Making a Stand Against Compulsive Behavior

You failed gladiator school. The military rejected you due to sofa disease. You were never cut out for war. Your jeans still have peace signs, but now you’re in hand-to-hand combat with Mister Big, the Cookie Monster and Ronald McDonald.

Battling with desire hurts, especially, when you say ‘no’ to a pleasure that is moments away. As seconds tick by, you can feel your resolve eroding. The harder you fight, the more you suffer. Previous defeats make the battle even more painful. Emotions escalate, needs are not being met and past pain stirs up other neglected needs. You are moments away from blowing it. Your emotions are clanging like a pinball machine.

This is the place where you win the battle.

Accept the intensity of your feelings. It is okay to feel this way. You can handle it. We feel driven to eat because we feel that we cannot endure the discomfort any longer, so we give in to get relief. But we can endure it, and much more. Try to let go and float through the pain. Find peace within you and hang on to it. Do not fight the desire.

You don’t have to act. Just float through the pain, accept the emotions, and remind yourself of what you really want.

The battle is due to wavering between two decisions. If you were resolute, there would be no conflict. The battle is escalating because you are allowing your mind to rationalize as to why you can indulge. Part of you is uncomfortable because it knows the consequences of wavering in that decision. Goals will be lost. The fleshy part of us is using rationalization to get at the pleasure. The reasoning will be faulty. Challenge your thinking. Most of the time, the rationalization is along the line of I feel hurt and I need this to feel better. Challenge your thinking. Is this the best way to ease the pain? Is this really what you want? Make a decision. If your decision is to indulge then enjoy it, but remind yourself of the consequences of that action. And remember that doing something once is giving yourself permission to do it a thousand times. “Just this once” is a lie.

You do not have to go to a gym to develop discipline. You can flex the mental muscle while doing laundry. Every time you apply mental effort to relax, pray or encourage yourself, you are developing self-discipline. Even doing dishes can develop discipline by keeping your thoughts positive, staying at peace, praying and feeling good about your accomplishments. Not only do you get clean dishes, but also a clean thought life.
Write a list of all the positive things you can say to yourself to encourage yourself to eat healthy and then start thinking nothing but encouraging thoughts. After a while, it will become automatic. You will realize that most of your down times and frustration are due to negative thoughts. When you change your thoughts, you will change how you feel. It is just a matter of doing the work.

Remember that you have spent years as a negative thinker. This is not an overnight project; you need to add about a hundred positive thoughts to compensate for the twenty negative ones. It will take time, but you will see the benefits within hours. You will be more at peace, discipline will increase, and you will feel a sense of accomplishment. Best of all there will be an overall feeling of wellbeing that feels natural. There will be far fewer compulsions and urges, as you become more content. People will greatly enjoy your company because you are at ease with yourself and others. Investing in your brain has the greatest gain.

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If a butterfly could talk of its experience of changing from a crawling insect into a multi-colored, graceful, flying creation, it would most likely be saying the words I felt in my heart. My healing through the 40 days of juice fasting gave back what drugs took away. Thanks for your support Tom. You were a good friend when I needed one.-Carl Wineberg
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At the end of the 17-day fast, a physical problem was gone. My doctor had told me I had a stomach reflex disease and would have to take pills for the rest of my life, but after the fast I no longer had that disease; I was completely healed. Thanks Tom, your books and support was fabulous.-Grace Lang
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I have lost over 30 lbs. to date, and have a new look as well as a new outlook on life. Not only did the fasting help me with my physical self, but my spiritual self will never be the same. The books were a total support and read them several times, especially when detoxing and feeling apathetic. I heard you have a new book coming out. Save my email, I want it.-Debbie Ried
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On the 27th of August 2001 I began a 30 day juice fast. I didn’t actually plan to do 30 days, it seemed impossible to even think of. I just began and thought I’d see where it went. Now I stand in amazement. You asked what I thought of your books. OUTSTANDING!!!-Gray Hodge
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This is the information I have been searching for. So clear, so commons sense, I wonder why I missed it. When I was younger, I was an athlete, but now.... 20 years later, oh no. But, you gave me new vision and inspiration. Second day of my juice fast and my wife is loves the recipe book. I would recommend these books to anyone how needs a life overhaul.-Juan Callion
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Ok, I now know just how messed up I am. The chapters on the emotions and eating hit home. I am planning a fast but, I know that I need to rebuild and cleanse my mind of all the toxic thinking and emotions that make me want to hide in the pleasures of food. I feel alive for the first time in many years. Keep on going, Tom you have helped me more than my words can express.-Suzie Bilinere
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Looking at Moreno Tuguinay now, I am amazed. The transformation from a sickly man to a beaming, positively hopeful one, free of all those health problems which have plagued him through the years is simply remarkable – and all achieved without taking any drugs, just juice fasting for a month. For a physician trained in conventional medicine, this is an eye opener.-Dr. Clare Lalwet
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When I started this fast I was taking about 20 pills a day, 4 different prescriptions. Now, after completing a 20 day fast, I am on no prescription medications. I have lost 25 pounds. And I have no swelling in my face, ankles or feet as before.-Steph White
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Claudine Lost 21 lbs. and Healed arm, Spiritual Renewal The result of the fast was amazing... my arm was healed miraculously. What a joy to feel no more pain.-Claudine
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Paul Erwin Lost 12lbs. and Increased Energy My increased vitality was brought home to me one morning after a nearly sleepless night as an on-call chaplain in our local hospital. Normally, I would have been exhausted, but instead I had an energetic and fulfilling day.-Paul Erwin
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Brian Chason Lost 28 lbs. and Increased Enegy and Stamina During the process I learned a few things, some of which I put into practice. Some of the changes that have taken place include clearer sinuses from a reduction in milk; a weight loss of 28 pounds, with eight inches lost from my waist. I really enjoy looking at myself in the mirror now!-Brian Chason
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Elaine Harrison Lost 40 lbs. and Healed Stiffness in the Spine. Specialists had told me that ” full flexibility could not be restored to the spine,” but after five days of fasting I could bend from my waist. Since I broke that fast, I have lived a hygienic-vegetarian diet for the last five years.-Elaine Harrison
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Elizabeth Davidson Healed a Raspy Throat, Drug Addiction, Cancer of the Cervix Remission The fast was ended with a light vegetarian diet. Later I learned she had had cancer of the cervix and tests showed it had gone into remission. Again, fasting had proven its miraculous abilities to cure.-Elizabeth Davidson
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Carl Wineberg Lost 140 lbs and Healed Water retention, Damaged Nerves, Liver and Kidney Damage, Self-esteem. My liver was swollen to the size of a football. I was a 270-lb., burned out drug addict... After 40 days of juice fasting, there was a metamorphosis from a sickly, unstable human into someone vibrant with health and well being. The swelling on my right side from my liver had disappeared completely. I'm off drugs permanently.-Carl Wineberg
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Debbie Ried Healed Water Retention and Lost 30 lbs. I had run out of hope of ever feeling better again. I have lost over 30 lbs. to date, and have a new look as well as a new outlook on life. Not only did the fasting help me with my physical self, but my spiritual self will never be the same. The headaches and the swelling due to water retention disappeared.-Debbie Ried
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