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Ep 0031 – The scale doesn’t mean jack! Also, our tips for Maureen

Me holding up my trekking poles. Cool how she unknowingly mimicked the angle of the cloud wisp.
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Me holding up my trekking poles. Cool how I unknowingly mimicked the angle of the cloud wisp.

Podcast Recap

Brave companions Michelle, Janet and Sandy all step up to the plate and give great tips to Maureen, and the rest of us, for dealing with emotions that may drive our eating. Sandy shares on the Bravery Hotline about a sad situation and how she’s trying to cope. New listener Sue’s comment sparks me to create a segment all about why the scale is not to be trusted. Also featured are other ways to send audio to the podcast and let your voice be heard.
Lizard sunning on a rock

I always love to watch lizards and consider them, lucky. Here’s one happy Liz sunning on a rock during today’s hike.

Mentioned

Please scroll down to the Comments Box and post your comments on this episode to support Sandy or call the bravery hotline at 206-350-6445.

My new page with instructions for all of the ways (so far) that you can send audio and lend your voice to this podcast.

You can still read the comments and leave tips for Maureen on Day 29. How do you handle the emotions under compulsive eating?

Sandy’s squirrel photo and my bikini pic in episode 28.

Sue’s comment on Day 15 about the scale etc.

My Plan Binge, Bitch, Be episode – this one was a break through episode for my own thinking and remains one of my favorites

Are you Binge Dieting? Is an interesting, practical podcast about intuitive eating by Betsy Thurston , a registered dietician and health coach
Her website is www.betsythurstonrd.com Click here to view her Podcast on iTunes

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The Spark People Team we created for listeners of Compulsive Overeating Diary. Welcome Abby! So far, just me, my friend, Cheryl, Lisa, and newest team member, Abby! Yay Abby for being brave and joining us, and we would welcome some more! 10/22/14- no longer an active team due to lack of participation

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Bravery Hotline

Leave your comments, questions, feelings and stories on Laurie’s podcast voicemail hotline – 206-350-6445.

Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

Weighing Scales Cartoons and Comics Let’s just have a laugh at the dang old scale today. Take a look at some cartoons about weighing yourself at cartoonstock.com. I often browse here just for chuckles!
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Ep 0030 – Bonus – Laurie’s Impossible Dream Comes True!

Laurie wears her Podcaster Shirt from the NMX conference
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Feeling fine wearing my podcaster shirt from my media host, Libsyn. I got it at the NMX conference in Las Vegas. So soft and comfy!

Podcast Recap

Unexpectedly, a dream of mine comes true, so I unexpectedly record a bonus episode about it, and then, I discuss an equally unexpected food trigger.

Mentioned

Please keep posting encouragement for Maureen on Day 29

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Bravery Hotline

Leave your comments, questions, feelings and stories on Laurie’s podcast voicemail hotline – 206-350-6445.

Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

Realizing Your Dream: Stop Dwelling on “What Ifs” By Jessica Roebuck from the blog, tiny buddha. Even through Jessica’s dream was to be a scientist rather than a broadcaster, this article is inspiring and filled with great themes and advice about how to stick with what your heart tells you.
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Ep 0029 – Don’t Wait for Perfect to Reach Out for Your Dreams and Help me Help Maureen

The wind is pushing back my hat brim on the mountain.
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Perfect photo for this episode because the full sun on my face in the wind, highlights my facial flaws. I’m self-conscious of my newly splotchy skin, my darkening teeth and other signs of wear and tear. Yet I’m laughing and having a good time. I am more than my body and it is good to remember that.

Podcast Recap

Brave Companion, Stéfanie, leaves a wonderful comment on Day 27 that sparks me to discuss why we should not wait for ‘perfect’ to reach out to others, or to reach out for our dreams. I share my adventure of meeting Listener Sandy in person, and ask all of our brave companions to help support Maureen in her quest to know, ‘How do YOU deal with the feelings under compulsive overeating?’
A view of how far I've come up the mountain. A nice analogy.

A view of how far I’ve come up the mountain. A nice analogy.

I'm laughing because I'm still chewing a bit of green apple when I take this.

I’m laughing because I’m still chewing a bit of green apple when I take this.

Mentioned

Please scroll down to the Comments Box and post your comments on this episode to support Maureen or call the bravery hotline at 206-350-6445. She really wants to know ANY successful way you have ever dealt with the feelings under the compulsion to overeat. Ever. Even 1 time.

