the Pig. It is NOT YOUR INNER CHILD! You don't have to be kind and loving to it. You DO NOT NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHY it wants what it wants... CAGE it and BE DONE!! That annoying inner voice that constantly picks apart and breaks down whatever plan I've chosen since I began this journey two plus years ago! That says I'm weak and starving and deprived and poor pitiful me, just start tomorrow!  BYE BYE!
• He points out that it's OK to be hungry and it's OK to be uncomfortable... something that I was just figuring out on my own recently. What freedom that provides all by itself! I really won't die if I'm a little uncomfortable and/or hungry!
• The idea that I am responsible and the I can control the voice works for me, gives me hope and whether it's a higher power or whatever helps me make the DECISION and thus the voice goes away is awesome. The tipping point... where there are no other options or excuses. The DECISION is made... deal with it!
• The system provides a method for designating solid RULES around eating. With smoking and drinking it was easy... black and white... just Don't EVER do it, abstain completely! That obviously doesn't work with food, you have to eat... so creating this food plan for myself and making the decision to stick to it FOREVER provides that DON'T / WON'T EVER framework for food.  
• I could adjust the food plan at some point if it "doesn't work" but it will take "an act of congress." Days of consideration, careful thoughtful scientific review and there are all kinds of rules and guidelines to ensure it's not just your pig sabotaging your plan. AWESOME! 
• I already feel the type of "OBSESSION Lifted" sense of freedom that I did when I finally realized I didn't need to torture myself with alcohol and cigarettes any longer and the fucking little nasty voice could take a hike. I LOVE that the book says... it's forever you cannot budge at all not .00001 % I am committed 100%, 

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