No More Rabbit Food
Weight Loss Tips For People Who Love Food
June 5,
2009
Issue 29
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Feature Article
Emotional Eating – Dare to
Dream
Many people who overeat do so to fill in the empty time when they are bored, or they are using food to fill their emotional hunger. The pain of loneliness, the itch of frustration or the adrenaline-burst of anger can be suppressed by filling up with food.
And it’s better to do that, we reason, than turn our feelings inwards and hurt ourselves or turn the feelings outwards and hurt others. So food becomes a drug to suppress feelings and all the feelings turn to fat.
Even though we know it doesn’t really work, we still do it.
At the end of the overeating binge, our feelings are still there. They may for a short while be lying sulking in the corner, temporarily subdued by the food. But because physical hunger wasn't the question, physical food is not the answer.
And the food we choose to do this is so, so "bad". Whatever your comfort food is, I can pretty much guarantee it’s not broccoli. We eat high fat/sugar goodies when we are feeling down emotionally. That makes us feel down physically and it makes us feel guilty!
So we can then feel yuk and bad/sad/mad all at the same time!
So how can you deal with this? In the Food & Joy Coaching Process I talk about having awareness – the first stage of tackling this is to be aware that you are doing it.
Then choosing a time when you are not emotionally hungry, dare to dream.
Dream of eating wonderful, nutritious foods that will fill you with vitamins, minerals and all the other goodies you need for good health.
Dare to dream of all the crispy crunchy salady stuff you could eat and experience the fresh cleansing feeling of eating this food. Feel the crunchiness, smell the crispness and freshness of this food.
Dare to dream of effortlessly making choices that will support your physical body and nourish your soul. See a huge buffet of food in front of you with lots of healthy foods to choose from and you are free to pile your plate high with them. And you know that these foods will nourish and sustain you.
Dare to dream that you are the kind of person who loves food and always knows how to choose the best for your body. So you see yourself choosing food that your body is going to love – you can feel the energy that you will have after eating this food.
Dare to dream of the lightness you will feel when you have made these food choices. You have eaten your fill but are not overfull. You have eaten foods bursting with goodness and the cells of your body have been nourished without being overfed with calories.
Do this every day and if you make this dream as vivid as possible you can eat what you want because what you want will be the most healthy, life-giving food on the planet.
Health and happiness to you!
Many people who overeat do so to fill in the empty time when they are bored, or they are using food to fill their emotional hunger. The pain of loneliness, the itch of frustration or the adrenaline-burst of anger can be suppressed by filling up with food.
And it’s better to do that, we reason, than turn our feelings inwards and hurt ourselves or turn the feelings outwards and hurt others. So food becomes a drug to suppress feelings and all the feelings turn to fat.
Even though we know it doesn’t really work, we still do it.
At the end of the overeating binge, our feelings are still there. They may for a short while be lying sulking in the corner, temporarily subdued by the food. But because physical hunger wasn't the question, physical food is not the answer.
And the food we choose to do this is so, so "bad". Whatever your comfort food is, I can pretty much guarantee it’s not broccoli. We eat high fat/sugar goodies when we are feeling down emotionally. That makes us feel down physically and it makes us feel guilty!
So we can then feel yuk and bad/sad/mad all at the same time!
So how can you deal with this? In the Food & Joy Coaching Process I talk about having awareness – the first stage of tackling this is to be aware that you are doing it.
Then choosing a time when you are not emotionally hungry, dare to dream.
Dream of eating wonderful, nutritious foods that will fill you with vitamins, minerals and all the other goodies you need for good health.
Dare to dream of all the crispy crunchy salady stuff you could eat and experience the fresh cleansing feeling of eating this food. Feel the crunchiness, smell the crispness and freshness of this food.
Dare to dream of effortlessly making choices that will support your physical body and nourish your soul. See a huge buffet of food in front of you with lots of healthy foods to choose from and you are free to pile your plate high with them. And you know that these foods will nourish and sustain you.
