Today I am going to talk about a subject that is near and dear to my heart because it's something I have struggled with most of my life.
I am talking about emotional eating. Most of us have done it at one point in our lives or another. I always felt that somehow after I ate, I would feel better, but was it really about the food I thought I needed?
Allow me to ask you this: Have you ever downed an entire package of chips, crackers, or cookies? Ate pizza or cake until you felt sick? Drank more coffee or wine than your body wanted?
Do you remember how you were feeling at the time?
I ask because sometimes we overeat to help distract us from that deep emotional pain or discomfort.
So for a moment think about it—have you noticed that sometimes when you overeat you’re not really hungry at all? Maybe you were lonely, angry, sad, resentful or totally frustrated.
Maybe you felt something else you couldn't quite put a feeling too.
So what hurt is it that YOU are holding on to?
It's time to get in touch with your power of forgiveness....
Imagine confronting your uncomfortable feelings instead of eating because of all the emotion?
The most divinely perfect way to do that is forgiveness.
4 Steps to Your Peace of mind and weight loss
If you’ve been suffering because of past hurts, I ask that you first try forgiving whoever or whatever it is by trying just one of these 4 simple yet powerful steps.
You may find that not only your soul begins it's healing process but that food will be something you actually enjoy and don't need as often for comfort.
- Talk to sympathetic friends and family about your desire to forgive. Talking with others is tremendously comforting and you may find they are supportive in what you want to do.
- Write a letter to the person you’d like to forgive. You can decide whether or not you send it later, but by putting it on paper, it makes it real and affirms how you feel and why.
- Don’t forget to forgive yourself. Sometimes we can be harshest with ourselves. We do so much better when we feel better, so don't shame or put blame on yourself. Take the situation for what it is...you can only change now!
- Understand that you are responsible for your own attitude. Don’t let holding a grudge keep you from feeling free, open, and powerful in your own life.
Remember when you forgive, you release yourself from a painful burden. Forgiveness doesn't mean that what happened was OK, or that if someone hurt you, they are welcome back into your precious life. It just means that you made peace with the pain and are ready to let it go and move on to a new way of living.
It also means that your relationship with eating just became less complicated.
Wishing you Good Health and Happiness Always, Nancy XO
