Tapping To Clear Food Cravings

“What tapping does incredibly well is disrupt the fight-or-flight response, quickly allowing your

Jessica Ortner, author of The Tapping Solution

for Weight Loss & Body Confidence

As we move into the summer holiday, BBQ and eating more season, I thought I would share a new book from our friends at The Tapping Solution.

Whether your goal is releasing excess weight or simply feeling better about your food choices and therefore feeling happier and more confident in your body, these simple practices may be helpful.

The foods we crave may very likely represent comfort, safety, fun or fulfillment in ways that we don’t feel able to access in other, healthier ways.  Be gentle and patient with yourself.

Perhaps eating comforting foods helps us prevent uncomfortable feelings or painful memories.  That’s where tapping helps us to acknowledge those memories and feelings and release the past, so that we can make healthy choices in the present.

One of the simplest ways to relieve the struggle, is to tap directly on the cravings, for example:

Set Up Statement:  “Even though I crave this chocolate, I accept myself and all my feelings.”

When you are willing to gently explore what may lie beneath your cravings, practice noticing and being present with your feelings – before you reach for the food.  I’m not saying this is easy to do.  Acknowledging and releasing the past with relaxation and tapping can be very effective and help you welcome change into your behavior.

Set Up Statement:  “Even though I crave this food to quiet my feelings, I accept myself and I am safe.”

Continue to tap until you feel relief from the intense feelings.  Take a few deep breaths when you next feel the craving and tap before you act on the craving.  Continue this practice each day as you continue to release and heal the past.