Help Someone You Love Deal With Obesity Simply and Effectively

Obesity is an emotional issue

Obesity is killing us right and left. Fads come and go. Resolutions are made and broken. You can learn how to lose weight in a simple and effective way right there in the privacy of your home computer, laptop, iPad, or smart phone.

Obesity is not an eating problem. Obesity is an emotional problem. We eat to give ourselves rewards. We eat to calm our nerves. We eat to stay busy. We eat to occupy our hands when we can’t think of anything to do. We eat to punish ourselves. We eat because it gains us some attention. We eat because our society equates big with healthy in some cases. We rationalize, “The kids love fast food; therefore I’m a good parent because I give them what makes them happy.”

Obesity is triggered by thoughts that are harmful to you. We need calming; we need to be rewarded; we need to do something. Before obesity becomes debilitating we need to do something about it. There is a direct link between obesity and diabetes, obesity and heart attacks, obesity and strokes – and any of those can kill you.

So agree with me that obesity is triggered by thoughts. Check it out for yourself. What is the first thing you do before grabbing a bag of chips or a soft drink? You THINK, “That looks good;” or “I need that (whatever).” You do this time and again throughout your day and the fat builds up and up and up!

So, when thoughts are harmful by making you want to eat when you shouldn't, the answer is simple: DON’T think those thoughts!

The next time the desire to eat something pops into your mind, I want you to immediately say to yourself, out loud, “I’m not going to think about that.” If it recurs, say it again, “I’m not going to think about that.”

I think you’ll discover that the negative thought will go away thus avoiding the desire to eat something. It will go away every time you demand that it go away.

This solution to weight loss is so simple that many people have trouble accepting it. The most effective way to control fat thinking is to say to yourself out loud, "I will not to think about that." Do it as often as necessary and do it out loud.

Someone said, “That’s easier said than done.”

Not really. You have the innate authority to decide what you want to think about If a thought makes you want to eat inappropriately, don’t think that thought. It’s your choice! As you make that choice again and again, your subconscious remembers how you like to respond and will start to make your response automatically. It’s amazing how quickly this can happen.

Furthermore, you were made with a subconscious mind that has over time formed the opinion that you like eating, maybe even being fat. Your subconscious is designed to help you so it gives you all the thoughts it can that lead to more eating.

The process of choosing not to dwell on those thoughts will, over time, convince your subconscious that you do not want to think about that those things anymore. It’s this process that creates the habit of peace and breaks the habit of overeating.

At some point, you won't even realize you are thinking hungry/eating thoughts because your subconscious is automatically responding to the thoughts before they become conscious thoughts.

Let me share three simple rules that you can use to teach your subconscious to help you even more to deal with your obesity:

1. When you’re tempted to step on the scale (another thought), say out loud to yourself, “I only weigh myself once a week.” Set a time that’s convenient, say Sunday morning before you dress for church. If you think about weighing yourself any other time, say “I only weigh myself once a week.” This will keep you from being discouraged on the days when you don’t show any weight loss.
2. If you are hungry, you must eat. Say to yourself, out loud, whenever it crosses your mind (but at least several times a day), “I eat when I’m hungry and no other time.” But you must be honest with yourself. There’s a difference in true hunger and simply wanting to eat something. If you ate a meal an hour ago, it is not logical that you are hungry again. Use this rule as often as required.
3. If the family is sitting down to eat or you’re going out with friends and you’re not hungry, get yourself a cup of tea or a flavored beverage and enjoy the company. Don’t let well-meaning people coerce you into eating with them. Say, “I’m really not hungry and when I’m not hungry, I do not eat anything at all, regardless of when or where I am.” Be kind; be cordial; but be firm with your friends and with yourself.
   
   When you have the urge to eat and you know that you’re not hungry, you can drink a bottle of water or a cup of tea to ease the desire to eat.

Say these three rules to yourself, out loud, several times a day. Before long, your subconscious will be dealing with your thoughts of eating automatically.

Don’t give in to the temptation to try helper fads. Rule 1 keeps you from discouragement. Rule 2 assures that you’re getting enough food for good health, and Rule 3 lets you enjoy life with family and friends without feeling guilty. You don’t need anything else to help you. You’re capable of doing this all by yourself by teaching your subconscious to work with you.

As a bonus, allow yourself to be a little proud of yourself every time you use the rules to handle your eating issues.

Nothing could be more effective than having your subconscious mind handle your impulse eating for you before you even think about it.

Resources you can use

Help someone you love deal with obesity simply and effectively. Take 3 minutes to learn more at http://findingpersonalpeace.com/s035,

You can also use this idea for just about any negative emotion or habit that bothers you in addition to overeating.

I hope Finding Personal Peace helps you with your obesity as much as it helped me with my anger and weight problems.

Rod Peeks

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