Let's do this together

I have been "resting" from my journal entries because I invited Babs and absolutely ANYONE who wants to do this with me to join me on Days 15, 16 and 17, of "100 Days Challenge."  You can do this even if you aren't on the challenge, because they are interesting exercises and it would be so educational to share what we went through while doing them.  Here's the layout, and anyone who wants to do this with me is welcome to.  We can either link blogs, or you can comment on mine (I will blog for each day of the exercise), or contact me (at amirajamal "at" yahoo "- dot -" com) and I will post your responses in my blog.

For those of you who don't have the book, here is Day 15 - The first two bites::
1. Choose one of your favorite foods and then focus on all the details and tastes of the first two bites. Let yourself appreciate the flavors. Write down the food you choose for this exercise.
2. After the first two bites, stop eating and get rid of the rest of the food. Describe your response to this experience.
3. With each food you eat today, pay close attention to the first two bites. Notice how they taste in comparison to the rest of the food. 

Day 16 - Nurturing power of food:
1. Intentionally eat something that will help you feel better. Eliminate any thoughts of guilt or remorse as you eat this food. Write down what you ate and why you chose it.
2. After two bites, stop! Remind yourself that your needs have been met and eating more of the food won't increase your healing level.  Then give away or toss whatever food is left. Describe what you did with this part of the food.
3. Write about how you felt doing this exercise. Also, notice what level of satisfaction you experienced as you ate the first two bites of the food.

Day 17 - Stop wasting food:
1. Throw some food away. It can be a tiny amount or a large amount. Remember, by wasting it into the garbage, you're not wasting into yourself. Write down what you threw away.
2. List all the foods you let go of today. Make a note about how it felt to throw food away, then add a few thoughts on how you'll manage leftover food in the future.
3. Think about ways you can prevent having excess food around in the first place.

For those of you not on the "100 Days Challenge" but are intrigued please go to Linda Spangle's website. She has a free download for the workbook that accompanies her book, and also her book(s) are available from there.

All of the days are best done with a buddy, but these three days in particular struck me as days I would like to compare notes.

Babs wrote that she will get to Day 15 on Saturday.  I will aim to blog either Saturday night or Sunday on my experiences of Day 15 so we can all be on the same page.

Miriam