I have 3 contracts with 200 hours of billable work to complete by March 31 and it feels like a stretch to pull that off based on past experience. I notice that the less I am buffering with time (Facebook, internet), the more I am buffering with eating/drinking. Previously I was doing OK with my fasting protocol.

for example:
UM
C 3 contracts with 200 hours of billable work to complete by March 31
T “I can’t follow my fasting protocol when I’m stressed”
F out of control
A don’t follow fasting protocol, overeat, don’t allow urges, look for evidence that I am stressed, tell myself that eating will be comforting
R don’t follow protocol

IM
C 3 contracts with 200 hours of billable work to complete by March 31
T {can you help with a ladder thought here? I want to work towards “I take care of myself no matter what”}
F in control
A follow fasting protocol, don’t overeat, allow urges
R lose weight

Questions:

1. How do I handle the “whack-a-mole” situation of doing all the work to follow my calendar protocol and stop time buffering, only to have it show up in buffering with food? Do I work on calendar protocols, eating protocols, and drinking protocols? While stretching myself to complete these contracts? I realize that there are common thoughts and feelings underlying all of these ways of buffering, but it feels like problems multiplying.

2. Can you help with a ladder thought in my IM above?