meet your match

1. Pick something that gives you all the feels and makes your elephant want to do naughty, naughty things.

2. Plan to do it when you have at least 20 minutes (or however long your urge typically lasts) to try to ride it out.

3. Once you do, practice a little #SelfAwareness and #SelfReflection!

What did you expose yourself to and what emotions did you experience?

After dinner last Sunday, I was still dissatisfied (not hungry) after my 2 meal a day experiment. So I went up to the garage and got a cheeky 250mL can of pinot to sort out my 'mouth hunger'.

My exposure was and emotions were... (enter your exposure and your emotions)

Exposure was to a glass and a bit of wine. Immediate emotions were, yes this is what I've been craving to finish my meal.

It was good but I didn't feel good afterwards. I actually didn't like the buzz I got from it. It felt more like the 1-2 times I've smoked cigarettes than the times I've had a beer after work!

What was your urge and how long did it last? My urge was and it lasted... (enter your urge and how long it lasted)

To finish my meal with something actually nice and treat-like. It lasted long enough for me to give into it, and go to the trouble of retrieving my treat from the garage (to keep it out of sight and a little troublesome to get to!).

Name one obstacle that made the waves feel choppy. A challenge I encountered was... (enter an obstacle)

I'd been hungry all day, after skipping breakfast as part of a Noom experiment. 

What did you learn? Is there anything you can do to ride the wave a little differently? Next time I could... (enter what you learned)

It wasn't as good as I was expecting. Next time I could wait half an hour and see what happens; or have something else like Skinny Fizz or Rooibos.

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