Stéfanie’s comment on Day 27

Sandy’s squirrel photo and my bikini pic in episode 28.

Infamous pathetic epsisode 4

Are you Binge Dieting? Is an interesting, practical podcast about intuitive eating by Betsy Thurston , a registered dietician and health coach
Her website is www.betsythurstonrd.com Click here to view her Podcast on iTunes

Catch up with Laurie

My Spreaker page. Please follow me there if you are on Spreaker.

My Instagram page at LaurieDreamWeaver

The Spark People Team we created for listeners of Compulsive Overeating Diary. Welcome Lisa! So far, just me, my friend, Cheryl, and new team member, Lisa, but we would welcome some more! – no longer an active team as of 10/22/14 – due to lack of participation

New free way to leave voicemail http://speakpipe.com/laurieweaver You can also click the blue button on this page that says ‘send a voice message.’

Bravery Hotline

Leave your comments, questions, feelings and stories on Laurie’s podcast voicemail hotline – 206-350-6445.

Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

Famous Creators on the Fear of Failure By Maria Popova from her inspired, curated blog, Brain Pickings. Fascinating set of video clips of famous designers, artists and writers all talking about their fear of failure for students at Stockholm Berghs School of Communication. Give a listen and you won’t feel so badly about your own fears. Even genius creators face this! Very interesting and highly recommended.
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Ep 0028 – My Bikini Disappointment and Sandy’s Tips from the Bravery Hotline

Laurie by the trees at the local park for episode 28
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I enjoy today’s walk around the park and decide to smile at what I have instead of mourning for what might have been.

Podcast Recap

Listener Sandy screws her courage to the sticking place and calls the Bravery Hotline to give us some great tips and thoughts about perfectionism and how to treat ourselves kindly. I keep my promise to post my bikini photo, and this triggers me to share my emotional story about how disappointed I was in this result. Now? I would wear this bikini in public if I looked like this. Expectations can trigger unfounded disappointment and I muse about how we can combat this.

Sandy as a girl with the squirrel

Sandy as a girl with the squirrel. She uses this photo as an anchor to remember to be kind to herself as she would to this small child.


Laurie at age 45 in a bikini after doing twenty-four weeks of weight training program, Body for Life, at age 45.

Me after doing twenty-four weeks of weight training program, Body for Life, at age 45.

Mentioned

Episode 26, where I describe how my perfectionism almost triggered a binge, and where I made my promise to post my bikini photo.

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New free way to leave voicemail http://speakpipe.com/laurieweaver You can also click the blue button on this page that says ‘send a voice message.’

Bravery Hotline

Leave your comments, questions, feelings and stories on Laurie’s podcast voicemail hotline – 206-350-6445.

Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

Expectations and Disappointment By Linda Binns from the blog, Stress Guide 101. Not specific to body issues, but illuminating non-the-less. Try the exercise at the end in order to discover more about how your expectations may be rooted in your past.
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Ep 0027 – Blue Sky Smiling at Me – Learning Peace During Compulsive Eating Ups and Downs

The view during my awesome early morning hike.
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Fantastic view during this AM’s hike. I haven’t felt so well, in a long, long time. What a blessing and an opportunity to be out in this world of color and peace.

Podcast Recap

During a fantastic morning hike, I relate my gratitude for episode 26’s power to stop my binge. I also wax poetic about the ups and downs of weight, compulsion, and how we might become more accepting and peaceful with our bodies.
Sky the hiking dog I meet up with from time to time.

Sky the hiking dog. I met up with him and his owner/daddy today. Love his blue eyes. Cute pup!

Mentioned

My play-by-play binge avoidance and what caused the urge in the last half of episode 26.

Catch up with Laurie

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New free way to leave voicemail http://speakpipe.com/laurieweaver You can also click the blue button on this page that says ‘send a voice message.’

Bravery Hotline

Leave your comments, questions, feelings and stories on Laurie’s podcast voicemail hotline – 206-350-6445.

Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1

I’m Letting Go (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0

Resource of the day

How much does your body hate weigh? Tips for loving your body at any size By Sara Zuboff from her blog, Peace in Practice. Thought provoking article about making peace with your size and the importance of being there with it at any size. Also a great exercise to try at the end to develop more neutral feelings if you automatically go into body-critical mode.
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