There are few things more frustrating than hearing “your weight is emotional… It’s not about the food”. Particularly when you consider yourself a generally happy person with no reason to stuff your emotions with food. You automatically respond with, “actually, it is about the food. I just really love chocolate!”. Then why is it so difficult to get it together? Because it’s really not all about the food!
Weight loss, well-being, increased energy and happiness are lifestyle decisions. A food addiction, craving, dependance or whatever you would like to call it is a symptom. It’s a symptom that something isn’t right. It doesn’t mean you have been traumatized, are clinically depressed or unstable, but it does mean something needs to change. It could be as minor as needing to take more time for yourself or as major as needing to change your career direction. The key is identifying what makes you happy and what needs to change to accomplish it?
It seems difficult to comprehend in the beginning but once all of these things change and you make progress with your lifestyle changes, you quickly realize you don’t like that Starbucks Oatmeal Fudge Bar as much as you thought you did. It does make a nice treat occasionally though.
