Registration Open for Weight Loss and Emotional Eating Program Jan. 5th!
Published: Wed, 12/16/15
Hello ,
One of the things I hear from women all the time is that even though they are
successful in most other areas of their lives, success with food and weight eludes them. And this makes them feel like an utter failure.
A big part of the problem is that the same approach that has made them successful in other areas of their lives backfires when it comes to their approach to food and weight. The
problem isn’t about lack of willpower or trying harder.
In fact, the more you try to control your food and try to whip yourself into submission, the more the whole thing backfires. And of course this leaves you feeling defeated and despairing, only to try to control and push yourself harder, which leads to right back to
overeating, and then the whole self-defeating cycle repeats.
Women who do manage to lose weight through self-denial and self-loathing never keep it off for long because their minds and bodies are a battleground – and unfortunately the so called “enemy” (their body and appetite) usually
wins.
To move beyond this cycle you have to take a different approach. One that is softer and kinder towards yourself. This isn’t about dieting and exercising more. If you’re like most women, food and overeating is a misguided way to nurture yourself, a stress reliever, a friend, and a reward for all your hard
work.
In order to put food in its rightful place – as a source of physical nourishment – you need to learn new ways of caring and nurturing yourself.
This may seem like a radical idea but losing weight as an act of self-love and acceptance is the only way to achieve the lasting weight loss results you’re looking for. Why? Because your motivation is learning how to love and care for yourself.
Self-love is a verb and the act of loving yourself means to pay attention to and care for yourself. This means learning to recognize and honor your feelings, needs, and deeper hungers, the ones that you try to fill with food, but of course no amount of food can ever satisfy.
You have to love yourself enough to think you’re worthy of that and to make yourself enough of a priority to put that into practice. This means you’ve got to stop feeding yourself scraps and say, “I matter. I’m worthy of my own care, attention, and respect. I’m not going to settle for less any longer!”
And the good news is taking care of yourself in this way doesn't have to be difficult or time consuming.
When you’ve got your whole self on board and you’re feeling nurtured and cared for, the battle with food ends and then losing weight can become a joyful experience.
This is what I aim to teach you in my How You do Food is How You do Life® 6 session group coaching program that starts onJanuary 5, 2016.
***As a special bonus, the next 6 people who sign up will receive a free one hour private coaching session with me (a $150 value). ***
This session will pinpoint where you're stuck and what you can do about it. You can also use it to help you move through the class material or use it after the course to help you create a plan to move
forward.
