The Basic Tenets of FREE

There are Ten Basic Tenets to FREE, which are the foundation of the program.  They are written in the first-person, so that they can also serve as affirmations.  They are as follows:

1. I have power over food and food thoughts.

2.  I practice mindful eating and empowering self-talk.

3.  I accept that my Higher Self - the true me - has the power to eat mindfully and moderately.

4. I connect with my Higher Self before any food passes my lips.

5. I make my food choices from a position of power and strength, not fear or defiance. I quit judging my food choices.

6. I accept that, just as I have the freedom to eat what I want, I also have the freedom to not eat what I don’t want.

7. I practice mindful eating with every piece of food I put in my mouth. I eat slowly and in small amounts, savoring each bite.

8. I remind myself whenever feelings of powerlessness creep in that I always have the power of choice and personal responsibility.

9. I daily, hourly practice challenging and changing my embedded negative self-talk. I counter it with positive affirmations.

10. I separate myself into two beings: my wise, loving, Higher Self and my Destructive Self. As I practice my new self-talk and mindful eating, my Destructive Self slowly withers away. I become whole.