BLE: Maintenance course Intro

Gems from the Introduction module to the first Maintenance course from Bright Line Eating.

Nothing changes at maintenance.

There's no 'arrival'.

There's no rush to get anywhere.

I'm already living in the grace.

The gift is this Bright day.

These are the small excerpts that brought me peace yesterday, that calmed my rebel spirit and maybe even let her accept a little bit that this is something I really want, and not only that, it's something that we can really do.

Always the food chatter around 'diet' to see if we can lose a certain amount by a certain day has been a recipe for disaster. During BL Freedom, I learned to address this chatter using parts work so that it doesn't send me into manic mode, and from there into depression.

Reboot Rezoom confirmed that me rezooming each morning is a good thing, a perfect thing really. I just needed to smooth out my actions & reactions so that I never dip into the danger and destruction zone over the course of the day and into the evening.

Now in the Maintenance I course, I am already inspired by the way SPT frames ideas, finding it natural and easy to take them to heart. I had never looked at 'One Day at a Time' as the gift it really is. Here I have a gift everyday to make it not only Bright, but to use it as a stepping stone towards peace. To see my 'one days' as integral to building a path forward just isn't something I accepted before. I think I do now. And it's so easy, all I need to do is care for myself today, and the rest will take care of itself.

Feeling abnormally positive today.  The leg pains are still there, the back is still a problem, my energy level is still low, and in spite of it all the revelations of yesterday keep me buoyed above it all. 

Nothing changes at maintenance.
Maybe I will get to add a grain at dinner, but everything else will remain the same. This is for life, and the habit stacks I am practicing now will still be the way forward no matter what I weigh.

There's no 'arrival'.
I'm already where I need to be, having one Bright day at a time. There is no magic date that will move me from what is normal to some magical place. Onederland is just a marker, not a destination. 

There's no rush to get anywhere.
Again, one day at a time will take me where I need to go. I don't have to be extra perfect for a specific amount of time to meet a deadline. Being Bright one day at a time will make sure that no matter what I weigh on any specific date I will feel good about myself on that day because I will know I am doing/have done everything I need to do.

I'm already living in the grace.
This one is not as clear, but living in the answer & being present to knowing I am on the right path, this is what puts me in a state of grace.

The gift is this Bright day.
Bright Line Eating is the answer to my food addiction, it's a gift SPT has given us with her experience, science, love, and determination to make our lives better. This knowledge of how to have a Bright day, to make this one day Bright, is all we need. Everything else will follow.