TAPPING to reduce food cravings
EFT for food cravings
Storing negative emotions causes a disruption in the body’s energy system.
EFT clears those energy disruptions.
The EFT Tapping Points
Locate each of these points on your own body and touch each of them with your fingertips.
KC: The Karate Chop point (abbreviated KC) is located at the centre of the fleshy part of the outside ofyour hand (either hand) between the top of the wrist and the base of the little finger or….stated differently the part of your hand you would use to deli er a karate chop.
TOH: (Top of head) On the top of the head.
EB: (Eye brow) At the beginning of the eyebrow, just above and to one side of the nose.
SE: (Side of Eye) On the bone bordering the outside comer of the eye.
UE: (Under Eye) On the bone under an eye.
UN: (Under nose) The small area between the bottom of your nose and the top of your upper lip.
Ch: (Chin) Midway between the point of your chin and the bottom of your lower lip.
CB: (Collar bone) The junction where the sternum (breastbone), collarbone and the first rib meet. To locate it, first place your forefinger on the U-shaped notch at the top of the breastbone (about where aman would knot his tie). From the bottom of the U, move your forefinger down slightly and then go to the left (or right) 2cm.
UA: (Under arm) On the side of the body, at a point even with the nipple (for men) or in the middle of the bra strap (for women). It is about 4 inches below the armpit.
THE 5 STEPS OF THE EFT TAPPING BASIC RECIPE
- Identify the Issue:
All you do here is make a mental note of the issue. This becomes the target at which you ‘ aim ‘ the EFTTapping Basic Recipe. Be sure you are only targeting one issue at a time.
Trying to combine issues in the process will compromise your results.
- Test the Initial Intensity:
Here you establish a before level of the issue’s intensity by assigning a number to it on a 0- 10
scale where 10 is the worst the issue has ever been and 0 is no problem whatsoever. This
serves as a benchmark so you can compare your progress after each round of The EFT Basic TappingRecipe. If, for example, you start at an 8 and eventually reach a 4, t hen we know we have achieved a 50% improvement.
- The Setup:
The Setup is a process we use to start each round of Tapping. By designing a simple phrase and saying itwhile continuously tapping the KC point, you are letting your system know what you’re going to address.
When designing this phrase there are two goals to achieve:
- Acknowledge the problem
- Accept yourself in spite of it
We do this by saying:
“Even though I (state the problem) I deeply and completely accept myself”. Important,Important, Important:
The language used at this point aims at the negative. This is essential because it is the negative that creates the energy disruptions that the EFT Basic Tapping Recipe clears (and thus brings peace to the system). By contrast, conventional methods and popular self-help books stress positive thinking andadvocate avoiding the negative. This is a good approach but EFT needs to aim at the negative so it can be neutralized. This allows our natural positives to bubble up to the top..
- The Sequence:
This is the workhorse part of The EFT Basic Tapping Recipe that stimulates / balances the body’s energypathways. To perform it, you tap each of the points shown in the Sequence Points diagram (see above)while saying a ‘Reminder Phrase’ that keeps your system tuned into the issue.
The tapping points are listed below followed by a description of the Reminder Phrase:
Top of the Head (TOH) Beginning of the Eyebrow (EB) Side of the Eye (SE) Under the Eye (UE) Under the Nose (UN) Chin Point (CH)
Beginning of the Collarbone (CB) Under the Arm (UA)
The Reminder Phrase is quite simple as you need only identify the issue with some brief wording.
Depending on your issue, you might say the phrases below at each tapping point….
- Test the Intensity Again:
Finally, you establish an “after” level of the issue’s intensity by assigning a number to it on a 0-10 scale.You compare this with the before level to see how much progress you have made. If you are not down to zero then repeat the process until you either achieve zero or plateau at some level.
Adjust the language to gradually work through the issue as you work through the process.
Here is a complete example:
Karate Chop: Even though I want to eat unhealthy, fattening food right now………….. (you can
be very specific eg. Even though I am really craving this chocolate right now)
I deeply and completely love and accept myself (Repeat 3 times)
If you are not comfortable saying “I deeply and completely love and accept myself’ then choose asentence that you are comfortable with, such as, “I am a worthwhile and caring person.”
Eventually though, it is important that you use all of the resources available to you to increase your self-love and self-worth. If you love yourself you will care about yourself, your health and your body more andmore. This will make the process of moving toward your desired weight a natural progression.)
Eyebrow: I really want to eat that food…
Side of the Eye: I’ve got this old pattern…
Under the Eye: That wants to keep running….
Under the Nose: I just want to eat and eat… Under the Mouth: All of these fattening foods… Collarbone: And I feel sofat and bloated…
Under the Arm: I hate the way I look and feel at this weight…
Top of the Head: But I just keep wanting these fattening foods…
Eyebrow: Part of me wants to eat that food…
Side of the Eye: I’m sick of this old pattern…
Under the Eye: That wants to keep running…
Under the Nose: This old pattern makes me feel fat and bloated…
Under the Mouth: But I really want those fattening foods…
Collarbone: Even though they make me feel so bad about myself…
Under the Arm: That fattening food…
Top of the Head: Feeling fat and uncomfortable…
Eyebrow: I’m such a gut…
Side of the Eye: But that food looks so good…
Under the Eye: Know I will feel bloated after I eat it …
Under the Nose: But part of me really wants it. Under the Mouth: The fat sluggish part of me… Collarbone: I hatefeeling like this….
Under the Arm: I want to change
Top of the Head: I want to look and feel better…
Eyebrow: Maybe I could go without that food…
Side of the Eye: And release this old pattern..
Under the Eye: That wants to keep running…
Under the Nose: Maybe I could make different choices…
Under the Mouth: And choose to eat different foods… Collarbone: Ichoose to let those old patterns go now…
Under the Arm: It’s safe to make adifferent choice…
Top of the Head: And have a drink of water.
(Repeat the negative statements a few times using language very specific to what you are feeling rightnow. Then gradually bring in new choices.)