Dare to dream that you are the kind of person who loves food and always knows how to choose the best for your body. So you see yourself choosing food that your body is going to love – you can feel the energy that you will have after eating this food.
Dare to dream of the lightness you will feel when you have made these food choices. You have eaten your fill but are not overfull. You have eaten foods bursting with goodness and the cells of your body have been nourished without being overfed with calories.
Do this every day and if you make this dream as vivid as possible you can eat what you want because what you want will be the most healthy, life-giving food on the planet.
Health and happiness to you!
Liz
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Survey Results and More
Thank you! Thank You! Thank you!
Thanks to all of you who responded to my survey and the
follow up question. I’d like to share with you that most people wanted
help with the following:
- I need help to change how I feel about myself, so I can really stick to my goals
- I need help to change how I feel about food, so I don’t overeat
A few of you were honest enough and brave enough to say you
wanted the option 'All of the above' in the survey.
You listed as your biggest difficulties issues such as:
- Eating when bored, or depressed
- Using food to numb feelings
- Eating unhealthy food even when the healthy food is there
- Overeating the healthy food
- Dealing with shift work or busy work environments where you can’t eat
- Sugar addictions
- Staying motivated
- ... and much, much more.
I’ll be doing a series of free teleclasses over the next few
months to deal with many of these issues and other products are in
preparation to help you on your weight loss journey.
I always say to my private clients, it’s not a weight
loss journey, it’s a journey to discover a new you. On the way there, you
also discover you don’t need the excess fat any more so it can quietly be
shed while you are busy doing other things.
That’s what the
Food
& Joy Coaching Process is all about, showing you how to experience
the wonderfulness that is you – when you start to do this, you’ll LOVE the
changes that occur, so you can eat in a way that is in alignment with your
greatest good (physical and emotional) and truly enjoy your
food!
So my blessings to all of you.
And on the subject of experiencing your own wonderfulness try
the following –
- Eat every mouthful of food today with joy. But before you eat, as you look at your plate of food ask "Does this food honour me in the highest way?" If its junk food, you’ll know straightaway the answer is no. If it’s OK food, you’ll know it could be better.
- Don’t judge. Accept the choice you have put on your plate without beating yourself up about it. Then give yourself the choice to eat less of it or not eat it at all. (Hint – the sky will not fall in if you leave food on your plate).
- As you eat sense how you feel internally and be aware for when you have had enough to eat. Thank yourself for making the choices you have made and be aware you always have the choice to choose for your greatest good.
About Liz
I have been looking after people’s health
for over fifteen years.With a background in biochemistry I was initially interested in how
to boost metabolism to promote weight loss and how to feel satisfied after
eating – what the nutritionists call “satiety”. All of these things
are important for weight loss but for many people the biggest change comes
about when they conquer their emotional eating.
I know this because as a child I was stocky, and then became chubby,
then fat! I hated exercise and loved food. And my love of food went way
beyond physical hunger.
I still love food, but now I know how to enjoy and how
to set limits around it – all without feeling deprived.
With a training in coaching and NLP as well as my knowledge of
biochemistry and nutrition, I am ideally placed to solve your problems
with emotional eating.
Liz’s credentials…
- Degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (that’s where I get my biochemistry knowledge).
- Degree in Nutritional Therapy (that’s where the nutrition knowledge comes from).
- Module leader in Masters Level Module Tackling Obesity at the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management. On this module I lecture on the biochemistry of eating and starvation, satiety mechanisms, stress and obesity and emotional eating.
- Fifteen years experience as a herbalist and health coach.
- Practitioner level qualification in NLP, Coaching and Stress Management.
And, most importantly, a love of food and a passion for health,
wellness and vitality!
The information in this newsletter is not intended to replace
medical advice. If you feel you need to lose weight and you have any
medical problems please consult your doctor before starting a
diet.
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